The following Free or Low Cost Assistive Technology software programs are available for anyone to use. The following programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Notetaking Support.
Notetaking:
Notability
Features:
- Write, type, or annotate using highlighters your notes using the all in one notetaking app
- Ability to take pictures and audio record with sound being linked to your notes
- Use Google Drive, Dropbox and Box to import, export and share documents such as PowerPoints and take notes direction on them
- Organize all your notes in one place
- More Information: http://www.gingerlabs.com/
Cost: $8.99
Compatibility: Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone; iPod touch
SoundNote
Features:
- Type or write out your notes while the audio recording is synced to each word or pen stroke
- Tap on the word and then the play button to playback what was being said at that moment in the audio recording
- Share your audio recording and notes via email, Dropbox, or transfer directly to your computer
- More Information: http://soundnote.com/
Cost: $4.99
Compatibility: Mac; iOS: iPad
AudioNote
Features:
- Synchronize your notes with the audio recording of your lecture
- Take hand-written
- Import lecture slides as the background to your notes
- More Information: http://luminantsoftware.com/iphone/audionote
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad; Android
Microsoft OneNote
Features:
- Take all your notes in OneNote by typing, writing with a touchscreen, importing pictures, video, web links and other resources
- Ability to record your lecture with this program
- Divide up your classes and work by notebook, section, and pages
- Using OneDrive online, share your OneNote document for others to work on and interact with
- Search your notes for the ability to easily find what you need
- More Information: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/
Cost: Free with an Office account
Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS, iOS: iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone
Penquills
Features:
- Take notes with your stylus or finger while handwriting recognition turns these notes into typed text
- Recognition adapts, adjusts, and learns your style of writing over time
- Built in spell check with custom dictionary, context analyzer, autocorrect, and Shorthand feature
- Synchronize documents with Evernote, Dropbox, iTunes, Google Docs, Email and more!
- More Information: https://www.penquills.com/about-penquills
Cost: $5.99
Compatibility: iOS: iPad; iPhone; Android
AccessNote
Features:
- Notetaking tool for those who are Blind or Visually Impaired created by the American Foundation for the Blind
- App combines notetaking capabilities with the other accessibility features and functions of the iOS device
- Input notes with either QWERTY Keyboard, refreshable Braille Display
- More Information: https://www.afb.org/aw/13/7/15797
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
Evernote
Features:
- A one-stop place to collect notes, files, web clippings, and images with the ability to access them on virtually any device
- Collect and find your information easily
- Great tool for researching, planning events and everyday organizational use
- Collaborate with others on projects using the sharing features
- More Information: http://evernote.com
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone; iPod Touch; Android; Windows Phone; Blackberry; hp WebOS
Penultimate
Features:
- Write, sketch, draw or doodle notes and information on your iPad
- Lifelike paper in app imitate writing on real paper
- Sync with your Evernote account for access anywhere, anytime using your computer or mobile devices
- Search your notes using the search feature in your Evernote Account
- More Information: https://evernote.com/penultimate/
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS: iPad
Paper Port Notes
Features:
- Take notes digitally on your iPad using this app
- Import and combine PDFs, PowerPoints, documents, images, web content and audio into your notes documents
- Includes tools for notetaking and marking up documents
- Record and replay audio recording of lectures
- Upload your notes to cloud storage services for easy access and sharing
- More Information: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperport-notes/id476134017?mt=8
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS: iPad
iAnnotate
Features:
- Annotate PDF, Word Doc, PowerPoint, and image files with this app
- Use the typewriter, pen, highlighter, stamp, note, underline, photo, voice and other tools to annotate your document
- Import PDFs or compress and export for secured sharing with others
- More Information: http://www.branchfire.com/iannotate/
Cost: Free – Android; $9.99 – iOS
Compatibility: iOS: iPad; Android
Audiotorium
Features:
- Record, type, review, organize and share your audio and text notes all in one app
- Organize your notes by Category and Subject
- Customize your notes with paper texture and fonts
- Integrate with TextExpander app to insert common phrases and other text with minimal key strokes
- More Information: http://app-apps.com/apps/audiotorium-notes/
Cost: $5.99
Compatibility: iOS: iPad
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