Meet Noteshelf AI - your smarter way to write, study, plan and work. Turn handwritten notes into insights, annotate PDFs, record audio and stay organized. Free to start.
Write. Plan. Study. Work. Create.
Noteshelf 3 brings natural handwriting, powerful AI, PDF annotation, audio recording and planning together in one beautiful app for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Free to start.
FOR STUDENTS
• Take lecture and class notes with lifelike pens, pencils and highlighters
• Annotate textbooks, worksheets, slides and PDFs
• Record audio while you write, so you never miss a word
• Use Noteshelf AI to summarize and explain what you've learned
FOR PROFESSIONALS
• Capture meeting notes and record important discussions
• Mark up contracts, reports and presentations
• Present your notes on an external display with a laser pointer
• Export and share notes as PDFs or images in one tap
FOR PLANNERS & JOURNALERS
• 200+ templates for digital planners, journals, diaries and trackers
• Plan your days, track goals and keep a personal journal
• Decorate pages with stickers, photos and custom covers
WRITE NATURALLY
• A smooth, natural handwriting experience built for Apple Pencil
• Write, type, draw and sketch on the same page
• Turn handwriting into text and search your notes in 65 languages
• Choose lined, dotted or grid paper in any color
WORK WITH PDFs & DOCUMENTS
• Import and annotate PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files and images
• Highlight, mark up, write and draw directly on your documents
• Scan paper documents with the built-in scanner
NOTESHELF AI
• Summarize handwritten pages in seconds
• Explain difficult terms and concepts
• Translate text into other languages
• Generate notes on any topic
RECORD & REMEMBER
• Record lectures, meetings and ideas alongside your handwritten notes
STAY ORGANIZED & SECURE
• Folders, subfolders, tags, bookmarks and a table of contents
• Link notebooks together to connect ideas
• Lock notes with a password, Face ID or Touch ID
• Sync across iPad, iPhone and Mac with iCloud
• Automatic backup to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or WebDAV
YOUR NOTES, YOUR WAY
• Custom notebook covers and a toolbar you can rearrange
• Presentation mode, dark mode and flexible page layouts
FREE TO START
Create up to 3 notebooks with core pens and paper for free. Upgrade to Noteshelf Premium for unlimited notebooks, all templates, handwriting recognition, auto-backup and 100 monthly AI credits.
Write beautifully. Work smarter. Stay organized.
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I have used EVERY Single note app out there. Trust me. Goodnotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Zinnia, Nebo, Noteful… etc. Noteshelf isn’t perfect, but it is the closest thing to it. Best pencil and natural handwriting experience, (seriously, I don’t know how Goodnotes devs sleep at night with the chicken scratch their app produces no matter what) - and the most versatile options to add things. The only improvements I could ask for would be better consistent loading of many bookmarks (I sometimes have to reload which takes all of 5 seconds for them to all show up) and I personally would prefer the color choices for the pencil UI to be tucked away anywhere other than a floating window that annoys me. Oh, and the widget could use improvement both in selecting which notebook and the image showing up in said widget. That’s literally it. Those three minor issues are the only issues I have compared to my litany of frustrations with other apps that I won’t waste time listing here… (looking at YOU Notability with your inability to apply multiple templates per 1 note STILL??). But really. Thank you Noteshelf people. Your app is literally my second brain, my journals, all my notes, my diaries, and inseparable from my daily routine. Please keep being awesome.
Developer Response
Thank you for such a detailed and thoughtful review! We’re glad Noteshelf feels closest to perfect for you, especially with handwriting and versatility. Your feedback on bookmarks, pencil color UI, and widgets is very helpful. We’ll share it with our team for future improvements. We truly appreciate your support.
