Notetaking Apps and Software
Free/Low Cost AT for Notetaking
Features:
- Synchronize your notes with the audio recording of your lecture
- Take hand-written
- Import lecture slides as the background to your notes
Cost: Free and Paid Version $5.99-$12.99
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS; iPad; Android
Features:
- A one-stop place to collect notes, files, web clippings, and images with the ability
to access them on virtually any device
- Collect and find your information easily
- Great tool for researching, planning events and everyday organizational use
- Collaborate with others on projects using the sharing features
Cost: Free or Premium $7.99/month
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone; iPod Touch; Android; Windows Phone; Blackberry;
hp WebOS
Features:
- Take notes in class or with online learning
- Combine audio, slides, and your own text notes in one place
- Focus on active listening by highlighting moments with Quick Labels
- Come back and review whenever you need to
Cost: Free trial, then $12.00/month
Compatibility: Windows, Mac and Chromebooks that are running the Chrome web browser; iOS (iPhone
and iPad); Android
Features:
- Annotate PDF, Word Doc, PowerPoint, and image files with this app
- Use the typewriter, pen, highlighter, stamp, note, underline, photo, voice and other
tools to annotate your document
- Import PDFs or compress and export for secured sharing with others
Cost: $9.99
Compatibility: iOS: iPad
Features:
- Take all your notes in OneNote by typing, writing with a touchscreen, importing pictures,
video, web links, and other resources
- Ability to record your lecture with this program
- Divide up your classes and work by notebook, section, and pages
- Using OneDrive online, share your OneNote document for others to work on and interact
with
- Search your notes for the ability to easily find what you need
Cost: Free with a Microsoft Office account
Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS, iOS: iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone
Features:
- Write, type, or use highlighters to annotate your notes using the all-in-one notetaking
app
- Ability to take pictures and audio record with the sound being linked to your notes
- Use Google Drive, Dropbox and Box to import, export and share documents such as PowerPoints
and take notes directly on them
- Organize all your notes in one place
Cost: $8.99
Compatibility: Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone
Features:
- A web application that creates a note-taking board to gather notes
- Ability to upload PDFs, Docs, images, and website links (varies between demo and premium
version)
- Create multiple note-taking boards
- Collaborate with others by sharing your note-taking board
- Customizable background and note style
Cost: Free; $3/month for Premium
Compatibility: Online Resource with Chrome extension
Features:
- Record conversations using Otter on your phone or web browser
- Import or sync recordings from other services, including Zoom
- Get real-time streaming transcripts and, within minutes, rich searchable notes with
text, audio, images, speaker ID, and key phrases
- Share or export voice notes to inform others and get on the same page
Cost: Basic version is free, an Educational Discount of 50% off the regular subscription
price of a Pro plan is available by signing up or logging in using your school email
address
Compatibility: Online Resource; iOS: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch; Android
Features:
- Write, sketch, draw or doodle notes and information on your iPad
- Lifelike paper in-app imitate writing on real paper
- Sync with your Evernote account for access anywhere, anytime using your computer or
mobile devices
- Search your notes using the search feature in your Evernote Account
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS: iPad
Features:
- Type or write out your notes while the audio recording is synced to each word or pen
stroke
- Tap on the word and then the play button to playback what was being said at that moment
in the audio recording
- Share your audio recording and notes via email, Dropbox, or transfer directly to your
computer
Cost: $4.99
Compatibility: Mac; iOS: iPad
