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Penultimate Goes Free

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Penultimate, a notetaking app purchased by Evernote, has gone free. The latest version, 4.0, now has some new features and abilities to work better with Evernote.

One of the benefits of working with Evernote is that your handwriting becomes searchable.

You can search through your handwritten text within the app, or browse quickly through all pages. View your list of notebooks as a carousel or sort and scroll in a fast grid view. Penultimate also allows you to insert, delete, duplicate, and reorganize pages within and between notebooks.

What’s New in Version 4.0

• Full Evernote sync: Save all of your Penultimate notes to your Evernote account to keep, view, and search them across every device where you have Evernote installed.
• Handwriting search with Evernote: Evernote’s powerful handwriting recognition allows you to search your Penultimate notes.
• Remember Everything: Evernote stores all of your Penultimate notes forever, ensuring that everything, from random doodles to important diagrams, are available any time you need them.
• Redesigned: Now sporting a lovely new design.
• Improved, sharper ink on retina displays.
• More languages: Available for the first time in Russian and Traditional Chinese.

• iOS 6 is required for this version. iOS 5 support is coming in the next update.

MyScript Notes Sale

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Have you ever wanted to apply OCR to your handwriting, circle and move your notes around a page and more, MyScript Notes Mobile may be just the mobile note taking app you have been waiting for.

The app was introduced in January of 2012 and has been selling for $7.99. However, Today  - December 31, it is on sale for $1.99. MacWorld reviewed the app in September and rated it 3 1/2 mice.

Below is a video from the site showing the app running on an android device. It performs similarly on an iPad as can be seen from the 2nd video below.

Vision Objects Online Character Recognition (OCR)

 

The developer describes the app as follows:

With MyScript Notes Mobile, you can:

  • Write notebooks and liven them up with drawings, diagrams and pictures that you can move or rescale.
  • Export pages as images or entire notebooks as PDF or as MyScript files (you can use these in the latest MyScript Studio desktop application).
  • Convert handwriting to digital text you can export to Evernote®, Facebook®, Twitter®, Dropbox®, and e-mail.
  • Copy/ paste the converted text to any other text application (i.e. iWork® for iPad: Pages®, Keynote® and Numbers®).
  • Write in portrait or landscape mode.
  • Print your pages and notebooks with AirPrint support.
  • Simplify your note taking with zoom support.
  • Annotate PDF documents
  • Search your handwritten notes with MyScript® InkSearch
  • Use all kinds of capacitive stylus but if you want precise handwriting use an active digitizer stylus (*see supported devices)

Available languages:

  • 9 user interface languages:
    • English
    • French
    • Italian
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Portuguese
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese traditional
    • Korean
  • 32 handwriting recognition languages:
    • Arabic
    • Catalan
    • Chinese (Simplified)
    • Chinese (Traditional)
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • English (Canadian)
    • English (UK)
    • English (US)
    • Finnish
    • French (Canada)
    • French (France)
    • German
    • Greek
    • Hebrew
    • Hungarian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Kazakh
    • Korean
    • Norwegian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese (Portugal)
    • Portuguese (Brazil)
    • Romania
    • Russian
    • Spanish (Spain)
    • Spanish (Mexico)
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • Vietnamese

 In sum, if you are looking for a note taking app that will allow you to search your own handwriting and more, at this price, you should really look into buying and trying this app.

OmniOutliner 1.2 Update

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Today, OmniOutliner updated to version 1.2. Besides the new app logo, the developer states the following about the update:

OmniOutliner 1.2 for iPad sets the stage for document syncing by introducing a new document browser and making a number of behind-the-scenes changes to coordinate access to documents. It also introduces a new app icon, and restores the ability to open attached OmniOutliner 3 files from Mail. (This release requires iOS 5.)

Features
• The document picker has been redesigned to allow quicker access to files and easier file management. Tap on the edit button and select a file(s) to access the sharing, duplicate, and delete options.
• OmniOutliner for iPad now has a new icon.
• Sample documents can now be restored using the ‘Restore Sample Document’ option in the import menu.
• Previews will now appear in the document picker for any file type that OmniOutliner can open.

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If you are looking for a program to help outline your ideas, take notes, make lists or brainstorm, this is one of the best and most intuitive. [You may also want to check out CircusPonies Notebook App]

There is support for importing from a WebDAV or iCloud account. However, DropBox is not planned to be supported. You can also import a document via email or using iTunes.

To see the app in use, check out the video here.  A list of FAQs can be found on the OmniOutliner for iPad web page.

NotesPlus v 3.0 Submitted to App Store

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The developer of Notes Plus has submitted version 3.o to the app store for approval. The process takes about 7 days and the download may be ready around January 8, 2012.

The developer states the improvements include the following:

  • Smoother handwriting. Better inking. Just a better handwriting experience overall. I put the below screenshot in hi-def so that you can see the inking:

  • No more database! All flat files. Better yet, they are SVG so that you can view (and share) them in any web browser (I’ll put up an example soon).
  • Full Dropbox sync-ing. That is, at anytime, the dedicated Dropbox folder for Notes Plus (currently predefined as Dropbox/NotesPlus/Data) mirrors exactly the file content of the app.
  • PDF import (open-in) and annotation.

