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Notes are just the beginning. Create and annotate anything, from study guides to storyboards. We've got an intuitive, minimal interface for you to start in seconds.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Book, Story, Journal, and Free
Website: https://notability.com/
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Presentation mode
PDF import and annotation
Multimedia notes
Custom stickers
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Also rated 4.7 β on the App Store
Ever scribbled ideas on a piece of paper and drawn lines between related thoughts? Then you already know what Scapple does. It's a virtual sheet of paper that lets you make notes anywhere and connect them using lines or arrows.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview
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Write notes anywhere
Connect notes using drag and drop
Completely freeform
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Also rated 5.0 β on TechRadar
Drafts opens to a new page with the keyboard ready so you can type immediately. Go hands-free with Dictation. Drafts lets you get things down before you forget without fiddling folders, naming, etc.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://getdrafts.com/
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Dictation
Tags for organization
Customizable ediitng
Fast sync
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Also rated 4.8 β on the App Store
Black Note is the black theme's notepad. It's the simple notes app.
Platforms: Android
Best for: Note-taking, Story, Book, Blog, Journal, Poetry, and Free
Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=notepad.not...
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Dark mode only
Sticky notes
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Also rated 4.8 β on Google Play
Create beautiful handwritten notes, sketch your ideas, record audio, and organize your notes like never before.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.noteshelf.net/
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Create your own diary
Search your handwritten notes
Syncs across devices
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Also rated 4.4 β on the App Store
Take digital handwritten notes for class, work, or fun!
Platforms: Android, Chrome
Best for: Note-taking, Essay, and Free
Website: https://www.squidnotes.com/
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Infinite pages
Vector graphics engine
Active pen technology
Annotate and markup PDFs
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Also rated 4.3 β on Google Play
Diarly is built for the best journaling experience. With every feature you will need and a beautiful interface, starting a journal has never been so simple.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking and Journal
Website: https://diarly.app/
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Built-in gallery and maps
Timeline
Notes
Custom fonts and templates
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Also rated 4.8 β on the App Store
The human brain is non-linear: we jump from idea to idea, all the time. Your second brain should work the same. In Obsidian, making and following connections is frictionless. Tend to your notes like a gardener; at the end of the day, sit back and marvel at your own knowledge graph.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://obsidian.md/
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Link pages
Graph view
Customizable with backlinked notes
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Also rated 4.5 β on TechRadar
Get organized. Stay creative. Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, PC, Windows, Mac, Android, Chrome, Online
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Book, Story, Journal, and Free
Website: https://milanote.com/
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Boards for notes and to-dos
Web clipper
Collaborative functionalities
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Also rated 3.0 β on PC Magazine
Simple. Effective. Personal. Keep life moments and ideas always with you. Diaro is here to help.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, Chrome
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, and Free
Website: https://diaroapp.com/
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Search entires by tags or location
Sync across devices
Multi window mode
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Also rated 4.6 β on Google Play
Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you donβt need it.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Drafting, Book, Story, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://papereditor.app/
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Plain-text writing environment
Syncs with iCloud
Works across Apple devices
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Ideas, stories, and lifeβs events. Capture them in a journal thatβs easy to carry and offers more than bound sheets. Chronicle for iPad is about you and your words. Write comfortably and benefit from being able to find anything you wrote with built-in search.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac
Best for: Note-taking and Journal
Website: http://slidetorock.com/apps/Chronicle-for-iPad-journal.html
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Distraction-free writing
Password protect journal entries
Built-in search
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Also rated 4.5 β on the App Store
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