I now own several of these and I use them daily. The best (by far) for note taking is the Wacom Bamboo Stylus. It is noisy to write with though, so it isn't the best for note taking and meetings. The one I'd recommend for artistic work on a tablet is the Adonit Jot Pro. One was outstanding (especially for note-taking). One was very good (especially for artistic endeavors). And, you can send recordings to iTunes.Īs far as writing instruments go, I've tried lots of them. In addition to the automatic PDF export via online services mentioned above, you can export notes via email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, WebDAV, etc.It has a sleep timer to prevent your iOS device from going to sleep while you are in your meeting.It lets you record audio during meetings or presentations.It has a built-in highlighter that also has numerous color choices and an eraser.It lets you use a variety of widths for your pencil/pen and a variety of colors and it is very easy to change these on the go.The interface itself has a variety of themes that can be selected. It allows you to mark up pdf files, photos, and take notes on blank "epaper" of various colors and designs (lines, grids, etc.).It syncs across all your iOS devices via iCloud.It can be set to automatically back up your notes as PDF files in the cloud (e.g., via Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or WebDAV).The filing system is quite nice and the interface and electronic ink engine are outstanding and very easy to use.This one really dominates the competition. While several iOS apps present some important trade-offs (e.g., Penultimate links very well to Evernote) , the best app in my opinion is Notability. And, I also feel strongly that this solution dominates note taking with paper and pen/pencil. I narrowed my choices down to a few good candidates and I'm now comfortable sharing what I think is the best solution. Initially I tried several iOS apps and several writing devices. I've been using an iPad or iPad mini for over a year to take notes at meetings, to summarize readings, and to mark up PDF files.
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