Linux

Download the file for your distribution from the latest release. All builds are for 64-bit Intel and AMD processors (x86_64, amd64).

Ubuntu, Debian, Pardus, Linux Mint

Download Flashjot_x.y.z_amd64.deb and install it with:

sudo apt install ./Flashjot_*_amd64.deb

apt installs the few libraries Flashjot needs (WebKitGTK and the tray library) if they are missing. It works on Ubuntu 22.04 and newer, Debian 12 and newer, Pardus 23 and newer, and Linux Mint 21 and newer.

Fedora, openSUSE

Download Flashjot-x.y.z-1.x86_64.rpm and install it with:

sudo dnf install ./Flashjot-*.x86_64.rpm      # Fedora
sudo zypper install ./Flashjot-*.x86_64.rpm   # openSUSE

Any other distribution: AppImage

Download Flashjot_x.y.z_amd64.AppImage, make it executable and start it:

chmod +x Flashjot_*_amd64.AppImage
./Flashjot_*_amd64.AppImage

The AppImage carries its own libraries, which is why it is larger. If it doesn’t start and mentions FUSE, install libfuse2 (libfuse2t64 on Ubuntu 24.04).

First start

Start Flashjot from your app menu. The notebook opens, and a Flashjot icon appears in the tray. From now on Flashjot starts in the tray each time you log in (you can turn that off in Settings). Press Ctrl+Alt+N to try the quick box.

No tray icon on GNOME?

GNOME hides tray icons unless the AppIndicator extension is on. Ubuntu ships it enabled. On other distributions, install AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support from extensions.gnome.org. Flashjot works without the icon too; the shortcuts open its windows.

Wayland

On X11, KDE Plasma’s X11 session, XFCE, Cinnamon and MATE, the global shortcuts work out of the box. Wayland sessions, which are the default on recent GNOME and KDE, don’t yet let apps register global shortcuts themselves. Add the two shortcuts in your desktop’s settings instead. They start Flashjot if it isn’t running and reuse it if it is, so the quick box still opens instantly.

Name	Command	Suggested keys
Flashjot quick note	flashjot --quick	Ctrl+Alt+N
Flashjot notebook	flashjot --notebook	Ctrl+Alt+D

• GNOME: Settings → Keyboard → View and Customize Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts → +.
• KDE Plasma: System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Add New → Command or Script.

If you installed the AppImage, use its full path instead of flashjot, for example /home/you/Apps/Flashjot_0.1.0_amd64.AppImage --quick.

To see which session you are in, run echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE.

Uninstall

sudo apt remove flashjot     # .deb
sudo dnf remove flashjot     # .rpm

For the AppImage, delete the file. Your notes in Documents/Flashjot stay where they are.