PDF Open-in Notes Plus

  • Image support.
  • Better typed text handling with full-page text canvas. Tap on text mode and start typing without worrying about text box size and location (text box is still supported).

Text Edit Mode

  • Better close-up writing experience with more control and space, yet retaining the best feature of auto-advance in current Notes Plus.

Close-up box

  • We will have the side navigation popover like before, no shelf (I found this too disruptive).

Navigation Panel

  • PDF viewing on browser side while taking notes on notebook side:

Open PDF for viewing or for annotation

Viewing PDF on one screen while taking notes on the other

Skitch for iPad Released

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Evernote released the iPad version of Skitch today. The app allows you to:

- Annotate: Add arrows, shapes and text to existing images
- Create: Draw something new
- Edit: Reposition, recolor and remove your annotations at will
- Share: Send your sketches and annotations over Twitter and email
- Present: Show your work in real time via AirPlay on Apple TV
- Remember: Save everything to Evernote for later
iPad Screenshot 4
Use Skitch to:
- Sketch and share
- Point out objects and locations in a photo
- Brainstorm design ideas with your team
- Identify a point of interest on a map
- Annotate a screenshot of your awesome high score.

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This app integrates with Evernote so you can store, markup and recall information easily.

OneNote iPad Version Available

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Today, Microsoft introduced the iPad version of its OneNote app. This app allows you to create searchable notes with text, pictures and bullets. You can make and manage to-do lists and sync using Microsoft Skydrive® online storage.

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There is a limit of 500 notes with the free version.

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If you have been waiting for this app to come to the iPad, get it now.

NotesPlus App Beta Update

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One of my favorite note taking apps, NotesPlus is being updated. The most intriguing part of the update process is the openness of the process. The developer is encouraging beta testers to openly discuss proposed fixes, problems, etc. The discussions can be seen here.

You can watch some of the features in action as shown by a tester on this video.

An additional video showing some more features is also available.

Not only will you be able to mark up PDFs, but you will be able to make and take notes in a natural and high tech way.

One of the fun new features will be the ability to see a PDF or browser on one side and take notes on the other.

Not only are there some new cool features coming to note taking in general on the iPad, but the kinds of tools and ways of interacting with an iPad are expanding as well.

Notability on Sale

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For a limited time, Noteability, a handy note taking tool is on sale for 99¢ (US).

This app allows you to capture notes via typing, handwriting or audio recording. You can even annotate PDFs.

iPad Screenshot 1

You can watch some videos on using the app here.

A feature that is incredibly helpful in note taking apps is the zoom to write feature. This allows you to enter your notes by hand  in a larger form and the app will place the notes more precisely within the note.

iPad Screenshot 2

The developer describes the app as follows:

•• Full-featured Handwriting ••
Pour your thoughts, ideas, and notes onto a personal canvas. Write wherever you desire with amazingly smooth digital ink. Use zoom-view to quickly record the smallest of details. Use the palm rest to protect the screen while writing. Choose a paper to suit your style while using a variety of pen colors and widths to create beautiful notes.

•• PDF Annotation ••
Import a class note, syllabus, lecture, presentation or book chapter, in PDF format. These documents provide great context for note taking. All of the tools are available for annotation, including pens and highlighters, writing blocks, images, type, and more.

•• Advanced Word Processing ••
When speed and accuracy are essential to your notes, the advanced word processing features supply the perfect tools to assist you. A fully customizable tool bar places your favorite tools a touch away: font presets, bold, underline, italic, and cursor controls help you compose notes quickly. Create outlines easily using bullets or numbers. These are just a few of the tools that integrate seamlessly to support your note-taking style.

•• Linked Audio Recording ••
Audio recordings automatically link to your notes. Confidently take notes, with the knowledge that linked recordings help with review. During playback, simply tap a word to hear what was said at that moment. Our unique audio amplification features create brilliant recordings in any setting.

•• Media Insertion ••
Enhance your notes with pictures from your photo library or iPad 2 camera, web clips, figures and writing blocks. You can move and resize these, so they take the proper place in your notes.

•• Library Organization ••
Your notes are important to you, so Notability makes it easy to organize, protect and share them. You can place notes in subjects, and can put subjects into categories. Notes can be kept safe by password protecting them. Auto Sync makes backing up notes easier than ever, as notes are automatically uploaded to Dropbox, iDisk or WebDAV in a format you choose. And the import feature makes it easy to retrieve your notes and PDF files from the cloud. Also email notes, export via iTunes File sharing, and AirPrint.

For the sale price, you can’t go wrong using this note taking app.

Noterize Note Taking App – Free Right Now.

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If you have been looking for a note taking app that allows you to type as well as write, you might want to check out Noterize. [Right now 2011.07.02, it is FREE. Before you download, make sure the price has not changed.]

You can watch a video here.

The app allows you to view and annotate PDF and powerpoint documents. The built in web browser allows for direct importing of readable files from the web. You can even record audio notes. There is also Dropbox and Box.net integration.

Built in search functionality lets you find what you are looking for quickly.

You can even share pages with friends via social sites or email. The built in password protection can help keep notes secure.

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