Bring ideas to life with Notability! Download for free and enjoy the powerful, yet wonderfully simple note-taking experience. You will quickly see why we’re Apple Editor’s Choice!
From class to exams—Notability has you covered. Our AI-powered Learn feature creates instant note summaries, quizzes and flashcards for you to review.
Notability is as versatile as you. Jot down thoughts, import & annotate textbooks, record audio, study quizzes, or sketch your next masterpiece. Whether you’re a student, professional, or hobbyist—you’ll find all the tools you need.
DIGITAL PAPER WITH POWERS
• Take notes with multi-media tools like pencil, highlighter, text, and audio.
• Mark up textbooks, documents, lecture slides, assignments, or images.
• Search anything in your notes, including handwriting and documents.
• Clean up calculations with Math Conversion.
STUDY SMARTER WITH LEARN
• Quickly review AI-generated note summaries.
• Test knowledge with personalized quizzes.
HANDWRITE AND SKETCH NATURALLY
• Write with the most lifelike, vector-based digital pencil on the market.
• Ink is fine-tuned for the most responsive writing experience (compatible with Apple Pencil & Logitech Crayon).
STAY ORGANIZED, PAPER-FREE
• All your notes in one place! Always keep notes with you, without the weight, hassle, or waste.
• Organize notes with customizable subjects and dividers.
NEVER MISS A THING WITH AUDIO PLAYBACK
• Get more out of lectures and meetings with audio recording, synced with notes.
• Search or copy time-stamped text from Audio Transcripts.
EASILY PRESENT IDEAS
• Share ideas in full-screen without distracting toolbars.
• Engage an audience with all of Notability's tools including a Laser Pointer.
MULTI-TASK WITH MULTI-NOTE
• Work with two notes side-by-side.
• Drag & Drop handwriting, typed text, and images between notes.
IMPORT, ANNOTATE, AND SHARE
• Import and mark-up PDFs, DOCs, PPTs, images, GIFs, and more.
• Easily create searchable PDFs using Document Scan.
FIND AND SHARE INSPIRATION
• Publish and browse notes on the Notability Gallery.
• Find inspiration, search for class notes, and download templates.
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Download Notability for free on iPad, Mac, and iPhone. Unlock premium, unlimited note-taking with an annual Notability Plus subscription. Subscribers get:
• Learn, an AI-powered study experience.
• MyScript Handwriting Recognition and Math Conversion technology.
• Unlimited edits, Audio Transcripts, Auto-Backup support, and iCloud sync, and more.
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Subscription auto-renews unless canceled, and will be charged via Apple iTunes account. Prices vary by location.
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasAmbience and colorful atmosphere
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This app hasExcellent organization and file management
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This app hasHandwriting recognition and search
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This app hasSynchronized audio recording
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This app hasAbility to import and annotate various file types
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This app hasCross-platform support (iOS, macOS)
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This app hasAutomatic backup and sync across devices
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This app hasIntuitive and fluid handwriting experience
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This app hasCustomizable pen, highlighter, and color options
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This app hasHelpful for learning new languages
Negative highlights
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This app hasLack of advanced organization features (folders within folders)
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This app hasInconsistent shape recognition
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This app hasBattery drain issues
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This app hasOccasional bugs, crashes, and syncing problems
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This app hasSubscription model and separate pricing for Mac app
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This app hasConcerns about data security and privacy
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This app hasLimited functionality on the iPhone app
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This app hasInconvenient pen and tool switching process
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This app hasLack of customizable page layouts and templates
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This app hasDifficulty finding and organizing notes with large collections
What's New in Notability
14.10.5
December 16, 2024
- Introducing the 2025 Planners!
- Improvements to Flashcards
- Various improvements and bug fixes
Thanks for using Notability!
I love this app, I’ve been using it for a few years and it’s the only app I’ve ever left a written review on because I just think that it is such a good app and deserves a good review. I love that there are templates that let me take unique notes and that I can organize everything. There’s so many useful features like the math conversion and the learn features. I like that I can easily import documents and large files to directly annotate and take notes, it is super easy to do and doesn’t take a long time to load the imported files. It’s really useful to be able to access my notes across devices and without internet as well so I can review anywhere any time. One thing I hope to see from this app in the future is an expansion on the AI Learn features, there is so much potential for this feature. A few suggestions, it would be nice to be able to easily access the material generated by learn in one separate area instead of having to open each not individually. Perhaps a separate section that contains all the generated Learn materials from the individual notes so you can easily view and access them. Furthermore I would love more options of study features similar to those of apps like Quizlet or Knowt, that way instead of exporting the AI generated material to a different app everything could be done on Notability. The Learn feature has so much potential and I can’t wait to see where it goes. I highly recommend this app.