note taking apps — iphone, android & online
We scoured the web to see who was still in the business of offering online note-taking applications, and here is what we came up with.
These are online notebooks for recording your personal notes and/or private web clips. They are listed with monthly unique users as reported by Compete.com:
If we missed anything, please leave a comment!
Interesting to see that Wikipedia has a whole section on Notetaking, including a comparison of a number of notetaking software and websites.
Here is what Wikipedia says about Notetaking:
Notetaking is the practice of recording information captured from a transient source, such as an oral discussion at a meeting, or a lecture. Notes of a meeting are usually called minutes. The format of the initial record may often be informal and/or unstructured. One common format for such notes is shorthand, which can allow large amounts of information to be put on paper very quickly. Notes are frequently written in notebooks, though all sorts of paper may sometimes be used: for instance, some people like to usePost-It notes. Notetaking is an important skill for students, especially at the college level. Many different formats are used to structure information and make it easier to find and to understand, later. Computers, particularly tablet PCs and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are beginning to see wide use as notetaking devices. In some contexts, such as college lectures, the main purpose of taking notes may be to implant the material in the mind; the written notes themselves being of secondary importance.
You can find the link to the Wikipedia comparison of notetaking software here:
Comparison of notetaking software – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
TiddlyWiki is a single html file which has all the characteristics of a wiki – including all of the content, the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because it’s a single file, it’s very portable – you can email it, put it on a web server or share it via a USB stick.
But it’s not just a wiki! It has very powerful plugin capabilities, so it can also be used to build new tools. You have full control over how it looks and behaves. For example, TiddlyWiki is already being used as:
A personal notebook
A GTD (“Getting Things Done”) productivity tool
A collaboration tool
For building websites (this site is a TiddlyWiki file!)
For rapid prototyping
…and much more!
You can import and export data to and from all sorts of places. Check out some of the Examples of TiddlyWiki in use, and the Features that are available.
via TiddlyWiki – a reusable non-linear personal web notebook.
Circus Ponies –
With NoteBook, you organize your information naturally, using a familiar notebook interface, complete with pages and tabs, sections and subsections. Add notes andother text. Drag in files and folders. Even “clip” web research, mail messages and other content into your Notebooks without leaving the application you’re working in. Annotate your information with diagrams and sketches, highlighting and keywords. Take voice-annotated notes that you can download to your iPod. And protect private thoughts with passwords, covers, and encryption.
Find anything instantly using NoteBook’s patented Multidex™, that locates information based on what you remember about it: a name or number, the date you entered it, a keyword you assigned, even any combination. Then share it all by creating PDFs or publishing your Notebooks to the web, including direct web export to your MobileMe account.
VoodooPad is a place to write down your notes and thoughts. Plant ideas, images, lists and anything else you need to keep track of and VoodooPad will grow with you, without getting in the way. You can even drag and drop folders, images, applications, or URLs into VoodooPad — they’re linked up just like on the web. And with powerful search, nothing will be lost or out of reach.
Do you ever have a bit of information that you’re not sure where to file? Put it in VoodooPad, it won’t mind. Because the more you put into it, the more useful VoodooPad becomes.
On the other hand Voodoopad has one MAJOR advantage over Evernote: data import and export. Right now there’s no easy way for a Mac user to get data in or out of Evernote. The Windows client offers an option to import databases, export a note or notebook to HTML. (Both Mac and Windows users can send notes by e-mail.) While Evernote suggests that export might become available to Mac users in the future, for now the only exit path is via Windows. That makes switching TO Evernote a big pain (I’ll have to export my Voodoopads, then run Evernote on Windows in Parallels to get the data in….and why does that sound like a nightmare?) and switching to a future app just as annoying.
via Take note of Evernote (especially if you’re an iPhone user) | Social Signal.
iLeonardo is a Social Utility for connecting to people and their collections of relevant information on the web.
People use iLeonardo to build digital notebooks of anything from the Internet. In return the utility displays similar notebooks that other people have created and made public.
