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.
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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.
Quality note-taking app
hrefna98
I went totally paperless for university because of this app. Easy to organize and use. Some functions are a bit limiting which is perfect for me so I don’t get stuck due to choice abundancy. I find it a big plus over paper not having to worry about committing to a placement when writing, as I can always move it later. 10/10, would recommend. Due to school largely moving to an online platform last year and project submission went digital with it, it has made homework that much easier (and prettier) to submit.
My preferred notebook
Einar Bergmundur
The features of Notability make it my preferred notebook. The ability to record meetings or sessions while taking notes by hand or by typing, even doodling, has proven to be extremely useful for my ADHD brain.
Glitchy
lugfwsgjk
Whenever youre trying to write something, with the pen, pencil or the marker the app automaticallly switches to the eraser for no reason. So you constantly have to re-choose the pen or pencil. Dont be like me, save your self some trouble, get a different applicantion and be happyOn top of that the the yearly subscription has doubled over 2 years, i dont mind paying for something that brings value. But is getting a little much
Developer Response
Sorry for the trouble. 12.0.5. should have alleviated the rendering issues and I'm sorry that you're still running into it. Can you submit a support ticket by tapping on the "?" icon in the left hand side of your library? Then, tap "Contact Support." We can take a look at your support/device diagnostics and dive deeper. Thanks in advance!
• Added Arabic and Hebrew support with full right-to-left layout.
• Fixed unwanted scrolling when you return to Notability on iOS 27.
• A clearer Learn usage meter and more reliable Quizzes.
• Finish My Notes appears only on notes you haven't completed.
• Fixed bugs with text editing, shape rotation, and PDFs in dark mode.
Thanks for using Notability.
Version 16.13.1
The developer, Ginger Labs, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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