CollaNote: Notes & PDF Markup

CollaNote: Notes & PDF Markup

25+ Pens to Take Better Notes

13K ratings
2803 reviews
Free
In-App Purchases

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 7, 2021
  • August 18, 2026

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This app offers a comprehensive note-taking experience with advanced tools for digital planning, PDF markup, and flashcard creation. It features a wide array of pens, handwriting stabilization, and AI-powered assistance for enhanced productivity and creativity. Organize, secure, and share your notes seamlessly across devices.

25+ pens and brushes
PDF, PPT, DOC markup
Flashcard creation
Translation tool
Audio recording
AI-powered tools
Real-time collaboration
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What's New in CollaNote

4.3.0

August 18, 2026

CollaNote 4.3.0 — Power up your new semester Start the semester ahead of the curve — CollaNote 4.3.0 brings powerful new tools built for students. STUDY TOGETHER: COMMUNITY NOTES & FLASHCARDS Don't start the semester alone. Share your notes and flashcard decks to the community map, and discover what students around you are studying. Browse notes and flashcards near you — from classmates across the street to learners around the world. YOUR PERSONAL MATHS TUTOR: STEP-BY-STEP SOLVING Write down a maths problem, and the handwriting calculator doesn't just give you the answer — it walks you through the solution, step by step. Understand every lesson from day one, instead of falling behind. TRAIN FOR TEST DAY: EXAM CALCULATOR MODE The new Emulator mode turns CollaNote into the classic calculator you're allowed to bring into the exam room. Practise all semester with the exact same buttons and workflow you'll have on test day — no surprises when it counts. AND MORE FOR THE NEW SEMESTER - New Back to School pens to make your notes shine - Export your note as images to share with friends - Redesigned Export and Print screens - Many bug fixes and stability improvements Good luck this semester — CollaNote has your back!

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User reviews

Really enjoying this app

Coming from another VERY well known note taking app, what a appreciate most about this app is the approach towards individualism. Feels so personal. Been using this for book study and personal notes not so much for academic though I think it would be a joy.

Features that's sold me into premium were the variety of creative pens. I absolutely adore the fact that I can pick the color/theme of the user interface including the wallpaper to my notes. Love the ability to navigate hyperlinked pdf and write without switching modes, very intuitive. Love the favorites pen and highlighter selection and that it's specific to the notebook.

Features I would love to see:
**The ability to have different wallpapers (possibly even color themes) for specific notebooks. Please 🙏
*The ability to use uploaded pictures/self-made notebook covers and page templates that can be saved into the selection for future use for a customizable library.
*The ability to organize the pen & highlighter palette.
*More pen adjustments like stabilization.
*Increased number of favorite pens/highlighters
*Tape
*this one is a little silly but since there already are some fun ones…. Glitter pens & highlighters. Lol ✨ gotta ask, you never know ✨💖

Truly hope to see these in a future update!
Thank you 🌺🙏
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Request Feature

Hi CollaNote team

CollaNote is my favorite note-taking app, and I use it throughout pharmacy school. I’d love to see two features added:

1. A search bar to quickly find keywords across all notes and previous materials.
2. Support for more file formats (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) with automatic conversion to PDF. Right now, I have to use another app (Notability) to convert some of my professors’ files before importing them into CollaNote.
3. AI translation, especially with better accuracy for medical and scientific terminology.

These features would make managing and studying large amounts of course material much easier!



Thank you so much for reading my review!
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It Overwrites Itself

CollaNote is incredible, and I won’t lie—I loved it. I left Notability and purchased CollaNote because of the customization options for the app and folders, as well as not having to worry about a yearly subscription or waiting for my notebooks to load.

Now, here’s why I rated it 3 stars. I frequently switch between my iPads, sometimes multiple times in the same day. This causes issues because a notebook isn’t always fully backed up. When I switch to another iPad, it can overwrite the work I previously had.

If there’s any way this could be fixed, I would truly appreciate it. In the meantime, I’m off to a different app.
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Suggestion!

I love CollaNote and how easy it is to use while having a cheap and no reoccurring fees for the premium feature. Literally one of the only apps (possibly the first app) I’ve purchased the premium for.

One thing I would LOVE to see is a button to group things together (like a link to a photo) without having to pick it up all together with the selection tool. I just want something that doesn’t require me to have two separate layers and instead is just a single button.
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Filled with bugs

Filled with bugs, the main being it sometimes doesn’t register your apple pen properly, so it cuts out parts of your letters, this is not a problem with my pen since every time this happens, it works perfectly on apple notes

User experience

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Reported Bugs

6 issues

Pen and eraser issues after updates

Bug

Freezing and crashing when deleting or moving notes

Bug

Inconsistent behavior of favorite pen settings

Bug

Incompatibility with older devices

Bug

Login screen freezes

Bug

Random deletion of notes and files

Bug

Requested Features

12 requests

Add landscape mode support

Feature

Improve text editing and formatting

Feature

Enhance organization with nested folders

Feature

Implement better backup and sync options

Feature

Add more pen/pencil customization

Feature

Improve collaboration and sharing features

Feature

Introduce a zoom window and auto-advance function

Feature

Add more paper style options

Feature

Implement undo/redo functionality

Feature

Allow resizing and manipulating of selected content

Feature

Provide a dark mode option

Feature

Add advanced analytics and dashboard

Feature

FAQ

What can I do with CollaNote?

CollaNote is a powerful app for note-taking, PDF markup, digital planning, and creating flashcards. You can import various document types, use over 25 different pens and brushes for a rich writing experience, and leverage AI tools for calculations, drawing, and writing assistance. It also supports real-time collaboration and audio recording within notes.

Is CollaNote free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering a robust set of features. However, it does include in-app purchases, which likely unlock additional premium features, templates, or advanced functionalities beyond the core offerings.

What devices is CollaNote compatible with?

CollaNote is designed for iOS devices and supports iCloud backup and syncing across your iOS devices. It is optimized for Apple Pencil, particularly the Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil Gen 2, offering enhanced writing experiences.

Can I collaborate with others using CollaNote?

Yes, CollaNote features a real-time collaboration function that allows for unlimited participants. This enables seamless teamwork and shared note-taking experiences with creators worldwide through its Public Room feature.

How does CollaNote help with learning and organization?

The app includes a translation tool supporting over 90 languages, making it useful for language learning. You can also create flashcards with audio and images to aid memorization. For organization, it offers unlimited papers, notebooks, over 150 templates, task tracking in planners, and automatic iCloud backups.