With the, the at last comes to the masses. Apple’s recent push to get its scrappy tablet back in schools means you no longer how to shell out mountains of cash if you want to use the iPad like a digital legal pad, and that’s good news for all of us regardless of whether we’re in boardrooms or third-grade history class. Even better for Apple Pencil newcomers, the App Store is already stuffed with note-taking apps that use it to its full potential. Here are our favorites, chosen after years of enthusiastic experimentation. ( We've updated this article with a video demonstration. We've also included Cardflow+, which is a different type of note-taking app than the others we've discussed, but it's no less effective.) Apple Notes: The best free app If you want a head start on writing on an iPad with an Apple Pencil, then there’s no better place to start than Apple’s own Notes app. It’s not exactly packed with features: You can’t even adjust the stroke width for the included pen, highlighter, and pencil tools. In fact, true to Apple form, customization feels forbidden. All you can really do is choose between blank, lined, or gridded paper and write in black, blue, green, yellow, or red. ![]() It’s kind of magical. The iCloud syncing across all iOS devices is nice, too, but if we’re being blunt, Apple basically did the bare minimum here. To truly see what the Apple Pencil is capable of, you have to look elsewhere (and likely spend a little cash). Ginger Labs Notability: The best all-purpose app, fittingly enough, is by far the most notable app that supports the Apple Pencil, and for good reason. If you’re going to spend money on any handwriting-compatible app, consider spending $10 on this one. Not only does Notability lets you do everything from annotating PDFs to making shapes, but it also captures the experience of writing with a pen or pencil better than any of its competitors. The strokes are fluid and precise, allowing you to forget about trying to get the stylus to work properly and simply focus on your writing. Leif Johnson/IDG Notability doesn’t offer many fancy options for writing tools, but the options it does give you work so well that others rarely feel needed. The appeal doesn’t end there, though. Notability also excels by letting you choose between nine styles of lined and unlined paper, and it gives you 15 choices for paper color as well. (Weirdly, none of those choices mimic the sulphuric yellow of a legal pad.) It’s easy to import PDFs and webpages and mark them up as though they were paper. ![]() Sep 12, 2014 IMHO, if your note taking app has a zoombox, you won't need a fine tip stylus - at least when you write within the zoombox. On the other hand, if you plan on writing directly on the screen on a 1:1 scale, you probably do need a fine tip. Aug 8, 2018 - Apple Notes: The best free app. Ginger Labs Notability: The best all-purpose app. Time Base Technology GoodNotes 4: The best for organizers. MyScript Nebo: The best for handwriting recognition. Microsoft OneNote: The best for collaboration. WriteOn Notes Plus: The best use of 'digital paper'. You can record audio while you’re writing by hand, and you can hear exactly what was being said when you wrote a note. Notability’s iCloud support works like a dream, so you can easily write out notes from your iPad and consult them on your (separately sold) within seconds. You’ll find that feature in traditional note-taking apps like, but the ability to call up your handwritten scrawl on your phone at any time counts as a major plus. Time Base Technology GoodNotes 4: The best for organizers lives up to its name. It’s not quite as intuitive as Notability and so it falls short of “great,” but it offers many of the same options found in its notable rival and even a couple of better ones for good measure.
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