Heeey folks!
Due to the fact, that I´m still a bit dissapointed about not being able to find THE perfect note solution for my demands, I want so share the solutions that I use after one week with my sweety-little-big note^^
S-Memo is nice is some ways (and they did a pretty good job when it comes to the Usability Experience), but IMAO it lacks some essential features ( e.g. a good automatic two way synchronization or at least a good & simple folder backup solution (i just found the folder were the manually synced jpegs are stored)).
Not to put too fine a point on it, let´s start
This is what I definitely want to have:
- possibility to skitch/scrabble/paint/draw (...what´s the correct word again?^^)
- possibility to use the keyboard (I rarely need it, but sometimes..)
- possibility to send my note to apps (gmail, gdocs, skype, whatsapp etc)
And VERY important:
- Automatic (not manual!) two way Sync with *any* established cloud-based application (dropbox, googlemail, googledocs, whatever)
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These would be some nice addons (not obligatory):
- palm recognition (well, this SHOULD be essential as well, but let´s stay fair...android is still in its infancy when it comes to pen recognition, there is more to come )
- possibility to integrate photos into the picture
- some drawing tools (cut&paste)
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Now...here are some apps which I´ve tested, but which are not able to "fullfill my demands"
1.) S-Memo: As said above...well done, nice optic...but no automatic two way sync and pretty much lag when it comes to lavish notes/drawings (have a closer look right here)
2.) TabNotes: This pretty much seems nice on the first sight...but the strokes are too thick, there is no backup feature yet and all in all it seems not to be developed for our note (more a tablet thing perhaps?)
Market-LINK
3.) Canvas-Memo: Definitely a very nice looking app with a good surface and nice tools...but NO possibility to backup (or sync ) your notes...and it really cannot handle my DPI settings (240)
Market-LINK
4.) ApMemo Lite: I really like the widget idea...you can place single notes directly on your homescreen...but hey, try it yourself, it´s not exactly what I´m searching for (and...not sync!)
Market-LINK
5.) Picasso, Drawing Pad, Zen Brush, Omni Sketch etc.: Nice drawings, but no alternative solutions for note-taking
Links:
Picasso
Drawing Pad
Zen Brush
Omni Sketch
6.) Autodesk Sketchbook and Sketch&Draw: These are drawing apps as well, but i wanted to seperate them from the others, just because they simply RULE!!!
Sketchbook (if you like sketchbook, go for the pro version...it´s worth it!)
Sketch&Draw
Okay and last but not least:
7.) Evernote: Of course one of the most famous notes apps on the market. Very nice programmed, windows version available, very good databank system...but I really hate the smoothing in skitch! I am barely able to write words without loosing at least one letter through smoothing! That´s really sad because beside this fact, Evernote would be one of the Kings to me! But like that it´s really not a good notes app for the Note @Evernote Devs: Just integrate a "smooth-off" function AND a palm recognition...and you are definitely my personal Notes-Gods
Market-LINK
Okay folks, so this was an overview about some of the apps I tried out...and which did not really make me happy. Come on, this pretty expensive phone calls itself a "note"...
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So which apps are tending to fit to my ideas of productive notetaking?
1.) NOTE EVERTHING
I´m pretty sure that all of you are aware of "Note Everything" (link). This IMAO really is a great tool for our note! You can make notes with your keyboard, you can write/draw with the pen, you can make voicenotes, you can make photonotes (paid)...and these are only a few of it´s possibilities. Okay it does not look that sexy...but hey, usability kills style here^^
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
But Note Everthing lacks some features as well...there is no palm recognition yet and there is no backup-sync! You can just send your notes to GDocs manually or backup them to your SD.
This is my workaround for Note Everything:
You need:
- A Dropbox account
- A Dropbox sync app like Dropsync (link)
Note Everthing places a folder on your SD Card, which contains every single note you take (JPEGs, textfiles, Soundfiles etc.). I´m autosyncing this folder to my Dropbox via Dropsync...and voila, here we are I´m happy! Dropsync (the paid version) became one of my very main favorite apps in general, can´t live without it anymore
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2.) GNotes:
I loved Datos Gtasks...and I love Datos GNotes (link)! GNotes is just pretty perfect like it is...it syncs your notes (written and drawed) with your gmail acc (places a label called "notes" within your labels) very reliable! What I dislike here is the lack of possibility to adjust the thickness of your pen...but I´m sure that dato will try to integrate that feature in near future! And I had some problems with uploading big pictures to my gmail acc...but beside that: Very nice app!
Just try it out...it looks not that sexy as well, but its a new app I think it´s worth a shot
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Ehm...okay...and that´s it for now^^ As I said, this was just a "perhaps there is somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody that might be interested in what I think" thread...so if there is some interest in this, I will update the thread as soon as my "research" on this topic goes further...
I´m still so excited about my Note and of course I am happy with it...but I have to admit that one can "feel" that android is still new to this "pen thing". There are more apps like ...
Writepad Stylus (link)
MakeNotes (Link)
Quill (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.write.Quill&feature=also_installed)
Antipaper Notes (link)
...and more...
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...which of course are really looking damn promising...but which are not running on the note yet due to compatibility reasons (Android Version 3.0+). I hope that our Note will unfold its full potential by the release of ICS.
...and if you like what you´ve just read, feel free to use the "thanks" button...feels so nice when the counter grows^^
Good info, thanks! On top of that I discovered dropsync, really cool app.
I use freenote, have you tried it?
Supernote from Asus transformer is awesome! And it works on other devices like galaxy tab or xoom, but it fc on note, dunno why...
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you can turn-off smoothing in skitch
hey guys, thanks for your feedback!
@VTEChump: No problem man, glad that dropsync found another fan (as I said, can´t live without it anymore, it´s really helpful to me)
@Elusivo: Thank you, I will try it as soon as possible, looks primising!
@Beretta93: The reason should be simple: The app needs Android 3.0 or higher
@ejoya: Wow, I´m ashamed now...why the hell haven´t I seen that before?? Thanks man!
Try DSM. All encompassing!
Not sure of sync method.
"Jotter" is very good! Also with palm recognition.
Any note that allows to write directly on the homescreen widget ?
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Any note that allows to write directly on the homescreen widget ?
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try apmemo....
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I use Jotter to take quick Notes. A simple program that only reacts to the S-pen, so you don't have to worry about the palm or fingers messing up your notes.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Dear brooon,
have you heard about SugarSync?
It is in my opinion better than DropBox, because it gives you more free storage, more options (such as selected folder syncing and including the 'dropbox' way, what they call the 'magic folder') and it has a free mobile app that also does all of this! So you can, for free, sync certain folders on your phone to your SugarSync account. This beats DropBox (and some features of iCloud, such as instant photo syncing).
If you are thinking the whole time: nice, but I need to share files with people who use DropBox.
