Notebooks
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Notebooks, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Notebooks's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Notebooks for iPhone and iPad | Priced on request | Notes, tasks, Markdown, and files · Standard file formats · iPhone and iPad support |
| Notebooks for iPhone and iPad | — | Notes, tasks, Markdown, and files · Standard file formats · iPhone and iPad support |
| Notebooks for Mac (Mac App Store) | $43.99, paid once | Mac only · One-time purchase |
| Notebooks for Mac (direct purchase) | — | Directly purchased license can be activated on up to five Macs · No monthly or annual recurring fees |
| Notebooks for Windows | — | Trial expires after 30 days · Purchase a license to continue after trial |
The facts
Each one read from Notebooks's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
What it does
- Integrations
- iCloud,Dropbox,WebDAV,TextExpander,WePrint,OmniFocus,Things,Firetask,Ideabook,Appigo Todochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Organization
- Users can organize documents in books and nested hierarchies, with Smart Books and context tags for finding and grouping content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Passcode protection
- The maker lists optional passcode protection for sensitive content on iOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- PDF handling
- On iOS, Notebooks 10 does not include the former optional PDF Reader; users can annotate PDFs with iOS tools or open them in external apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says that when Notebooks uses iCloud Drive, its documents are end-to-end encrypted across trusted devices under Apple's iCloud protection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Notebooks describes itself as a writing app, text and Markdown editor, personal wiki and Zettelkasten, file organizer, task manager, and PDF and eBook creator.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Search and links
- The app offers full-text search across documents, PDFs, and attachments, plus wiki-style links and backlinks between documents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- The maker says documents are stored as regular files in standard formats and can be kept in custom storage locations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides FAQ pages, documentation, quickstart guides, and an email contact option for questions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync
- Documents can sync through iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV, and the Mac app includes a WebDAV server for syncing over a local network.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Tasks
- Books can become task lists and nested projects, and tasks can have due dates, alerts, and recurring schedules.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Writing
- It supports plain text, Markdown, and formatted documents, with styles, tables, checklists, images, and attachments.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirement
- Notebooks for Mac requires macOS 10.15 or later, and the maker recommends enabling Spotlight on the drive holding documents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- ios,macos,windowschecked 20 Sep 2026
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