Notebook – AI Notes, Notepad

Name: Notebook – AI Notes, Notepad
Rating: 4.7 (23850 reviews)
Author: Zoho Corporation

Voice Memo, To-Do & Planner

Free · In‑App Purchases

24K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Zoho Corporation
Language

EN
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232.6
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iOS 27 is here, and Notebook is built for it. A Knowledge Graph on your device answers from your own notes. Plus Visual Intelligence, Siri notes and Image Playground. Zoho Notebook is a free, ad-free note-taking app for students, teams and researchers: capture, find and reuse what you write down — typed notes, Apple Pencil handwriting, voice recordings with AI transcription, checklists, files and document scans in one note. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and other devices. WHAT PEOPLE USE NOTEBOOK FOR 1. MEETING AND LECTURE NOTES Record with audio or video cards; Notebook AI turns it into searchable text with timestamps, so you jump straight to the decision instead of replaying it. Structured minutes with title, participants, decisions and action points sit in the note beside your highlights. Record screen and self at once; longer videos get chapters. 2. STUDY AND RESEARCH Record lectures and search the transcript weeks later. Scan textbooks and business cards, handwrite and sketch with Apple Pencil, use OCR to find text inside photos and handwritten notes, so nothing you captured becomes unfindable. A long note becomes an AI mind map before an exam. 3. DAILY TO-DOS AND JOURNALING Dedicated checklist cards keep tasks beside your notes, and recurring reminders keep them on schedule. Journaling prompts come from your own activity, easier to keep than a blank page. 4. FILES, SCANS, AND SAVED READING Add PDFs, Word docs and spreadsheets with file cards. Articles, videos, recipes and how-tos become Smart Cards, formatted automatically, readable offline and ad-free. Group it all into nested collections. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK Is it free? Yes, with 2GB of free storage and no ads. Notebook Pro adds more storage, longer notes, larger attachments, Email-In to save emails as notes, premium covers, and custom recurring reminders. Can I move my notes from Evernote, Google Keep, or OneNote? Yes, with dedicated migration tools; it arrives organized. Is my data private? Notes are encrypted in transit and at rest. We never sell your data and never show ads. Lock notes or notebooks with a password, Touch ID or Face ID; previews stay hidden until unlocked. Does it work offline? Yes. Create, edit and read offline, then pick up on another device once it syncs to the cloud. What can Notebook AI do? Transcribe audio and video, build mind maps, summarize and simplify, fix grammar, set tone (casual, professional, friendly, direct, or confident), translate into any language, draft notes, checklists, tables, code or a template from a prompt, and suggest tags. Notebook AI is a separate add-on. Does it use on-device AI and Siri? Yes. An on-device Knowledge Graph links ideas across notebooks and answers questions from your own notes. Siri creates and updates notes by voice with the app closed, and On-Screen Awareness summarizes what's on screen without switching apps. Can I share with non-users? Yes. @mention people to collaborate in real time, or publish a public note or video by link. MORE INSIDE - Search by title, content, tag, collaborator, or notebook; filter by any card type, contact, or link; search within one note; sort by date or relevance, with auto-suggestions and recent searches, offline and across languages - iPhone: text-search audio notes, share via iMessage, dictate with Siri, recent notes from the Notification Bar, SharePlay in calls - iPad: drag and drop, split view, slide over, multiple windows, Stage Manager - Apple Watch: record audio, scribble notes, check off lists, add photo notes, record in one tap from a watch face complication - VoiceOver and a dark interface - Roll back to any of a note's last 10 versions Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled and are charged to your Apple Account. Prices vary by location. Manage in your account settings. Privacy - https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html Terms - https://www.zoho.com/terms.html

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MAJOR UPDATE
Notebook Meets iOS 27

Knowledge Graph, Visual Intelligence, Siri AI Notes & Image Playground. All on-device, powered by Apple Intelligence

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

24K Ratings

This puts Apple’s stock Notes app to shame!
06/04/2022
mpaul389
I rarely do reviews, but I can honestly say that I have been in love with this app for several years now. It has every feature, well, except one I can think of, that I, personally, could ask for in an app like this! I love the tagging, the customization (personal wallpapers for folder), the easy PDF converter/sharing, the easy app integration with other apps…the list goes on. The only feature I would like, and to be honest, I don’t even think you can do it with any app other than the ones that come in the phone (maybe not), is when you search for something on the main screen of your actual phone it doesn’t seem to search through the app. I was looking for some information I know I had saved the other day, but I could not recall where I had saved it. I had to open the app and search within here to find it. Frustrating because I almost gave up thinking maybe I didn’t save the information in the first place. I thought apps used to be able to do this without having to open them, but I can’t recall anything anymore. Again, maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it’s not the worst thing. All the other features out surpass that one negative thing in my opinion. Totally worth, at the very least, checking out!!

