ZoomNotes

Name: ZoomNotes
Rating: 4.52467 (608 reviews)

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User Reviews for ZoomNotes

Too Great Not to Try!

I am so loving this app and all of its incredible functionality! My absolute only issue is that I do occasionally experience some offbeat issues and there isn’t as wide a user base to access others peoples knowledge, experiences and workarounds, as there are with some of the other programs. It is in no way enough to deter me from sticking with the app though! And I have read people saying it has a learning curve. I appreciate that they are doing their best to provide other prospective users with what to expect, but I hope no one would even let that give them pause. Believe me, I am a newby, that was previously using Goodnotes, and I would say “learning curve” is somewhat accurate but sounds a little scary. If you have been able to master Goodnotes you will also be able to handle ZOOMNOTES. I think it’s just that with so many additional features and options that it offers, it’s just a matter of learning the techniques just like with Goodnotes. And to me there are so many phenomenal features that it is by far so worth the extra effort!

Cree84fun, Jul 07, 2022

Phenomenal cosmic power

I've used a lot of iOS notetaking apps. Most of them do well with emulating a traditional paper notebook (Goodnotes, Notability, OneNote, NoteShelf). ZoomNotes is completely unique. There is really nothing else like it. Pros: - feature-rich hypertext, outline and cross-reference workflow for handwritten documents - You can link pages together with custom buttons, pictures, or text. These links export to PDF so you can make interactive documents. - Pages can have sub-pages, to any level of hierarchy. So you can use one document as a dashboard for a bunch of notes, or store a book and its notes together as one file. - You can open multiple views of the same file. - Make custom animated slideshows from your handwritten documents(!) - Export to many formats. Cons: - The learning curve is STEEP but the payoff is enormous. - Syncing across multiple devices can occasionally produce conflicts that have to be reconciled by the user. - The UI is less "Apple-like" and more like a full desktop app. The features in the UI can be cluttered and overwhelming. However, you can make your own custom workspace with fewer tools and options if you prefer. Verdict: - Make a pot of coffee, settle in with the ZoomNotes manual, and put in the time to learn all the features. If you want power and flexibility with your handwritten documents in iOS, nothing else comes close.

forums poster, Jul 04, 2021

Gets Better With Every Update

What other note-taking app provides all the features this one does? NONE. How many other similar apps have a developer who not only implements user suggestions/needs, but engages so frequently for questions and issues? NONE. I wasted over a year stuck with the same old apps, never finding that one that will do what I need. As a digital planner, college student, homeschooling mom, & busy grandparent, this app is literally a game changer. And even more so with recent updates. I am diving into the world of creating digital planning products, and I can do everything in ZoomNotes that I used to need 3 apps to do! No more bouncing between apps because ZoomNotes is all I need! If you really want to see ZoomNotes in action, jump over to YT & search for Nancy Babb & Linda Kiddle. Watch those videos. It’s just a small look into how versatile this app is! This weekend, I will be designing things that will get used in my cutting machine for Father’s Day gifts too! Well worth the time to learn & the small cost of the app!!!!!!

jjones0904, May 26, 2021

Best note taking App for Math and Chemistry!!

I have been using ZoomNotes for years! Unlike some apps you pay for and they stop updating it or they add lots of in app purchases ZoomNotes updates regularly and they are quick to add functionality and new features like support for Apple Pencil 2 already!! Best of all they have very responsive tech support and are very quick to answer question.I really like the interface, it's not overwhelming when your trying to work however don't be fooled by how simple it looks, if you start going through the setting or read their manual online you will quick realize that ZoomNotes is so much more than your typical note taking application! Not only can you zoom in and out with no limits you can import power point slides and take notes on top of them (I take notes right on top of the power point slides during my Chemistry lectures) you can insert pictures, audio, documents, you can even have notes inside your notes! It’s possible to create whole presentations and so much more!! It’s easily worth the cost if not more!!

joekemp1, Dec 06, 2018

Most effective note taking app

This is the most versatile note taking app I have found. I use it for all my note taking. I really like the ability to insert handwritten notes with pdf files, including adding pages etc. It takes a bit to get used to all the features but it is well worth the effort. The ease of zooming in and out and writing in the margins of PDF files is also very handy.Still very happy with it. I love the infinite whiteboard option. It really feels like having a large whiteboard where you can write anywhere. It’s also great for annotating a pdf file when you need to write more than just minor comments.This continuous to be my favorite note taking app. One of the features of traditional writing and note taking is that you can spread out multiple sheets of paper in front of you. This allows you to keep a good overview of what you are working on. I really missed this aspect of physical notes when I switched to my iPad. However, the whiteboard mode with infinite zoom of ZoomNotes allows me to effectively have a virtual desk with many sheets of handwritten notes. (Tip: lay out a grid of letter size boundaries on your whiteboard before starting to take notes. You can easily fit 25 pages that way. Well, of course you could do millions but you want to mimic a physical desk.)

