NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes 4+

Markdown, Planner, Calendar

NotePlan LLC

    • 4.5 • 78 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Having trouble planning your day, managing your to-do list, and organizing your notes? Always jumping between apps and losing track of what to do and where you put things?

Say hello to NotePlan!

NotePlan lets you manage everything in one place: your tasks, notes, and calendar.
Perfect for project managers, designers, researchers, writers, students, or anyone who wants to be organized and efficient.

QUICKLY PLAN YOUR DAY WITH MARKDOWN
• Plan your day by seeing your calendar, notes, and tasks in a single view
• Create tasks and notes quickly with Markdown
• Add #tags to organize tasks and notes
• Use @mentions to find people
• Reschedule to-do items easily
• Create flexible recurring tasks
• Work faster with autocomplete

BUILD YOUR NETWORK OF NOTES
• Create your own network of notes
• Organize any way you want to: from simple folders over P.A.R.A. to a Zettelkasten system
• Bi-directional notes: link your calendar and your notes in any direction, automatically
• Cross-reference and link notes easily

STAY ON TOP OF THINGS WITH REVIEW
• Search all tasks and notes, instantly
• See all open tasks with the click of a button
• Get a list of overdue to-do items
• See upcoming tasks at a glance
• Create custom filters with your own queries using status, #tags, @mentions, or even text

SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH YOUR CALENDAR
• Create events and reminders right in NotePlan
• Support for iCloud, Google, and Exchange calendars
• Time-block tasks on your calendar simply by typing

AVAILABLE ON MAC, IPHONE & IPAD
• Sync everything between your Apple devices
• Use any sync method you like: CloudKit or iCloud Drive
• A single subscription for all your devices

OPEN, PRIVATE & FAST
• All your notes are stored in plaintext so you're never locked in
• Your information is private and cannot be accessed
• Enjoy lightning speed thanks to local files and native apps

ANY THEME YOU WANT
• Choose from a variety of built-in themes
• Work with light or dark versions
• Create your own custom theme

SHORTCUTS FOR MAXIMUM SPEED
• Extended Markdown syntax support with customization options
• Move around without ever leaving the keyboard
• Find everything with the Global Command Bar

NotePlan is developed independently and prioritizes user features and requests. We have long-term roadmaps and listen to customers to improve the apps.

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Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings.

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Email: hello@noteplan.co
Web: noteplan.co

Discord: https://discord.gg/D4268MT
Twitter: NotePlanApp
Reddit: reddit.com/r/NotePlanApp
Learn NotePlan course: https://noteplan.eo.page/newsletter

Terms of use: http://noteplan.co/tos/
Privacy policy: https://noteplan.co/privacy/

What’s New

Version 3.12.1

In this release, we are fixing a couple of issues from the last release.

- Fixed image transcription in dark mode
- Fixed loading of the right AI model
- Fixed crash when searching
- Fixed 'link note' sometimes cut off in the event editor
- Disabled auto-pairing for smart quotes (which always caused problems)
- Fixed '&' cutting off the text when sending a note as an email with Outlook
- Fixed theme color of modification/creation date labels in the top right menu
- Removed 'reload' from the right-click menu in web view plugins

Main Release:

This update adds support on macOS for drawings and handwritten notes made on iOS. NotePlan can recognize your handwriting (using AI) and turn it into text, too.

This update also adds support for OpenAI's latest model "GPT-4o", which is better, faster, and cheaper.


APPLE PENCIL SUPPORT

In NotePlan 3.12 drawings and handwritten notes are synced and displayed from iOS, so you can view and transcribe handwritten text. Simply right-click your image and choose “Transcribe” from the menu. NotePlan can even recognize tasks (written with circles), bullet points (points or dashes), and checkboxes (square boxes) and add them right inside your notes.


OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

- The OpenAI integration has been updated to the latest version, GPT-4o, for smarter, better, and faster functionality.
- Voice transcriptions longer than 25 minutes are now supported.
- Hanging and memory issues fixed.
- Fixed sync error when moving the note right after creation.
- Importing Reminders (through drag and drop from the Reminders filter), will complete the Reminder now (instead of deleting it) and more information is copied over (notes, location, if available).
- Fixed notifications didn't show up for Timeblocks if the app was in the foreground.

