LinNote

A fast, keyboard-driven scratchpad for Linux. Built for KDE Plasma with Qt6.

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Features

• Multi-page notes with tabs
• Smart calculations (type 2+2= to evaluate)
• Currency conversion (real-time rates)
• Unit conversion (length, weight, temperature, etc.)
• Pomodoro timer, stopwatch, countdown
• OCR screen capture
• Markdown & code highlighting
• Note encryption with master password
• 14+ color themes
• Global hotkey support
• Wayland native

Installation

Arch Linux (AUR)

yay -S linnote
# or
paru -S linnote

Universal Install (Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, etc.)

curl -fsSL https://linnote.app/install.sh | bash

This will:

• Detect your distro (Arch, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE)
• Install dependencies
• Download pre-built binary from GitHub Releases
• Set up desktop entry and icons

Manual Build

git clone https://github.com/sfnemis/linnote.git
cd linnote
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)

Dependencies

Arch/Manjaro:

sudo pacman -S qt6-base qt6-declarative kf6 cmake

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install qt6-base-dev libkf6windowsystem-dev cmake build-essential

Fedora:

sudo dnf install qt6-qtbase-devel kf6-kwindowsystem-devel cmake gcc-c++

Usage

Launch from your application menu or run linnote from terminal.

Keyboard shortcuts:

• Ctrl+N - New note
• Ctrl+Tab - Next page
• Ctrl+F - Find
• Esc - Hide window

Keywords (type anywhere to switch modes):

• list or checklist - Checklist mode
• code - Code mode
• calc - Calculator mode
• timer - Timer mode
• md or markdown - Markdown mode
• plain or text - Plain text mode
• settings - Open settings
• ocr - Capture text from screen
• sum, avg, count - Text analysis

Configuration

Settings are stored in ~/.local/share/linnote/.

Contributing

Pull requests welcome. For major changes, open an issue first.

Support

If you find LinNote useful, consider supporting the project:

☕ Buy me a coffee (Shopier)
💜 GitHub Sponsors

License

MIT

Author

sfnemis