Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup1.5.1 - App Store

Noteful is your one-stop note-taking app to experience the new paperless revolution on iPad.

Perfect for annotating documents, taking class notes or even building your personal knowledge system. It is time to put aside the paper clutter, as Noteful is a versatile tool that helps you to accelerate your learning and knowledge work.

Take Beautiful Handwritten Notes
. Natural, fluid and precise handwriting experience
. Precise handwriting on iPad with Apple Pencil native support
. Custom-built ink engine InfiniteStroke that captures and converts your strokes into high-resolution vector ink
. 3 brushes available: ballpoint pen, fountain pen and highlighter
. Switch between pen sizes and colours
. Recognise geometrical shapes

Markup, Highlight, Annotate
. Import PDFs, MS Office documents to a notebook
. Add images, shapes and typed text to notes
. Use multiple paper templates in a single notebook
. Export and share handwritten annotations as PDF
. Use Quick Create to create a new notebook for quick sketching

Powerful Tagging
. Organise quickly by tagging with #tag or even #nested/tag anywhere in notebooks
. More flexible than folders; Notes can be organised by subjects, by topics or by priorities
. Browse notebooks or pages by tags
. Rename, delete or re-assign tags to easily re-organise your library

Layers in Notebook
. Add annotation on separate layers without changing original content*
. Hide or show layers independently
. Rearrange layers
. Make it possible to composite complex layout*

All Your Notes, All the Time
. Sync to all your iPhone and iPad devices*
. Take textbooks, slides, handwritten notes and PDF documents with you wherever you go
. Notebooks synced with iCloud are encrypted via account-based keys

Powerful Editing
. Erase strokes with eraser
. Double tap on Apple Pencil to switch to eraser tool
. Move and resize annotations with lasso tool
. Unlimited undo, redo
. Support Split View for multitasking

Audio Record Notes
. Record audio while you take notes
. Audio playback position synced with the notes

Modern App Design
. A minimalist UI that maximizes content space
. Streamlined design that requires fewer taps for common functions
. Different orientations are available for the main toolbar
. A clean UI that lets you focus on note-taking and the content

We will be adding new features so please stay tuned for future updates.

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Noteful is free to use without time limit but with certain features (marked with*) only available to users who upgrade to Noteful Pro via In-app purchase.

Noteful Pro is available for one-time purchase and the features will be unlocked forever.

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If you have support questions or product suggestions, please contact us by support.

Wishing you happy note-taking!

Customer Support: support@getnoteful.com
Privacy Policy: https://www.getnoteful.com/privacy

