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type: entity
title: Xournal
tags: [handwriting, pdf-annotation, digital-ink]
related: [digital-teaching]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_elearning_tools.md"]
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# Xournal

**Xournal** is a note-taking and PDF annotation software available for Linux and Windows. It is specifically recommended by the URZ for use with touch devices and styluses to create "digital chalkboards" (Tafelbilder) during online instruction.
