Be a notetaking whiz with these time-saving tablet apps

Whether you want to take lesson notes, jot down to-do lists or sketch out ideas, get your organisation habits in check and stay productive with the help of these tablet apps.

Type out your notes, write them by hand using a stylus or unleash your inner artist by sketching, doodling and painting. Create mind maps to help you visualise your ideas and stay organised by sorting your notes into folders – you can easily share it all with others.

Want to take your notes up a level? Make them easier to digest by annotating text and highlighting important sections.

Amp up your productivity by creating colour-coded to-do lists and stay on track with handy notifications when tasks are due.

If traditional note-taking doesn’t bring you joy, add some personality by choosing from more than 200 vibrant backgrounds. You can organise your notes by colour, category and more, back them up to the cloud and password-protect any that are strictly for your eyes only.

Stay organised while keeping a cute aesthetic by adding colourful sticky note widgets to your home screen.

Start thinking more creatively with Obsidian’s fully customisable note-taking tools. Store your notes locally in plain-text files, then use the app to organise and display them in a way that best suits your needs. Access your notes from anywhere and bring them together using tags and hyperlinks, which help you to connect ideas, access them more easily and analyse text more effectively.

Writing an essay? Link your class notes across multiple textbooks so that you can pull in concepts from a variety of sources and view them all in one place.

Collaborate with others in real time using cloud-based syncing. Want to make your notes stand out? Check out the toolbox to switch between writing, typing, drawing and more. Upload images to your notes or scan pages to convert them to digital docs that you can annotate.

Give your wrists a rest and go hands-free by recording audio notes, all in the app.

Explore tonnes of templates to find the perfect fit for your notetaking needs. Type out text or use a stylus to effortlessly write beautiful jottings. You can even present your ideas straight from your tablet, making those class presentations even more seamless.

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