Alternatives to Xournal++
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Xournal++ itself: install Xournal++.
Retroactive
Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and mac
hack-browser-data
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux)
Razer macOS
Color effects manager for Razer devices for macOS. Supports High Sierra (10.13) to Monterey (12.0). Made by the community, based on openrazer
libsepol
This is the upstream repository for the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) userland libraries and tools. The software provided by this project compleme
MarkText
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
dwarfs
A fast high-compression read-only file system for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
rtaudio
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio and OSS), Macintosh OS X (C
rtmidi
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime MIDI input/output across Linux (ALSA & JACK), Macintosh OS X (CoreMIDI) and Windows (Multi
Crystalfetch
macOS UI for creating Windows installer ISO from UUPDump
Gmail Desktop
:postbox: Gmail desktop app for macOS, Windows & Linux (formerly Gmail Desktop)
Recordly
Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
mapscii
🗺 MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect wi
rtl_433
Program to decode radio transmissions from devices on the ISM bands (and other frequencies)
IPFS Desktop
An unobtrusive and user-friendly desktop application for IPFS on Windows, Mac and Linux
noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching
Wasabi Wallet
Open-source, non-custodial, privacy preserving Bitcoin wallet for Windows, Linux, and Mac
xbyak
A JIT assembler for x86/x64 architectures supporting the latest instruction set extensions such as AVX10.2 and ACE
sleek
todo.txt manager for Linux, Windows and Mac, free and open-source (FOSS)
dislocker
FUSE driver to read/write Windows' BitLocker-ed volumes under Linux / Mac OSX
LocalizationEditor
Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS and macOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than Xournal++ — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
Xournal++ is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.