John25642, Jan 06, 2018

Awesome (after the learning curve)

So I tried ZoomNotes a while back and gave up on it pretty quickly. I began using NoteShelf. However, I started a new job (so now I work 3 jobs). The other apps worked okay for the journal and the different notes, folders, etc. I had to keep for each job, but they were lacking in some areas. I needed an app to fill all my needs. I came back to ZoomNotes and spent a little time learning. ZoomNotes has the fill feature, so I can easily fill in a bubble or a cell on a “spreadsheet”. Just to make me happy while I’m doing my work, ZoomNotes has different types of pens that no one else does (I love calligraphy and lettering). I can pull images from my photos or from the web, and I can make stickers on the fly to reuse again & again. I don’t have to switch between writing and pointer in order to go to a linked page, which I hated with GoodNotes. There is an endless whiteboard. I have rulers and protractors. I have to admit that I am still learning, so I occasionally hit a hiccup. However, I also know there are features I haven’t even tapped into. ZoomNotes is currently meeting all my needs and then some.

Miami Xami, Jul 04, 2022

ZoomNotes is a must-have!

May 2021 ... After using this app consistently for over a year, I can only say it keeps getting better and I continue to find more ways to be productive with it as a teaching/presentation , personal journaling and creative doodling tool! The developer remains engaged with the community of users and has augmented the features of the app over the past year to the point that it is more than triple the functionality of my original purchase! Highly recommend for those who either are creating their own PDFs or annotating pre-made PDFs. For the digital planning community, I don’t think any other app comes close in terms of meeting design and functional needs for keeping a planner or a bullet journal digitally ... or for designing-for-print your own spine of a journal and templates. I am now on to learning how to use its tools for blackboard-style note-taking that I can later present as an animation ( similar to a doodle or explainer video!) .... Yep, ZN can do ALL That !

please_reply_in_person, Jul 24, 2021

Very responsive developer

I needed the ability to use layers in a note taking app so I could do some more complex graphic manipulations on images for my planner. GoodNotes doesn’t have that capability. I also needed the ability to create links. ZoomNotes gives me both capabilities. It also has the ability to create sub documents, a type of “sticky note” on steroids. Now, I can keep some required monthly lists attached to the actual month where I generated them, instead of having to flip through several pages to find them. I’d like to see the ability to advance pages by gestures, rather than using a button, the same gestures that Procreate uses to undo/redo (two or three finger tap), and smoother page transitions— it’s a little rough right now. However, the developer appears to be very interested in improving things that make us digital planners happy, and I greatly appreciate his involvement. I have a feeling that I will soon make the permanent switch to using ZoomNotes as my primary notes app.

sarhound, Dec 29, 2018

The others don’t come close

Zoomnotes is the most comprehensive handwriting app on the market. The interface is a little clunky but this program has all the bases covered. The best selling point is the reason why it’s called ZOOMnotes for a reason - it has practically unlimited zooming capability when pinching the screen when seeing the overall size of your notes as well as the size of the canvas itself which is unlimited in size. No need to worry about running out of room to write. But another benefit to this zooming ability is it allows you to write notes next to each other in different sizes all in one screen. In other words you could have notes the size of your regular hand writing next to notes you write in extremely small sizes allowing you to compress all your information in the same screen without scrolling off the page to continue writing. This saves real estate on the iPad while writing other notes leaving you more room left over to continue writing. Valuable feature.

TJwatch49, Mar 23, 2020

Excellent!!!!!

