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:
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
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 and Paid Version $5.99-$12.99
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad; 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
- 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 or Premium $7.99/month
Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone; iPod Touch; Android; Windows Phone; Blackberry; hp WebOS
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: $9.99
Compatibility: iOS: iPad
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
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: http://www.gingerlabs.com/
Cost: $8.99
Compatibility: Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone
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: https://www.noteboardapp.com/
Cost: Free for Demo and $3/month for Premium
Compatibility: Online Resource with Chrome extension
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 a 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
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
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
YiNote by TurboNote
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: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yinote/fhpgggnmdlmekfdpkdgeiccfkignhkdf?hl=es
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome extension
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