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Noteful: Note-Taking on PDF 4+
Effective Paperless Studies
Noteful Technologies Ltd
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Noteful is your one-stop note-taking app to experience the new paperless revolution on iPad.
Perfect for annotating documents, taking class notes or even building your personal knowledge system. It is time to put aside the paper clutter, as Noteful is a versatile tool that helps you to accelerate your learning and knowledge work.
Take Beautiful Handwritten Notes
• Natural, fluid and precise handwriting experience
• Precise handwriting on iPad with Apple Pencil native support
• Custom-built ink engine InfiniteStroke that captures and converts your strokes into high-resolution vector ink
• 3 brushes available: ballpoint pen, fountain pen and highlighter
• Switch between pen sizes and colours
• Recognise geometrical shapes
Markup, Highlight, Annotate
• Import PDFs, MS Office documents to a notebook
• Add images, shapes and typed text to notes
• Use multiple paper templates in a single notebook
• Export and share handwritten annotations as PDF
• Use Quick Create to create a new notebook for quick sketching
Powerful Tagging
• Organise quickly by tagging with #tag or even #nested/tag anywhere in notebooks
• More flexible than folders; Notes can be organised by subjects, by topics or by priorities
• Browse notebooks or pages by tags
• Rename, delete or re-assign tags to easily re-organise your library
Layers in Notebook
• Add annotation on separate layers without changing original content*
• Hide or show layers independently
• Rearrange layers
• Make it possible to composite complex layout*
All Your Notes, All the Time
• Sync to all your iPhone and iPad devices*
• Take textbooks, slides, handwritten notes and PDF documents with you wherever you go
• Notebooks synced with iCloud are encrypted via account-based keys
Powerful Editing
• Erase strokes with eraser
• Double tap on Apple Pencil to switch to eraser tool
• Move and resize annotations with lasso tool
• Unlimited undo, redo
• Support Split View for multitasking
Audio Record Notes
• Record audio while you take notes
• Audio playback position synced with the notes
Modern App Design
• A minimalist UI that maximizes content space
• Streamlined design that requires fewer taps for common functions
• Different orientations are available for the main toolbar
• A clean UI that lets you focus on note-taking and the content
We will be adding new features so please stay tuned for future updates.
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Noteful is free to use without time limit but with certain features (marked with*) only available to users who upgrade to Noteful Pro via In-app purchase.
Noteful Pro is available for one-time purchase and the features will be unlocked forever.
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If you have support questions or product suggestions, please contact us by support.
Wishing you happy note-taking!
Customer Support: support@getnoteful.com
Privacy Policy: https://www.getnoteful.com/privacy
What’s New
Version 1.4.2
- New: Page Zoom Lock. The page number indicator now displays the canvas's zoom percentage and can be configured to appear in different corners of the screen.
- New: Ruler Units. Option to choose ruler units in either centimeters or inches.
- New: Actions to add or change the notebook cover. The notebook cover can be changed directly in the library without opening the notebook.
- New: Option to place the zoom and ruler toggle button on the left side.
- Changed: Ruler and zoom toggle buttons have been moved from the second tab to the first tab in the More Settings view.
- Other minor UI tweaks.
Ratings and Reviews
Blown away
I ran across Noteful by accident during recent pandemonium around GoodNotes/Notability updates that people hated. To be fair, I didn’t really hate either of those updates I didn’t really get the panic, y’all act like the sky is falling because a toolbar was improved, but still, it made me curious when I saw many really positive reactions to Noteful. I was curious enough to investigate, and I’m glad I did!! There are certain little annoyances that almost any app has and the same was true of GN/NB, both of which I went back and forth but never truly loved (actually Zinnia was in that loop for me). Incredibly, Noteful checks all the boxes and adds stuff I wouldn’t have thought of!! I actually love it beyond any of the others I used and that’s saying a lot because I love my journaling enough to pretend I love my notes app no matter how annoying it is but in retrospect overlooking minor inconveniences is not the same as loving an app and guess what? I deserve to love my notes app in addition to, not in spite of, my journals. I would almost take a star off for not being able to create links but, meh. They need to add that though, it’s a huge and as far as I can see the only glaring thing missing. Oh and actually I would like to adjust the shape outline and fill color/transparency separately. That’s all!!
Minimal, Efficient, Refined & Nearing Perfection
I'd really like to thank the developer(s). This really is a joy to use. All of the features that I need, with no unnecessary ones, and an extensive free mode to let me fall in love with it naturally. At this point, I have tried every note taking app and this one is the best deal. The biggest reason for me has got to be the shape input. I don't think the AppStore listing sells this feature hard enough, so here's my experience. 1. Draw approximate shape, and hold at closing vertex 2. While still holding, adjust size and rotation. 3. Release pen to enter vertex edit mode, where the shape can be fine tuned. (Once you've stopped editing vertices though, the shape is locked in) No other app gets this right. Shape input is *so* natural, versatile, and consistent. The only improvement I could ask for is allowing the editing of a shape that has already been finalized. I understand that if the shape is no longer a vector object that this makes it impossible, but a nerd can dream. - A very very happy customer
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Wonderful news: They have continued improving this app. The new keyboard shortcuts are quite handy, even if some of them are placed on the right-side of the keyboard. I hope they offer options for customizing these hotkeys soon.
Best note-taking app ever????
Okay, i was looking for a GOOD note taking app, so i can study and plan other stuff. Till i came across Noteful, i see that it has a good review, so i bought it. I honestly loved the app. The lasso tool, the different pens, and the layers???? Is just amazing… I honestly don’t regret buying this app. It’s seriously the best. Till i came across their “noteful pro.”
I wanted to see what the free version and pro had in difference.
I see that the pro version has more layers, unlimited notes, and so much more. I looked at the price, and 4.99???? I was shocked by the price. For a amazing good note taking app, that’s extremely cheap compared to the other apps. Usually that cost 20 bucks or more. But I can’t believe it was cheap. So, I obviously bought it. And man, do i love it!! Noteful is probably one app, i will NEVER delete. So worth it!!!! And the fact that they have a tutorial kit to show you whats new with the pro version!! And i love that they have more features coming soon. I cant wait to see them. Noteful, please add a ton of more features!!! But either way, i still love the app. Please reply back noteful, i beg!! ❤️
In-App Purchases
App Privacy
The developer, Noteful Technologies Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
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- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Noteful Technologies Ltd
- Size
- 159.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.3 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.3 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.3 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Noteful Technologies Ltd
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Noteful Pro, Lifetime $4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.