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Rnote VS OpenBoard

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Rnote logo Rnote

Rnote is a vector-based drawing app for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures.Disclaimer: The file format is still unstable. It might change and break compatibility between versions.

OpenBoard logo OpenBoard

The OpenBoard software is an interactive white board software.
  • Rnote Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-17
  • OpenBoard Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-10-15

Rnote videos

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Issue with RNote on Ubuntu.

OpenBoard videos

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OpenBoardView R7.2 feature demonstration, with voice over (previously OpenFlex)

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Rnote and OpenBoard)

Rnote

OpenBoard

Note Taking
100 100%
Note Taking
0% 0
Digital Whiteboard
0 0%
Digital Whiteboard
100% 100
Todos
100 100%
Todos
0% 0
Team Collaboration
0 0%
Team Collaboration
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Rnote seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 7 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Rnote mentions (7)

  • Been urbancarliving for ~2 years now. Here's my battle station. I use Arch btw ;)
    It runs great! There's a few quirks since I'm not using the linux-firmware-full-surface-pro-3 , but other than that it's awesome. (it just has some issues recognizing when the flip cover is open once closed.) I especially love using Rnote with it. Source: about 1 year ago
  • I HATE CAPACITORS!!! What happens after you discharge a capacitor? Laplace transforms, integrals,...
    It's available on https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.flxzt.rnote for all Linux distributions. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Best compatible apps, extensions and tweaks for Linux on convertible laptops
    - Rnote : Follows Gnome HIG, but doesn't have input stabilization (the pen is not smoothed and is the least fluid I find. Source: over 1 year ago
  • An ode to Flatpak (and Fedora Silverblue)
    Flatpak also allowed me to greatly simplify my documentation, as most (apart from packages not available as a Flatpak) of the software installation process is now the same across all Linux distributions, no matter if I use Fedora, Ubuntu or Arch. And finally, I am now always excited whenever I see someone posting about their new Linux application with a link to Flathub, so that one can try it immediately. No need... Source: over 1 year ago
  • Fedora a good choice for school, stability-wise? Also, KDE or GNOME for Surface pro (touch + stylus)?
    Recently found Rnote and its the best one I've seen so far. These are for handwritten/drawing stuff. For typed notes, I just use notion. Source: almost 2 years ago
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OpenBoard mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of OpenBoard yet. Tracking of OpenBoard recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Rnote and OpenBoard, you can also consider the following products

Xournal++ - Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows 10. Supports pen input fr...

Explain Everything - Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard tool that...

Stylus Labs Write - Write is a word processor for handwriting, designed primarily for tablets with an active stylus.

Microsoft Whiteboard - The canvas where ideas, content, & people come together.

Framework Laptop - Framework Laptop: upgradeable, repairable, and 100% yours. Starting at $999, with a fully refundable $100 deposit.

Conceptboard - Instant Whiteboards for Teams & Projects

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