1.Goodnotes
Price: 5RMB
Highlights: Text recognition search function
As the most popular note-taking software on the iOS platform, Goodnotes has occupied the first place in the paid list of efficiency apps all the year round, which is enough to show users' love for this software.
Like most note-taking apps, the most basic function of Goodnotes is to create a blank notebook and record anything you want anywhere on the paper. As a third-party software, the most valuable thing about Goodnotes is that it is almost as smooth and zero delay as the native memo of the system, and it supports pressure sensitivity and has a top writing experience.
However, Goodnotes has only two kinds of strokes, pen and ballpoint pen, which is not good enough in the richness of strokes; The thickness of strokes is also the same, and it will not produce strokes according to the weight of writing, similar to marker pens. Goodnotes supports inserting images, text boxes and other elements, but does not support inserting recordings.
Goodnotes can also be used as a PDF reader. When drawing mode is turned on, the lines drawn by hand will be automatically corrected to straight lines, making it more convenient to underline and annotate. After taking notes, you can also export the ink together with the original file, which is very convenient for people who need to take notes in PDF textbooks.
One of the black technologies of p>Goodnotes is the character recognition and search function based on OCR. Even if the handwritten font is scrawled, it can still maintain a high recognition rate, which is very convenient for searching the notes of the whole document.
The sharing function is very powerful, and it can be easily exported as a PDF and shared with other mobile devices and PCs via Airdrop and email.
2.Notability
Price: 68RMB
Highlights: Recording function synchronized with text
Unlike Goodnotes, Notability does not have the concept of notebook, but is more like an A4 piece of paper.
The default strokes of p>Notability are a little richer than those of Goodnotes, and the strokes are with strokes, so the written words look better. Notability's writing experience is as smooth and without delay as Goodnotes.
Notability supports recording while writing. The leader can't remember the tasks assigned during the meeting, and the teacher can't understand them during the class? It doesn't matter, record it and study it slowly.
otherwise, the two softwares are basically the same. In addition, although Notability has no drawing mode, it can still draw a straight line. The method is that the pen tip stops for about 1 second after drawing the line, and the handwritten line will become a straight line.
Summary: Goodnotes and Notability are the two note-taking softwares with the largest number of users at present. There is no difference between them in basic handwriting functions, but only in some practical small functions. Ordinary users don't need to buy both, just choose one according to their own needs. It won't be wasted to buy both. With the split screen function of iPad, you can open Goodnotes and Notability to read two documents at the same time, which is more convenient for consulting materials or checking.
3.Notes plus
Price: 68RMB
Highlights: Ink is directly converted into text
Notes plus is an exquisite note-taking software with a well-designed notebook cover and paper.
Note plus provides very gorgeous fonts, which can simulate ballpoint pens, pens, calligraphy and brushes, and support adjustment of color, thickness and humidity; Fast strokes are slender, slow strokes are heavy, and the effect of writing is comparable to that of real paper and pen. The experience of writing on Notes plus is relatively poor, and you will feel a little inadequate, so in terms of writing fluency, Notability and Goodnotes are better.
Notes plus can convert handwriting into words, and its principle is still OCR recognition technology, except that Goodnotes only uses it for searching. Because it is a software developed by a foreign team, the recognition of Chinese is sometimes not accurate.
Notes plus has a lot of graphics preset, so it is very easy to draw a coordinate axis.
Summary: Notes plus has the most beautiful preset fonts, but it has also gathered a large number of users. By then, if the frequency of character recognition is low, my brother will realize its cost performance.
4.MarginNote
Price: standard version free/official version 68RMB
Highlights: powerful annotation sorting function
Finally, I want to recommend a real niche APP:MarginNote, which was developed by domestic individuals. Although it is not as famous as Goodnotes, its functions are amazing.
MarginNote is not a pure handwriting software. It prefers to annotate and sort out these annotations on learning materials. Although handwriting only exists as an auxiliary tool, and there are only two styles to choose from: pen and highlighter, the writing experience is quite good.
first of all, after opening the PDF file, you can highlight it by lightly crossing the text to be marked, and make comments on the right. The comments can be text, pictures or recordings.
Then, the marked content will automatically generate a card, and a structure map can be formed by simple dragging. The content of the card supports typing and recording, and the color can be customized and search can also be supported. In this way, if you use it to take notes, you can quickly find what you are looking for, especially when memorizing words.
MarginNotes also has a built-in browser, which can directly call up the search engine or Google Translate after selecting the text, thus maintaining the continuity of work.
Finally, after you finish all kinds of annotations, all the annotations will be summarized, and the outline and mind map are linked; The last item in the navigation bar is the learning card, and the keywords of the comments will be automatically made into questions, which is very useful for testing the review effect.
MarginNote provides a wealth of export options. You can export annotations as PDF, or export outlines and mind maps separately.