Note taking and annotating apps??

Goodreader is mandatory!

Notetaker HD is my recommendation for the best handwritten note taker. I've tried a lot of them, and this one was the best at duplicating pen and paper note taking.

 

Evernote?

 

Pages and/or Evernote. You have neither on the poll so I'll just post them here.

 

+1 for Evernote. its a great app.

 

Yes. Selection of the input method is a menu choice at the top of the screen.

 

One important piece of info needed to answer this question is whether you want to be able to handwrite your notes. I said Notes Plus, but if you don't need to handwrite things then there are probably better ones for all-typed notes. Whereas others (like the abovementioned Pages and Evernote) don't allow handwriting at all.

Also, I'm really liking the free Noterize for quick scribble-on-a-PDF tasks.

 

+1

Im totally in love with evernote, thus would like to find a decent stylus to hand draw diagrams and insert them as pdfs

 

Other -Noteshelf

 

I only have 1 of the list, and I do not know the others.

perhaps you should ask reviews then ask which you should get?

 

The Bamboo Stylus is my favorite hands down. I have tried several other and this one is the best for me so far. It's a little more expensive than some, but well worth it IMHO.

 

I have a targus stylus. I was wary of the rounded tip at first, but I've learned that it's really the software, not the stylus, that defines your handwriting experience. Given the big tips on all capacitative styli, a program with zoomed-in writing is an absolute necessity. Personally, notes plus is my fave for that.

 

I've tried NoteTaker HD but like the UI and efficiency of Notes Plus a lot more. If you wait for the right time, you can get it for sale for 99¢ and it is def. worth it. In terms of PDF annotations, GoodReader works the best with different engine options. PDF Expert isn't bad really; but GoodReader is better. Only advantage of PDF Expert over GR is that when you turn a document into landscape, it automatically fits width to screen (I think the latest GR added this). Lastly, GR is constantly updated and so is Notes Plus.

 

Unfortunately, you're right. The capacitive screen on the iPad places major limitations on the precision and functionality of note taking. There are differences in the quality of styluses, imo, but there are inherent limits on both styluses and software given the hardware Apple has used on the iPad.

I'm interested in hearing how the new Lenovo ThinkPad Stylus with a built-in stylus and pressure sensitive hardware/software works.

 

i've been trying a lot of them and i agree that Note Taker is good

my favorite is neu.Notes

also neu.Annotate (for PDFs)

 

sure. take a look at my thread somewhere in this forum about digitizing stuff. i recommend something like scansnap if you are doing this on a regular basis. goodreader will mark it up.

 

a picture is a great idea. it's just that the quality can be rather disappointing. i have used the ipod4 on occasion, but prefer a digital camera. if it's worth saving, it's worth doing well. you might want to give a try to apps like scannerpro. i prefer to touch up photos with that.