The following Free or Low-Cost Assistive Technology programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Notetaking Support. The information about the following applications has been summarized from the applications’ websites and/or from experience testing the applications. We update this page approximately once a year. Please refer to the applications’ websites for the most up to date information.
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Notetaking
AudioNote 2
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: AudioNote Website
Cost: Free and in-app purchases
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS; Android
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
- A tool for researching, planning events and everyday organizational use
- Collaborate with others on projects using the sharing features
- More Information: Evernote Website
Cost: Free or monthly subscription for Personal and Professional version
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS; Android
GoodNotes
Features:
- Digital note taking applications that allows users to personalize their notes, organize, record audio, access notes on multiple devices, and more
- Limitless version includes handwriting recognition and importing documents
- More Information: GoodNotes Website
Cost: Free for 3 notebooks and $9.99 one-time payment for unlimited notebooks
Compatibility: iOS, Mac
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: iAnnotate Website
Cost: $9.99
Compatibility: iOS
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: OneNote Website
Cost: Free with an Office account
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS; Android
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 the sound being linked to your notes
- Use Google Drive, Dropbox and Box to import, export and share documents such as PowerPoints and take notes directly on them
- Organize all your notes in one place
- More Information: Notability Website
Cost: Free and Plus version with annual subscription
Compatibility: Mac; iOS
Note Board
Features:
- A web application that creates a note-taking board to gather notes
- Ability to upload PDFs, Docs, images, and website links (varies between demo and premium version)
- Create multiple note-taking boards
- Collaborate with others by sharing your note-taking board
- Customizable background and note style
- More information: Note Board Website
Cost: Free for Basic and $3/month for Premium
Compatibility: Online Resource; Chrome and Edge extension
Notebook – Notes, To-do, Journal
Features:
- Create personalized notebooks with customizable style settings
- Insert audio recordings up to 30 minutes and supplemental images within your notes
- Allows for drawing, tagging notebooks for easy navigation, adding to-do list items, and setting reminders
- More information: Notebook Website
Cost: Free for Notebook Essential and $1.99/month subscription for Notebook Pro
Compatibility: iOS; Android; Mac; Windows; Online Resource
Noted.
Features:
- Note taking application with a time-stamped audio recording feature synced with typed notes
- Draw, record, type, or dictate notes
- Export, import, and adjust notes, documents, and recordings within the app
- More information: Noted Website
Cost: Free for Noted Basic and Noted+ at a $24.99/year subscription cost
Compatibility: iOS: Mac, iPhone, iPad, apple watch
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: Penultimate Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS: iPad only
Simplenote
Features:
- Distraction free note taking platform
- Works across devices
- Create searchable notes and to do lists
- More information: Simplenote Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux
YiNote
Features:
- Take notes while watching videos
- Generate a PDF of notes
- Includes timestamps of notes
- By clicking on the timestamps generated with the notes, this will take you to the exact place in the video the note was taken
- Ability to watch videos with multiple people at the same time with the same notes
- More information: YiNote Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extension
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