Notability: AI Notes & PDF app

Name: Notability: AI Notes & PDF app
Rating: 4.6 (8366 reviews)
Author: Ginger Labs

Write, type, annotate, draw

Free · In-App Purchases

8.4k Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Ginger Labs
Language

EN
+ 20 More
Size

433.9
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. NEW: NOTABILITY CLASSIC IS BACK Prefer to pay one time for Notability? Our Classic plan is a one-time purchase with no subscription required. 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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Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

8.4k 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.
Absolutely love it:)
06/12/2025
greenbird1015
Loved this app from the moment I got it.First of all, even without the premium plan, you can still use most of the features simply by creating an account. This plan is known as lite.Secondly, there are loads of templates in the gallery made by our fellow users of Notability!And, if you’re looking for an app for simple drawing in your free time, this is a great app as well! I use this for sketches, notes and planning.I would recommend this app for students, teachers and even if you just need a fun way to take notes :) Aside from all the compliments I have for this app, I really think the tape function should have more colors, or at least let us customize our own colors. Of course, this is one of the many apps I use for note taking and drawing. If this is not the app for you, I also suggest using Goodnotes, or simply Apple Notes. But this is my personal favorite app for note taking. Overall, great app!

Developer Response
Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and kind words. We’re thrilled to hear that Notability has been so helpful for your notes, sketches, and planning!We also really appreciate your suggestion about adding more tape colors or custom colors—this is on our team's radar!Thanks again for being part of the Notability community 💙
Absolutely love it:)
06/12/2025
greenbird1015

Loved this app from the moment I got it.First of all, even without the premium plan, you can still use most of the features simply by creating an account. This plan is known as lite.Secondly, there are loads of templates in the gallery made by our fellow users of Notability!And, if you’re looking for an app for simple drawing in your free time, this is a great app as well! I use this for sketches, notes and planning.I would recommend this app for students, teachers and even if you just need a fun way to take notes :) Aside from all the compliments I have for this app, I really think the tape function should have more colors, or at least let us customize our own colors. Of course, this is one of the many apps I use for note taking and drawing. If this is not the app for you, I also suggest using Goodnotes, or simply Apple Notes. But this is my personal favorite app for note taking. Overall, great app!
Developer Response 08/12/2025
Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and kind words. We’re thrilled to hear that Notability has been so helpful for your notes, sketches, and planning!We also really appreciate your suggestion about adding more tape colors or custom colors—this is on our team's radar!Thanks again for being part of the Notability community 💙
This app is literally a lifesaver!
13/09/2019
Ac3xtreme
I normally don’t write reviews but this app is so useful I just had to write one to do it justice. The recording feature is what makes this app so unique and important. It saved my life a few times now and will continue to do so as I progress though my Master’s degree. For this feature alone, the current price is totally worth it.One other important thing to note, this developer continues to update the app since inception instead of doing what other greedy developers like Goodnotes, PDF Expert, etc does, which is to charge an upgrade fee for a newer version of the product (e.g. Goodnotes 4 to 5), so those early customers are rewarded as the product evolves. We should support such good developers who are not money-minded and greedy.For these 2 reasons alone, I think you should invest your money in this product.
This app is literally a lifesaver!
13/09/2019
Ac3xtreme

I normally don’t write reviews but this app is so useful I just had to write one to do it justice. The recording feature is what makes this app so unique and important. It saved my life a few times now and will continue to do so as I progress though my Master’s degree. For this feature alone, the current price is totally worth it.One other important thing to note, this developer continues to update the app since inception instead of doing what other greedy developers like Goodnotes, PDF Expert, etc does, which is to charge an upgrade fee for a newer version of the product (e.g. Goodnotes 4 to 5), so those early customers are rewarded as the product evolves. We should support such good developers who are not money-minded and greedy.For these 2 reasons alone, I think you should invest your money in this product.
Exporting and importing issue
13/11/2020
Hanson berry
Hey there ,The issue i faced was the exporting of my notes as pdf. I wish we could export them as editable pdfs . Second, there could be better way to view all pages at once like a grid view instead of a list view alone. Third, When i import a pdf that has been edited by another app into notability, the annotations are all gone. 4th , having tabs may really help as i sometimes need to switch from one note to another and not necessarily open 2 screens. Its great but i feel like the developers aren’t finished with this app. Looking forward to much better improvements for more seamless and enjoyable note taking experience. Oh and the file organisation , the current one is good for simplicity although there should be another way to organise for those with much more complex and varied files to manage. Im pretty sure the developers knows all this anyway oh well.
Exporting and importing issue
13/11/2020
Hanson berry

Hey there ,The issue i faced was the exporting of my notes as pdf. I wish we could export them as editable pdfs . Second, there could be better way to view all pages at once like a grid view instead of a list view alone. Third, When i import a pdf that has been edited by another app into notability, the annotations are all gone. 4th , having tabs may really help as i sometimes need to switch from one note to another and not necessarily open 2 screens. Its great but i feel like the developers aren’t finished with this app. Looking forward to much better improvements for more seamless and enjoyable note taking experience. Oh and the file organisation , the current one is good for simplicity although there should be another way to organise for those with much more complex and varied files to manage. Im pretty sure the developers knows all this anyway oh well.

• Introducing the Calligraphy Pen: expressive ink that responds to the angle of your stroke. Coming to Plus and Pro subscribers. • Introducing note covers: pick a cover for any note from the library or the content manager. Available on Notability Cloud. • Bulk import: long-press the + button in the library to import whole folders, subfolders included. • Add extra space to the sides of imported PDFs for more room to write. • Quizzes now pick up where you left off. • Notability uses less disk space, especially on Notability Cloud. • Faster handwriting search, smoother window resizing, and other fixes. Thanks for using Notability.

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Provider: Ginger Labs, Inc.
Size: 433.9 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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