Collect, discover, share, and connect information from across the web at www.iLeonardo.com.
1. Collect and share knowledge with the world
collect relevant links, content, and media while browsing the web
drag and drop text, copy and paste image links into your collections known as notebooks
share, email, or post your collections anywhere on the web
contribute to public collections to make an impact
2. Discover relevant information in collections and personal web libraries
search the web, notebook pages, and notebooks
discover current relevant content in similar notebooks and their personal web libraries
more relevant links in your notebook displays more relevant similar notebooks
3. Connect to knowledgeable people and their ideas, content, and links
discover knowledgeable people while browsing notebooks
find what you want faster from their research on specific subjects
get news feeds on activities of people you choose
via About iLeonardo.
Great way of doing shared notebooks –
iLeonardo is an impressive site for those interested in research. It’s a social utility that connects people and their notebooks which are collections of information from the Web. iLeonardo combines search methodologies, social bookmarks and social networks to produce relevant search results and ranking determined by people – not bots or publishers.The name of the service is obviously an homage to the legendary renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci, who was famous for his notebook collection of research information, thoughts and ideas. ILeonardo and its notebook collection technology strives to help the Leonardo’s of the digital age.
How many times have you sent yourself an email or SMS of something you want to remember, like a book or a URL and then it gets lost in your inbox, never to be seen again. With ShifD you can easily send an SMS of a note, place or link that will appear on your computer.
WEBSITE
The ShifD website is focused on a simple, clean and friendly design. You can add content with tags that are easily editable. Add a Link to read on your mobile phone later or a note to access from your home computer.
DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATION
Another great feature of ShifD is our simple and easy to use desktop application that includes all the same functionalitiy of the website. Add notes, addresses and links in the input field at the top or drag documents or text to add new content.
MOBILE WEBSITE
You can easily access, and add to your content, from any web enabled device. Transfer a recipe from your computer to your phone for easy access at the grocery store, or read an article on your way home from work.
ShifD is a new service that offers a combination of online (Web based formatted for iPhone, Mobile device) and client apps for your note taking convenience.
You can access to your synchronized notes in several ways. (Mobile user can send SMS to add notes) including Web site, Downloadable App and Mobile Web site).
WEBSITE
The ShifD website is focused on a simple, clean and friendly design. You can add content with tags that are easily editable. Add a Link to read on your mobile phone later or a note to access from your home computer.
DOWNLOADABLE Application
Another great feature of ShifD is the simple and easy to use desktop application that includes all the same functionality of the website. Add notes, places and links in the input field at the top or drag documents or text to add new content.
MOBILE WEBSITE
You can easily access, and add to your content, from any web enabled device. Transfer a recipe from your computer to your phone for easy access at the grocery store, or read an article on your way home from work.
via ShifD: Note Taking Application Across Platforms | SolSie.com.
Smartpen maker Livescribe Inc. said it raised more than $10 million in new funding.
The Oakland company — which was named the Mobile Technology winner in the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s Emerging Tech awards in December — makes a combination pen, digital audio recorder and handheld computer.
The 1.3-ounce gadget has been turning traditional note-taking into what the pen’s inventor, Jim Marggraff, likes to call “paper-based computing.”
The round was led by U.K.-based Lionhart Investments and Vantage Point Partners, which has an office in San Bruno.
The company has now raised more than $40 million.
via Livescribe raises $10M new funding – Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal: .
The service, Search Pad, is similar to Google’s new SearchWiki, which allows users to promote and take notes on search results they find useful and view them later. Ask.com, a search engine owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp, has a “MyStuff” feature that is similar. Google recently stopped new development on a service called Google Notebook that was designed to help users store Web pages for research as well.
Search Pad is trying to distinguish itself from these offerings — which haven’t been widely adopted — by being more seamless and requiring users to do less work. Rather than wait for a user to save a result, it tries to detect if a user is doing research based on their search behavior, like doing similar searches over again. If so, it will ask the user if they want to begin taking notes. If they say yes, it will start pulling all the relevant Web pages they just visited into a digital notepad, which users can add text to, save to their Yahoo accounts, email and print.
via WSJ.com.
