Notes (Apple)
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Notes icon in iOS (left) and macOS (right)
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Notes app in iOS 9.3.1
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| Type | Notetaking software |
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Notes is a notetaking app developed by Apple. It is provided on their iOS and macOS operating systems, the latter starting with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. It functions as a service for making short text notes, which can be synchronised between devices using Apple's iCloud service.
The application uses a similar interface on iOS and macOS, with a textured paper background for notes and light yellow icons, suggesting pencil or crayon. Until 2013, both applications used a strongly skeuomorphic interface, with a lined paper design; the Mountain Lion version placed this inside a leather folder. This design was replaced in OS X Mavericks and iOS 7.
Starting with iOS 9, Notes received a significant functional overhaul; iCloud sync (instead of ; in-line with the OS X 10.11 version), the ability to create sketches (and later, support for Apple Pencil), advanced text formatting options, several styles of lists, rich web and map link previews, support for more file type attachments, a corresponding dedicated attachment browser, and a system share extension point for saving web links, images, etc.
As of iOS 9.3, individual notes can be password-protected (with the ability to use Touch ID to unlock all notes on compatible devices), however only one password can be set for all notes locked henceforth. The password syncs across compatible devices.
In iOS 10, Notes now has a collaboration feature for many people to work on a note at the same time.
The update to Notes released with iOS 11 adds tables,, pinned notes, a document scanner, graph and lined paper, monospaced text support, handwriting search, and improved integration with Apple Pencil. Tapping the Pencil on the Lock screen will bring up a new note with drawing active; the Pencil can also be used while in the Notes app to start an inline drawing.
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