Offline handwriting and mixed-media notes for Linux and Windows, built in Rust with GPUI. Your notes stay on your device; no account is required.
- Pressure-sensitive pen input, editable vector ink, shapes and selection tools.
- Paged notebooks or infinite canvases, with text, images and PDF annotation.
- Folders, favorites, templates and search, including reviewed handwriting.
- Offline math solving and optional handwriting recognition.
- Persistent undo, library backups, and PDF, SVG, PNG or editable notebook export.
- Light, dark and automatic system themes.
Download the latest release for Windows 11 x64 or Linux x86_64.
Windows: run the installer, or extract the entire portable ZIP and launch bin/folio.exe.
Linux: install the Flatpak and launch Folio from your application menu:
flatpak install --user https://juccul.github.io/Folio/folio.flatpakref
flatpak run io.github.folio.NotesUpdates appear beside the window controls. Click Update, then Restart to update when ready. See installation, updates and recovery for existing installations and troubleshooting.
Note taking and math solving work offline. Optional handwriting recognition downloads its model on first use, then runs locally; see recognition setup.
Linux builds require Rust 1.92+, a C compiler, native desktop libraries and Vulkan support. The build container lists dependencies; see Windows build instructions for Windows.
cargo build --locked --release -p folio
./target/release/folioLicensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. Third-party notices are in LICENSES.md.