Zoho Notebook Reviews & Product Details

Zoho Notebook is a cross-platform note-taking app built for the many ways people capture information. A note can be text, a checklist, meeting audio, a scanned document, a sketch, a PDF, a photo, a video, or a useful link. Notebook brings all of these together in one organized workspace. Available on iOS, iPadOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and the web, Notebook keeps notes synced across devices and supports offline access when you need to keep working without an internet connection. Capture Notes in Multiple Formats At the heart of Notebook are Note Cards, designed for different types of content. Create Text Cards for detailed notes, Checklist Cards for tasks, Photo Cards for images, Audio and Video Cards for recordings, Sketch Cards for handwritten ideas, and File Cards for documents and attachments. The editor supports headings, lists, checklists, tables, quotes, code blocks, links, images, dividers, and other formatting tools. Notes can also be merged, moved or copied between notebooks, tagged, favorited, shared, exported, and given reminders. Version History helps you return to an earlier version when needed. Transform Links into Rich Smart Cards Notebook’s Smart Cards turn supported web content into more useful notes. Save a recipe and Notebook can organize the image, ingredients, and preparation steps into a Recipe Card. Supported video links can become Video Cards with previews and distraction-free playback, while webpages can appear as Link Cards with useful page information instead of a bare URL. Digitize Documents with Built-In Scanning and OCR Notebook includes a mobile document scanner for documents, handwritten notes, receipts, business cards, books, and other physical material. Auto edge detection, auto capture, perspective correction, multi-page scanning, and image enhancement help clean up scans before saving them. Scans can be organized, tagged, shared, and searched alongside other notes. OCR makes text in supported images and scanned documents searchable, helping you find information even when you cannot remember the file name. Review and Annotate PDFs in Zoho Notebook Store PDFs alongside your notes and annotate them on supported plans and platforms without switching apps. Highlight text, draw, and add text boxes, shapes, links, images, checkboxes, signatures, watermarks, QR codes, and other annotations. Organize and Find Notes with Search and Tags Notebook helps large note libraries stay manageable with notebooks, collections, nested collections, tags, favorites, filters, and search. Add multiple tags to a note to organize information by project, topic, priority, or your own system. Notebook AI can suggest tags for supported content, while global search and filters help narrow down information across your workspace. Manage Projects Visually with Kanban-Style Noteboards Noteboards provide a Kanban-style way to arrange Note Cards into lists. Create and rename lists, move cards between stages, filter information, search a board, and create new notes where they belong. Use Noteboards for project planning, task management, research, content planning, or any workflow that benefits from a visual board. Brainstorm and Collaborate with Whiteboards Whiteboards provide a flexible canvas for text, images, shapes, drawings, flowcharts, equations, links, and other visual elements. Teams can share and collaborate on Whiteboards for brainstorming, planning, diagrams, workshops, and discussions. Work Smarter with Notebook AI Notebook AI brings AI assistance directly into your notes. Summarize lengthy content, rewrite or improve text, simplify information, change tone, translate notes, generate checklists and tables, create structured content, and ask questions based on information in Notebook. Notebook AI can also turn information into Mind Maps, helping you visualize relationships between ideas and break complex topics into a clearer structure. Convert Audio and Video into Searchable AI Transcripts Notebook can convert supported audio and video recordings into searchable transcripts. Notebook AI can then help summarize and work with the information inside them. Meetings, lectures, interviews, brainstorming sessions, and voice notes become information you can read, search, summarize, and revisit without replaying the entire recording. Stay on Track with Reminders and Recurring Tasks Attach reminders directly to Note Cards, with recurring reminders available on supported plans. Use them for deadlines, routines, follow-ups, bills, study schedules, and recurring tasks. On supported mobile platforms, widgets can also keep important notes and checklists accessible from your home screen. Turn Emails into Organized Note Cards with Email-In Forward emails into Notebook and save them as Note Cards. Keep reference emails, confirmations, travel details, and other useful messages alongside the projects or topics they relate to instead of leaving them buried in your inbox. Share Notes and Collaborate with Teams Share individual Note Cards, notebooks, and collections with access controls for viewing or editing. Share a single note without exposing the rest of a notebook, or collaborate through a shared workspace when a project needs ongoing input. Notebook for Business extends this with team workspaces for meeting notes, internal documentation, projects, research, and shared knowledge. Teams can work with shared notebooks, Noteboards, and Whiteboards, while administrators get additional controls for users and access. Automate Workflows with Integrations and MCP Notebook works with other Zoho applications and supports workflow automation through services such as Zoho Flow and Zapier. Notebook also supports Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing compatible AI assistants and development tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to securely work with Notebook after authorization. Supported actions can include finding, creating, updating, and organizing notes or setting reminders. Notebook AI works with information inside Notebook, while MCP lets compatible external AI tools interact with Notebook through authorized access. Migrate Notes from Popular Note-Taking Apps Notebook provides migration options and documented workflows for bringing content from supported services such as Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Google Keep, and Apple Notes. This makes it easier to move an existing note library without starting again from scratch. Access and Sync Notes Across Devices Use Notebook on the web, iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Capture something on your phone and continue working with it from your computer later. Offline access lets you continue working with supported content without a connection and sync your changes when you are back online. Keep Notes Private with an Ad-Free Experience Notebook is ad-free, keeping personal notes and workspaces free from advertising. Notes can also be protected using supported device security options such as Face ID or Touch ID. Sharing controls help determine who can access collaborative content, while business users get additional controls for managing team access. Build a Smarter Personal and Team Knowledge Workspace Zoho Notebook can stay simple for quick notes and checklists, but it can also grow with more involved work. A scan can become searchable. A recording can become a transcript and summary. Notes can become a Noteboard. Ideas can become Mind Maps. Teams can brainstorm on Whiteboards. PDFs can be reviewed without leaving the app. Emails can become Note Cards. Previous edits can be recovered through Version History. Notebook AI can help you understand your content, while MCP can securely connect it with compatible AI tools. Together, these features make Zoho Notebook useful for personal organization, study, research, creative work, meetings, project planning, documentation, and shared team knowledge.