I suggest the following:
sync your DropBox folder with SugarSync.
All the changes you make in DropBox will be synced to SugerSync as well (and if you so choose will also be available on your phone) and vice versa. You can now share your files with DropBox and SugarSync users and the paid DropBox sync app becomes obsolete (never used it but that's what I suppose).
With SugarSync you can sync any file on your phone, so also the note files various apps make (note that not all files can be opened on the computer).
For interested people I share my SugarSync referral link:
https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?...xemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referral
Hey Brooon
Have you tried Jotter yet? What did you think about it? I really like it... it's THE program I always use now when it comes to note taking.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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u guys mean this jotter , the one made for the Galaxy Note
it looks intersting.... would love some feedback on it , with pros/cons
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.intulon.android.jotter&feature=search_result ??
Goodm7sn said:
u guys mean this jotter , the one made for the Galaxy Note
it looks intersting.... would love some feedback on it , with pros/cons
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.intulon.android.jotter&feature=search_result ??
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Yes, we mean that one.
Pro:
-Palm recognition (very handy!)
-Disable back key
-Left hand mode
-Note encryption
-Widget
-Updates, it's still in development phase
-Change background type and colour
-Share option
-Export to pdf
Contra:
-Not very stylish design
-No sync yet
-No text mode, only pen
Goodm7sn said:
u guys mean this jotter , the one made for the Galaxy Note
it looks intersting.... would love some feedback on it , with pros/cons
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.intulon.android.jotter&feature=search_result ??
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Yes, that's the one. I like it because it's so simple... just like real pen & paper! That and the fact that it only reacts to the S-pen so you don't have to worry about messing up your Notes with your palm or fingers. FreeNote also have a setting for this but the program is too complicated for my taste. I just need something real simple that can replace pen & paper. Jotter is the closest I've come so far!
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Handrwiting Note App that has a homescreen Widget
Tubgirl said:
Yes, that's the one. I like it because it's so simple... just like real pen & paper! That and the fact that it only reacts to the S-pen so you don't have to worry about messing up your Notes with your palm or fingers. FreeNote also have a setting for this but the program is too complicated for my taste. I just need something real simple that can replace pen & paper. Jotter is the closest I've come so far!
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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I know this is an old thread, but I've been looking for a simple note app that has a widget. I currently have a Note 2 and Note 10.1 2014 editiion tablet, so I wanted S-Pen capabilities. Also I'm not too worred about sync'ing across my devices, but the widget must be resizeable, so I can see it.
My solution is to combined ApMemo Lite with the Nova launcher. Both are free. ApMemo Lite allows you to write (draw) directly on the page and with the ApMemo Lite Widget it provides you was a standard un-resizeable widget to place on the homescreen.
Nova launcher allows resizeables widgets, so you can take the ApMemo Lite widget and resize it to become truly visable on your homescreen, regardless of the amount of real estate you have to work with. It works for me and its a great combination to use on both your phone and/or table.
Just me 2 cents.....:good:
thanks nice one
brooon said:
Heeey folks!
Due to the fact, that I´m still a bit dissapointed about not being able to find THE perfect note solution for my demands, I want so share the solutions that I use after one week with my sweety-little-big note^^
S-Memo is nice is some ways (and they did a pretty good job when it comes to the Usability Experience), but IMAO it lacks some essential features ( e.g. a good automatic two way synchronization or at least a good & simple folder backup solution (i just found the folder were the manually synced jpegs are stored)).
Not to put too fine a point on it, let´s start
This is what I definitely want to have:
These would be some nice addons (not obligatory):
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Now...here are some apps which I´ve tested, but which are not able to "fullfill my demands"
1.) S-Memo: As said above...well done, nice optic...but no automatic two way sync and pretty much lag when it comes to lavish notes/drawings (have a closer look right here)
2.) TabNotes: This pretty much seems nice on the first sight...but the strokes are too thick, there is no backup feature yet and all in all it seems not to be developed for our note (more a tablet thing perhaps?)
Market-LINK
3.) Canvas-Memo: Definitely a very nice looking app with a good surface and nice tools...but NO possibility to backup (or sync ) your notes...and it really cannot handle my DPI settings (240)
Market-LINK
4.) ApMemo Lite: I really like the widget idea...you can place single notes directly on your homescreen...but hey, try it yourself, it´s not exactly what I´m searching for (and...not sync!)
Market-LINK
5.) Picasso, Drawing Pad, Zen Brush, Omni Sketch etc.: Nice drawings, but no alternative solutions for note-taking
Links:
Picasso
Drawing Pad
Zen Brush
Omni Sketch
6.) Autodesk Sketchbook and Sketch&Draw: These are drawing apps as well, but i wanted to seperate them from the others, just because they simply RULE!!!
Sketchbook (if you like sketchbook, go for the pro version...it´s worth it!)
Sketch&Draw
Okay and last but not least:
7.) Evernote: Of course one of the most famous notes apps on the market. Very nice programmed, windows version available, very good databank system...but I really hate the smoothing in skitch! I am barely able to write words without loosing at least one letter through smoothing! That´s really sad because beside this fact, Evernote would be one of the Kings to me! But like that it´s really not a good notes app for the Note @Evernote Devs: Just integrate a "smooth-off" function AND a palm recognition...and you are definitely my personal Notes-Gods
Market-LINK
Okay folks, so this was an overview about some of the apps I tried out...and which did not really make me happy. Come on, this pretty expensive phone calls itself a "note"...
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So which apps are tending to fit to my ideas of productive notetaking?
1.) NOTE EVERTHING
I´m pretty sure that all of you are aware of "Note Everything" (link). This IMAO really is a great tool for our note! You can make notes with your keyboard, you can write/draw with the pen, you can make voicenotes, you can make photonotes (paid)...and these are only a few of it´s possibilities. Okay it does not look that sexy...but hey, usability kills style here^^
But Note Everthing lacks some features as well...there is no palm recognition yet and there is no backup-sync! You can just send your notes to GDocs manually or backup them to your SD.
2.) GNotes:
I loved Datos Gtasks...and I love Datos GNotes (link)! GNotes is just pretty perfect like it is...it syncs your notes (written and drawed) with your gmail acc (places a label called "notes" within your labels) very reliable! What I dislike here is the lack of possibility to adjust the thickness of your pen...but I´m sure that dato will try to integrate that feature in near future! And I had some problems with uploading big pictures to my gmail acc...but beside that: Very nice app!
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Ehm...okay...and that´s it for now^^ As I said, this was just a "perhaps there is somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody that might be interested in what I think" thread...so if there is some interest in this, I will update the thread as soon as my "research" on this topic goes further...
I´m still so excited about my Note and of course I am happy with it...but I have to admit that one can "feel" that android is still new to this "pen thing". There are more apps like ...
