This is a good option for someone who uses Apple products already. You can easily send content from your Safari web browser to Notes, but the tool does not have a browser add-on for non-Apple browsers. Notes offers a range of text editing features and is suited to recording lecture notes. You can organize notes into folders, browse notes by material (photos, sketches, websites, audio, document), but cannot tag or colour code notes. You can sync your notes across several devices by logging into your iCloud account or some other email account. Notes is Apple's note-taking tool and is available on Apple computers and mobiles, as well as online. Record and sync lecture recordings with your lecture notes.

Notability allows users to type or handwrite create and sync notes across devices. Notability is a note-taking app available to Mac users. Google Keep is the built-in app on Android phones. You cannot embed PDFs or audio recordings within notes in Google Keep. Google Keep is more suitable for short notes, or to-do lists, rather than lecture notes, as many text editing features are missing. You can colour or label your notes, or search by keyword. Google Keep is a streamlined note-taking tool available online or via a mobile app. You can also download the 'Clip to Evernote' add-on for your browser to bookmark or easily save web pages.Įvernote for Students by Oliver Schinkten (LinkedIn Learning, 1h5m) You can embed a wide range of file formats into your notes, including PDFs, images, and audio recordings. Evernote allows you to organise your notes by notebooks or by tag and has a robust search function. The free, basic model has a 60mb download limit, and syncing is limited to two devices.

Evernote is available online or via apps on your desktop or mobile device.

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