Latest iOS App Updates

New in 16.12.3

  • Notability for Business Templates: Add templates for your team to use when creating notes
  • Fixed an issue with scrolling alongside text selection
  • General crash and stability improvements

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New in 16.12.1

  • Introducing YouTube Import: Start a note from any video's transcript, ready to summarize and study. Only available on Notability Cloud.
  • Introducing Comments: Leave notes on the page for yourself or your team, and resolve them in a tap. Only available on Notability Cloud.
  • General bug fixes and stability improvements.

New in 16.12

  • Chat across your notes - ask questions, explore topics and study with every note in your library
  • Paste your school calendar link to see your schedule in Notability Calendar
  • Record a lecture or meeting and Finish My Notes enhances your notes with context from your transcript
  • General bug fixes and stability improvements

New in 16.11

  • Try the Calligraphy Pen for beautiful handwriting and lettering, now available to all Notability Cloud users
  • Text now wraps around images and other objects in notes on Notability Cloud
  • Improved Learn quizzes, including a question preview on Home and faster quiz starts
  • Fixed an iCloud sync issue after reconnecting to the internet
  • General bug fixes and stability improvements

New in 16.10

  • Performance improvements to handwriting search and large PDFs on Notability Cloud
  • Polished Learn quizzes, flashcard import, and Reset Progress returns to the first question
  • General crash fixes and hang improvements

New in 16.9.1

  • Import flashcard sets or manually create your own. Now with spaced repetition to review gradually at different time intervals
  • Faster editing in large notes and improved memory footprint for large libraries on Notability Cloud
  • Browse your nested folders directly from your note list
  • Many miscellaneous bug, crash, and performance improvements

New in 16.9

  • Introducing the Calligraphy Pen: expressive ink that responds to the angle of your stroke. Coming to Plus and Pro subscribers.
  • Introducing note covers: pick a cover for any note from the library or the content manager. Available on Notability Cloud.
  • Bulk import: long-press the + button in the library to import whole folders, subfolders included.
  • Add extra space to the sides of imported PDFs for more room to write.
  • Quizzes now pick up where you left off.
  • Notability uses less disk space, especially on Notability Cloud.
  • Faster handwriting search, smoother window resizing, and other fixes.

New in 16.8.1

  • Introducing code blocks: add code with syntax highlighting for over two dozen languages. Tap the code block button in the text toolbar or start a line with three backticks and a space.
  • Introducing block quotes: set off a quote from a professor, a textbook, or anyone else. Tap the quote block button in the text toolbar or start a line with > and a space.
  • The tape tool now supports 12 sizes for finer control over width.
  • Improved text rendering when font sizes are mixed on one line.
  • Reordering pages in the content manager now moves the page's text with it.
  • Snap guidelines are now hidden in presentation mode.

New in 16.8

  • Flashcards, quizzes, and full exam prep are now available from your Home tab. Pick how you want to study and track your progress as you go
  • Duplicate the selection tool to keep both Boxed and Freeform in your toolbar
  • Fixed a bug with handwriting conversion across page breaks
  • Widgets now support tinting on iOS 26

New in 16.7.1

  • Fixed an issue with Apple Pencil squeeze
  • Crash fixes and performance improvements

New in 16.7

  • Home tab makes it easy to jump into your work. Find a recent note, record, or import all in one place
  • Focus Mode: 4-finger tap in your notes to turn it on. Drag the pill to reposition it, or use the hand tool to hide it
  • Updated academic planners for the 2026-27 school year
  • Less urgent notifications now have a new home. Find them in the notification menu at the top right of the library
  • Learn now supports images in Chat
  • Fixed bugs with the selection menu, Apple Pencil squeeze, and blurry PDF's

New in 16.6.1

Introducing Classic: Notability's one-time purchase is back, with unlimited notes, handwriting recognition, and collaboration across devices.

Classic users who purchased Notability prior to our switch to subscriptions are still grandfathered into this plan.

  • Fixed a crash with text undo
  • Fixed a bug on the compare plans screen

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