...which of course are really looking damn promising...but which are not running on the note yet due to compatibility reasons (Android Version 3.0+). I hope that our Note will unfold its full potential by the release of ICS.
...and if you like what you´ve just read, feel free to use the "thanks" button...feels so nice when the counter grows^^
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Related
Let's make an official xda-thread for Quill ;-)
Handwriting note-taking app for Android tablets (Honeycomb)
A key design goal is quick response to pen strokes and 100% vector graphics. Developed on a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet.
Features
Active pen (digitizer) support on ThinkPad Tablet, HTC Jetstream and HTC Flyer.
Very fast response to pen strokes.
"Fountain pen" mode supports pen pressure data, more pressure = thicker line.
Pinch-to-zoom.
Double-finger tap to zoom.
Two-finger move gesture.
Pen strokes are vector art, zoom does not pixelate your writing.
"Pen only" mode (optional) disables touch input while writing.
Android 3.x hardware accelerated graphics.
Open source (GPL), so your notes are not stuck in an opaque file format.
PDF export (save to SD card, Evernote, Share).
PNG (raster image) export.
Can backup/restore your data.
Ruled/Quad background paper
Tagging for pages so you can group them together.
Switch between multiple notebooks.
Undo/redo.
The n-trig active pen has been tested on the ThinkPad Tablet, HTC Jetstream, and the HTC Flyer (Honeycomb). The basic functionality should work on any Android tablet, but distinguishing pen from finger data and pressure sensitivity might not work on others. Please let me know your results if you try it on another tablet. See also the supported devices wiki.
There is also a thread on the Lenovo forum http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-slate-tablets.
You can also get the app for free (as in free speech) at http://code.google.com/p/android-quill. Also available on the Android Market.
Reviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1yxYXMPXA0
http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/16/lenovo-thinkpad-tablet-review (contains above video)
Volker1's app is simply amazing!
I use the TPT for college. I use my ThinkPad Tablet with Quill to take notes in class all the time. Here are some example math notes.
If you haven't already tried it with an n-trig optimized tablet, I suggest doing so immediately as it is simply the best for hand-written notes.
Thanks again, Volker.
Just perfect
Bought the quill app, its simply perfect. Its everything the stock note app isn't as regards palm rejection. And I don't really care for OCR because am an engineering student and the signs, maths and circuit diagrams i work with dont need translation anyway so I recommend it to anyone who just wants to take notes. You wont miss your paper notes...................er except when you run out of juice on your tablet .
My only recommendation to the dev is to allow the collation of pages into pdf books so a whole notebook can be exported at once instead of page by page.
Quill is a great note taking application and Volker has been constantly updating it, taking into account suggestions from the board members over at the Lenovo forum.
It's a great app with great support which gets better every few days! A must-have for every TPT-owner
Thank you, Volker!
darkhandsome18 said:
Bought the quill app, its simply perfect. Its everything the stock note app isn't as regards palm rejection. And I don't really care for OCR because am an engineering student and the signs, maths and circuit diagrams i work with dont need translation anyway so I recommend it to anyone who just wants to take notes. You wont miss your paper notes...................er except when you run out of juice on your tablet .
My only recommendation to the dev is to allow the collation of pages into pdf books so a whole notebook can be exported at once instead of page by page.
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Couldn't agree with you more. However, Volker did add the ability to export a whole notebook/tagged pages into pdf. When you export, there is an option in the Output drop down menu and select either "Whole notebook as PDF" or "Tagged pages to PDF". Hope this helps
Also, Volker; I was wondering if you could add the option to export the whole notebook or tagged pages as PNG. The reason I ask, is because I use the 1080p (HDTV 16:9) canvas, as I like the size and ability to maximize one page of notes. Well, when exporting to PDF, that size isn't an option as PDF is limited I believe.
I tried exporting the notebook to Evernote, but when retrieving the notes through Evernote on my computer, all the images have been resized to a measly 800x450 resolution. So in its current form if you want 1080p output, you're limited to exporting page by page.
Sorry for the lengthy explanation, just wanted to make it clear
Thanks again
@ obscure.detour thanks for the info. I didn't see the option for export whole book as pdf because I was on the HD resolution. Well I guess this just makes the app even better. Cheers to Volker.
obscure.detour said:
Also, Volker; I was wondering if you could add the option to export the whole notebook or tagged pages as PNG. The reason I ask, is because I use the 1080p (HDTV 16:9) canvas, as I like the size and ability to maximize one page of notes. Well, when exporting to PDF, that size isn't an option as PDF is limited I believe.
I tried exporting the notebook to Evernote, but when retrieving the notes through Evernote on my computer, all the images have been resized to a measly 800x450 resolution. So in its current form if you want 1080p output, you're limited to exporting page by page.
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I guess I was thinking about portrait only... I'll change the quick Evernote export to be 800px in the smaller dimension. I think thats a good trade-off between file size and readability.
Is there a particular reason why you want to export all pages as png? This would necessarily be as a sequence of multiple files. I would have thought that exporting to PDF is much more useful if you want to send your notes to your desktop. Just trying to understand the rationale behind it.
Volker1 said:
I guess I was thinking about portrait only... I'll change the quick Evernote export to be 800px in the smaller dimension. I think thats a good trade-off between file size and readability.
Is there a particular reason why you want to export all pages as png? This would necessarily be as a sequence of multiple files. I would have thought that exporting to PDF is much more useful if you want to send your notes to your desktop. Just trying to understand the rationale behind it.
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Well, I guess the only reason I want PNG, is because when trying to export as PDF, the output option (HDTV 16:9) is unavailable. It'll export, but only the sizes A4/US Letter/Legal are available.
Aha! I selected US Legal as the output option and the PDFs export are no longer cut off. The whole page is now viewable! I guess I haven't tried exporting to PDF in awhile. Sorry. It used to cut off the (HDTV 16:9) pages when exporting as PDF. My mistake..
Thanks again, Volker.
Hi, I'm testing this app on an Asus Transformer, very well coded.
I have a couple of suggestions (I know this app was built with active pen in mind so go easy on me )
1) Palm rejection doesn't work (of course) on my tablet (probably because I do not have active pen or similar). A quick fix to make it work on other tablets could be to only draw what comes form the leftmost touch input if I write with the right hand or from the rightmost touch input if I write with the left hand (with of course a setting to choose from left or right handwriting mode). In this scenario (with multiple touch events on the screen like the pen & the hand & probably some finger laying around) the app should recognize the pen and not the hand laying on the screen 97% of the time effectively doing some sort of palm recognition. What do you think ?
2) Some of the setting like thickness and color should be taken out of the menu and put on the main UI for even quickier access.
Thanks for your app and your time
titorez said:
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2) Some of the setting like thickness and color should be taken out of the menu and put on the main UI for even quickier access.
