![]() Once you have a pen set to the option you like, you can add it to your favorites toolbar adding a set of predefined templates that you can quickly use instead of customizing them all over again. One of my favorite features about Notability is the favorites toolbar. ![]() You have a choice of 12 different pen thicknesses, four pen styles, and tons of different colors. Notability features a seamless user interface. So, inherently, Notability has set itself to be as simple and as narrowed down as possible. You only get a limited amount of thickness options and while you can choose any color, the recommended preset is quite limited as well. But, you can also customize them if you wish to do so. You can choose from a ballpoint pen that is relatively consistent with the pressure-sensitive pen. Notability offers you a lot of variety when it comes to changing your pens and colors. Now that we’ve understood a few of the differences in terms of organization between the two, let’s talk about the most important part of a note taking application, the note taking itself! And, the tools that define it. This is because it just has a lot more options to pick and choose from when it comes to font selections and page options. In my opinion, Notability definitely wins when it comes to page customization. So, when you go and make a new page, it may look too small or big depending on the pre-defined template. A new note you make in Notability alongside the PDF will automatically match its existing aspect ratio. However, there’s one key difference between both applications. You can import PDFs in both applications. So, it’ll just match your iOS device’s options. Sadly, there isn’t an option to change your theme in the app. The only other thing you can customize in GoodNotes 5 is the location of your toolbar. However, you can also import your own templates if you want to. The templates are quite similar to Notability with different variants of planners, grids, and music sheets also available. For the paper, you can choose between white, dark, and a pale yellow color. You are also able to import any photo and use it as the cover of your notebook. GoodNotes 5 lets you customize both notebook covers and page covers allowing you to choose between landscape and portrait orientation. For instance, through my usage of Notability, I’ve gone through an entire semester of college without losing a single file, a feat rendered impossible on GoodNotes. I consider that both a negative and a positive. So, if you aren’t one, the application will either turn you into a file organization maniac or will force you out of its ecosystem. Notability forces you to become a better organizer. You can also view your notes in a gallery / list form, and sort them by date, name, and chronologically. But, it is quite enough for students and professionals as it allows for quite a meticulous amount of organization. You can lock subjects with a specific password if they contain personal information (locking all your notes within them) and can also color code them for ease of use.Ĭurrently, Notability only allows a maximum of five layers in a single divider. In essence, all your notes go into a particular subject, and these subjects go into dividers. Now, this structure is intuitive and simple. The organization hierarchy is as follows: And, they’ve done a great job this time around. Notability has really gone through its strides in the past few years in trying to improve its organization. So, I’ve done the deed of purchasing both applications, running them through their paces, and will be comparing them quite a lot! To preface, I’ll be using the iPad Pro M1 equipped with the Apple Pencil 2, an Apple Magic Keyboard, and Paperlike’s screen protector installed.īefore we get started, here’s what we can expect from both GoodNotes and Notability in terms of features: Features GoodNotes Notability Free Versions ✓ ✓ Subscriptions ✓ ✓ One Time Payment ✓ x Taking, Deleting and Editing Notes ✓ PDF Annotation ✓ ✓ Searching ✓ ✓ OCR ✓ ✓ Undo / Redo ✓ ✓ iCloud Synchronization ✓ ✓ Auto Backups ✓ ✓ Palm Rejection ✓ ✓ Importing Images and Documents ✓ ✓ Storage and Organization Before we even get started, if you just want a basic note-taking application, Apple Notes is your best bet.īut, if you’d like to shell out some money to be able to get a lot more features, customization, and versatility with your note-taking experience, then both these applications have a suite of utilities that Apple Notes does not have. Without a shadow of a doubt, the best note-taking applications for iOS this year is Notability and GoodNotes. Last Updated on Januby Ernests Embutnieks
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