If you like the improvements, please consider supporting us with a rating or review. Your feedback helps us continue to improve and grow.

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
78 Ratings

78 Ratings

Nickleics ,

Interesting tool for those with ADHD/ADD

I arrived at this app having worked with countless others (Reminders; OmniFocus; Things 3; OneNote: Evernote; to name but a few). Furthermore, I have recently realised that I have executive function (EF) challenges, and I am going through a formal diagnosis process for ADHD/ADD.
This app just works with the way that my mind is wired. Having a blank page for every day it’s perfect for me, as is having an easy way to go back and review/collect any outstanding actions from previous days. Moreover, being able to keep hold of non-date sensitive materials in the undated section enables me to consider using this app for most aspects of daily planning, organisation and notetaking.
It’s early days, and I will come back and let you know how things progress, particularly because after 41 years of life, I have tried and failed at many different approaches to managing my life, all of which fall apart when they are no longer new and shiny. But, intuitively, this app is different; and yes, it will take work to maintain it, but there are a number of good indicators that I may at last have found the balance of structure, flexibility, and organisation that is compatible with the way that my mind is wired.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your review! Reach out to me if you need help setting up your workflow: hello@noteplan.co

Happy to help you succeed :)
Best,
Eduard

dionysius2 ,

The app is ruined

It was five stars all the way for years. I loved this program. Now suddenly, I can’t even figure out how to use it. Fortunately on my Mac, I have the old version, which is a delight to use, and which I own. I bought it, just like I bought the program on my iPhone. I seem to be able to use the program I paid for on my Mac, but it looks like I’m not allowed to use NotePlan on my phone anymore and I can’t sync up between my phone on my Mac. That was the whole delight of the app previously. It was on all of my machines. Now I am assaulted with a proposed “read-only mode“ or I have to pay £90 a year just to be able to read my notes. That is surreal. Bear is £15 a year and Drafts is similar. These are legendary programs. They are stunning. Does the developer of NotePlan think he’s created Parallels desktop or something? That is the same price for a subscription — an entire operating system and all the software with it, including Microsoft Office Suite. NotePlan is the same price as Parallels. It doesn’t seem to be connected to reality. And now, the new version of the app appears to have written over NotePlan 2 on my phone, which I owned outright — so now I can’t use it on my phone anymore, even though it was mine . He appears to have disabled ‘restore purchase’. I have never seen that before. And I don’t think that’s even legal. Please do not write a glib comment about helping me to find a workflow. Just please restore the previous app which belongs to me.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your rating. The best place to get help is, however, writing to our support email address: hello@noteplan.co.

Apparently, you have purchased in the past the previous version of NotePlan (which is not maintained since years), but now downloaded the new version.

To fix this, you need to download the correct version from your "purchased" view of the App Store app. The old version is since years not available for purchase on the App Store.

However, please keep in mind, the old version is not maintained and we urge users to upgrade. We can't keep supporting an app forever that was purchased once in the past. This is the risk you take for one-time-purchase products.

Best,
Eduard

Quitehilaryus ,

Excellent so far

I’m really impressed with this app. Having used many many notes and task apps over the years, I had been using iOS Notes to keep track of information but was getting very frustrated with lack of features (for instance ability to link between notes, ease of formatting, control how formatting is copied) and of course any tasks that emerged while note taking had to be copied and pasted to the top of each note and then reviewed periodically. NotePlan has all of the features I was missing and more, as it brings together notes, task management, and basic timeblocking into one coordinated and easy to use space. I’m also impressed with the introductory “how to” information — I highly recommend taking the time to engage with this early on as you may otherwise miss key features when getting set up. With respect to daily/weekly planning and time management, it isn’t as intuitive or calming to use as Sunsama (my previous task manager), but it does so many more things and is included in my Setapp subscription, so I’m very happy to have made the switch.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your kind review and for taking the time to write one. I’m very glad to hear you enjoy NotePlan.

If you have any trouble using the app, or if you have any other questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to let me know directly: hello@noteplan.co.

—Eduard

App Privacy

The developer, NotePlan LLC, 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 Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Identifiers

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Purchases

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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