Developer Response
Thank you for sharing us a positive review. We're glad to know that you like the app. Regarding the search option, we request you to try using the option 'Show more notes; which will use our server search with better results.
This puts Apple’s stock Notes app to shame!
06/04/2022
mpaul389

I rarely do reviews, but I can honestly say that I have been in love with this app for several years now. It has every feature, well, except one I can think of, that I, personally, could ask for in an app like this! I love the tagging, the customization (personal wallpapers for folder), the easy PDF converter/sharing, the easy app integration with other apps…the list goes on. The only feature I would like, and to be honest, I don’t even think you can do it with any app other than the ones that come in the phone (maybe not), is when you search for something on the main screen of your actual phone it doesn’t seem to search through the app. I was looking for some information I know I had saved the other day, but I could not recall where I had saved it. I had to open the app and search within here to find it. Frustrating because I almost gave up thinking maybe I didn’t save the information in the first place. I thought apps used to be able to do this without having to open them, but I can’t recall anything anymore. Again, maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it’s not the worst thing. All the other features out surpass that one negative thing in my opinion. Totally worth, at the very least, checking out!!
Developer Response 06/07/2022
Thank you for sharing us a positive review. We're glad to know that you like the app. Regarding the search option, we request you to try using the option 'Show more notes; which will use our server search with better results.
Please fix the text to type — It’s unusable
09/16/2023
MJDmel
I don’t want to leave a negative review because I don’t think that’s constructive, but as a longtime user (~5 years), I would appreciate a few fixes. First, the type to text feature is unusable. I can’t see a way I can simply write, which makes this app one I won’t use much now because I like the tactile feel of writing notebooks. Until the text to type feature is actually working, there should be a way to simply write. And actually, I think there should always be a way to write. Am I missing it? Also. There should be stationary for writing — storyboard/legal, dots, regular lined paper, along with the existing blank paper. As for the text to type, it turns text to type long before it’s given me a chance to finish writing a word. It will do this after I write ‘I’ for ‘if’ or ‘o’ for ‘of’. It wont convert a handwritten ‘a’ to anything but ‘A’. But the biggest problem that makes it unusable is what happens when you reach the end of the typewritten line. It doesn’t matter where you write, it will take whatever you write and insert it into the middle of other words. It means that you spend your time at the end of every sentence trying to type enough words so you can write a few words again until you have to type again or give up on the project when you realize you’ve spent more time correcting than writing, have lost an important flow needed to write, and still have a document riddled with typos. It’s still a great app. Please fix this! It would be fantastic if it worked! 👌

Developer Response
Hi, We appreciate your review, and sorry that you have to go through such issues, especially when writing in a note. We are keen to have this briefly checked and analyzed and get it fixed for you. Request you to share a screen recording of this behaviour and send it to [email protected]. We shall look into it ASAP.
Please fix the text to type — It’s unusable
09/16/2023
MJDmel

I don’t want to leave a negative review because I don’t think that’s constructive, but as a longtime user (~5 years), I would appreciate a few fixes. First, the type to text feature is unusable. I can’t see a way I can simply write, which makes this app one I won’t use much now because I like the tactile feel of writing notebooks. Until the text to type feature is actually working, there should be a way to simply write. And actually, I think there should always be a way to write. Am I missing it? Also. There should be stationary for writing — storyboard/legal, dots, regular lined paper, along with the existing blank paper. As for the text to type, it turns text to type long before it’s given me a chance to finish writing a word. It will do this after I write ‘I’ for ‘if’ or ‘o’ for ‘of’. It wont convert a handwritten ‘a’ to anything but ‘A’. But the biggest problem that makes it unusable is what happens when you reach the end of the typewritten line. It doesn’t matter where you write, it will take whatever you write and insert it into the middle of other words. It means that you spend your time at the end of every sentence trying to type enough words so you can write a few words again until you have to type again or give up on the project when you realize you’ve spent more time correcting than writing, have lost an important flow needed to write, and still have a document riddled with typos. It’s still a great app. Please fix this! It would be fantastic if it worked! 👌
Developer Response 09/18/2023
Hi, We appreciate your review, and sorry that you have to go through such issues, especially when writing in a note. We are keen to have this briefly checked and analyzed and get it fixed for you. Request you to share a screen recording of this behaviour and send it to [email protected]. We shall look into it ASAP.
This is amazing! But it just needs a few more!
12/01/2020
Blue Doodlez
I’ve downloaded a bunch of journaling apps and I absolutely love this one for notes too. I love the interface and the organization of it. I like to write down all my thoughts because I don’t have the friends to share them with. Despite the amazing appeal of it, there isn’t much you can do when it comes to writing. You’re not able to change the font of certain areas or highlight anything. I love being able to add audios and be able to draw but when it comes to the scribbling part, you’re making a separate photo rather than actually drawing on the notes that you wrote. What I think would make this app be one of the best note taking apps if they were able to add the ability to highlight text, change fonts, change the color of text, and be able to draw ON the text. It really upsets me that I’m other apps I’m required to pay them even though I can just do the same thing for free on an art program and also do the same exact thing easily for free with a real notebook and some pens, or on google docs we’re able to highlight and change the colors and all that. This addition would especially be helpful for me and many others during the pandemic since most of us are online learners.
This is amazing! But it just needs a few more!
12/01/2020
Blue Doodlez