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I second that. Maybe something hidden in the corner like the Pen selection menu on the HTC Flyer:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Volker,
I do want to thank you for the amazing app. It really does what I had hoped the stock notes app would do. Quill is so good that I actually would like to ask for a few improvements that would make it perfect for me (and perhaps for others). I am no programmer so I am don't know how much work would it be to implement them
I am a Physics teacher and I use Quill to provide help to my students both, with them and when they email asking for help. I also use to take notes in meetings.
1 - I use wordpress to upload the extra help I provide the students to our class blog. It would be excellent if the option to share with word press was included in the export menu.
2-I need to change color and thickness several times as I color code my explanations (black for forces, blue for components, etc). As someone else has asked, would ne good if these choices were taken away from the menu and placed in the main interface.
3 - I believe this one is a bit of a stretch, is it hard to include the option to import pictures so we can in a meeting or demonstration, take pictures and annotate them?
Please don't take me wrong, I never asked a dev to include specific changes before, but I did like your app and the 1st request seems to be not so hard. The others would benefit several users, I believe.
Thanks
xd2009
I do read the forum, no worries. If I don't reply immediately then that means that I'm busy implementing new features ;-)
If you have the wordpress android app installed then you should be able to "Share file via: Use other Android app". Did you try that?
The rest will be coming in future versions...
Volker,
I tried Export/Use other Android App and the options that I receive are:ArcSync, Bluetooth, Dropbox, Email, Evernote, Gmail.
Thank you very much for your attention.
xd2009
Should be fixed in the next version (export as PNG and share with Wordpress app)
Thank you very much for your attention and for the amazing app.
Yours,
xd2009
Fan art
Hi, I just felt I needed to tell everyone that Quill is by far the best sketching app for the ThinkPad tablet!
Made some fan art to give some love back
Hope you like it
Ciao,
Lars
mysparkle said:
Hi, I just felt I needed to tell everyone that Quill is by far the best sketching for the ThinkPad tablet!
Made some fan art to give some love back
Hope you like if
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That is super rad mysparkle! I like it a lot And yes, Quill is amazing!
Cheers.
Edit: Holy ****! Volker the new update is awesome! Fantastic work!
Volker great work!!!
I tried a lot handwriting apps in the last week but quite frankly they suck.
I like quill and I think it will fullfill most of the needs I have for the app and my tpt. It's the best app so far.
I used a normal windows tablet with one note and windows journal a lot and still do.
I wish there would be a way to combine them somehow. This would be something for my wishlist
Export to Windows journal
Export as one note file with ink support
Thanks
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@ Mysparkle, I wish I had just a little bit of your talent.
@ Volker - Thank you very much for the update. Quill is, at this point, all I needed for note taking. Anything else is wish list.
I am rating Quill 5 stars everywhere.
xd2009
One of the main reasons for getting this tablet for most would be to make use of the s pen.
This is a short review of the note apps that make use of both handwritten and typed notes.
1. Samsung apps - snote and smemo .. really good apps and lots of editing options... Its default and I am sure every one knows about it
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
3. If you use evernote, it has an association with skitch. Works well but very limited editing options...
4. Onenote - Best note application ever.. Nothing can beat it but in android it not well implemented yet...
In android i use onenote from microsoft and mobilenoter . Both these onenote applications needs more updates.
Onenote from Microsoft app - you will a internet connection all the time to get it working smooth... Offline access is kind of limited. No handwritten notes.
Mobilenoter is expensive but give more options to editing and viewing notes. It was terrible with handwritten notes. With the recent mobilenoter updates ( in the past few weeks) it looks much more promising. Again editing options of individual notes are very limited.
(If you ask me one app that i want in my tablet, it would be a fully working version of onenote)
Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
There are plenty of apps out there, like phat note and so on....
please tell us more about what you use and your experience..
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One of the main reasons for getting this tablet for most would be to make use of the s pen.
This is a short review of t
he note apps that make use of both handwritten and typed notes.
1. Samsung apps - snote and smemo .. really good apps and lots of editing options... Its default and I am sure every one knows about it
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
3. If you use evernote, it has an association with skitch. Works well but very limited editing options...
4. Onenote - Best note application ever.. Nothing can beat it but in android it not well implemented yet...
In android i use onenote from microsoft and mobilenoter . Both these onenote applications needs more updates.
Onenote from Microsoft app - you will a internet connection all the time to get it working smooth... Offline access is kind of limited. No handwritten notes.
Mobilenoter is expensive but give more options to editing and viewing notes. It was terrible with handwritten notes. With the recent mobilenoter updates ( in the past few weeks) it looks much more promising. Again editing options of individual notes are very limited.
(If you ask me one app that i want in my tablet, it would be a fully working version of onenote)
Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
There are plenty of apps out there, like phat note and so on....
please tell us more about what you use and your experience..
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Is it possible to take a whole page of notes using handwriting on the Note 10.1 and then convert to text?
May be a dumb question but I'm thinking if I take lots of notes at a meeting then I would like to be able to convert them to a document.
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Is it possible to take a whole page of notes using handwriting on the Note 10.1 and then convert to text?
May be a dumb question but I'm thinking if I take lots of notes at a meeting then I would like to be able to convert them to a document.
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I am exactly in the same boat. In a meeting last week I took 13 pages of notes using S-Note. I can export them to PDF but thats about it. Mobilenoter seems to be the best thing to bet on. But the reviews seem to be very negative. I don't have a problem maintaining a live account with only onenote 2010 notebooks, so if they fix their handwriting issues I'll be a customer!
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I am exactly in the same boat. In a meeting last week I took 13 pages of notes using S-Note. I can export them to PDF but thats about it. Mobilenoter seems to be the best thing to bet on. But the reviews seem to be very negative. I don't have a problem maintaining a live account with only onenote 2010 notebooks, so if they fix their handwriting issues I'll be a customer!
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If you. want to send the notes as text from S-note, use the share via option as opposed to export,however you will not be able to send drawings.
If you want to write in your own handwriting, there is an app called 7notes on Google play that will let you take notes and convert them later into text. The app has really good handwriting recognition too if you want the notes converted on the fly.
Look for Supernote ..its made by Asus and is similar to freenote in that you can handwrite anywhere and moves it to the top. Link...... http://www.everbot.com/files/Asus_Supernote_v_1.4.apk
I also use 7notes. My HW is horrific and it does a great job of converting it. You can use it anywhere, in pretty much any app that uses a keyboard.
aalupatti said:
One of the main reasons for getting this tablet for most would be to make use of the s pen.
This is a short review of the note apps that make use of both handwritten and typed notes.
