Notability: AI Notes & PDF app

Notability: AI Notes & PDF app

By Ginger Labs

  • Category: Productivity
  • Release Date: 2010-04-01
  • Current Version: 15.3.6
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 378.75 MB
  • Developer: Ginger Labs
  • Compatibility: Android, iOS 17.0
Score: 4.76165
4.76165
From 436,865 Ratings

Description

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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Reviews

  • This *used* to be a daily driver

    2
    By I is not an iPhone
    I used this app every day in high school. It was so good, had amazing abilities to pull in basically any kind of document. I remember when we enabled us to zoom out further than page width - kind of crazy to see what has been done since. Now, even though I paid for the app a while ago, all that happens is a constant try to upset for features I don’t need or want - ever time I open the app. I’ve stopped using notability, tired of the forced UI changes replacing useful features with AI additions that when I accidentally tap I am told I need to pay for. I’m on the classic plan, keep me on the classic plan, show me the features I get for the classic plan! Shoving upsells down my throat has turned this app from something I enjoyed and liked using daily to an app I honestly hate and no longer want to be tied with. And now you are forcing me to sign in to an account with you. Why? And asking for app tracking? Are those people who pay $15 a month not enough, that we must be used for tracking too? Seriously. Make a great app and keep it great, not whatever this is turning in to.
  • The recent update is mediocre

    3
    By WhyDoIHaveToAddaNickname123
    I am not sure why they removed some of the sharing capabilities in the new update. Now the only way to share a link is if you give everyone editing access, which doesn’t make any sense to me. I suppose if you never share your notes with others, then this won’t be a problem for you. But for me, it was enough to switch to another app. I was paying for the Pro Version, but there is no point now.
  • Access to support is cumbersome

    2
    By Denise32056
    I’ve recently run into an issue with the app where the navigation tool is just gone. Tried to sign in for support but despite using my saved login that I use with the app, I keep getting a message that my password is incorrect and when I click the link to get a sign in link to my email, I get nothing. Going to see about switching to another app as I really use this one primarily for my calendar.
  • New update- unable to split screen

    1
    By Torinfjckfmdmc
    With the new apple update, you can no longer split the screen for notability. Meaning I have to click from document to document to try to write notes, very disappointed as this app has been very helpful until this point in grad school. I really hope they fix this SOON or I will be going to a different notes app.
  • 2026 Love it! Just keeps improving

    5
    By Rustlor
    Update: Still love this after all these years. When it first came out I tried to get everyone to try it. I’m sure they are sorry now after all these updates. LOVE IT! I’ve been using this since the very beginning when it was free. Most apps that went to monthly or yearly charges I dropped. But, this app I can’t let go of and it just keeps improving. Keep up the good work. I am a customer for life.
  • No longer functional after 15 years

    1
    By dipfick
    I've relied on notability for 15 years. I loved this app. I recommended it to everybody I worked with. But about six months ago, an update changed the functionality on iphone somehow. My notes will sync from iphone to ipad but I can't view anything on iphone. It doesn't sync the other way. I've been patient and talked with customer service with zero success (or any useful suggestions). I have dozens of GB free on my phone. Constant internet connection. All the right settings. It just will not load anything. I've deleted and downloaded again. I've downloaded on two additional iphones. All the same issue. My suspicion is this is something affecting legacy users grandfathered into the lifetime subscription. They apparently have no incentive to fix it. Nobody has been willing to address my issues. So I can no longer recommend this app.
  • Do not buy this app- it is no longer functional.

    1
    By MagicianLorez
    Notability used to be the BEST note taking app on the iPad. LITERALLY was on top of the game of note taking apps….then, some developer (or maybe a businessman…) decided to do a COMPLETE REVAMP of the layout of the app. Not only is it worse looking, but simplicity wise, it made everything more COMPLEX. It’s laggy when you switch thru pages and also when you switch to your internet and back to the app. The floating bar blocks your view of your slides. They couldn’t even program the short cut keys to be in the correct order of their new toolbar. I’m sorry notability. I really am because you truly dropped the ball. All you had to do was do minor updates here and there, but you decided to change up your app to the point that its unrecognizable. STOP CHANGING THINGS JUST TO CHANGE THINGS. Thanks for the many years of practical use. For future college students, avoid this app.
  • ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!

    1
    By Trs414
    Bought the premium version when it was $3 one time purchase a while ago. Now it’s subscription based and I can’t even utilize the app the way I paid for it anymore unless I pay for it over and over again. Go find something else.
  • Fake “Free” App

    1
    By Notability Scam
    The fact that I can’t even highlight or edit more than five pages a week is ridiculous. The app is basically unusable unless you buy a subscription, which isn’t made clear upfront. This feels intentionally limiting just to force people to pay. Don’t download unless you already plan on subscribing — and at that point, you’re better off paying for a different note-taking app.
  • App keeps crashing

    1
    By Deedeediamond39
    This app is so unreliable bc it keeps crashing. Can’t go a single day without it crashing atp

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