Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)#
What are the supported platforms?#
Inkiva is a desktop application and available for:
- Linux x64 (tested on Debian and Red Hat based distros)
- macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later, x64 and arm64 (Apple Silicon)
- Windows 10 or 11, x64 and arm64
Is Inkiva open-source and free?#
Yes, Inkiva is licensed under the GPL-3.0-or-later license and completely free for everyone. The source-code is available on GitHub.
Can I use Inkiva as note management/taking app?#
Inkiva is a pure markdown editor without features such as knowledge management and tags but yes, you can do this via the integrated filesystem explorer and task lists.
Where can I find documentation?#
The full documentation is available on the Inkiva website:
Can I run a portable version of Inkiva?#
Yes, please see here for further information.
How can I report bugs and problems?#
You can report bugs and problems via our GitHub issue tracker. Please provide a detailed description of the problem to better solve the issue.
I cannot launch Inkiva on Linux (SUID sandbox)#
The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly.
Normally, you should never get this error but if you disabled user namespaces, this error message may appear in the command output when launching Inkiva. To solve the issue, that Chromium cannot start the sandbox (process), you can choose one of the following steps:
- Enable Linux kernel user namespaces to use the preferred sandbox:
sudo sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1. - Set correct SUID sandbox helper binary permissions:
sudo chown root <path_to_inkiva_dir>/chrome-sandbox && sudo chmod 4755 <path_to_inkiva_dir>/chrome-sandbox. This is preferred if you don't want to enable user namespaces. - Launch Inkiva with
--no-sandboxargument.