1. Samsung apps - snote and smemo .. really good apps and lots of editing options... Its default and I am sure every one knows about it
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
3. If you use evernote, it has an association with skitch. Works well but very limited editing options...
4. Onenote - Best note application ever.. Nothing can beat it but in android it not well implemented yet...
In android i use onenote from microsoft and mobilenoter . Both these onenote applications needs more updates.
Onenote from Microsoft app - you will a internet connection all the time to get it working smooth... Offline access is kind of limited. No handwritten notes.
Mobilenoter is expensive but give more options to editing and viewing notes. It was terrible with handwritten notes. With the recent mobilenoter updates ( in the past few weeks) it looks much more promising. Again editing options of individual notes are very limited.
(If you ask me one app that i want in my tablet, it would be a fully working version of onenote)
Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
There are plenty of apps out there, like phat note and so on....
please tell us more about what you use and your experience..
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I have the new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 and it just came with the Snote and not the Smemo. Can you tell me or have a link to get the Smemo app?
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I have the new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 and it just came with the Snote and not the Smemo. Can you tell me or have a link to get the Smemo app?
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S memo has been replaced with S Note, you can bring up the mini app version by clicking the small arrow on your status bar at the bottom to make a quick note.
I will Quill and Papyrus from the market. They both provide vector based pdf output.
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Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but i use foldersync lite, with my drop box, to backup and sync my notes. I currently use lecture notes and have the folder with my notes synced every 2 hours.
Just an idea for you.
Did you do the schedule from within LN or using an external app?
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Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but i use foldersync lite, with my drop box, to backup and sync my notes. I currently use lecture notes and have the folder with my notes synced every 2 hours.
Just an idea for you.
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But are those editable in PC and sync back with the device ?
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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But are those editable in PC and sync back with the device ?
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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Probably not in the way you are thinking. They are png's so they should be editable, but it wouldn't be a clean solution.
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Did you do the schedule from within LN or using an external app?
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I used an external app to schedule it. the external app is foldersync lite.
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Probably not in the way you are thinking. They are png's so they should be editable, but it wouldn't be a clean solution.
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I should be trying that
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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I should be trying that
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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Dropsync is the tool I use for autosyncing. Also LectureNotes allows export and import via .pdf, so if you can edit .pdfs you're food. Finally, Lecturenotea can export direct to Evernote.
I haven't seen it mentioned here but I like it more than Lecture Notes - Writepad Stylus works great with S Pen (and I prefer setting the pen in it to be the only input - you can do that in settings).
I quit using WS when Quill came out. I use Quill for vector and LN for all else. The LN dev rocks big dog. Working on keyboard and jpg/png image for background. Really pleased.
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2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
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+1 on Freenote. I've tried LectureNotes, Quill, AntiPaper, PhatPad, and some others. Freenote offers a lot more flexibility in including ink, typed text, pics, paint, links, tags, "To Do" lists, ink calendar tracking, etc. It is the closest app to OneNote I've found on Android. I think its biggest liabilities are that the GUI is not "sexy" -- it looks clunky-- and that the range of options and tools make it confusing to figure out. Steep learning curve. But if you want to switch instantly between ink/text/images/paint, etc., I don't think it has any competition.
Best Freenote feature: The writing panel for inking. It lets me handwrite in large exaggerated strokes at the bottom of the page, which it inserts as scaled smaller ink in a straight line elsewhere on the page, and which it is smart enough to auto-wrap to the next line at the page margin. 7Notes/Mazec offers a similar feature, but I find it to be a bit more clunky since I have to hit "enter" at the end of each line before it inserts.
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I too consider this to be the 'holy grail' of app features, but it is sorely lacking. I found a work-around that lets me ink on my GNote in a Word doc via Polaris, and also ink the same doc on my tablet PC via Dropbox. But to be honest, the "inking" experience I show via Polaris is so limited (very few features beyond changing ink thickness) that I have largely stuck with Freenote.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856691&highlight=polaris
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I too consider this to be the 'holy grail' of app features, but it is sorely lacking. I found a work-around that lets me ink on my GNote in a Word doc via Polaris, and also ink the same doc on my tablet PC via Dropbox. But to be honest, the "inking" experience I show via Polaris is so limited (very few features beyond changing ink thickness) that I have largely stuck with Freenote.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856691&highlight=polaris
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Trans device inking is a big thing and unfortunately none of the apps support it well..
However, mobilenoter which was a terrible app before, has changed a lot especially with the most recent update.
I brought this app a long time ago and had many issues.
After the most recent update I tried it again and works great..
This is what I do
1. i have folder in my sd card synced with the onenote folder in pc
2. the onenote folder in pc is synced with skydrive
3. i edit and make notes in my android using mobile noter.
4. Now all changes are synced with my pc when i get home
Limitations of mobilenoter now are
1. Mobilenoter syncing option to cloud is still not great... Hence the work around i mentioned above
2. editing options are very limited
Workaround now is to make new notes in freenote and export to mobile noter
The benefit of cloud sync is that I can open the onenotes in another pc ( on a web browser) at work and do changes.
Thanks for the suggestions. I also dream of a robust OneNote app available on Android... Until then, can I clarify a few of your tips?
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1. i have folder in my sd card synced with the onenote folder in pc
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Do you do this via Dropbox/Dropsync or similar tool, or another method?
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Workaround now is to make new notes in freenote and export to mobile noter
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Do you export them as PDF, or is mobile noter listed as a menu option for "sharing," or another method?
Hello everyone, this app has now come out of beta and has been released on Google Play. It is still free and they will offer various in-app purchases going forward.
The link to the release version can be found here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwyLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhbW9qaS5ub3RlYW55dGltZSJd
There is also a new version of the handwriting recognition app called 'Mazec2' which has also been released. If you have purchased the first version, they have advised not to purchase as existing users will get a free upgrade soon. This app will allow you to write in your own handwriting using Note Anytime and convert to text later e.g. after returning to your desk from a meeting etc.
The link to mazec2 can be found here for those who may wish to purchase it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhbW9qaS5tYXplY2VuIl0.
mazec2 also allows you to use handwriting input in any app that uses a keyboard however will convert the handwriting to text as you go i.e. will not let you convert to text later unless used in conjunction with Note Anytime or another app known as 7Notes.
The app works brilliantly with the Note 10.1 but unfortunately does not offer stylus only (S-Pen) input at present. To use palm rejection, place the S-Pen close to the screen until you can see the dot and then rest your palm on the screen and write away.
Another issue with the android version is that you cannot convert notes to PDF directly from the app, the notes are saved as images in your gallery whereby you can use a third party app to convert them all into a single PDF document.
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Hello everyone,
There's a new note taking app coming our way and hopefully will be the most full featured and smooth app for this purpose to date.
It has been released for iPad and the new Windows platform but us Android users have to wait as usual. Hopefully they are saving the best till last!
The app has been developed by the same team that brought us 7Notes, anyone who knows about the 7Notes app will testify that it is one of the best if not, the best handwriting to text apps available.
