Notability
Digital note-taking app with document annotation, audio recording, and AI-powered study features
- Vendor
- Ginger Labs
- Also known as
- notability
Available worldwide
What is Notability?
A note-taking platform combining traditional note-taking with PDF markup, audio lecture recording, and AI capabilities including transcription, summaries, and interactive learning tools. Designed for individual learners and team collaboration.
Notability pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier; $11.99–$99.99/yr for individuals; $60–$180/yr per user for teams
Starter
FreeFor everyday note-takers who want reliability.
- All editing tools & content
- Add PDFs and docs directly into your notes
- Access to 20,000+ note-taking templates
- 7-day version history
Lite
For note-takers who want unlimited notes and reliable backups.
- Unlimited notes
- Third party backups (iOS only)
Plus
For people who want faster note-taking with AI help.
- YouTube link-to-note conversions with transcripts & summaries (limited)
- AI-powered quizzes & flashcards (limited)
- Audio transcription (limited)
- 30-day version history
Pro
For people who want the most advanced AI study & productivity tools.
- Unlimited transcription & AI-powered summaries in real time
- Unlimited YouTube link-to-note conversions with transcripts & summaries
- Unlimited quizzes & flashcards
- Unlimited live audio transcriptions
- Chat with your notes for explanations & quicker learning
- 90-day version history
Business
For businesses that share notes and documents.
- Unlimited note-taking and PDF annotation
- Centralized user admin and billing
- Admin-based feature controls
- Shared note libraries for real-time team collaboration
- AI-powered summaries (limited)
- Search & convert handwriting to text
Business Pro
For businesses that want to enhance their work with AI.
- Chat with your notes for explanations
- Audit Log
- Intune MAM (Mobile Application Management) integration
Custom Contract
Contact salesFor teams that have unique needs and the flexibility to work their way.
- Custom payment terms
- Dedicated support
- Control & flexibility
What Notability does
The capabilities that matter for note taking, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- -
- Offline mode editing without internet
- ✓
- Browser extension web page clipping
- -
- OCR optical character recognition scanning
- ✓
- Stylus handwriting and sketching support
- ✓
- Audio recording and dictation
- ✓
- End to end encryption e2ee
- -
- PDF document annotation
- ✓
- Nested folders and tagging hierarchy
- -
- Siri google assistant voice memo sync
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- Freemium
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- Intune MAM
Notability FAQ
Common questions about Notability, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Notability?
Note-taking application that combines handwritten notes, live audio transcription, and AI-powered features like quizzes, flashcards, and note analysis to support learning and productivity across devices. It is indexed under Note Taking.
Source: https://notability.com/pricing
Is Notability free?
Notability offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $11.99 per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://notability.com/pricing
What platforms does Notability support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Notability. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://notability.com
Can Notability be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Notability, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://notability.com
What security certifications does Notability have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Notability. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Notability not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://notability.com/privacy
Notability alternatives
Other note taking we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SimplenoteA straightforward note-taking application with automatic synchronization across all deviceslow · 28%
- NotesnookAn open-source, privacy-focused note-taking app with end-to-end encryption across unlimited deviceslow · 39%
- GoodnotesAnnotate PDFs and take handwritten notes with natural pen input, searchable content, and cross-device syncmedium · 72%
- Joplinlow · 38%
- Zoho NotebookA comprehensive note-taking application that helps you capture, organize, and access information across all your devices.medium · 54%
- Standard NotesA secure note-taking application that keeps your data private through end-to-end encryptionlow · 39%
Compare Notability
Side by side against other note taking, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.04 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.05 | 0.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: freemium · Pdf document annotation: Yes · Audio recording and dictation: Yes · Offline mode editing without internet: Yes · Stylus handwriting and sketching support: Yes · Ocr optical character recognition scanning: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-20 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 50% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-06 · 75% |
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