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## Take smarter notes

Handwrite, type, sketch, annotate — then convert, search and study with generative AI.

![MyScript Notes on iPad](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/q_80&s_488x706/notes/hero/notebook-hero-img.png)

![MyScript Notes notebook view](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/hero/notebook-hero-img.png)

![MyScript Notes document view](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/hero/document-hero-img.png)

![MyScript Notes PDF annotation](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/q_80&s_488x706/notes/hero/pdf-hero-img.png)

![MyScript Notes whiteboard mode](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/hero/board-hero-img.png)

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## Your handwriting  
AI notepad

Powered by interactive ink, MyScript Notes (formerly Nebo) understands your handwriting and helps you create and write as naturally as you think.

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### Convert handwriting to text

Take notes freely and easily with your pen, then convert handwriting to typed text, ready to share.

![USP 1 - Convert handwritten notes to digital text](https://www.myscript.com/_nuxt/convert-cover.BljgBIHl.png)

### Edit with pen gestures

Edit in real-time using natural pen gestures like scratching out to erase or underlining to emphasize.

![USP 2 - Edit and modify your notes](https://www.myscript.com/_nuxt/edit-cover.nqIL-9RM.png)

### Draw perfect shapes

Hold your pen to the screen after drawing lines and shapes to convert them to perfect forms.

![USP 3 - Draw and sketch in your notes](https://www.myscript.com/_nuxt/draw-cover.eg2cw8Dn.png)

## Study like a pro with gen AI

Designed with students in mind, MyScript Notes boosts how you take notes and study, with generative AI that fits the way you work.

![AI-powered note-taking features illustration](https://www.myscript.com/_nuxt/ai-artwork.Dh2dZVSh.svg)

![A ipad with a nebo app screen](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/ai/ai-screen.png)

![Explain card](https://www.myscript.com/_nuxt/explain-card.BLoSWJ1D.svg)

## Get instant AI help

-   ### Summarize
    
    Get straight to the main ideas by turning long notes or readings into clear summaries.
    
-   ### Explain
    
    Select any term or phrase to get a clear explanation — ready to paste into your notes.
    
-   ### Quiz
    
    Turn any note into a quiz in seconds — true/false or multiple choice, your call.
    
-   ### Chat
    
    Think ChatGPT with your pen — perfect for quick questions or deep dives.
    

## Practice with AI study sets

With MyScript Notes, revision becomes interactive and engaging thanks to AI study sets — helping you remember more and feel confident for the year ahead. Available on iOS, coming soon on Android.

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## Whiteboard.  
Notebook.  
Organizer.

MyScript Notes offers four note formats — notebooks, documents, boards, and PDFs — each tailored to different needs and note-taking styles.

### Notebook

Create unlimited notebooks with fixed-size pages for your daily notes, and personalize covers to stay organized. You can also customize pages by choosing the size, orientation, paper color, and pattern that work best for you.

![A ipad with a nebo app screen](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/hero/notebook-hero-img.png)

![A ipad with a nebo app screen](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/hero/board-hero-img.png)

### Board

Designed for visual note-taking and quick ideas, the board is an expandable canvas where you can focus on your thoughts. Enjoy a freeform digital whiteboard that lets you create freely, with write-to-text and shape conversion built in.

### Document

The document helps you structure content that adapts automatically as you change the layout or screen orientation. Edit with pen gestures, add titles, checklists, math, and diagrams — then turn it all into clean text and perfect shapes, ready to share.

![A ipad with a nebo app screen](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_706x488/notes/hero/document-hero-img.png)

![A ipad with a nebo app screen](https://www.myscript.com/_ipx/q_80&s_488x706/notes/hero/pdf-hero-img.png)

### PDF

Import your files into MyScript Notes as multi-page PDFs, so everything stays in one place — perfectly organized. Jump from page to page, review and annotate freely with your pen — your notes stay editable and searchable.

## Perfect with Apple Pencil

-   ### The best handwriting recognition
    
    MyScript Notes has the world’s most accurate and reliable handwriting recognition, driven by powerful, ever-evolving AI.
    
-   ### Cloud sync
    
    Sync notes between devices using iCloud (iOS only), Google Drive or Dropbox. Requires a free MyScript account.
    
-   ### Global search
    
    Search your entire library of notes, including handwritten content, diagram text and PDF annotations.
    
-   ### Custom dictionary
    
    Fine-tune MyScript Notes' handwriting recognition by adding custom words and abbreviations to your personal dictionary.
    
-   ### Virtually no lag
    
    Writing in MyScript Notes feels like writing on paper, but with all the flexibility and power of digital content.
    
-   ### Use any pen
    
    MyScript Notes supports writing and drawing with both active and passive pens and styluses.
    
-   ### Pick your pen type
    
    Enjoy more control over the look and feel of your content with a choice of pen types: felt, fountain, brush and highlighter.
    
-   ### Apple silicon compatible
    
    MyScript Notes is compatible with Apple silicon devices, allowing you to access your library on Mac M1/M2 devices.
    
-   ### User interface in 11 languages
    
    The UI is available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German, Korean, French, and Italian.
    
-   ### Easy export
    
    Export your notes in multiple formats — PDF, PNG, SVG, Word, or Nebo. You can even export multiple pages to a single file.
    
-   ### Paperless organization
    
    Quickly reorganize your library into folders and collections using simple drag-and-drop.
    