Prefer Noteshelf 2
He’s_Watching
I’ve been using Noteshelf 3 for about 2 weeks now. I use it primarily for work. I had no migration issues from Noteshelf 2 as opposed to other users and the instructions were relatively easy. I even had a question regarding a feature and customer service responded within a few days therefore, my experiences are much better than several other reviewers. I simply prefer Noteshelf 2 to Noteshelf 3 for a couple of simple things that I’m sure they can fix. 1) I can no longer name my bookmarks. I use Noteshelf like a regular book and I do a lot of reading along with note taking. When I use bookmarks, I name them so I can easily look them up. Noteshelf got me through two Master’s degree’s with this feature. 2) Selecting pages: I used to be able to move/re-arrange multiple pages simultaneously. I am no longer able to do that which takes up much more time. 3) I’m unable to touch the 4 squares in the corner, view multiple pages simultaneously (more than 3 or 4), and quickly find the page I am looking for, as I can in Noteshelf 2. Noteshelf 3 added some features like AI, but at a cost of taking away some very simple and useful features. I’ve been using Noteshelf since the original and will now have to consider alternatives as one day I’m sure Noteshelf 2 will all-of-a-sudden stop working with a future update. It was good while it lasted. I’ll keep using if these features are added.
7.99 a week?!?
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Update 2: the developer completely missed the point of my complaint which is that *weekly pricing is predatory and not customer-friendly in the slightest*. Nobody is going to use the app just for a week and by the time you pay for a month at that pricing you might as well have just paid for a year. Stop trying to nickel and dime users, give a longer trial period, and have fair monthly...*monthly*...pricing (note: the old 9.99 a month pricing was not fair). And shame on Apple for even making weekly pricing an option for developers to fleece customers!Update: Downgraded to 3 stars because weekly pricing is predatory and the company should be ashamed of making the weekly subscription the default choice. You are now the most expensive option of the established apps. The new pricing is making me consider dropping this app no matter how much I like it. Just shameful.Old review: Changed my review to 5 stars with the latest cover update. Not only did the team restore the default covers that were so good but they added a whole new selection of gorgeous covers in a new section in templates. Another review lamented that there were no AI features like quizzes and I say keep them away! Notability and Goodnotes are trying to do everything and they don't do anything particularly well anymore. Noteshelf is gorgeous and a pleasure to write in. Keep up the good work team! You've come so far from v1 and the odd shelf UI from which the app gets its name.
Developer Response
Hi! We’re sorry for the disappointment and understand your concerns regarding the pricing model. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share such detailed feedback. Please reach out to us via in-app support, and we’ll do our best to assist you further and address your concerns in the best way possible. Thank you.
Improved but needs a little more
Lifestyle Contractor
The app is a little better than the Noteshelf 2, however it could go a little further. I have been with Noteshelf since the first version and I see the change. One of my pet peeve is not having the ability to draw lines or rotate items on the 0, 15, 30 90 degree angle "easily". I think it should have a free and a set option. Rotating something 90 degrees should be easier, not fighting with the 1 degree off. It should have a flip / mirror option. Those are just two things I fight with on the regular. It has other things that could use adjusting but over all it is a good app. I have tried others and they have features that this one doesn’t, but I find myself using Noteshelf the most. Hopefully a rep from NS will read this…..when you upgrade and import the books, does it convert the old book to a new one? Or does it modify the old book. Do I now have 2 copies of the book? If so can I sadly delete the old book? My books are large and contain lots of pictures and audio thus it takes up a lot of space. Definitely need to know this info before I run out of space and find out the hard way. It you have made it this far in my review…… the app is worth it. I would buy it again.
Developer Response
Thank you for your detailed review and feedback! We appreciate your loyalty as a long-time user of Noteshelf. We will definitely take your suggestions into consideration for future updates and improvements. As for your questions about migrating books, pls take note that it'll create a new copy itself. The old copy inside NS2 will not be modified. You can safely delete the old books in NS2 once you have confirmed that the new version has successfully imported the books. Feel free to send us an in-app email via the 3-dot icon on the main Shelf→Settings→Noteshelf Help→Compose icon→Send Email option if you have any further questions, so we can suggest accordingly.
Introducing Two-Page View!
See and work on two pages side by side, just like an open notebook. Switch between vertical, horizontal, and two-page views anytime from the new navigation pill at the bottom left of the screen.
Also new:
- Choose a page zoom preset right from the navigation pill.
- Drag images, shapes, text boxes, and more across pages seamlessly.
Version 8.0
The developer, Fluid Touch Pte. 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Contact Info
Identifiers
Diagnostics
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Information
Seller
Fluid Touch Pte. Ltd.
Size
486.4 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
Languages
English and 8 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
