Notes

Name: Notes
Rating: 4.9 (4572 reviews)
Author: Apple

Take note of almost anything

Free

4.6K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Apple
Language

EN
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Notes is the best place to jot down quick thoughts or to save longer notes filled with checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwritten notes or sketches. And with iCloud, it’s easy to keep all your devices in sync, so you’ll always have your notes with you. Features Powerful note-taking • Add attachments — PDFs, photos, maps, web links and more. • Record and transcribe audio directly into a note. • Scan paper documents with the built-in document scanner. • Secure sensitive or personal data in a locked note. • Create checklists. Make a shopping list, a wish list or a to-do list, then tap to tick off items as you go. • Apply different text styles, such as heading or body, bulleted lists, highlighting and more. • Tap next to section headers to reveal a chevron to collapse text. • Add tables to quickly organise information. • Use your finger, or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad, to sketch directly in your note or an inline PDF. Choose from a variety of brush styles and colours, and add lines and grids to a note for easier writing and drawing. • Take a Quick Note without opening the app — add Quick Note to your Control Centre, swipe up from the bottom-right corner with an Apple Pencil on iPad, or use Fn-Q on a keyboard. Organise and search • Search for text in notes, your handwriting, and even inside scanned documents and photos like receipts or bills. • Link from one note to another to connect ideas, content or any information. Try typing >> for a shortcut to add links while writing in your note. • Keep your notes in folders and subfolders, or add tags to categorise them. Type or handwrite tags directly in your note — like #cooking or #expenses. • Automatically organise notes in a Smart Folder based on filters. Create rules to filter for Date Created, Checklists, Attachments and more. Collaborate • Collaborate on entire shared folders or on specific shared notes. • Mention friends to notify them of important updates and link them directly to a shared note. • See what others added to a shared note while you were away with Activity view, a day-to-day list summary of activity from each collaborator. Notes for Apple Watch • View all of your iCloud notes right from your wrist; you can also pin notes, complete checklist items, or create new notes with dictation or Siri. Certain features are available only in selected languages and regions.

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

4.6K Ratings

My review
20/07/2025

blondiski
For me, this is my refuge application. I write poems and stories and I sometime write some lessons from school and learn then like that. I don't feel like this app should change because it's perfect like this.
My review
20/07/2025

blondiski

For me, this is my refuge application. I write poems and stories and I sometime write some lessons from school and learn then like that. I don't feel like this app should change because it's perfect like this.
Almost perfect
24/12/2025

Dany n.1
Apple Notes is a very useful app for quick organization, but it would be much better if it allowed easier table customization. It would be great to be able to freely modify the number of columns, similar to how tables work in Apple Pages, where editing is much more intuitive and flexible. Additionally, adding support for lines and basic geometric shapes would significantly improve note structure and visual clarity, especially for students and creative users.
Almost perfect
24/12/2025

Dany n.1

Apple Notes is a very useful app for quick organization, but it would be much better if it allowed easier table customization. It would be great to be able to freely modify the number of columns, similar to how tables work in Apple Pages, where editing is much more intuitive and flexible. Additionally, adding support for lines and basic geometric shapes would significantly improve note structure and visual clarity, especially for students and creative users.
Sharing and collaboration bug
28/02/2023

BiaCorso97
I have the lastest iOS version and the iCloud turned on and everything but when I try to share a note to someone and make them a collaborator it doesn’t work. I send them the link but they can’t open it. It says that I’ve stopped sharing or the note doesn’t exist any more. I thought it was only happening to me but I asked a few friends and they tried and said the same thing.
Sharing and collaboration bug
28/02/2023

BiaCorso97

I have the lastest iOS version and the iCloud turned on and everything but when I try to share a note to someone and make them a collaborator it doesn’t work. I send them the link but they can’t open it. It says that I’ve stopped sharing or the note doesn’t exist any more. I thought it was only happening to me but I asked a few friends and they tried and said the same thing.
Worst app for taking notes
16/04/2023

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Besides the fact that this app doesn’t have any particular features, It’s very unprofessional and hard to organize. The title font is hard to manage, meanwhile the bullets numbers doesn’t allow you to continue writing unless you go all the way to the endge of the note, without creating another number. Honestly, every other note app from this store is better, from a multitude of reasons
Worst app for taking notes
16/04/2023

18816381927362992636271918

Besides the fact that this app doesn’t have any particular features, It’s very unprofessional and hard to organize. The title font is hard to manage, meanwhile the bullets numbers doesn’t allow you to continue writing unless you go all the way to the endge of the note, without creating another number. Honestly, every other note app from this store is better, from a multitude of reasons

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