Note taking apps for Ipad?

[tpsych]

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I am looking for advice specifically about note taking apps for the Ipad. I read the recent threads talking about ALL apps and found a lot of talk about iannotate but I wanted to create a thread specifically for note taking. Any advice or comments would be appreciated. Does anybody have experience with Note Taker HD or any others?

 

[Hemorrage]

i use notability- i've tried a ton of others and they all suck

 

[EnergyDrink]

Not for note taking, but for reading papers/PDFs: iAnnotate

It was $10, and I held out for a while, but it really is excellent for reading scientific papers. If you're not doing serious lab work (with a thesis) then I don't think it is really worth it.

 

[Mountaineer12]

i use notability- i've tried a ton of others and they all suck

+1

I adore notability and it was really cheap.

 

[david199380]

I digg notability also.

 

[tpsych]

Thanks for the replies. Any other thoughts?

 

[leeyuhang]

notes plus and goodreader

 

[tide11189]

Notability is by far the best note taking app. I also bought the glide stylist for writing.


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[Praefectus]

Dragon Dictation?

 

[hookgrip]

I don't know your exact usage scenario, but if you want to do a lot of handwriting, tablets like the iPad are not as good as convertible tablet PCs.

The iPad (and most other tablets) lack an active digitizer, so you lose accuracy and pressure-sensitivity when writing. The screens in these tablets are great for finger input, but most of them are not optimized for pen input. There are a few exceptions, such as the Galaxy Note and HTC Flyer (which do have active digitizers), but those are the exception rather than the rule. On the other hand, all convertible tablet PCs (like the Thinkpad X220t) have either Wacom or NTrig digitizers built in, so the writing experience is much better.

Plus, on a convertible tablet, you can run windows, and that means you can use the best note-taking app of all...Microsoft OneNote.

 

[bigDee]

I don't know your exact usage scenario, but if you want to do a lot of handwriting, tablets like the iPad are not as good as convertible tablet PCs.

The iPad (and most other tablets) lack an active digitizer, so you lose accuracy and pressure-sensitivity when writing. The screens in these tablets are great for finger input, but most of them are not optimized for pen input. There are a few exceptions, such as the Galaxy Note and HTC Flyer (which do have active digitizers), but those are the exception rather than the rule. On the other hand, all convertible tablet PCs (like the Thinkpad X220t) have either Wacom or NTrig digitizers built in, so the writing experience is much better.

Plus, on a convertible tablet, you can run windows, and that means you can use the best note-taking app of all...Microsoft OneNote.

I just downloaded Notability for the iPad to check it out and its amazing. Actually I can't wait to start using it for class. It seems very responsive to my finger for handwriting and absolutely worth the $0.99.

 

[hookgrip]

I just downloaded Notability for the iPad to check it out and its amazing. Actually I can't wait to start using it for class. It seems very responsive to my finger for handwriting and absolutely worth the $0.99.

If you've used both an iPad and a real tablet PC, it's quite easy to tell the difference. The latter is much closer to writing on paper than the iPad, mainly due to the pressure-sensitivity that the iPad lacks.