Nebo

Notebook, Endless Paper, PDF

Made For

iPhone & iPad
Nebo is a free app with a one-time purchase to unlock the full version – no subscriptions, no hidden fees. Create stunning notes and professional documents effortlessly by hand, brainstorm ideas on an infinite canvas, and annotate PDFs seamlessly. Powered by the world's leading AI handwriting recognition technology, Nebo offers a dynamic platform where handwriting, text, drawings, diagrams, and images seamlessly coexist on an expandable canvas. Enhance your note-taking experience with intuitive pen gestures, effortlessly converting handwriting and shapes into typed text and precise forms. Nebo understands every word you write in your choice of 66 languages, and works on all platforms - so you can access and search your notes from any device. Enjoy 4 powerful experiences in one app: Create unlimited notebooks and fixed-size pages for your daily notes. Take freeform notes on boards – the world's most advanced endless canvas. Handwrite responsive documents, adding math calculations and diagrams. Import existing files as PDFs, ready to annotate. NEBO ON IPAD: FEATURES
  • Digital handwriting:
  • Write¹, type or dictate in the same page, sentence or even word.
  • Accurately convert handwriting and math to typed text, and drawn diagrams to perfect shapes. Diagrams stay editable when pasted into PowerPoint!
  • Write emoji and symbols with your pen.
  • Edit with your pen:
  • Use intuitive gestures to edit and format content without breaking your flow.
  • Use the marker to highlight or color, the lasso to select, and the eraser to delete entire strokes or precisely defined content.
Write, type and draw freely on a board:
  • Enjoy an infinite canvas, ideal for brainstorming, mind mapping and freeform note-taking.
  • Pan around and zoom in or out for a fresh perspective.
  • Use the lasso to select, move, copy, delete or resize content - and to convert handwriting to typed text.
Switch to a document for a responsive experience:
  • Create and edit structured notes – your handwriting will automatically reflow as needed.
  • Make edits, adjust layout, rotate your device or split your screen without worrying about readability.
Enrich your notes:
  • Personalize content using a range of pen types and page backgrounds.
  • Add photos, sketches and smart objects like math and diagrams.
  • Handwrite math equations and matrices across several lines, solve simple calculations and copy math as LaTeX or image.

5 out of 5 stars

Best note-taking app for iPad! I have loved this app since I downloaded it several years ago & recommend it to everyone! I appreciate that unlike most apps I’ve tested, this one doesn’t immediately convert handwriting to text but instead allows you to double-tap when you’re ready to convert. I find that much less distracting than other methods! Nebo’s “note” mode has the ability to endlessly scroll in any direction, which is also apparently a rare feature that I needed. The “document” mode works wonderfully when I need to take general notes - sometimes it’s better than I am at deciphering my handwriting - and I love that I can add sections sketches and math amongst the normal text. I will say I am hoping for an update to PDF editing at some point - Nebo doesn’t seem to “remember” any part of the PDF that isn’t actively onscreen, and those parts have to reload and resize every time you move the PDF around. Not a deal-breaker for me but it’s gotten more annoying as I’ve started taking notes directly on lecture slides. Just hoping that the experience of moving around a PDF will become as smooth as moving around a board. Overall though, definitely the best note-taking app I’ve tried (and I’ve tried a lot!) and the pro version is a one-time purchase which I really appreciate!! Wish more software still used this model :)