What is Noteshelf used for?

Noteshelf is a handwritten digital notebook app that lets users write with a stylus or finger and annotate PDF documents. It is a good fit for handwritten study notes and marking up PDF documents.

Is Noteshelf open source?

No. Noteshelf is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Noteshelf include Butterfly.

What are some alternatives to Noteshelf?

Noteshelf competes with GoodNotes, Notability and Nebo. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Noteshelf alternatives.

Noteshelf: features, pricing and alternatives

About Noteshelf

Noteshelf is a note-taking application that works like a digital notebook for handwriting. Users write by hand on the screen and can annotate PDF files, which suits students, professionals and anyone who prefers to write rather than type.

Noteshelf is a proprietary app that runs on the user's own devices and is not a self-hosted server product. It is relevant to people comparing handwriting note apps such as Goodnotes and Notability; see the vendor's site for current features, supported platforms and pricing.

Key features

Handwritten digital notebooks
PDF annotation support
Stylus and touch writing
Organization into notebooks

Good fit for

→Handwritten study notes
→Marking up PDF documents

Tags: notes; handwriting; pdf-annotation; notebook; stylus; note-taking

Noteshelf: questions and answers

What is Noteshelf used for?: Noteshelf is a handwritten digital notebook app that lets users write with a stylus or finger and annotate PDF documents. It is a good fit for handwritten study notes and marking up PDF documents.
Is Noteshelf open source?: No. Noteshelf is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Noteshelf include Butterfly.
What are some alternatives to Noteshelf?: Noteshelf competes with GoodNotes, Notability and Nebo. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Noteshelf alternatives.