Samsung Notes

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

About this app

Samsung Notes can create and edit documents on mobile, tablet, or PC and collaborate with others.
User can add annotations to the PDF using S Pen and create documents with images or voices.
It can also be used by connecting documents with various apps such as PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, etc.

Try creating a new note.
You can create a new note by tapping + in the bottom right corner of the main screen.
Newly created notes will have the “sdocx” extension.

Protect your notes.
1. On the main screen, tap More Options in the upper right corner, select Settings, then select Lock Note.
Then select a note locking method and password.
2. Lock the notes you want to protect by tapping More Options on the screen of the note you want to protect and selecting Lock Note.

Create handwritten notes.
Tap the Handwriting icon while writing a note. Your handwriting will be displayed directly on the note.

Add photos.
Tap the photo icon in the note you are working on to take a photo. You may also load, add tags to and edit an existing photo.

Add a voice recording.
By tapping the Voice Recording icon while writing a note, you can record sound and create a note with sound.

Try using various writing tools.
By tapping the Pen icon while writing a note, you can select a variety of writing tools such as pens, fountain pens, pencils, highlighters, etc., as well as various colors and thicknesses.
By tapping the Eraser icon, you can select and erase content that you want to remove.

You can import notes and memos created in Notes and Memo.
By using the Smart Switch feature, you can import data created in S Note and Memo saved on other devices.
You can also import previously created notes and memos with your Samsung account.


* Notice regarding app access permissions:

The following access permissions are required to provide you with this service.
Basic features of the service can be used even if Optional permissions are not granted.

[Optional permissions]
• Camera : Used to add pictures and scanned documents to notes
• Files and media : Used to save or load document files (Android 12)
• Microphone : Used to add voice recordings to notes
• Music and audio : Used to add audio to notes (Android 13)
• Notifications : Used to notify you about invitations to shared notes, note syncing issues, and more (from Android 13)
• Photos and videos : Used to add pictures and videos to notes (Android 13)
• Storage : Used to save or load document files (Android 9~11)

You can still use the app's basic functions without allowing the optional permissions.

Ratings and reviews

This app was brilliant. The folders are handy, its saving notes is helpful, no ads, etc. But, recently, they seem to have altogether removed the options of underlining, bolding or having text in italics. I just don't understand why they did this, as its such a simple and useful feature for making notes neat and readable. I am disappointed and looking for alternatives.

I have had issues with formatting. When I copy from a place where the text os formatted, and then past into the Samsung Notes app sometimes I notice that I do not get the option to "paste as plain text", meaning that I have to figure out a more long winded way to sort out the formatting. This was not an issue prior to the update that changed the default text from size 17 to 15. The app is okay.

In the notes, when I have a list of jobs with check boxes, it would be a useful feature to be able to choose to have any unchecked items appear at the top of the list. Once you check them off, they drop down underneath. Then if you uncheck them again, they go back to the top, obviously staying in the original order they were written. Just so I'm not scrolling up and down a list of checked items to find any unchecked items and they're easier to see.

What’s new

• Bug fixed