Notability for Mac

Make your workday smoother with Notability

Notability is a straightforward yet capable note-taking app designed to help you capture and organize ideas quickly. It runs on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and keeps your notes in sync across devices so your work is available wherever you are. The app is well suited for gathering thoughts, annotating documents, and maintaining an organized note library.

What Notability brings to your workflow

• Syncs seamlessly across Mac, iPhone, and iPad so your notes follow you.
• Lets you record and attach voice memos, type text, or write by hand for flexible input.
• Makes it easy to structure and find content using tags, keywords, and date sorting.
• Offers a clean, user-friendly interface that keeps the focus on your ideas.

A recommended alternative: GoodNotes 5

GoodNotes 5 is a popular option if you want a slightly different feature set and appearance. It presents a polished, attractive interface and supports multiple input styles so you can choose the method that fits your workflow.

Highlights of GoodNotes 5

• A visually pleasing layout that’s simple to navigate and work within.
• Supports handwritten notes, typed text, and recording voice memos for mixed-media notes.
• Lets you search your notebook collection by tags, keywords, or creation date to find items quickly.
• Provides a free tier with core functionality, while the paid (Pro) tier unlocks advanced tools such as mind-mapping, easy sharing, and exporting polished PDFs.