A fork of CrossInk which is a fork of CrossPoint. CrossNotes adds a phone-connected note-taking system for the Xteink X4 / X3.
Highlight a passage, tag it, then open a page on your phone (over the device's own Wi-Fi hotspot) to read your highlights and type notes. The notes are stored on the device and shown right alongside the highlight.
On the device
- Tag picker after every highlight —
!?*~+=#<>or no tag, plus a "Write a note…" option using the built-in keyboard - Tags and note previews shown in the clipping list and detail view
- Notes and Bookmarks home entry — browse every book with highlights or bookmarks; Notes and Bookmarks are separate lists per book
- Phone Notes home shortcut — starts the hotspot and shows a QR code straight to the notes page on your phone
- Edit Tag / Edit Note / Delete available from the clipping menu (delete asks for confirmation)
On your phone (just the browser)
/highlightspage: read each highlight, set its tag from a dropdown, and type a full note next to it- Export Notes — download all of a book's highlights, tags, and notes as a Markdown file
- Screenshots tab: gallery of device screenshots with one-tap download or delete
- Highlight a passage in the reader
- Tag it (or skip, or write a note directly) — reading resumes immediately
- Home → Phone Notes → scan the QR code with your phone
- Read your highlights and type notes; they save straight to the device
 Home menu — Notes and Bookmarks, Phone Notes |
 Notes and Bookmarks — every saved book |
 Clippings list with tags and note previews |
 Tag picker after saving a highlight |
 Writing a note with the built-in keyboard |
 Highlight detail with its note attached |
Prebuilt .bin files are on the Releases page — see the installation guide for the web-based flash tool.
To build from source:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/HilbergK/CrossNotes.git
cd CrossNotes
pio run -e tiny # or teensy / xlargeBuilt on CrossInk (fonts, reader polish) which is built on CrossPoint Reader. Everything from CrossInk is unchanged. Notes feature developed with Claude. MIT License.