Handwritten notes#
When: November 21 2023
Presenters: Josquin Errard, Jean-Christophe Hamilton, Justine Zeghal and Alexandre Boucaud
Comparison of note-taking software for research#
Functionality |
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|---|---|---|---|
limited free version |
✔️️ |
✔️ |
✔️️ |
import & annotate PDFs |
✔️️ |
✔️️ |
✔️️ |
vocal notes |
💲️ |
✔️️, speech to text |
❌️ |
dictionary |
💲️ |
❌️ |
💲️ in app |
handwriting to equations |
💲️ |
💲️ |
💲️, intuitive interface |
handwriting to text |
💲️, on selected text, enhanced with AI (v6) |
💲️️ |
💲️, live & smooth conversion (1 language at a time) |
templates |
✔️️ |
✔️️, gallery |
✔️ ️ |
AI enhanced |
v6 only |
❌️ |
in beta ️ |
collaborative edition |
✔️️ in app |
❌️ |
✔️ through MyScript (free) |
platform |
iOS*, macOS, Android, Microsoft, web |
iOS |
iPad, Android, Microsoft |
synchronization |
iCloud, Dropbox, GDrive |
iCloud 💲️ |
iCloud, Dropbox |
export |
.pdf, .goodnotes, .png |
.pdf, .notes (app), .png, .rtf |
.pdf, .nebo, .txt, .docx, .png, .svg |
price |
11€ once (v5) – 11€/year (v6) |
18€/year |
10€ once |
💲️ = only available in the paid version
iOS* = more functionalities on iOS
Not discussed but could be interesting for your needs#
All user feedback during the meeting was related to handwritten notes on an iPad.
But here are some other tablets that looked interesting for research / teaching.
➕️ : designed for researchers
➖️ : expensive accessories, subscription
Some lab members have it (Camille Parisel, Joseph Martino, …) feel free to ask them for recommendations.
➕️ : great e-ink reader, nice feeling
➖️ : expensive, no fancy usecases (which can be an advantage)