Butterfly

Butterfly

Powerful, minimalistic, cross-platform, opensource note-taking app

Linwood Draw Note Writing

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Description

Butterfly is a note-taking app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on Android, Windows, Linux, and in the web.

* Simple and intuitive: Every tool is in the right place. Open the app and start drawing. Change your tools by clicking on them.
* Customizable: Change everything to your needs. Choose your custom color, create a palette, and add your pages to the paper. The paper has an infinite size, perfect for your ideas and notes.
* Supports your favorite formats: Import and export are supported for images, PDF and SVG. Open these files directly to edit them.
* Works on every device: The app is available for Android, Windows, Linux, and in the web. You can use it on your phone, tablet, or computer.
* Choose where your data is stored: You can choose to store your data locally or in your favorite cloud (WebDAV). You can also export your data to a file and import it again.
* Available in many languages: The app is available in many languages. Help us to translate this app to your language.
* FOSS: The app is open source and free. You can contribute to the project and help to make it better.
* Use it offline: You can use the app offline. You can draw, paint, and export your notes without an internet connection.
* Use your favorite stylus: The app supports stylus and touch devices. You can draw and paint with your favorite stylus.
* Write text: You can write text on your notes. You can change the font, size, and color.
* Take photos: You can take photos and add them to your notes. You can also import photos from your gallery.
* Editable: You can change the size, color, and position of every element after you added it to your note.
* Add shapes: You can add shapes to your notes. You can choose between a rectangle, circle and line.
* Structure your notes: Add areas and waypoints to your notes to keep them organized.

What’s new (2.5.4)

This is a hotfix update, cherry-picking important fixes from the latest 2.6.0 beta and nightly releases.

Cherry picks:
* Prevent crashes when Android SAF handles large folders and files
* Fix text labels disappearing while editing
* Fix polygons disappearing while editing
* Fix renamed files appearing twice in Recent files
* Fix layers and pages being reordered to the wrong position
* Improve WebDAV compatibility and select the correct filesystem with SAF enabled
* Fix the spacer tool for circl

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
2.5.4 current
5427d78e4b9e60cd…
2026-07-23 114 MB API 24
2.5.3
d029808cd7f3c1eb…
2026-06-11 114 MB API 24
2.5.2
2b41c4f76e9920a7…
2026-06-03 113 MB API 24

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • CameraTake photos and videos.
  • MicrophoneRecord audio.
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
  • butterfly.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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