Notability: AI Notes & PDF app

Name: Notability: AI Notes & PDF app
Rating: 4.5 (28165 reviews)
Author: Ginger Labs

Write, type, annotate, draw

Free · In-App Purchases

28k Ratings
Awards

Editors’ Choice

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Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Ginger Labs
Language

EN
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Size

411.5
MB

From your first lecture to your next big meeting, Notability helps you think, learn, and work better. Take handwritten notes, annotate documents, record audio, and stay organized in one place so your ideas are always clear, searchable, and ready when you need them. FREE DIGITAL NOTES FOR WORK & SCHOOL • Write, type, or sketch with digital ink, highlighters, and text tools. • Mark up anything: PDFs, textbooks, lecture slides, images, and more. • Combine handwriting, typed text, images, diagrams, and sketches on the same page. • Stay organized with customizable folders and subjects that grow with you. FOR PROFESSIONALS: WORK SMARTER AND SAVE TIME • Mark up documents, capture meetings, organize ideas, and present with confidence. • Import and handwrite on any document: PDFs, DOCs, presentations, reports, and more. • Fill out forms in the office or on a job site. • Combine handwriting, text, photos and documents in one place. • Record calls and meetings to transcribe voice in real-time. Audio is synced to your notes so nothing is missed. • Receive automated meeting notes, takeaways, and summaries. • Search handwriting, transcripts, text, and PDFs to quickly revisit decisions and action items. • Present notes, documents, and ideas in full screen, with a laser pointer to guide attention. • View and edit two notes side-by-side to stay focused and productive. • Share a PDF of your note in one tap. FOR STUDENTS: STUDY SMARTER AND ACE EXAMS • Take handwritten notes digitally or annotate lecture slides or your textbooks. • Record lectures and get instant audio transcripts and real-time summaries in your notes. • Audio recordings are synced to the exact moment you write in a note — perfect for lectures. • Import lecture slides, textbook PDFs, and assignments into organized folders and subjects. • Search across handwriting, typed notes, and transcripts to instantly find content from classes. • Study content from your note with personalized quizzes and flashcards to practice with active recall. • Chat with your notes to review concepts, clarify ideas, and prepare for exams. WORK YOUR WAY • Seamlessly switch between handwriting and typing. • Import files instantly and keep everything connected. • Share notes easily to collaborate or get feedback when needed. • Access your notes across iPad, iPhone, Mac, and the web. • Create beautiful notes using templates from the Notability Gallery. UPGRADE TO A NOTABILITY SUBSCRIPTION Notability is free to use. With an upgraded subscription, you can receive: • Unlimited note-taking • AI-powered productivity and study tools • Handwriting recognition and math conversion • Live Audio transcripts • Auto-backup and iCloud sync Download for free on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and web. Privacy Policy: notability.com/privacy Terms of Service: notability.com/terms

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MAJOR UPDATE
Notability for Business

Create Shared Libraries of notes your entire team can access in Notability 16. Collaborate on and off site in real time.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

28k Ratings

Editors’ Choice

We rely on this sleek, powerful notetaker to annotate documents, record lectures, sketch illustrations and more. With built-in iCloud support, it’s perfect for keeping notes, documents and doodles up to date across devices.
the Best Note-Taking App, but one Suggestion...
29/04/2023

suzannaa776
I have been using Noteability for several months now, and I must say, it is hands down the best note-taking app I have ever used. The interface is clean and user-friendly. One thing that would make this app even more useful for me is if there was a feature that allowed me to add a note to a word I have written with my Pencil and by placing my pencil on the word the note appears ,and it will disappear once I remove the pen. This would be incredibly helpful when taking notes during meetings or lectures, as it would allow me to quickly jot down important details without cluttering up my screen. Despite this one missing feature, Noteability is still my go-to app for all my note-taking needs. I especially love the ability to organize my notes into folders and subfolders, and the search feature has saved me countless hours of sifting through pages of notes. Overall, I highly recommend Noteability to anyone who wants a powerful and versatile note-taking app. With a few minor tweaks, it could truly be the perfect app. Thank you to the developers for creating such an incredible tool!

Developer Response
Thanks for using Notability and for your thoughtful feedback.It sounds like we have feature that is similar to what you are looking for called Tape. More details on that here: https://support.gingerlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/5554940885402Hope this helps!
the Best Note-Taking App, but one Suggestion...
29/04/2023