Notes Anytime hopefully will include this functionality with S-pen compatibility but unfortunately I could not find any confirmation of this. The iPad version does not have handwriting to text option however the Windows one does.
I have tried the app on my wife's iPad and can say that it really works well even with a fat capacitive touch stylus.
If you want to know more and see some videos on other platforms, use the link below:
http://www.product.metamoji.com/en/anytime/
The app will also allow you to load pdf files straight into it for annotation and has some really nice calligraphy style pens for making your handwriting look really nice. The user interface is very intuitive and all the tools for creating notes are easily at hand. The app also uses vector graphics so if you resize items, you will not lose any quality.
This may be the S-note killer that we have been waiting for although I could not see any shape or formula tools on the iPad version.
Please post any new info about availability if you can find out more.
checked out the link, looks pretty nice...looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads up OP
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checked out the link, looks pretty nice...looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads up OP
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No problem, I have emailed the developers of the app for some specific functionality for the Note 10.1 i.e. if they will include pen support etc Will let you know if I hear any more news.
I have had some feedback from the company which will give you an idea of what to expect from the app, bear in mind that the answers provided are subject to change depending on what is released. The questions followed by responses are shown below:
1) When do you plan to release the app for the Android platform? Spring next year, it is said.
2) Will it have handwriting to text like 7Notes? Maybe or maybe not. This is under consideration.
3) Will the app facilitate digital pen input? No plan at this moment.
4) If the notes are saved in the Note Anytime format using an iPad, can it be read on other platforms such as android or Windows 8 with editing functionality? Yes! You can share the notes among different devices using our storage service "Digital Cabinet".
Look nice, but tired of being the last platform again
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Hi all,
A beta version of the app has been launched on the Google play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metamoji.noteanytime_beta
It has tons of useful functionality but handwriting/ drawing needs to be improved for the note 10.1, especially with curved letters such as s. Strangely, handwriting worked ok with the note 2.
It has OneNote like functionality with regards to text and works really well with the 7Notes handwriting entry panel (separate app from same developers with amazing handwriting recognition)
In its current state, other than the issue mentioned above, features work really well and this can easily become the top note taking tool on Android to date. It just needs to work seamlessly with the note 10.1 to achieve this.
This looks really nice but I agree on the handwriting portion. Everytime I try to write a "w" it puts a \ and asks if I want to add an item.
Using the Samsung OCR keyboard works perfectly and I like the scaling and repositioning functionality.
I'll keep it installed for now hoping that they update soon on the handwriting options.
looks awesome, will try it now.
Re: Note Anytime - coming soon on Google Play
Needs better RTF and text functions but promising.
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This looks really nice but I agree on the handwriting portion. Everytime I try to write a "w" it puts a \ and asks if I want to add an item.
Using the Samsung OCR keyboard works perfectly and I like the scaling and repositioning functionality.
I'll keep it installed for now hoping that they update soon on the handwriting options.
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Yep, same issue here, I have emailed the developers and they have acknowledged there is an issue but seems to be only affecting the note series. They have passed to the development team to look into.
Will keep you updated if I here anything.
when using spen the screen seems to be very little responsive compearing to ie. lecture notes.
i need to push spen pretty hard to write and no continous writing was possible then. even on sensitive settings.
in lecture notes it is like writing on paper. in this app, not really.
lots of work to be done if they want to make the app spen compatible.
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A new version (beta II) has been released today.
Unfortunately it seems that there's still no support for Samsung S Pen, even if
in the new version announcement notice (here) it's said that
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- Improved handwriting (in particular, for 10.1 size tablet with Samsung S-pen)
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Anyway I couldn't set (or see) any pressure sensitivity in the handwriting with the stylus (nor any palm rejection setting too).
But maybe I have missed them.
Or (hopefully) they will come with the next official release.
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A new version (beta II) has been released today.
Unfortunately it seems that there's still no support for Samsung S Pen, even if
in the new version announcement notice (here) it's said that
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- Improved handwriting (in particular, for 10.1 size tablet with Samsung S-pen)
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Anyway I couldn't set (or see) any pressure sensitivity in the handwriting with the stylus (nor any palm rejection setting too).
But maybe I have missed them.
Or (hopefully) they will come with the next official release.
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I've updated it today and can say that it is very usable now, before the update it was almost impossible to write any curved letters. The writing is very smooth now.
I think the fix was mainly so that it could work with the Note 10.1 Spen, non Note users did not have issues using their fingers or fat stylus's. pressure sensitivity was definitely not a part of this update.
For palm rejection to work, move the S-Pen close to where you want to write until you can see the S-Pen dot hovering on the screen and start writing. If you now rest your palm, there should not be any issues.
Today's update makes the app functional using our notes although there is room for improvement going forward.
It will be my ideal app if this note-anytime UI combine with lecture-note function ...
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Op has been updated with the latest news about this app.
I am loving the new update. Lines are smooth and writing feels pretty good. The only thing is I feel like there is still a little bit of lag when writing and then lag when clicking menus.
I cannot wait for the S-pen only option to be implemented. That plus some performance tweaks would make it my primary notetaking app. The features are pretty solid at the moment I think. Keep it up!
Can anyone share the app?
I would like to try that but in Google Play I get info, that the app isnt available for my phone
I have Galaxy Note 2 with fully functional NOTE 10.1 rom on it(miniTAB rom).
Tnx for help and take care
There definitely seems to be more lag.
I just got a Note 10.1 and was wondering if Papyrus or Quill was better.
They seem to be very similar, can somebody who has one or both tell me their opinion about using them to take notes for class?
I noticed Papyus is free but with add ons, how much do they cost?
Also are they multiscreen supported?
Or is there a better lecture taking app out there?
Lecture notes is my current go to choice for taking notes. Right now I don't think it can be beat.
Have hope for MyScript though. MyScript has one feature I really wish lecture notes had, the ability to convert handwritten notes to text based on the fly.
I use Papyrus all the time, I prefer Papyrus to Lecture Notes... mainly due to the UI I prefer a lot... but it is not perfect, some basic features are still missing.
Papyrus worth the price...4 $ I think with all features
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Lecture notes is my current go to choice for taking notes. Right now I don't think it can be beat.
Have hope for MyScript though. MyScript has one feature I really wish lecture notes had, the ability to convert handwritten notes to text based on the fly.
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That's mine to, but I've never really tried anyone else since I'm so happy with LectureNotes.
One can solve that by using a keyboard for that, Samsung standard keyboard had a handwriting mode and if you don't like that one I'm sure there are plenty others. If you're rooted you can use tasker to set default keyboard for any given application so you won't have to change manually every time.
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I use LectureNotes all the time at uni. But one thing, that Papyrus/Quill do better, is that they are vector based instead of pixel based.
