Best notetaking app?

butters149 said:

Hi,

Just wondering what the best note-taking app was? I want the kind where you can use a stylus of some sort and write and it'll recognize your writing. I heard WritePad was good, are there any that is better? Also what kind of stylus is recommended?

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That's the only handwriting recognition app available now.

I've just redownloaded it, and I like the latest version much more. It's no longer dull and colorless. I can use this, but I wouldn't say a stylus is as useful as one may think.

I think it really depends on what kind of note takings you do. For me, I need to write symbols and graphs in many of my classes so I prefer natural handwriting apps like Note Taker HD. But sounds like all you need is text, if so, why don't you just use the on screen keyboard with any office product? I can type pretty accurately with landscaped iPad keyboard.

Well I'm biochem major and most of the note-takings I do are with chemical symbols and equations. I could never take notes if all I have is keyboard. I tried that and it didn't work for me. I got Note Taker HD cause it's like writing on paper. I can do anything and draw anything. It's really up to what you need. I heard penultimate is a good alternative.

@butters I don't use stylus. Also you should know that if you plan on buying a stylus, you should take a look at penultimate because it has that write-protection feature so it would be a lot easier to write with penultimate. However, I still prefer Note Taker HD cause, the writing box make any writings look better especially since I write with my index finger.

butters149 said:

so how do u write?

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Finger. And I always carry a spare.

PaperDesk is good. Much better than Penultimate.