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Zoho

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Best-of-Breed

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Zoho Corporation

Pricing

Pricing provided by Zoho Notebook.

Free

1 User

Notebook for Business

$4.99

1 User/month (Get 50% off on Notebook Pro Yearly)

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Average based on 70 real user reviews.

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$0k - $0k

Debora C.

Analista de Inventario

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/14/2019

"My multipurpose digital notebook."

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

Since I started using Zoho Notebook at work I never stopped using it, as Zoho Notebook is the best digital diary I have used to this day. When I started using this digital diary and discovered all the benefits it has for my work performance, I put aside the notebooks. Zoho Notebook has one of the most beautiful text presentations, combining that aesthetic subtlety with the quality of its tools to take notes, add activities, photographs, work schedules and notes of important meetings that I do every day in my work. I can use this software from my office computer or from my smart phone, taking advantage of each of its attributes in the same way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

Zoho Notebook has everything I need to do my job. Thanks to its powerful tools I can take notes of meetings, save photos, reports, record activities completed and to do, and synchronize all my information with the cloud so as not to lose the information. Without a doubt the company Zoho designed a great digital agenda that has no weak points. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

This software is ideal to complement it with my work assignments as an inventory analyst, since Zoho Notebook is the most complete digital agenda that I have used, and when I link all its tools to my work dynamics my products improve, my role as inventory manager improves a lot and this I thank Zoho Notebook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zoho Notebook is an impressive software. Besides having all these features that I mentioned before, it is also very easy to use, which makes me able to use this digital diary in its maximum capacity for my personal benefit at work, making my productivity increase and be more useful for my company. Zoho Notebook has all the tools I need to keep growing as a worker and contribute my skills to the growth of my company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tanya B.

Teacher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/19/2019

"Take your notes wherever you go with Zoho Notebooks. "

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

I like Zoho Notebooks because it allows me to organize and store all kinds of notes (texts, photos, audios, etc) in the cloud where and when I need it at an economical price. I also like that it works on all types of devices and can be Download or work directly in the cloud with this application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

So far I have not detected anything negative in Zoho Notebooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

I recommend the use of AUDIO CARD which allows you to record meetings, readings, conversations and save them automatically in this fully available section only for voice notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zoho Notebooks benefits me because it gives me the opportunity to create and store infinities of notes without any established limit. It also helps me organize my ideas through the group organization of the notes made, which brings together 6 large groups depending on the nature of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Diana M.

