Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files - Alfons Schmid
➤ If you'd like to use Notebooks on an iPad, please take a look at "Notebooks for iPad"
Macworld.com Rating: ✮✮✮✮
"Pick of the Week" at MacBreak Weekly 162
“I want to thank you for the wonderful App, which is so much better than the dozen other note apps I tried on my iPhone. It is sophisticated, in an unassuming way, so that you find yourself greatly rewarded and being productive without sacrificing time/effort to the App. I cannot tell you how much productivity I have gained by staying with your Notebooks. I am having a huge amount of fun, I use it constantly, more than the phone on my iPhone in fact." - Craig, Australia
“You are GTD in every way that makes it efficient and makes me efficient.”
Notebooks is the one and only notebook that you'll ever need. It allows you to conveniently write, capture and organize your ideas, notes, reminders, journals, diaries or details of life that you want to keep close at hand. If you need to take an important note, or search for one, you'll always have the ultimate notebook at your fingertips!
What about those important documents on your computer that you would like to carry along, too? That is easy with Notebooks: simply import and view your PDF, iWork, MS Office, RTF and HTML documents, photos, Safari web archives and even your Palm Memos!
There is one more thing: keep your task lists in Notebooks and tick off your to-dos as you complete them. Divide your projects into nested sub projects for better handling, and cross-reference to your filing system or reference library, which is, of course, in Notebooks, too. When a task reaches its due date, Notebooks' badge on the home screen reminds you of pending business.
With Notebooks, you carry your whole world in your pocket!
What can you do with Notebooks?
• Type your notes and texts, no matter how long they are.
• Use landscape and fullscreen modes to maximize screen space and improve your typing experience.
• Select your favorite fonts, background colors and patterns.
• Use Markdown to create beautifully formatted documents.
• Import your text, HTML, RTF, PDF, MS Office, Apple iWork documents, photos or web archives.
• Import your iPhone Notes and Palm Memos.
• Quickly create new documents with the contents of the Clipboard.
• Import web pages from iPhone Safari.
• Import and extract ZIP archives, or create them in Notebooks
• Manage your Task Lists and get things done.
• Keep and maintain your reference library to support task management.
• Assign context tags to your tasks, notes and books.
• Create as many nested books as you need.
• Freely move, rename and restructure your documents and books.
• Sort documents by title, by creation or modification date or by custom sort order.
• Find your documents with full text search (plain text, HTML, iWork, Office, RTF and web archives).
• Protect your confidential documents with a passcode.
• Use Notebooks’ links (URLs) to cross-reference documents or books within Notebooks, or to open them from other applications.
• Synchronize with Dropbox or WebDAV servers.
• Use iTunes’ File Sharing or Notebooks’ WiFi Sharing to exchange documents.
• Send tasks to other task management apps (if you have them installed).
• Take advantage of TextExpander touch if you have it installed.
• … and much more.
Whether you want to draft or outline a business presentation, type a chapter of your short-story, list your inventory, save web pages for reading them later, write an entry in your diary or journal, tick off your tasks, or just capture notes and ideas on the go, you need to have Notebooks on your iPhone today!
For more information and screenshots, please visit our website.
➤ Should you experience any problems with Notebooks, PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY, as we cannot respond to user feedback in the reviews. 2011 Alfons Schmid
Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files reviewed by Users
AWESOME app!!! If I could only have ONE app on my iPod, well... this would be the one! I love the ability to organize my most necessary documents, and to be able to add notations whenever I'm out and away from my computer. The only update I'd ask for would be to be able to RENAME folders. Otherwise, this is a perfect five... and I don't give those out often!!
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Version 2.1
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Mar 16, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
Antny
Impressive I'll admit I was hesitant to spend $6 on a notes app. I've tried many and some are ok but none really had everything I needed. I use notebooks for journaling, taking notes, making personal notes and lists, organizing documents, storing PDFs for later reading, and keeping track of everything I could ever possibly want at my fingertips 24/7. I'm a writer and also a bit OCD so I need an app that can handle an insane amount of notes and organize them extremely well.
This app has all the features I was looking for: copy/paste, folders/categories, password protection for private files, landscape typing mode, changing text size for easier viewing, syncing with my computer (PC, Mac, and Linux), and works great as an email composer also.
This is by far the best productivity app I've used.
