Complete Linux noob so apologies if anything I say or ask about sounds dumb.
I want to start making the switch to Linux and I've got most things figured out I think. I plan on putting either Mint or Fedora on my old Surface Go gen 1 because it's not critical for my work and potentially losing some functionality there won't cause huge issues, but my main use of it right now is taking notes on Onenote that I can then view and edit from my other devices as well.
Looking into Onenote and alternatives on Linux, I keep running into comments about the lack of handwriting support or no straightforward answers about stylus support. Anything Lemmy recommends I try? Also, any advice on running Linux on the Surface Go in general is welcome. Found some resources already but doesn't seem like people do this often.
https://flathub.org/en-GB/apps/com.github.flxzt.rnote
This could be something worth trying out. Do keep in mind that the dev admits that the save format is not yet really stable.
So far this one looks the most like what I’m familiar with, so probably will try it first! The save format not being stable might be a deal breaker for now though as like I said, I move between devices a lot.
My deleted message was me accidentally replying to the wrong post.
This looks amazing for handwriting! I'll look into it more. From what I see so far though, I can't tell if this will sync notes between devices
Replied to the wrong post… So far this one looks the most like what I’m familiar with, so probably will try it first! The save format not being stable might be a deal breaker for now though as like I said, I move between devices a lot.
I use Xournal++, too. Note that the original Xournal is no longer maintained, but Xournal++ is.
It’s supposed to be a clone of Windows Journal - the precursor to OneNote. It’s very good at exporting to and annotating PDFs, and I use it for all my classwork. Windows Journal worked great for me back in the day, and Xournal++ continues to do so today.
All that said, I’m saving this post so I can try out some of the alternatives listed here in the future.
Obsidian with the Excalidraw plug-in is very good, as you can also integrate non-handwritten notes, convert handwriting to text etc. !
I use rnote. It looks modern, is pretty configurable, has plenty of useful features and is under active development