-   ### Library backup
    
    Back up your entire library of notes in one go, for maximum security and peace of mind.
    
-   ### Share via web link
    
    Share content by publishing to a unique web link, with full access control. Requires a free MyScript account.
    
-   ### Convert handwriting to text
    
    Write notes by hand, add lists and emoji with your pen, then convert everything to typed text, ready to share.
    
-   ### Lasso
    
    Use the freehand or rectangle lasso to easily select content, ready to move, manipulate, copy, resize and more.
    
-   ### Multi-level lists
    
    Stay on top of tasks and keep your info organized by creating checkable, bulleted and numbered lists with your pen.
    
-   ### Scratch to erase
    
    Effortlessly delete handwriting, text, shapes and other content by scratching it out with your pen.
    
-   ### Edit with pen gestures
    
    Forget buttons and menus: use simple pen gestures to erase content, add or remove space, and format text.
    
-   ### Copy and paste
    
    Copy/paste content between pages or into other apps. When pasting outside MyScript Notes, handwritten content will auto-convert.
    
-   ### Page backgrounds
    
    Choose from a range of page background colors and patterns to help categorize content or simply to suit your preference.
    
-   ### Use pen and keyboard
    
    Write with your pen, type with your keyboard, or dictate – even within the same word – without breaking your flow.
    
-   ### Image annotation
    
    Get visual! Illustrate and enrich your content by inserting, cropping, rotating and annotating images and photos.
    
-   ### Expandable canvas
    
    The board is an endless page that grows with your content, so you never run out of space for your ideas.
    
-   ### Zoom and pan
    
    Zoom in to focus on details, zoom out for a fresh perspective on your content, and pan in any direction to create space for new ideas.
    
-   ### Adaptive Dark Mode
    
    MyScript Notes supports dark mode, optimizing your notes for low-light viewing no matter which background or content colors you're using.
    
-   ### Board sections
    
    Add board sections to documents to write and draw freely, then copy your content between pages or into other apps.
    
-   ### Math solver
    
    Use Math objects to solve simple calculations and to develop equations and matrices across several lines – then copy as images or LaTeX.
    
-   ### Responsive layout
    
    Handwriting, typed text, objects and images adapt automatically to layout changes as you reorient your device or split your screen.
    
-   ### Interactive diagrams
    
    Hand-draw diagrams, reposition elements freely, then convert to typed text and perfect shapes. Diagrams even stay editable in PowerPoint!
    
-   ### Sketch objects
    
    Enrich your Documents with Sketch objects that allow you to draw and create freely.
    
-   ### Perfect shapes
    
    Draw shapes by hand, then hold your pen to the screen to convert them to perfect forms.
    
-   ### Boards
    
    Write, draw, brainstorm: the board is your zoomable creative canvas. Content from boards can be copied between pages and into other apps.
    
-   ### Alignment guides
    
    Smart alignment guides help you to keep content neat, orderly and easy to understand.
    
-   ### Import MS Office files
    
    Import Word documents and PowerPoint presentations as PDFs, then mark them up freely with your pen.
    
-   ### Import PDFs
    
    Bring existing multi-page PDFs into your library, ready to review, annotate and reuse.
    
-   ### Annotate freely
    
    Mark up imported files – highlight, draw, circle key information. When you're done, export with all your annotations in place.
    
-   ### Insider program
    
    Join our Insider program for early access to the most exciting new features and beta trials.
    
-   ### PDF thumbnail sidebar
    
    Easily add, move or delete PDF pages, and swiftly jump to any page by simply tapping its thumbnail.
    
-   ### PDF navigation
    
    Jump to specific locations within PDFs by tapping internal links or editing the page-number field.
    
-   ### Annotations formatting in PDFs
    
    Select an annotation and apply bold, underline or strike-through formatting. You can also transform an annotation into a list.
    
-   ### Trash and recover
    
    Easily recover deleted notes, folders and collections from the trash.
    
-   ### Laser pointer
    
    Highlight ideas live with a glowing laser pointer — no marks left behind. Available on iOS only.
    
-   ### Ruler
    
    Use the ruler to draw straight lines. Drag, rotate, and snap it into place to draw at any angle. Available on iOS only.
    

### 66 handwriting recognition languages

Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azeri, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional (Hong Kong), Chinese Traditional (Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Canada), English (Philippines), English (South Africa), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, French (Canada), French (France), Galician, Georgian, German (Austria), German (Germany), Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

## FAQ

-   Pricing for MyScript Notes may vary depending on your region and ongoing promotions. Check your local App Store or Google Play to know more. And if you previously purchased Nebo, MyScript Notes is yours at no additional cost.
    
-   Yes! You can start with a 7-day free trial to get the full experience. Once the trial ends, you can upgrade to keep all features, or continue with a free limited version.
    
-   Right now, Android users can enjoy Summarize, Explain and Quiz. The other features — Chat and Study sets — are only available on iOS for now.
    
-   MyScript Notes offers single licences on the App Store and Google Play. If your school, business, or organization needs multiple licenses, contact our Sales team.
    
-   On iOS and Android, Nebo is now called MyScript Notes. On Windows, it keeps the name Nebo, with full functionality and compatibility so your notes sync across devices. Lifetime purchases remain valid, with no extra charges for existing features.
    

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Take smarter notes with your pen