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About Notability: AI Notes & Planner

From your first lecture to your next big meeting, Notability helps you think, learn, and work better. Take handwritten notes, annotate documents, record audio, and stay organized in one place so your ideas are always clear, searchable, and ready when you need them. NEW: NOTABILITY CLASSIC IS BACK Prefer to pay one time for Notability? Our Classic plan is a one-time purchase with no subscription required. FREE DIGITAL NOTES FOR WORK & SCHOOL • Write, type, or sketch with digital ink, highlighters, and text tools. • Mark up anything: PDFs, textbooks, lecture slides, images, and more. • Combine handwriting, typed text, images, diagrams, and sketches on the same page. • Stay organized with customizable folders and subjects that grow with you. FOR PROFESSIONALS: WORK SMARTER AND SAVE TIME • Mark up documents, capture meetings, organize ideas, and present with confidence. • Import and handwrite on any document: PDFs, DOCs, presentations, reports, and more. • Fill out forms in the office or on a job site. • Combine handwriting, text, photos and documents in one place. • Record calls and meetings to transcribe voice in real-time. Audio is synced to your notes so nothing is missed. • Receive automated meeting notes, takeaways, and summaries. • Search handwriting, transcripts, text, and PDFs to quickly revisit decisions and action items. • Present notes, documents, and ideas in full screen, with a laser pointer to guide attention. • View and edit two notes side-by-side to stay focused and productive. • Share a PDF of your note in one tap. FOR STUDENTS: STUDY SMARTER AND ACE EXAMS • Take handwritten notes digitally or annotate lecture slides or your textbooks. • Record lectures and get instant audio transcripts and real-time summaries in your notes. • Audio recordings are synced to the exact moment you write in a note — perfect for lectures. • Import lecture slides, textbook PDFs, and assignments into organized folders and subjects. • Search across handwriting, typed notes, and transcripts to instantly find content from classes. • Study content from your note with personalized quizzes and flashcards to practice with active recall. • Chat with your notes to review concepts, clarify ideas, and prepare for exams. WORK YOUR WAY • Seamlessly switch between handwriting and typing. • Import files instantly and keep everything connected. • Share notes easily to collaborate or get feedback when needed. • Access your notes across iPad, iPhone, Mac, and the web. • Create beautiful notes using templates from the Notability Gallery. UPGRADE TO A NOTABILITY SUBSCRIPTION Notability is free to use. With an upgraded subscription, you can receive: • Unlimited note-taking • AI-powered productivity and study tools • Handwriting recognition and math conversion • Live Audio transcripts • Auto-backup and iCloud sync Download for free on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and web. Privacy Policy: notability.com/privacy Terms of Service: notability.com/terms

Notability: AI Notes & Planner details

Notability: AI Notes & Planner is a free Productivity app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac, developed by Ginger Labs. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 457,009 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 17.5 or later, is 411 MB to download and is available in 20 languages. It was first released on April 1, 2010 and last updated on September 23, 2026.

Category
Productivity
Rating
4.8 / 5 (457,009 ratings)
Price
Free
Current version
16.12.3
Size
411 MB
Requires
iOS 17.5 or later
Compatibility
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac
Languages
English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and 12 more
Age rating
4+
Released
April 1, 2010
Last updated
September 23, 2026
Developer
Ginger Labs

Ratings breakdown

5 stars 88% (404,360) 4 stars 6% (28,753) 3 stars 1% (5,965) 2 stars 1% (3,145) 1 star 3% (14,786)

What’s new in Notability: AI Notes & Planner

• Notability for Business Templates: Add templates for your team to use when creating notes. • Fixed an issue with scrolling alongside text selection. • General crash and stability improvements. Thanks for using Notability.

Version 16.12.3 · Updated September 23, 2026

Notability: AI Notes & Planner app privacy

The developer, Ginger Labs, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Identifiers: Device ID

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Contact Info: Email Address
  • Diagnostics: Crash Data

Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction
  • Diagnostics: Other Diagnostic Data

Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality

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