Analista de operaciones informáticas

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/8/2019

"All the activity record of my work is done in Zoho Notebook"

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

One of the most useful tools I use in my work is Zoho Notebook. Since I work at the Foundation, I have needed a notebook every day, and before using this software I used notebooks to record each of my activities and tasks to be executed, but since I knew this incredible software, I no longer use notebooks. Zoho Notebook is a digital notebook that has many options that make your work very easy. I use this software to take notes in our team meetings, record each one of the instructions of our bosses and elaborate my work schedule thanks to Zoho Notebook. Another feature that I love about this software is the presentation it has, it is the most elegant and impeccable I've seen on the market, and can be used from my android phone, so I'm not limited to just using it from my computer. Zoho Notebook has everything I was looking for in a digital notebook Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

I use this digital notebook every day, and I like what Zoho has done with this digital notebook. Every feature added to this software is very complete, and adjusted to today's business demands. All this is combined with one of the most elegant digital notebooks I have seen in the market today, making the digital notebook very easy to use. I have no negative comments about this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

As it is an integral digital notebook, I recommend it to all workers who require software to record and organize all their daily activities at work, without any of these activities being forgotten. Zoho Notebook will allow you to register activities, add information to your projects at work, schedule the execution of activities and synchronize your information in the cloud. All this is combined with a very elegant way of presenting information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zoho Notebook has done wonders for my job performance as it has made it much easier for me to accomplish my work activities and goals. It has also helped me to better organize my daily tasks at work, allowing me to manage my work performance and making me a very hard worker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria Alejandra C.

Asistente Administrativo

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/1/2019

"My favorite software at work"

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

As an administrative assistant, it's crucial to have software that allows me to log each request, instruction, and correction from our administrative board and directors to comply with legal administrative closures. To achieve this, I use Zoho Notebook, which offers numerous benefits like recording notes from everyone involved in administrative activities. Another great advantage of Zoho Notebook is the ability to add reminders for meetings, administrative reports, and other tasks I need to complete at work. Additionally, Zoho Notebook is vital for my job as it allows me to add photos, digital documents, and minutes of my company's administrative activities. All of this is combined with a beautiful interface, easy-to-use tools, and an app that lets me use this software on my smartphone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

A digital notebook without any kind of damage. In the performance of my work activities, I am forced to use this software, and it works wonderfully. It is very nice to use this software in my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

If one of your goals as an employee of any company is to use a digital notebook, then the best option is this software, as Zoho Notebook has everything you need to keep all your work activities organized and recorded, allowing you to achieve each of your goals in total harmony and within the schedule you have set. Zoho Notebook is highly recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I switched from a physical agenda to this software, my job performance improved significantly, as using Zoho Notebook on my smartphone allows me to complete my work tasks faster. Additionally, my information is protected since I can sync the notes and information I add to my digital diary with the cloud, ensuring the data is stored safely. It's a fabulous software that complements my work rhythm very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Carlos T.

Director general

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/14/2019

"A multifunctional notepad"

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

The company Zoho has been surprising me with its network of very competent software that are made for any business and managerial environment. Among these softwares there is one that I use a lot and is Zoho Notebook, a very complete and varied agenda that allows me to make notes of my work activities, keep a list of pending, add photos of my work meetings, add videos, voice notes, in general, is a digital agenda that makes my job performance much easier. Added to this, Zoho Notebook has one of the most pleasant interface that I have seen in notebook, this, beyond its aesthetic perfection, allows me to use all its tools very easily without complications. I can integrate this software to my android and use it from my phone, without being limited in its use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

It's software that has everything I need. Before using this software I did an exhaustive review of many software that offer the same functions, and I chose Zoho Notebook because they are the most updated and pleasant agendas for my use. I have no negative impressions of this software because I think it is the best digital diary that exists today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

I recommend this agenda to any worker regardless of the functions they perform, as it has such complete and comprehensive features that you will be very useful to record notes, save videos, photographs, voice notes, and everything you need to make your job performance is the most optimal. Acquire Zoho Notebook and you will notice how your performance will increase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

There is nothing I value more in my work than the order and control of my management activities, and Zoho Notebook has been my ally in achieving these goals. Thanks to this software I have been able to perfect the control of the managerial activities that I develop daily, since for me the use of an agenda is indispensable. This software is my labor ally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jonathan A.

Professor

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/28/2019

"The maximum organization in the taking of notes."

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

I like it because it is a very useful and simple application to use and because it has inspiring notes with great pre-established positive content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

From my point of view the only disadvantage of Zoho Notebook is that it is an application in the cloud and an internet connection is required to be able to operate on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

I recommend the use of Zoho Notebook since in this application you can organize your notes according to their nature, which allows you to have maximum order on your computer and your ideas thanks to Zoho. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

Notebook benefits me because it is a highly organized application that helps me to have all my classified notes which favors the search process when I need to access one of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Moises R.

