If you’ve been shelling out for a note-taking app, it might be time to let go. These free alternatives aren’t just “good enough”—they’re better. Cleaner, faster, less annoying. And best of all, they ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Hopkins for Mashable When you're a student, your notes are your lifeblood. With more online options than ever for note-taking ...

Note-taking is something we all do, whether it means writing down a grocery list on an envelope, a phone number on the back of a business card or a more detailed set of notes, like minutes for a ...

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Jot down your thoughts, save images of things you need to remember, and keep everything at your fingertips on all of your devices with the top note-taking apps we've tested. I’ve been writing about ...

Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by the sheer number of note-taking apps available, each promising to transform your productivity? If you’re an iPad user, you’ve likely come across Apple Notes ...

I'm always taking notes. Whether it's for a book I'm writing, an idea for a book to be written, an item I need to add to a shopping list, or just about anything else that pops to mind, I turn to my ...

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Laptops are ideal for taking course notes. They’re portable enough to carry with you to every class, they have built-in keyboards and touchpads for fast typing and navigation, you can doodle and ...

I’m always looking for better ways to do what I do daily. What I do, requires taking a lot of notes and writing. Note-taking apps are all similar and some are expensive (over $100 a year). Free notes ...