This is the second review I’ve ever written for an app (and I’ve downloaded my fair share over the years), but I had to write this review. ZoomNotes is feature rich and worth the small amount of effort it takes to explore and learn how everything works. I’ve downloaded nearly every major note taking app in the AppStore and think this one is the best! This app does more than mimic writing on paper. It actually allows you to use all of the benefits of a tablet (zooming, scaling, rearranging notes and imported objects, shape recognition, sub-notes, image and video import, etc.) to create a truly unique writing/researching experience. Being able to import an entire PDF as a sub-note is amazing! This app is a joy to use, highly customizable, and allows me to research and take notes in a way that matches the way I think. If I had it in grad school, I’m pretty sure my thesis would have taken half as long! Big thanks to the developer(s)!!! Keep up the great work!!! Maybe you could add handwriting to text conversion? It’s certainly not critical, but it would be a killer feature that would make a truly amazing app that much more so.

Tyyhggg33445555;;,()655, Feb 02, 2018

Description

ZoomNotes is the most comprehensive visual note-taking app with huge zoom range. Make handwritten notes and sketches on virtual paper, huge WhiteBoards , PDF files, images and MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents (via GoogleDrive). Sync your documents between your iPad and iPhone with iCloud.

ZoomNotes is compatible with any capacitive stylus pen and also with the top electronic pens on the market including the fabulous Apple Pencil. ZoomNotes Desktop for Mac now also available. Features include: MULTIPLE PEN TYPES There are 8 pen types to choose from including gel, nib, pencil and watercolour each with unlimited line thicknesses. HANDWRITING RECOGNITION Search handwritten notes. DIGITAL PLANNING Either import a planner pdf or use the ‘Custom digital planner’ option to create your own. You can configure a planner to show events and reminders from the Calendar and Reminder apps. SUB-PAGES This unique feature allows you to use ‘pages within pages’. This allows you to use sticky-notes and enables the creation of hierarchical visual files. You can also insert whole pdf files as sub-pages, or import pages from other ZoomNotes documents into a sub-page. BOOKMARKS Bookmarks allow you save views in your documents, and then return to them at a later date. There are animated playback facilities to allow you to present with or to create videos from your document. LINKS Add links between pages, and even between documents. This lets you create your own digital planners, enhance imported pdf planners or create indices. SPLIT_SCREEN Edit and view two documents side by side (or above and below). You can now also have 2 views of the same document. CALENDAR EVENTS Add events/reminders linked to your documents, possibly with alarms. The URL in the event links back to the document in ZoomNotes. HUGE ZOOM RANGE, WHITEBOARD MODE Zoom in and out without arbitrary limits including rotated views. LAYERS Layers let you control what is visible on a page, also options for 'master layers' which show on all pages. WRITE OVER PDF FILES Import and write over PDFs, Microsoft Office files Word, Excel and PowerPoint (via GoogleDrive). UNLIMITED PAPER SIZES AND STYLES Make your page as small or as large as you like. Choose any type of paper with our configurable paper types. FULLY EDITABLE In ZoomNotes, you can select, scale, rotate, shift and flip (mirror) objects. Cut, copy and paste are also available, including between documents, pages and other apps. SHAPES AND ARROWS Regular shapes and arrows (ideal for visual mapping); they can be drawn with the polygon tool or roughly drawn by hand and automatically converted into the exact geometric shape. SYMBOL LIBRARY Fully configurable library of reusable shapes and images. IMAGES AND IMAGE EDITING Insert images (photos) in your documents at any size and scale. Crop, mask, re-sample, edit transparency, scan-correct and deform images. Insert images and videos from camera or photo library. TYPED TEXT Enter typed text via keyboard; with a wide range of fonts and font sizes, font colours, fills and borders. Text can be entered at all zoom scales and can be selected and moved, scaled and rotated. RECORD AND PLAYBACK SOUNDS Including import and export of mp3 files. You can also insert a sound recording on the page to which it relates. Now linked to drawing. SHARE DOCUMENTS Share documents as PDF files, images, videos or ZoomNotes documents (via email, iTunes, clipboard, Dropbox, Twitter and Evernote, Airdrop, iCloud Drive and Open in. USE FOR PRESENTATIONS ZoomNotes is VGA compatible for use with projectors, monitors and AirPlay. MAGNIFICATION WINDOW Write into a zoomed in view whilst still viewing the zoomed out view. There are lots more details including videos or the app in action at www.zoom-notes.com. We respond to every email sent to [email protected]