I’ve downloaded a bunch of journaling apps and I absolutely love this one for notes too. I love the interface and the organization of it. I like to write down all my thoughts because I don’t have the friends to share them with. Despite the amazing appeal of it, there isn’t much you can do when it comes to writing. You’re not able to change the font of certain areas or highlight anything. I love being able to add audios and be able to draw but when it comes to the scribbling part, you’re making a separate photo rather than actually drawing on the notes that you wrote. What I think would make this app be one of the best note taking apps if they were able to add the ability to highlight text, change fonts, change the color of text, and be able to draw ON the text. It really upsets me that I’m other apps I’m required to pay them even though I can just do the same thing for free on an art program and also do the same exact thing easily for free with a real notebook and some pens, or on google docs we’re able to highlight and change the colors and all that. This addition would especially be helpful for me and many others during the pandemic since most of us are online learners.
Very good. 👍👍
01/22/2024
Krug j.
Has been a good note taking app, but was always a bit glitchy when navigating a work in progress. This seems to have improved just lately though. Has some nice features, which work very well. This is why I’ve continued using it over some others. Lately though a number of app makers are going the way of some other greedy app developers by changing to subscription’s. Subscriptions are for magazines, who have totally new content every month. "Most apps don’t." I’ve never had a subscription app, and I never will. I will pay a fair one time price, for a good, and well supported app… I’ve now been informed that everything with the current non subscription plan will remain the same as it was, and you can still write notes up to 30MB, Upload files of a size up to 100MB, Get 24x5 support via Email, Community forum and access to the NB knowledge base, Get Complete offline access to your notes, Rollback to any of the past 10 versions of any notecard, Setup recurring reminders to your notecard, Lock your notes, Private Share and much more… So from the response that I and others have received, I’ve gathered that they are assuring us that we will continue to have all the same features and great support we’ve become accustomed to.

Developer Response
Hi Krug J, We can understand how you feel about the app. The free version of the app would still remain same and we've not compromised any features we provide you on free for a paid plan. We're not going to change the whole app to a paid one. You get to use all the existing features on the app with the same free version. It's just that you have to go for a paid plan for extended features and services we offer you. You can still write notes, Upload files, Get support, Set up Recurring Reminders, Get Offline access to notes, Lock them and much more. And we can assure you that we odder you best features in free version as well as in paid when compared to other competitors. We can still compete with any free app with the features we provide. We hope you understand our concept and reconsider your rating.
Very good. 👍👍
01/22/2024
Krug j.

Has been a good note taking app, but was always a bit glitchy when navigating a work in progress. This seems to have improved just lately though. Has some nice features, which work very well. This is why I’ve continued using it over some others. Lately though a number of app makers are going the way of some other greedy app developers by changing to subscription’s. Subscriptions are for magazines, who have totally new content every month. "Most apps don’t." I’ve never had a subscription app, and I never will. I will pay a fair one time price, for a good, and well supported app… I’ve now been informed that everything with the current non subscription plan will remain the same as it was, and you can still write notes up to 30MB, Upload files of a size up to 100MB, Get 24x5 support via Email, Community forum and access to the NB knowledge base, Get Complete offline access to your notes, Rollback to any of the past 10 versions of any notecard, Setup recurring reminders to your notecard, Lock your notes, Private Share and much more… So from the response that I and others have received, I’ve gathered that they are assuring us that we will continue to have all the same features and great support we’ve become accustomed to.
Developer Response 09/28/2022
Hi Krug J, We can understand how you feel about the app. The free version of the app would still remain same and we've not compromised any features we provide you on free for a paid plan. We're not going to change the whole app to a paid one. You get to use all the existing features on the app with the same free version. It's just that you have to go for a paid plan for extended features and services we offer you. You can still write notes, Upload files, Get support, Set up Recurring Reminders, Get Offline access to notes, Lock them and much more. And we can assure you that we odder you best features in free version as well as in paid when compared to other competitors. We can still compete with any free app with the features we provide. We hope you understand our concept and reconsider your rating.

What's New in Zoho Notebook for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 • Knowledge Graph: On-device AI connects ideas across your notebooks and answers questions using your own content. • Siri AI: Create and update notes with just your voice, even when the app is closed. • On-Screen Awareness: Summarize, save, and act on what is on your screen without switching apps. • Visual Intelligence: Point your camera at anything, and Notebook surfaces the most relevant notecards. • Spotlight Search: Find notes, notebooks, and attachments directly from system-wide search. • Image Playground: Edit images directly from your notecards without leaving Notebook. • Portrait Widget: Checklists and note listings now available in Extra Large portrait format on your Home Screen. • App Resizability: Notebook adapts seamlessly across window sizes, including iPhone Mirroring on Mac. If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].

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Seller: Zoho Corporation
Size: 232.6 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
Languages: English and 28 more

English, Arabic, Bengali, Dutch, Filipino, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
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