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Version 2.1
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Mar 27, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
Sweet-t7
If you miss Outlook notes, this is a good solution - and more... I recently switched from my Black Berry Bold to the Iphone 3G. The only thing that kept me from switching sooner was the fact I depend on the “Notes” feature in Outlook and the ability to sync my information. Given the fact that cannot been done on the Iphone, I was looking for a solution. The “Notebooks” app was my answer. Once I downloaded and took a little time to get myself familiar the features I was well on my way. I love the fact I can sync my information. Regarding syncing, I did find the Syndoc’s site a little confusing. I was actually making the download and function harder than it was. It would be nice to be able to download Syndoc right from the Notebook’s site. Finally, I also love the privacy option for books and notes…very nice. Bottom line, if you are willing to spend just a little time getting to know how this app works and if you were looking for something to replace Outlook Notes…this is even better!
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Version 2.0.1
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Mar 5, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
MJSDM
Great Notebook App It will be hard to find a better quality and a better looking notes app for iPhone. Super stuff:- nested folders (books) capability- great looks- landscape available- frequently updated- desktop (PC and Mac) - iPhone/iPod Touch sync- easy import/export of pdf, txt, html, webkit-based browsers webarchives- send a note by email (txt notes)- stable and affordableLooking forward to/would like to see:- formating options: indents, bulleted list, checkboxes- a very basic task lists for simple to-do things with date and time- a very basic outliner (tho, it can already be used as an otliner)- a special photo book (not necessarily integrated with the text)Negative:- noneI'd highly recommend this app.
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Version 2.0.1
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Feb 25, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
zts-it
A frustrating experience I don't know why this app seems to work wonderfully for some users but not for me. I cannot figure out how to nest books. It keeps crashing. It won't let me do a custom order. Neither the Website PDF or the FAQs are helpful. Wish I could get my$$$ back, or get some helpful help!!!
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Version 2.1
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Apr 13, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
MagSLP
great app, a few bugs this application is great! a huge improvement from the standard notes application.a few things, though:- the app is quite unstable. i bought it today and it has already crashed three times.- when viewing the info panel for a note or book in landscape mode, the 'change font' button overlaps the lower black bar...- the copy and paste function, as im sure you know, will soon be provided by apple with version 3.0. you might want to remove your current substitute because (though very useful) it crowds the top menubar quite a bit- ive had some really odd problems with switching between landscape mode and portrait mode. sometimes it simply wont switch, sometimes the view changes but the keyboard doesnt etc...overall great app but could be improved!
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Version 2.1
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Apr 13, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
мдр
Notebooks 2.1 I have tried and tried, but cannot get connected. I wasted $5.00. I am using XP. And I am not turning off all security and firewall to make this work! Looks like a good program. I wish I could see it work. I think it would be nice to sync using USB. I need to plug in to charge and to connect to itunes!!
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Version 2.1
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Apr 5, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
norm22
Truly useful and well done For journaling, blogging, writing a book, or simply taking and keeping organized notes, this works great. I've tried several others, but this one is better overall.
The ability to nest and so organize notebooks is hands down the best feature. This opens up so many more uses that a flat structure simply can't scale to support.
You can choose from a number of fonts for each note, which is great. That you can sync is a basic requirement. When you password protect an item, it's not even visible in the list of items until you enter your passcode. I like how that works. You hit the unlock button, then enter your passcode, and Notebooks enters the unlocked mode. Then all your protected items are visible and accessible freely until you hit unlock again to lock them back up and hide them. Very efficient. The landscape keyboard is quite a bit faster to type on for me because I hit the wrong letter less often and so have more confidence. Browsing notebooks in landscape is nice because you can see more of the title (first line) in the list (titles are chopped, not wrapped, in the hierarchy list). There are buttons to quickly add date and time, great for journal entries. You can sort a list of notes by name or date, and switch from ascending to descending. Or you can sort a list manually. All very nice.
I wish it had a button to insert a bulleted or numbered list. I wish you could add a bit of space between paragraphs. Hope these can be added.
I haven't used all the features yet, like syncing a doc, but I expect that will be very useful too.
I tried this one last because it was the most expensive. I should have tried it first. None of the others I tried have nested notes, which is a must have to scale.
If you write, try this app.
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Version 2.1
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Mar 26, 2009
- Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by
GregMatthews
Great app, but export is a bit confusing Seems to be a very useful notebook app, especially because has editing functions, organizational scheme and can import and export from your computer. Developer might want to add into his instructions regarding exporting notes from Notebooks to SyncDocs on Mac: need to go into SyncDocs setup, then click on 'use user directory for downloads', this then allows the exported notes to show up in the finder under your computer name as a folder called 'SyncDocs', nested in that is a folder called 'Notebooks', this is where your exported files now sits. Really look forward to this app being further developed. Would really like pdf files to be included. Also excellent and quick response to email support questions. - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by Annwitz
Phenomenal note solution Having migrated from a Palm Treo to the iPOD Touch, and having over 1500 notes, I needed a solution to sync them with my Mac. I've tried other programs for the iPod, but this is without a doubt the best one. The sync is very fast and easy. Having categories for the notes is essential for me. One caveat: don't use the character "&" in the title of the note -- it won't sync. One improvement I would ask for: the Search feature is slow -- rather than being able to type the search string first and then hit a search button, the program searches as you type each letter. - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by sseid08
Functional and visually intuative! I must have gone through more than 2
Dozen note apps and todo apps trying to find something for all my needs.
