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

In my opinion, Samsung Notes is one of the best perks of owning a Samsung device. It can automatically sync between my phone and tablet, it has handwritten to text functions, image crop, multiple-screen copy and paste (you can have two notes open at once), and you can essentially design the 'covers' for an aesthetic look. I love that I can put PDFs in it and sign documents with ease. I hope they continue to add new features like links in the future.

I want to be able to change the line spacing. The way Samsung changed the text formatting with one of the recent app updates is too rigid and extremely flawed. Furthermore, I want to be able to easily write-protect individual notes without hiding them. My goal is to prevent accidental changes or deletions of text and embedded pictures, not to hide the notes completely. The hiding option should be an additional feature to protect individual notes or entire folders from being read by others.

I’m a senior citizen. The old version had a setting where I could choose my preferred default font size and it would stay that way. Now, whenever I type or paste text, it reverts to a small font and I struggle to read it. I end up adjusting the size every single time. Can you please bring back the option to set a default font size? It would really help seniors like me. Thank you.

What’s new

• Bug fixed