Yahoo is testing a new note-taking application integrated into search called Yahoo Search Pad. This isn’t publicly available yet, but look for it to become a feature of Yahoo’s search engine in the future. I’ve played around with a beta version. Unlike other note-taking tools, such as Google Notebook, Search Pad doesn’t force you to go somewhere else to take notes. It also tries to figure out when you might be in research mode, and records and groups all of your searches for you.
via TechCrunch.
Stickies makes use of a very handy idea indeed, but I find the whole process of posting a sticky note to involve one too many steps. If you could set the note as a wallpaper within the Stickies app and not have to make your way to the camera roll, it wouldn’t be as troublesome. What if you had tons of photos in your roll? You would then have to scroll your way through a whole bunch of pics just to find your note. If you wanted to change your sticky note, you must repeat this once again. If there was a way to simplify this process as well as have the option of notes automatically cycle through every ‘X’ amount of minutes, the app could be much more user friendly and practical.
Stickies can definitely serve to be a useful app. On more than one occasion, I was reminded of something I needed to do simply by waking my iPhone. At the end though, the whole idea seems more like a workaround as opposed to an app that just worked straight out of the box. With all the steps required to display a note and change it, I will probably be saving Stickies for things I absolutely must get done. At $0.99, you will still find a handy little app, albeit one that is somewhat troublesome.
via Sticky Notes in Review: A Good Kinda Sticky for the iPhone? | TouchMyApps.
Store your ideas in Springnote anywhere with your iPhone!
Meet Springnote on your iPhone. With this application, you can access many of the Springnote's cool features on the go. You can view all your Springnote pages, modify them, take pictures and upload them to Springnote, or even jot down your notes and save them online. All pages are automatically cached, meaning that once pages are viewed they can also be viewed offline.
Try keeping your study materials in Springnote and review them while on the bus. A random idea pops up in the bathroom? Put it on a Springnote page. Feel the power of Springnote in your hands.
Springnote allows you to create notes and pages online and share and co-work on them with your friends. Springnote for iPhone is the best way to keep your notes and ideas at hand and online simultaneously. To sign up, visit http://www.springnote.com
via Springnote | About.
Have you ever thought… “I wish I could write a sticky note and save it as a wallpaper”? Of course you haven’t. But now that we mention it, wouldn’t that be nice?
Just think of all the things you could use it for:
- “Front of Mind” Reminders… see it whenever you unlock your phone
- Notes to Self
- Quick shopping lists that you can view without even unlocking your phone
- Things you want to memorize
- Notes of self-encouragement
- Sappy love notes from your (geeky) spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other/better half/life partner/what have you
Also, you can email the note, assign a note to a contact and see it when they call, and do anything else you can with a photo. The possibilities are literally finite.
Can we get an amen? Google Notebook worked: it was simple, effective, web-friendly, and perfectly suited to a Getting Things Done system. So when Google announced that it was going to drop the service, some users were left short-changed. Some of those disgruntled users became vocal, of course, starting a petition to save Google Notebook.
via Evernote Welcomes Google Notebook Rejects With Open Arms.
Highlight and Share the Web!
Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community
bookmarking version of notes. kind of like what I am doing here with WordPress
You can leave “sticky notes” and highlights to indicate notes and further discussion around a particular area of a web page. This is useful for teams, as other team members can add to the sticky notes as well.
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it’s a pretty useful service, as it not only lets you take notes online, but helps you better organize, search and share notes with others. Although NoteSake has a distinct focus on college students for its note-taking capabilities, this service could easily be used for business or individual purposes.
Create • Aggregate • Collaborate
Create different types of content
Create content of type text, image, audio, video, etc.
Aggregate your information in one place
Embed content of any type from multiple applications.
Fine grained collaboration
Share a whole book, page or just an object on a page by granting read/write permissions.