- It solved my need to insert dates for a work in progress. Logging in events for a project or issue toward resolution. Mine was logging status of different job applications.
- syncing was pretty easy. Would have liked a web sync to my google or some site instead of to my computer but you can upload, download and back up with the computer download that is free. It's not bad. Wifi needed.
- the notebooks are listed first and u can organize by date or title in reverse or regular order. That was valuable due to somethings are date specific and some are item specific.
- after notebooks, the unfiled notes are listed so you just scroll to see everything. I don't like having to open up another screen just to see my random notes.
- I like the go to button so u don't have to back screen.
- the size changing is cool but I would have liked to be able to change the font size with the font change screen. It's a bit clumsy to try to figure out what font size u want to change to with the two fingure gesture.
All in all though it has beat all the other apps I have downloaded so far. - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by superslide
LOVE IT!!! I love the idea of importing documents from my computer onto the app. And its not just veiwing, i can also edit them! Just make sure you use the .txt files, not HTML. Really helps if your a writer, its like having everything you need everywhere you go. The landscape veiw feature helps so much, I can type almost as fast as I can on a real keyboard.
It's perfect for everything I need, worth every cent! - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by angiesayshi
Really like it.. Need a few issues addressed... And my complaints are all related:
1) it is too hard to scroll through long notes: even the barest caress of the screen as I flick along summons the keyboard. An 'edit' button would be nice there;
2) it doesn't have search so I can't jump to a spot; and
3) when I finally get to my spot and I'm tapping away at the status bar to summon or re-dismiss the keyboard, I get leaped back to the top of the doc! (this last is quite aggravating in light of 1 & 2, I assure you).
In short, a great program that does what it says but that needs a touch more refinement -- more than it needs more file format suppport (or even password protection). - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by gyffes
Beautiful product; great support This is a beautiful product, both in appearance and functionality. Shortly after buying it I noticed a small aggravation (date format in auto titling used the "/" character which was then deemed unacceptable by the app when saving). I emailed the developer and received a response within hours that the problem was fixed and a new version submitted to the app store. Very satisfying. I recommend this app without reservation. - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by Jim Gibson
Looks good works well I've been looking for a notes app that is functional but also simple and elegant. Notebooks is just that. You can organize books, inside them notes, and combine or email those notes. Access your notes quick and efficiently while it all looks good in the process. This is a striking and efficient notes app. Great job! - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by Fss2223
Wonderful! I figured out how to add a notebook!!!! All you do is hold down the "add" button and then it let's you add a new notebook!! So now it gets 5 stars. I would give it a 4.5 star rating but you can't do that so I just rounded. It is totally worth 5 dollars. - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by KellyQ1995
AWESOME! I'm writing a book and this is app lets me write anywhere and transfer the files to my computer! This is the best app for writers!
I would like this app to have spellcheck and a trashcan though - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by Royal Hazard
Wonderful app for all who like to jot down their opinions and ideas THANKS A LOT for the New Update. The intuitive entry of notes and search feature, with copy-paste make this app power packed for all people who like to jot down. Moves the app from previous 3 stars to 5! - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by fm08
great app this app would be perfect if the user had the ability to adjust the placement of the 'books/notes' up and down for an extra touch of organization, and if it had password protection... wow! - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by LogicWaveStudio
Best writing tool I've found I'm using it for creative and fiction writing while on the go. So far it's been the perfect tool... much better for me than the default Notes app... I really appreciate it's ability to organize my writiing into a heirarchy of notebooks as well as the landscape keyboard feature. - Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files review by Rob jussaume
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Notebooks - Write Notes, Manage Tasks and Store Files - iPhone Productivity Application ➤ If you'd like to use Notebooks on an iPad, please take a look at "Notebooks for iPad"
Macworld.com Rating: ✮✮✮✮
"Pick of the Week" at MacBreak Weekly 162
“I want to thank you for the wonderful App, which is so much better than the dozen other note apps I tried on my iPhone. It is... Alfons Schmid - Released: December 03, 2008 - Vote(s): 495
