Xournal++

A way to uninstall Xournal++ from your PC

Xournal++ is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by The Xournal++ Team. You can find out more on The Xournal++ Team or check for application updates here. More info about the software Xournal++ can be seen at https://xournalpp.github.io. Usually the Xournal++ application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Xournal++ directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove Xournal++ by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Xournal++\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called xournalpp.exe and occupies 82.51 MB (86517702 bytes).

Xournal++ installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 82.67 MB (86690322 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (63.08 KB)
• gdbus.exe (55.39 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe (25.00 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper.exe (25.11 KB)
• xournalpp.exe (82.51 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.2.1 of Xournal++. For more Xournal++ versions please click below:

• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• Unknown
• 1.2.0
• 1.1.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.7

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Xournal++:

• C:\Program Files\Xournal++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\Xournal++.Xournal++.1.2.1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Xournal++

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\gdbus.exe
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\gspawn-win64-helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\io-wmf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libaom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libatk-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libbrotlicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libbrotlidec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libbz2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libcairo-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libcairo-gobject-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libcurl-4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libdatrie-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libdav1d.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libde265-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libdeflate.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libepoxy-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libexpat-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libffi-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libFLAC.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libfontconfig-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libfreetype-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libfribidi-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgdk-3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgio-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libglib-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgmodule-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgraphite2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgtk-3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libgtksourceview-4-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libharfbuzz-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libheif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libidn2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libjbig-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libjpeg-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\liblcms2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libLerc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\liblzma-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libmp3lame-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libmpg123-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libnghttp2-14.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libnspr4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libogg-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libopenjp2-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libopus-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpango-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpcre2-8-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-ani.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-bmp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-gif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-heif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-icns.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-ico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-jpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-png.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-pnm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-qtif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-tga.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-tiff.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-xbm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixbufloader-xpm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpixman-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libplc4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libplds4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpng16-16.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpoppler-129.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpoppler-glib-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libportaudio.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libportaudiocpp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libpsl-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\librsvg-2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libsharpyuv-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libsndfile-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libssh2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libstdc++-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libSvtAv1Enc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libthai-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libtiff-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libunistring-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libvorbis-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libvorbisenc-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libwebp-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libwmf-0-2-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libwmflite-0-2-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libx265.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libxml2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libzip.dll
• C:\Program Files\Xournal++\bin\libzstd.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Xournal++.AnnotatePdf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Xournal++.File
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Xournal++.Template
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Xournal++.Xournal
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Xournal++
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xournal++
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Xournal++
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Xournal++

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids\Xournal++.AnnotatePdf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xoj\OpenWithProgIds\Xournal++.Xournal
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xopp\OpenWithProgIds\Xournal++.File
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xopt\OpenWithProgIds\Xournal++.Template
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Xournal++\bin\xournalpp.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Xournal++\bin\xournalpp.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4091836704-2865404092-1002327181-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Xournal++\bin\xournalpp.exe

How to delete Xournal++ from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Xournal++ is an application released by The Xournal++ Team. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to erase Xournal++ is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Xournal++ or simply activate the Search field and type in "Xournal++". If it is installed on your PC the Xournal++ program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Xournal++ in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Xournal++, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Xournal++:

• The web site of the program is: https://xournalpp.github.io
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Xournal++\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Xournal++.


8. After uninstalling Xournal++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Xournal++ that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Xournal++ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Xournal++ by The Xournal++ Team from your PC, we are not saying that Xournal++ by The Xournal++ Team is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Xournal++ in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.