Linwood Butterfly

Linwood Butterfly is an open-source drawing and visual note application for Linux. It is listed in the Photo & Graphics category and is designed for creating notes, sketches, and other image-based work on an open paper-like workspace. The paper provides an infinite area where users can place ideas without being limited to a fixed page.

Users can draw with a stylus or touch device and add text to their work. Text can be adjusted by changing its font, size, and color, while rectangles, circles, lines, and images can be added as separate elements. Images may come from a device gallery or be captured with the device. Added elements remain editable, including their position, size, and color, and custom colors and palettes can be used to adapt the working surface.

Linwood Butterfly supports importing and exporting images, PDF files, and SVG files. These files can be opened for editing after the application is registered. Notes can be organized with areas and waypoints, and their data can be stored locally, saved to a preferred WebDAV cloud, or exported to a file for later import. Drawing, painting, and exporting notes are available offline, so an internet connection is not required for those tasks.

As a Linux product in MirrorNest's Photo & Graphics category, Linwood Butterfly suits users seeking an open-source tool for visual note creation and drawing. The application is also available on Android, Windows, Linux, and the web, supporting use across phones, tablets, and computers, while this catalog entry focuses on Linux. MirrorNest mirrors the official Linux build directly on its own storage and scans it for malware before publishing it for download.