Version History - Fixed a critical issue that caused the app to crash when exporting from an open notebook on iOS 18.
- New: An experimental feature that converts lasso selections, including handwriting, to text. Requires iOS 27 or later.
- New: An Add Page button in the document Overview tab lets you insert pages more quickly. 1.5.1 2d ago - New: Noteful 1.5 adopts Apple’s new Liquid Glass design on iOS 26, along with small refinements to menus, controls, and everyday interactions.
- Noteful now requires iOS 16.4 or later. Moving on from older iOS versions lets us focus more time on new features and improvements. 1.5 Sep 25 - Fixed a crash that could occur in notebooks with more than 32 layers.
- Fixed the layer order in the Move to Layer menu on iOS 26. 1.4.42 Sep 22 - Fixed layout issues affecting document search in compact layouts.
- Fixed an issue where Overview did not reveal the current page when opened. 1.4.41 Sep 8 - Fixed a critical crash when opening the Layers view for a layer containing only a straight line.
- Fixed an issue where the Lasso tool could select and move invisible objects when the current layer was hidden. 1.4.40 Aug 25 - New: The Overview tab provides a document overview with page thumbnails and quick access to insert, cut, copy, paste, duplicate, and delete actions.
- New: A new sidebar layout lets you keep Overview, Bookmarks, Outlines, or Layers open in a resizable sidebar while editing. You can also switch these views back to an overlay from the menu.
- New: You can now sort bookmarks and outlines by page number, and add sub-outlines or sibling outlines directly from an outline’s menu.
- Trash in the library now shows the number of items it contains.
- Fixed an issue where Translate action was unavailable on iOS 26. 1.4.39 Aug 15 - Fixed an issue where the Draw with Touch option did not work as expected.
- Improved compatibility with upcoming OS updates. Fixed an issue where the Layer and Arrange actions did not work from the menu. 1.4.38 Jul 12 - New: Organize your favorite colors and pen presets with palettes.
- New: Saved pen presets now sync across devices.
- New: Import .zip files with folder support.
- Improved the study timer so it no longer stops when the app is closed.
- Fixed an issue where closing the outline view could disrupt the scrolling position.
- Fixed a potential data loss issue that could occur when device storage is full. 1.4.37 Jun 8 - New: Lock images to prevent accidental movement.
- New: Options to change folder sorting in the document library.
- Changed: Reverted to the system font picker to improve reliability with custom fonts (e.g., missing fonts or incorrect names). While this may feel like a step back in usability, it ensures the most consistent behavior given iOS system constraints.
- Fixed an issue where image flipping did not work properly on images without a mask.
- Fixed an issue from the previous version where text boxes could be clipped while typing with some IMEs (e.g., Japanese and Chinese).
- Fixed an issue where the Hand Tool’s fullscreen mode had an incorrect layout when the main toolbar was positioned on the right.
- Added 0.38 mm pen size.
- Minor localization and UI tweaks. 1.4.36 Apr 20 - Fixed text box movement issues after updating to the latest iOS version.
- Fixed an issue where some characters disappeared when tap on a textbox to start editing.
- Fixed an issue which caused text box to be unstable when typing in Korean.
- Fixed an issue which caused some fonts not to appear in the font picker.
- Fixed laser pointer rendering glitch. 1.4.35 Feb 15 This update resolves a crash issue encountered during text editing. 1.4.34 Feb 3 - New: Fullscreen mode for reading. To enter fullscreen mode, select the Hand tool and tap the screen.
- Fixed the bug which caused Undo to fail after clearing a page. 1.4.33 Jan 26 - New: The font picker now shows additional font variations when available. Previously, only the regular and bold font weights were available. This is especially useful with user-installed fonts.
- New: The Insert Page action can now be added to the toolbar via customization.
- Improved: Image resolution for transparent images has been improved. This slightly reduce blurring when creating screenshots with transparent backgrounds.
- Fixed an issue where, after selecting PDF text or long-pressing, the next pen stroke could stop unexpectedly, disrupting the writing flow.
- Fixed translations in some languages. 1.4.32 Jan 12 - New: The Lasso tool now has separate selection options for shapes, images, and tapes, allowing more refined selections.
- New: Added an option to insert images from files. Previously, images could be imported via drag and drop or copy and paste; this update adds another commonly requested way to import image files.
- Changed: Navigating to page links no longer shows a page scroll animation, resulting in a faster experience. 1.4.31 12/16/2025 - Fixed an issue where the formatting toolbar could be obstructed on macOS Tahoe.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash while editing text.
- Made minor UI tweaks. 1.4.30 11/23/2025 - Fixed a few issues where list markers didn’t render correctly on Mac and iOS.
- Fixed an issue where changes to a pen favourite were sometimes not saved.
- Minor UI fixes. 1.4.29 11/04/2025 - New: Text formatting now supports bullet and numbered list styles. 
- Fixed a layout issue that occurred when the floating keyboard was on screen. 
- Fixed an issue where editing a text box sometimes scrolled unexpectedly, making it difficult to use. 1.4.28 10/20/2025 Fixed the layout of the text formatting toolbar on iOS 26, especially when using Stage Manager. 1.4.27 10/07/2025 - New: Multiple text styles can now be saved, and one of them can be set as the default style. It’s now faster to change the style of a text box.
- Changed: After five or more pen colours are saved, the app will no longer show the standard colours as default options, giving users more control over the colour palette.
- Fixed a bug that could potentially cause typed text not to be saved after using the font picker.
- Fixed an issue where tapping on the page to reposition the zoom area did not work when using the zoom window. 1.4.26 09/02/2025 Fixed a bug where the corner radius property was not saved correctly in the previous version. 1.4.25 07/31/2025 - New: Rectangle shapes and textboxes now have adjustable corner radius in the object Style popover. Textboxes also have a margin padding property which adjusts the space around the text.
- New: Newly deleted layers are now kept for 30 days, allowing you to recover accidentally deleted layers.
- Fixed a bug which caused tags to have incorrect appearance.
- Fixed an issue where the current tool would not respond when a textbox was selected. 1.4.24 07/30/2025 New: When inserting pages into a notebook, new option let you insert them at the beginning or end. 1.4.23 07/02/2025 We fixed a critical issue that caused the previous version to crash when Night Mode was enabled. 1.4.22 06/20/2025 - New: Added 0.5× playback speed for recordings.
- New: Support for exporting notebooks to other apps via drag and drop.
- Improved: Sharing a web page from Safari will now automatically convert it to PDF.
- Fixed an issue where importing multiple files from some apps into Noteful would fail.
- Made minor UI tweaks. 1.4.21 06/20/2025 - New: Added a new line thickness option for paper templates.
- Moved the View Options menu to a more accessible location.
- Automatically select the last used folder when importing a notebook from another app.
- Added a reminder to enable iCloud to prevent data loss if the app is accidentally deleted.
- Made minor UI tweaks. 1.4.20 06/01/2025