Supervisor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/2/2019

"The most friendly notebook"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

All the applications to create and save notes offer practically the same tools, but Zoho Notebook is already my favorite for several reasons. It is pleasing to the eye and the way in which the files are attached is fast and efficient. I can attach any file from PDF to images, as well as texts written from the keyboard and it is a great alternative to the other payment applications. The experience with this application has been satisfactory, due to its simplicity. We can organize the notes in notebooks, classifying them by themes or by any other characteristic in common. To all this, we can add the possibility of synchronizing all the notes between all the devices in which you have installed the application. Available for any mobile device or on your personal computer, Zoho Notebook is your best option to take your notes easily, pleasing to the eye and always synchronized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

Other notepad applications offer a more organized interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

Zoho Notebook is your best free alternative to save your notes, organize them and have them always at your disposal. I highly recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

Personally Zoho Notebook has allowed me to take any important note for my daily activities. Easy and very attractive visually, I share my to-do lists to be able to offer an immediate response to the requirements of my supervisors. I have been able to save all the photos of the events and organize them according to their date and subject, and then design the final reports of those activities. I quickly record all the details that have been omitted in the events and I have been able to create checklists to avoid future problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AURA T.

Catering Manager Servicio de Banquetes

Food & Beverages

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/1/2019

"I love my notebook that works as an operating system that helps me so much in my business."

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

it's wonderful being able to be interconnected with all my team, with this technology in the cloud, we can connect quickly and make the necessary modifications and save and display on the phones at the moment the design of our menu and promote a quick event. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

I am enjoying with this technology, it works very well for me. For now I have nothing bad to say Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

I recommend because it is easy, fast, accessible, friendly, tidy and colorful. It allows me to create an additional connection and expand communication with my team and my clients in one click. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a very important tool for my business because it has helped me solve problems instantly, take control and make quick and effective changes in connection with my team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pritesh P.

Marketing Consultant, Owner and Chief Struggle Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/24/2018

"The Only App I Use Religiously"

5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

I could go on forever but I randomly came across this brilliant tool and I’m so scatter-brained, I have like 20 organizers/planners on my device but most are deleted now. I literally can’t believe that this is free while some of the others charge for they’re less minimalistic design to simplify use but doesn’t lack in feature richness. You can have several notebooks each with notes that are specially crafted for draft content writing, list making, sketching, capturing images, recording voice memos or docs and attaching files. It’s a great place to use to back up your notes and files while you work on a project and not only can you place locks on the app itsel, on indidividul notebooks or notes and even export a note or document with password protection for the receiving party to access Hhands down my favorite work app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

Not much to complain about really. Not only is it free, its ads free and they don’t make anything difficult or bloated so you can’t figure out the app with a basic how to they provide. This one is a must for people who struggle to keep their notes and tasks in order. Bless that team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

Definitely give this one a try. It’s convinced me to try others by Zoho once I can get back to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

It’s helped me better organize my days that are far too overpacked with things pulling me in so many directions. I quite often would get a to-do list but this app functoins as a backup, voice recorder, scanner, document editor, and list-maker. Did I mention it’s free? Their privacy policy is great which will always win me over and I still don’t get how I have unlimited use of the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roseller A.

Senior Electrical Engineer

Utilities

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/7/2018

"Almost like a personal notebook but digital"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Zoho Notebook?

I like the lock feature of the notebooks. It is like a second layer of defense against prying. I highly value privacy with my notes, since most of them contain important information that is classified not to be disclosed. Good thing they got that lock feature so I feel safe that my notes are all safe. I also like how they put a cover design on the notebooks. A subtly playful way of privacy, rather than showing what is inside of it at first glance. It is refreshing to see covers instead of snap shots of what's inside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zoho Notebook?

It is more of a suggestion, maybe they can have a sync with Google drive or their Zoho account files in place. So one can easily access and paste it to their notes. I also do not like that there's a limit to the file size of the files you can upload. But if you ask me if Zoho notes helped me with my day to day activities, then yes. Totally. Upload size and syncs are not that impeding with its purpose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zoho Notebook:

I'd totally recommend them for starters and advanced user privacy issues as the priority. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zoho Notebook solving and how is that benefiting you?

Instead of bringing encrypted files, I have with me Zoho notes, which I can open at my command. I don't have to put an extra layer of security since they themselves have already thought of it. It saved me the trouble of setting a pry-free security layer or encrypting my notes manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.