If someday LectureNotes will have that feature too, it will be perfect for me!
Can you import lecture notes into papyrus?
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Can you import lecture notes into papyrus?
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I've not used papyrus that much but the only way I can see is to export the notebook from LectureNotes to PDF and then import it to Papyrus somehow. Since LectureNotes are bitmap and papyrus are vector based I can't see any other way.
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Papyrus looks great but I have weeks worth of notes in Lnotes.
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I should add the app Write to the list.
It has the following pros:
It's free
Uses vector graphics
Supports pressure sensitivity of the S-Pen. It's even possible to adjust the pressure sensitivity level.
It's possible to use pages of different sizes and the size of a page can grow automatically when you write close to the edge and do not want/can't start a new line.
It's possible to select part of the handwriting to copy/move/resize it or change its style (color-ink size)
The note file is saved in HTML/SVG format, that should be viewable using any web browser (also on the PC).
One of the "cons" is that it lacks the ability to import pdf or images in the note (but it can export the note to PDF). That is probably understandable as it uses vector graphics and not bitmaps.
However, it is an app simple and well made (with several customization options) and, in my opinion, it's slightly better than Papyrus (between the apps with vector graphics).
So, at the moment, my ranking is:
1) LectureNotes (bitmap based but unbeatable for the number of options)
2) Write (vector graphics based)
3) Papyrus (vector graphics based)
4) Quill (vector graphics based)
Write is the winner for me now
Write updated recently and now you can import images into it. It also had really neat features before that.
If you are writing a sentence and forget a word you can add space by doing a ruled space insert. And it will actually shift words across the line and then down to the next line, which is really cool. It keeps everything nice and organized in the lines.
The undo has a neat "wheel" feature where you can hold down when you click the undo button, if you hold it down then you can rotate in a circle around the wheel that appears to undo multiple things very quickly, but only undo what you want to. It's a little weird to explain, so if that didn't make any sense at all, I'm sorry.
You can also do normal things like select text and move it places.
They have also added in folders now, so you can organize for different classes.
I have tried Lecture Notes and Papyrus to take notes in the university. And my final result is Papyrus. I have pay the two app xpansions to sync with dropbox and be able to draw some forms. By the way, it supports multiwindow.
I tried Lecture Notes for handwriting but Papyrus was a winner due to vector based note manipulation. This is great when you move around and zoom objects and they do not get distorted.
The downside of Papyrus is you need to invest some money (in app) to be able to have your files synced and as its using some kind of proprietary db to save notes you can not locate them in storage or simply sync them via FolderSync.
Another extension would enable text typing and erasing parts of strokes.
I almost went for Papyrus extensions but just revently found even better handwriting app (and free by this time) - Write. It does not have mentioned limitations, has great select feature, picture import (perfect for scanned documents), PDF and HTML export.
If is definitely worth trying if you own LN or Papyrus.
I've used Write but as I use a 3rd party stylus with my N8010, there's a 1mm offset that is very annoying. I've switched back to Quill for the now until I can get the offset issue sorted out.
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I see you have left Awesome Note and Evernote completely out of this discussion is that due to the fact that you cannot hand write your notes in either of these? Or at least I haven't found away to. I see some advantages to both of these Awesome Note the calendar sync ability. Evernote the cross platform so I don't have to worry which device I am using all my info is available. I also like the UI of Evernote it fits my organizational ideas. If it just had hand writing to text recognition and at a reasonable speed I would be so happy. Looking forward to your thoughts.
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I see you have left Awesome Note and Evernote completely out of this discussion is that due to the fact that you cannot hand write your notes in either of these? Or at least I haven't found away to. I see some advantages to both of these Awesome Note the calendar sync ability. Evernote the cross platform so I don't have to worry which device I am using all my info is available. I also like the UI of Evernote it fits my organizational ideas. If it just had hand writing to text recognition and at a reasonable speed I would be so happy. Looking forward to your thoughts.
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I love evernote and also wish they would include handwrite note taking. All my notes available on all my devices. Awesome. Sigh! But for using handwriting instead of keyboard.
I bought LN, but am disappointed. Papyrus looks good, but I have some notes in LN which I want to copy to papyrus but haven't figured out how. Any help here?
I will try out quill and write.
Thanks
There has been no activity here for a while. Has there been any progress in these? Which apps are abandoned? which support current devices? Any new ones to consider?
All are still good. I've used Quill and Papyrus pretty much as long as I've owned my tablet and recently downloaded Write to try. Lecture Notes happens to be free today in the Amazon App store, so I've just downloaded that but haven't yet used it. Since I don't have tons of notes that need to be grouped or organized, my preferences are based on actually using the apps, not how well they function as a complete system. So take into account if you need this app to also be more like an Evernote or complete storage system, you might value the apps differently than I do.
Quill isn't actively being worked on, and has fewer features and pretty much non-existent organization of notes. But I find it the nicest to actually use if all I want to do is write from scratch. I just like how it's organized, how the menus work, the writing experience, the palm rejection, the eraser settings etc. Notes export just fine to Evernote, to a directory, or to several other Android app the same way the "share" button typically works, and so I export and organize pdfs outside of the app.
Papyrus is my go-to if I need to import a pdf (paid add-on to get this feature). It's also quite good, but I do find it just slightly clunkier to use than Quill. I'm often making little mistakes I need to correct because I'm expecting it to act like Quill, but it doesn't. If I could only have one app, it would have to be Papyrus just because I do need the ability to annotate pdfs in addition to writing notes from scratch. But it always seems *just* a tad more effort to use than Quill. Not enough to be a big deal, but enough to notice that I'm not using Quill. Papyrus was just updated a few days ago, so this is an entirely full-featured, current app that does everything I need it to do. It has some basic note organization which is certainly better than nothing and perfectly sufficient for my needs. I *like* it, I just wish it felt more like Quill while I was using it.
I've had Write for a few weeks and used it a bit. The web view is useful if you would use that (top part of your screen is a browser, then your document is beneath, for you to take notes while on a web page). The "insert space" feature is completely unintuitive, and I still can't figure out how to use it properly, but the "lasso mode" to circle and move text around works as expected, and is a welcome feature that I only recently learned Papyrus has and wish that Quill had! I think in general, I just don't find it the easiest thing to use. It has a lot of menu items, some of which don't intuitively make sense. I think I would have to use it a lot more to actually feel comfortable using it, although it does a lot of things. I've been using software like this since my old tablet PCs 10 years ago, and still I feel like there's a lot of "figuring out" how the developer meant this app to work required to use it. But, it's free! Zooming works well, and you can export to PDF but not import a PDF. It doesn't appear to have been updated since 2013, but then again, neither has Quill and I have no hesitation recommending that one, provided you're OK with a limited feature set and primarily want a smooth writing experience.
