Getting Started

Installation

Install LinNote with a single command:

bash

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

Supported Distributions

Arch Linux / Manjaro
Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Pop!_OS
Fedora
openSUSE

Requirements

Qt6 runtime libraries
KDE Frameworks 6 (KWindowSystem, KGlobalAccel)
Tesseract (optional, for OCR)

GNOME Users: For system tray support, install the AppIndicator extension.

Note: No build tools required - LinNote is distributed as a pre-built binary.

Uninstallation

To completely remove LinNote and all its data:

bash

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

Or if you have the script locally:

bash

./install.sh --uninstall

This removes:

Binary (/usr/local/bin/linnote)
Desktop entry
Icons
Configuration and data (~/.config/LinNote, ~/.local/share/LinNote)
KDE global shortcuts

First Launch

Open your application menu
Search for "LinNote"
Click to launch

Or run from terminal:

bash

linnote

Basic Usage

Type anywhere - Just start typing
Keywords - Type list, code, calc to switch modes
Menu - Type / to open command popup
Save - Notes auto-save, or press Ctrl+S

Mode Switching

Type the keyword and press Enter:

Keyword	Mode
`plain`	Plain Text
`list`	Checklist
`code`	Code
`calc`	Calculator
`timer`	Timer
`md`	Markdown

Quick Tips

Action	How
New note	`Ctrl+N`
Save	`Ctrl+S`
Search	`Ctrl+F`
Settings	`Ctrl+,`
Open menu	Type `/`