▲ 36 r/Onyx_Boox
So, for me, the built-in app is too rigid, overloaded, and just not nice in general for everyday use. I built a minimalistic yet powerful note-taking application engineered specifically for Onyx Boox E-Ink devices: Notate
The app has a clean UI to streamline handwritten note-taking, with a focus on performance and ergonomics without sacrificing extensive functionality. Some of the cool features:
| ⚡ Zero-Latency Input | Leverages the Onyx EpdController to write directly to the hardware frame buffer |
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| ♾️ Infinite Canvas | An endless workspace with zoom from 1% to 1000% using tiles + level-of-detail optimizations |
| 📐 Shape Recognition | Draw and hold to snap rough strokes into perfect geometric shapes: lines, triangles, rectangles, circles, pentagons, hexagons |
| 📝 Images | Paste images seamlessly into the canvas |
| 🔗 Deep Linking | Create interactive links to other notes, local PDFs, or websites; content opens in draggable floating windows |
| 🎨 Deep Customization | Pen styles (Fountain, Ballpoint, Fineliner, Highlighter, Brush, Charcoal), colors, and stroke sizes |
| 🛠️ Customizable Toolbar | Add, remove, and reorder toolbar items; supports collapsible auto-hide mode |
| 📁 Project Organization | File browser with projects, folders, thumbnails, rename, duplicate, and delete |
| 📤 Export & Share | Export to PDF (vector or raster) and share directly |
| ☁️ Cloud Sync | Google Drive / WebDAV integration with optional PDF sync |
As of now, I have been using it for some time, and it feels pretty stable. Feel free to open issues on GitHub if something is not working. Contributions are also welcome.
You can install it by downloading a pre-built .apk from the releases page.
u/DremovAlex — 18 days ago