

It has great handwriting and I like how it works. GoodNotes is my favorite app at the moment. As long as I cannot do that with Penultimate, it won't fit my needs. I want to put my final note into Evernote as a PDF, and the value in Evernote (for me) is to add text to a note with attachments so that I can contextualize it. Personally, I have no interest with syncing it to my Evernote account, though I can see why some people would. I also need to be able to annotate PDFs with it, and without this function, it has no place in my workflow. Penultimate does a better job with handwriting, but without a zoom box, it is a non-starter for me.
Notability for ipad mini plus#
For me, this kind of stuff is really important in a handwriting app, and despite many wonderful improvements to Notes Plus over the years, the handwriting remains unacceptable (for my use case).

This happens less, and sometimes not at all, in other apps. In particular, my "e" is always shortened so that the letter doesn't complete. It is something I have been reporting for years, but it remains an issue. The handwriting doesn't work well, and my letters get modified in unsightly ways. Notes Plus is pretty nice overall, but for my use case, it is not so great. But check out Notes Plus on the iPad - I use it with the Hand stylus most of the time too, which is also highly recommended.Īnd no - I'm not on the payroll or commission for either Notes Plus or I can then sort it out in Evernote, tag it, and put it into whatever notebook I want. I've set up my default notebook in Evernote as a sort of inbox, as I also have it linked to other apps as well (such as Zite, and my iPad browser, iCab Mobile), so anything I send to Evernote from anywhere goes to the "Inbox" notebook. And I can send notes from Notes Plus to Evernote on a completely selective basis by email. So, I use Notes Plus as a note-taking, scribbling, diagrams, and general writing pad app, while I use Evernote for storing vast amounts of information much of which is random and unrelated between different notebooks. Which, for me at least, is better than Penultimate syncing absolutely everything. It doesn't link directly to Evernote, but it has Email out, so I just email notes that I want in Evernote to my Evernote email address. The palm protector works a treat, the zoom feature works beautifully, the writing is oh-so-responsive, it takes voice notes, and it syncs via Dropbox. Its note-taking features, though - the main reason for the app - are absolutely superb. It even has a built-in browser that allows you so select chunks of a page and "flick" it over to your notebook - fabulous for research or working up a lesson, assignment, etc. However, after seeing several of the Med Students I teach (who were the ones who put me onto Notability) switching to Notes Plus, I made the switch myself as well.Īnd - WOW! If you think Notability has features, you should check out Notes Plus.

I switched from Penultimate to Notability, and was mighty impressed, as are others in this thread. I know I've posted this in other areas of the forum - specifically the Penultimate threads - but for those looking for alternatives, have a look at Notes Plus.