Version control
Keep track of changes not only at the book or page level but also at the object level.
via Zoho Notebook.
Notefish makes Internet research simple. Making a purchase? Planning a trip?
Save information from the web into a single online Notefish page, then organize and share!
FruitNotes is an easy-to-
use online notebook -
· To create, organize and
share your notes online.
· To upload photos and
videos with every note.
· To record your voice notes over the phone. (For US and UK)
via An online note taking and blogging tool for everyone – Fruitnotes .
I'm offline.
On Friday, December 19, 2008, Values of n (and our web services, I want Sandy and Stikkit) went offline. You can read the full announcement here.
We'd like to thank everyone who accompanied us on the journey from idea to startup to service: our families and friends, our investors, our cheerleaders, but most of all, our customers. It's no stretch to say that we were privileged to have the best customers a company could ask for.
It has been an honor to work with you, and we wish you all the best during this holiday season and beyond.
—the Values of n Team
via stikkit.
Luminotes is a WYSIWYG personal wiki notebook for organizing your notes and ideas. It's designed for note taking and note keeping without the hassle of learning special markup codes. You simply start typing.
Free online notepad service
Write, store, organize, and share your notes and memos online
Things you can do:
Make & keep notes online — no more piles of endless pieces of paper
Keep your thoughts, instructions, memos, to do lists, recipes, or plan a party — any kind of short text notes
Catalog your notes in folders & find what you need quickly
Access them from any computer with Internet connection
Share your notes with friend and colleagues — each with specific access rights
Springnote allows you to create pages, to work on them together with your friends, and to share files. Springnote is also a great tool for group projects as it allows group members to easily collaborate. Advanced search, numerous templates, and 2GB of FREE File Storage are only few examples of how Springnote can help you. Of course, you already know that Springnote is an Internet service, meaning you can access it from anywhere anytime.
Take Notes From Anywhere
What is UberNote?
UberNote was developed to address a need for an advanced, all purpose web-based notes application. It is a productivity tool which requires no installation, and notes are accessible from the home, office, client site, or anywhere.
Additionally, UberNote has many advanced features you won’t find anywhere else, such as UberClip and UberMark–check them out in our Features section.
Starting next week, we plan to stop active development on Google Notebook. This means we'll no longer be adding features or offer Notebook for new users. But don't fret, we'll continue to maintain service for those of you who've already signed up. As part of this plan, however, we will no longer support the Notebook Extension, but as always users who have already signed up will continue to have access to their data via the web interface at http://www.google.com/notebook.
via Official Google Notebook Blog: Stopping development on Google Notebook.
Here is a list of the top Online Note Apps ranked by traffic. Note that as every leading note taking application creates an iPhone or Android mobile note taking application, this category will become less and less relevant.
These are online notebooks for recording your personal notes and/or web clips. They are listed with monthly unique users as reported by Compete.com:
evernote.com — 191,447
diigo.com — 153,988
webasyst.net – 14,290
springnote.com — 14,266
sticky-notes.net — 7,955
notefish.com — 3,976
ubernote.com — 2,758
luminotes.com — 1,760
mynoteit.com — 944
fruitnotes.com — no data
noteclip.com — no data
notezz.com — no data
stikkit.com — out of business
These notebooks are parts of larger sites:
notepad.yahoo.com
notebook.google.com
notebook.zoho.com
UberNote ONLINE WEB NOTES blog reported today that it was experiencing some “growing pains.” There are no details on the UberNote blog. Just a plea to “Please be patient and bear with us as we are actively addressing these issues.” We assume that means that they have had service outages, but if you have more detailed information please leave a comment.
Luminotes is a subscription-based personal wiki that you can use as an online notebook or an offline notebook on your PC if you download the app. The advantage of using a personal wiki as your notebook is that you can easily link notes together in interesting ways. Wikis are also designed for collaborative editing. Although standard subscription price is $9 per month for a single professional user, monthly subscriptions can be as high as $99 for more storage and more users. On January 1, 2009, Luminotes announced a “first month free” offer.