suzannaa776

I have been using Noteability for several months now, and I must say, it is hands down the best note-taking app I have ever used. The interface is clean and user-friendly. One thing that would make this app even more useful for me is if there was a feature that allowed me to add a note to a word I have written with my Pencil and by placing my pencil on the word the note appears ,and it will disappear once I remove the pen. This would be incredibly helpful when taking notes during meetings or lectures, as it would allow me to quickly jot down important details without cluttering up my screen. Despite this one missing feature, Noteability is still my go-to app for all my note-taking needs. I especially love the ability to organize my notes into folders and subfolders, and the search feature has saved me countless hours of sifting through pages of notes. Overall, I highly recommend Noteability to anyone who wants a powerful and versatile note-taking app. With a few minor tweaks, it could truly be the perfect app. Thank you to the developers for creating such an incredible tool!
Developer Response 04/05/2023
Thanks for using Notability and for your thoughtful feedback.It sounds like we have feature that is similar to what you are looking for called Tape. More details on that here: https://support.gingerlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/5554940885402Hope this helps!
One of the best notes apps
30/04/2025

xz.zx
I am a student in university and I use notability for writing my notes and honestly it’s the best notes apps I have ever used. It keeps my notes organized, clean and easy to write and design. It has a lot of good features like changed templates and creating one of you own. Also being able to organize your notes into different classes. Although I have one suggestion for the developers: Lately with working on homework in groups it has been difficult for us to work on the same paper at the same time, we either need to work on the same iPad or divide the work between us. It has occurred to my mind that it would be much easier and more efficient to create a feature that would allow us to share the note we want to work on so each one of us could work on it alone but save the changes to the same file ( like a google docs shared file) I would very much appreciate if you could work on something like that. Again your app is so good for student and this improvement will only upgrade it into another level. Thank you in advance!
One of the best notes apps
30/04/2025

xz.zx

I am a student in university and I use notability for writing my notes and honestly it’s the best notes apps I have ever used. It keeps my notes organized, clean and easy to write and design. It has a lot of good features like changed templates and creating one of you own. Also being able to organize your notes into different classes. Although I have one suggestion for the developers: Lately with working on homework in groups it has been difficult for us to work on the same paper at the same time, we either need to work on the same iPad or divide the work between us. It has occurred to my mind that it would be much easier and more efficient to create a feature that would allow us to share the note we want to work on so each one of us could work on it alone but save the changes to the same file ( like a google docs shared file) I would very much appreciate if you could work on something like that. Again your app is so good for student and this improvement will only upgrade it into another level. Thank you in advance!
Recommend the app and some possibilities for future improvements
06/03/2023

Acedealer707
I’v been using Notability since November 2022 for college purposes, it is indeed the best app to write a notes and use it to keep up with the subject you take in the classes, unfortunately the app got deleted “the mistake was on me” and when I redownloaded it all my note since November till late February was gone, if there’s any possibility that the app could save automatically all my notes in my app store account (just like how you can download Steam on any device and all the game in you account libraries be available) it would be much effective for long terms, also unfortunately after the last update my Notability been glitching, many sentences show up on somewhere else like if i wrote a math problem and then upload a picture the app glitch and the first problem be on the picture, it’s not a big of a deal since i can close the note and reopen it but it would waste few seconds of copying from the board
Recommend the app and some possibilities for future improvements
06/03/2023

Acedealer707

I’v been using Notability since November 2022 for college purposes, it is indeed the best app to write a notes and use it to keep up with the subject you take in the classes, unfortunately the app got deleted “the mistake was on me” and when I redownloaded it all my note since November till late February was gone, if there’s any possibility that the app could save automatically all my notes in my app store account (just like how you can download Steam on any device and all the game in you account libraries be available) it would be much effective for long terms, also unfortunately after the last update my Notability been glitching, many sentences show up on somewhere else like if i wrote a math problem and then upload a picture the app glitch and the first problem be on the picture, it’s not a big of a deal since i can close the note and reopen it but it would waste few seconds of copying from the board

• Learn now supports quiz sharing. Share a quiz link with anyone, even if they don't have Notability. • Fixed the status bar overlapping with buttons on iOS 26

Version 16.1 4 days ago

Subscriptions

Notability Lite

Unlimited note-taking

₪19.90
Notability Plus

Unlock Learn, handwriting recognition and math support

₪29.90
Notability Lite

Unlimited note-taking

₪49.90
Notability Plus

Unlock Learn, handwriting recognition and math support

₪69.90
Notability Pro

Live Transcription, Smart notes and unlimited Learn

Free Trial

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Provider: Ginger Labs, Inc.
Size: 411.5 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and 20 more

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Age Rating: 4+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

Notability Plus ₪69.90

Notability Lite ₪49.90

Notability Plus ₪69.90

Notability Lite ₪19.90

Notability Plus ₪29.90

Notability Plus ₪69.90

Notability Plus ₪89.90

Notability Pro ₪349.90

Notability Pro ₪69.90

Notability Plus ₪49.90

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Editors’ Choice

the Best Note-Taking App, but one Suggestion...

One of the best notes apps

Recommend the app and some possibilities for future improvements

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Notability Lite

Notability Plus

Notability Lite

Notability Plus

Notability Pro

App Privacy

Data Used to Track You

Data Linked to You

Data Not Linked to You

Accessibility

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Family Sharing

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