I've only just downloaded lecture notes today but I know this is a very popular app and was updated earlier this month. It felt like over kill to me when I tested the free trial version years ago. And even just launching it today, I'm finding all the various menu options and settings a little overwhelming. I didn't feel like I could just pick up and go with this one, although if I dedicated myself to learning and using it, I'd probably appreciate all the customization possible. I tried to find a few basic settings that I know I like (eg stroke erase) and the first hurdle seems to be that it doesn't support that. But, the "cutter" feature (like the "lasso" of Write) works very well and I can see myself using that. You can't initially import pdf files, but have to download their free PDFview app. Once I did that, the menu option to import PDF appeared, but it's kind of a weird PDF import. Instead of actually writing on the PDF (like other apps do), you import maybe a graphic of the pdf (?) because it shows up in the way an imported image would, in a smaller box with the ability to resize it. Trying to resize the PDF to a full page made the original pdf text a little fuzzy. So, I'm not exactly pleased with that compared to Papyrus, but I need to be a little pickier about having original-quality looking PDFs that I can then annotate. Also, that imported PDF doesn't become the background like it does in Papyrus, but rather I found that when I went to erase something, I erased the underlying PDF, too. I think LectureNotes supports multiple layers, so if you go to the trouble of figuring that out, then I would assume you could protect that layer, or only edit layers on top of it. Sorry if this all sounds negative, and certainly I have very little experience with this app so most of this really speaks to how user-friendly it initially seems coming from other apps, and not an indication of how someone well-versed in the app experiences it.
If you must restrict yourself to one app, and PDF import is important to you, I think it has to be Papyrus. Of course, since Write is free, you don't have to restrict yourself to just one. Try Write and maybe it's good enough for you. It's difficult to recommend Quill if you care about organizing the original notes because you do just get one mess of files. But things export nicely, and it's the one I'm happiest actually writing with, if all I'm doing is handwriting notes. My initial reaction opening Lecture Notes is that I don't like it compared to the others, and I don't immediately see what I get from it that I don't from Papyrus. But it's free today, so if you happen to see this then grab it for yourself from Amazon.
I just got a note 10.1 and I am trying to figure out the best work flow to make it most efficient for me. I want to be able to take meeting notes etc using the handwriting to text feature. How is the best way to sync these to my work laptop and use/publish in MS Word? I would love to hear how some of you guys use your note for work. Thanks.
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I'm really interested in this too, I have had the note since December last year but have been undecided if I should bring it to work or not!
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I am interested too. I have the same ambitions as thread owner
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I use my note 10.1 religiously at work. Meeting notes, brainstorming, workflow management and the usual email, Calender stuff. I've still not found the "holy grail" app(s) but here is a sampler of my "note-taking" apps :
Evernote : I dump all sorts of reference materials for easy searching and lookup. Including meeting notes, key reports. Including output from all of the following.
Pdf annotation (Pdfmax, ezpdf, repligo) : use these a lot for reviewing/taking notes on meeting packs.
Free handwritten Notepad replacement (papyrus, lecture notes) : if I want to take more free form notes.
Outliner (workflowy Web app) : recently been testing this out and am loving the simplicity, helps keep focus on the key concepts, structure
Handwriting keyboard (mazec2, stock) : can use with any input area requiring keyboard entry. Not perfect but love the flexibility.
Sounds like a list of all the "in" apps, but I need a bit of flexibility /optionality as some days I'm just not feeling the handwriting mood.
my biggest issue, we have a bunch of "great components" but it lacks what I'd call full work suite integration. I would love for an aggregated solution that has all of the above options/ components in one integrated app (yes maybe I'm being unrealistic but I can dream) :
1) flexible notetaking app (choice between free form, structured or allow typing) that allows for timestamp, tagging directly into action items/tasks lists, by "paragraph". Something that allows you to take notes, circle a paragraph to be tagged and databased directly to 2) evernote type reference repository for these notes as well as additional reference material. Again leveraging the same tagging methodology (evolving. E.g. GTD) 3) all this wrapped into a very integrated solution (including email, contact, Calender, task manager for fully integrated workflow management)
I'm trying to achieve this now with multiple apps but getting integration between all of these components is a bit clunky... Hope that helps?
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(OP) if you litteraly just bought the 10.1 I would head right back to the store to return and wait till next week cause the note 10.1 (2014) comes out. Which is overall way better in every way than 10.1. Don't get me wrong I have the 10.1 but ill def be upgrading next week. Or as long as it in return period just return and get new same day should be same price if not $50 more.
Sorry don't have specific app names. But I'm sure what you want is out there. I would just search for key word on play store. And make sure to read description and everyone's comments not just first 3.
If I come across anything interesting ill def reply back here. But look up the 2014 note 10.1 if you haven't heard of it. Way better for work too!
Sadly, I would say get a Surface Pro 2 with MS Office. As someone who used tablet pc's for many years, and someone who loves my Galaxy Note, I am of the opinion that nothing in the Android system can compete with Office and OneNote on a tablet PC. I persoanlly use LectureNotes for all my handwritten meeting notes. I export my LectureNotes to PDF and Dropsync that folder to my Dropbox. That is the best I can do to have acess to my notes on my computer, but that does not give handwriting recognition like you are looking for. Using SNote for the handwriting recognition does not offer an easy option sync with evernote, nor could I get a clean PDF export to work. That might be solvable, but I have not looked into it too much because I prefer LectureNotes to SNote. For the others who posted that they were interested, I also have not been able to find anyhing that allows integration of calendar and tasks like MS Office when using OneNote.
Just my opinion. Since no one could supply you with an acceptable answer.
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I use my 10.1 almost exclusively for notes and pdf annotations at work.
For handwritten notes, I use the native S-Note app and export to pdf on google drive.
I have also used Write, which has a windows viewer. Documents are all SVG and HTML, so they export directly.
pdf annotations seem to work well in Foxit pdf (free), although Google is advertising that QuickOffice will do the same.
Dear folks looking for above , 'MyScript stylus beta' is out and for me personally it's a massive improvement over other alternatives... My handwriting is horrible but this is snappy, accurate and featured keyboard.
Doesn't hurt to try , check out Google + community for feedback.
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whitlecj said:
I just got a note 10.1 and I am trying to figure out the best work flow to make it most efficient for me. I want to be able to take meeting notes etc using the handwriting to text feature. How is the best way to sync these to my work laptop and use/publish in MS Word? I would love to hear how some of you guys use your note for work. Thanks.
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I have found Fiinote to be a good note taking app with a desktop and a web interface as well as several export options.
I use text input, but it has handwriting recognition as well (which I have not used much). It is a great Evernote replacement as far I am concerned.
I have used Zappier to get my notes out of Evernote and export them into fiinote relatively easily.