Notability Reviews & Product Details

I like that you can straighten out your highlighting by holding your finger down an extra second. That makes my PDFs look a lot neater and cleaner. I also really like that you can resize any handwriting that you make directly on the PDF. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like how the "undo" button doesn't really work... Like sometimes it works and at other times, it doesn't and sometimes it erases a mark that is not the last one made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are obviously tons of features available on Notability. It makes note taking fun, educational, and has everything packaged into one app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The things that Notability is doing aren’t new. There are many apps that offer some of the services for free. This would require the user to download more than one app and then there’s a possibility that you wouldn’t be able to transfer notes. I worry that after I am finished with my education the money spent on Notability will be wasted as I may no longer use the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of the interface. The best note taking app. Simple joy. Also great for zoom calls. I also love the laser pointer function when connecting to zoom calls. It does me to point on the screen without writing, which is a great way to explain the material. Overall the fact that I can use multiple colors, easily cut and paste, make this a truly unique product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes shrinking the region does not work well. Requires a lot of effort. Same with moving regions. I often have to try it many times, and sometimes cannot succeed no matter how many times I try. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love being able to share and download so easily with the app. As a student, it makes it so easy to download course work and annotate directly onto it. It’s also convenient sharing notes with peers. The split screen function is very convenient as well- having two notes open at once makes it a lot easier. Dragging photos into notes is so helpful and easy. I use notability to take all my notes in medical school. It is so much easier to use over classic paper and pencil notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don’t like how it is not available on windows/androids. I have an iPad and a windows laptop- if i could share notes between the two devices it would make the app even better. I also would like if you could make more folders within other folders to help organize notes further - ideally I would have 1 large folder for a semester with folders for each class within that and then folders specific to different topics within the class folders. There are also some frequent glitches that make the app run a little less smoothly- commonly I can’t scroll or write with my pen until I exit the note and come back to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm an educational therapist. And I use the Notability app with iPad Pro + Apple pencil. Solely, I was using it for note- taking purposes. COVID-19 created a situation where I needed to switch to online instruction at short notice. I tried many virtual whiteboards but none of them came handy till my son, a teen with special needs, who is also a heavy user of Notability in the university told me that Notability could be re-purposed to be a virtual whiteboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Notability freezes when shared via Zoom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like all the different features that notability has to offer including image insertion the different colors of pencil marks in the different tabs as well as the option to include voice. When it comes to work it really helped me organize my ideas and present it to my team and they were very impressed by the visuals that the app provided in dissecting the discussion at hand even further Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really wish that there was a way to add the voiceovers to certain aspects of your notes. There’s also no way to really move the folders around in a different order which is frustrating sometimes but other than that it’s pretty great. The great thing about Notability is that they are constantly making updates which definitely help keep the users engaged Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The app that means I can use my ipad to replace pen and paper. Used throughout education to record lectures, neatly write equations and easily conduct reworks. Goodbye, educational books, notepads and pencil cases.... this is all you need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Genuinely not much.... perhaps better integration with PowerPoint, speaker notes are lost on import. That’s the only thing I can think of that’s bugged me while using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Great easy to use handwritten notes app. Some good basic drawing features and the synced audio recordings is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The organization of notes is not intuitive and with a lot of notes an a lot of projects it becomes very hard to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the pen style and the fact that it is very simple and easy to use. Notability included only the useful stuff to make it with a minimum interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One feature that is missing is the option to crop a picture taken with the camera and scale/resize/fit like a scanner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I can sync my files instantly

To all of my devices. I love that I can take notes in class directly on PowerPoint files using my apple pen and files uploaded to

Notability. I have pdf textbooks uploaded to that I take notes on. I have folders for each class and beautiful files saved on each. I can search any key word and find every time it was ever mentioned in lecture. It saves me so much time by helping find stuff in my notes. I also read notes on the phone app when I have down times. Basically it keeps me organized in school and it’s honestly worth double what I paid for the app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing this app is the greasiest app I’ve ever purchased! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is so easy to use. great place to store documents, or to create content in the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have issues using this on my iPhone. It seems that if I go more than a few days without using the app all of my content needs to be redownloaded from the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In using Notability on my iPad, the thing I love most is the ability to write in an organized way in my own handwriting. The Notability app on the iPad offers a zoom in tool while writing that keeps your lines straight and allows you to write naturally. On my Mac, Notability also allows for safe organization of all files into folders and allows files to be connected through the Cloud. Notability also allows voice recordings to be added directly to files, which is something that is beneficial in all sorts of environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I dislike is the tools offered in the Mac version. In writing something in regular text, for example, there are not many effects or fonts available to customize your work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the versatility. you can write on your iPad notes using apple pencil, or type down notes and record audio file. everything you o you can find it on your laptop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

if you take a picture the resolution is too high and the file becomes very heavy and hard to share Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Love that I can search my own handwriting (which is terrible) and find what I'm looking for in a huge quantity of notes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can't insert notes into previously written notes. Wish there were more than 2 levels of saving notes/files and more ways to organize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This product has really been great to allow members of the team to customize their notes from team meetings and any other events. You are able to edit things to your liking, add voice overs or record, and write in your own notes in order for things to best make sense to you. It has really given our team the ability to customize things enough so that it makes it more valuable to them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At this time I just wish that it was easier to share across platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I enjoy being able to record lectures and organize myself by class. I can easily back track and go back to something I specifically wrote. I also love the update- where your handwriting is searchable and you can also convert it to standard text. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish the app could be a little flexible for categorizing or bullding binders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like to the way it is compatible with writing. It feels smooth use input by keyboard or Apple Pencil. It also provide a nice recording function Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I hope there could be more paper types to choose so that it makes the note better to look. I also think it is not good for collaboration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that Notability allows you to mark-up nearly any document using the highlighting function, drawing, text boxes, and even allows for audio recording. This tool has greatly improved my productivity and I am able to share modified documents with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing I dislike about Notability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My favorite thing is the ability to record the meeting while you take notes so you can click on a certain note you took and hear exactly what the person was talking about at that moment. Incredible stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love everything about this application, the only things I had complaints about like not being able to search your text was changed in an update. So since that was fixed, no complaints! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Great note taking app. I like the ability to record while writing. Create different subject tabs and it has different paper backgrounds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like for it to be more user intuitive. And have better menu settings. Like be able to make quick changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

really useful for taking notes in classes - i like the fact that you can type, highlight, and mark the notes/slides with a stylus / pencil Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes the program glitches and i can’t download / open the notes or the notes won’t back up to google docs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how easy it is to annotate PDFs and also searching through documents including your own handwriting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike how you can't make subfolders when organizing your notes. Also, you have to buy a separate version for mobile and desktop so most people only buy one which is annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has stable sync with clouds and supports apple pen feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Somewhat slow when it has many items in one note. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Notability easily integrates PDF to the app for easy note taking. I like that we can record lectures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hard to convert powerpoints that I had to download to the app.

Limited ways to edit photos to add to notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.