App for note taking

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  1. Fireball Dragon, Jun 20, 2017

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    Which is the best note taking app? Ideally one that syncs across iOS and macOS.

    I really like Moleskine, but there is a little lag and cannot view the virtual notebooks on my Mac.

    Notes is fine (no lag), but I notice that the writing appears more jagged than Moleskine. Also, no page lines (or are there?).
     
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  2. spiderman0616, Jun 20, 2017

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    I really like Notability and OneNote for note taking--both fantastic.
     
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  3. Fireball Dragon, Jun 20, 2017

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    Thanks. I had a feeling OneNote would come up! I have that on both my MacBook and iPad so that may be a potential option.

    I just checked out notability which is £9.99. Is it worth it over OneNote?
     
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  4. topdog9000, Jun 20, 2017

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    Notability is good. I've also used Goodnotes a lot and probably one of my favorites.
     
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  5. willmtaylor, Jun 20, 2017

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    Notes, Notability, Goodnotes, Evernote.
     
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  6. Fireball Dragon, Jun 20, 2017

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    I'll add Goodnotes to the list to check out.

    I used to use Evernote, but stopped after the subscription for multiple devices came in.
     
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  7. TechGod, Jun 20, 2017

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    Why not Pages?
     
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  8. ipos, Jun 20, 2017

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    penultimate?
     
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  9. willmtaylor, Jun 20, 2017

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    He mentioned "jagged writing," so I'm assuming he's looking for an app with handwriting for the Apple Pencil or a stylus. I don't think Pages offers that, does it? (I honestly don't know.)
     
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  10. spiderman0616, Jun 20, 2017

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    I believe all the Office and iWork apps have integrated Pencil support.
     
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  11. willmtaylor, Jun 20, 2017

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    Really? I didn't know that. Very cool if so!
     
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  12. emembee, Jun 20, 2017

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    Office does but can't see a draw mode in iWork, at least not in numbers which is the only iWork app I use!
     
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  13. Fireball Dragon, Jun 20, 2017

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    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.

    I've been 'testing' One Note this evening (which I already have on my iPad and mac). Actually working quite well!

    Does Penultimate sync across iOS and macOS?
     
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  14. 00Insomnia00, Jun 22, 2017

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    Take a look at Myscript Nebo. It has an awesome handwriting
    recognition. My workflow looks like this: Writing with pencil in nebo, export it to words, where i can add something or print. It's great!
     
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  15. GerritV, Jun 22, 2017

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    Yes, through Evernote...
     
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  16. ipos, Jun 22, 2017

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    Procreate is a good app
     
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  17. Fireball Dragon, Jun 23, 2017

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    I started using One Note as I already had it on my iPad and Mac. Actually quite good so far! No lag, syncs well, nice interface.
     
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  18. sracer, Jun 23, 2017

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    One thing to watch out for when using OneNote on any platform... the constant syncing to sync every little change that is made. It can have an impact on battery life. I've gotten into the habit of going into airplane mode (on my iPad Pro) or disable WiFi when using OneNote on my Macbook Air during meetings.
     
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  19. Fireball Dragon, Jun 24, 2017

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    Thanks for the heads-up. I did not factor that in.
     
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  20. GerritV, Jun 24, 2017

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    Now that is what I'd call a smart move :)
     
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  21. Dave Meadows, Jul 2, 2017

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    Has anyone tried Scrivener? Supposed to be good but £19.99!
     
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  22. willmtaylor, Jul 2, 2017

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    That's really more for longer documents with multiple drafts/revisions.
     
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  23. ipos, Jul 8, 2017
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    bought Goodnotes 4 note and pdf. fantastic good
     
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  24. Rajani Isa, Jul 10, 2017

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    At least in iOS 11 under the "share this" option you can add lines and grids in notes. Noticed this while sketching something today.
     
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  25. willmtaylor, Jul 10, 2017

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    Does Notability have OCR for searching words that are hand written? Anyone know?
     
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