Element Note
Handwriting Note & PDF Markup
Free · In-App Purchases
Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions.
Features:
Unique brushes
- Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil)
- Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen)
- Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush)
- Marker (Marker, Round Marker)
Best-in-class note rendering engine
- Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology
- Support gradient ink for more expressive notes
Powerful attachments
- Text
- Shape
- Sticker
- Image
Universal Search
- Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR
Smart Darkmode
- Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors.
iCloud Sync & Collaboration
- Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server)
- Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users.
Desktop class organization
- Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages
Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes.
Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes.
Terms and Conditions
https://elementnote.app/terms
Privacy Policy
https://elementnote.app/privacy
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pricing aesthetics everything is wayyyyyy better than goodnotes even tho i used it my whole life!
pricing aesthetics everything is wayyyyyy better than goodnotes even tho i used it my whole life!
Very intuitive and features are going in the right direction. 5 out of 5.
Very intuitive and features are going in the right direction. 5 out of 5.
The writing is so smooth and beautiful
The writing is so smooth and beautiful
Hi, a sudden problem happened to the app, it’s not opening at all, I have an important notes, please help.
Hi, a sudden problem happened to the app, it’s not opening at all, I have an important notes, please help.
Fixed
• Improved stability when opening and navigating large or complex PDF documents.
• Fixed lasso selection for brush-drawn shapes.
• Shape detection now recognizes smaller shapes and shorter lines.
2.11.1 2 days ago
Element Note's rendering engine has been completely rebuilt, bringing smoother, more consistent results across every page.
New
• Place images, text, and shapes above your handwriting, one of our most requested improvements.
• Reorder selected elements to control exactly what appears in front or behind.
• Keep refining detected shapes after drawing them. Adjust their stroke style, color, width, and fill.
• Add natural brush-line fills to detected shapes, then fine-tune their direction and density.
Fixed
• Detected shapes remain editable and erasable instead of becoming fixed objects.
• Marker strokes keep their natural translucent look when converted into shapes, rather than turning into solid lines.
2.11.0 20 Jul
Fixed an issue where colors were not visible in the Quick Switcher.
2.10.1 17 Jul
Shapes and lines just got smarter: sketch a shape and Element Note cleans it up, reshape curves with real handles, and snap endpoints into place for precise diagrams.
New
- A redesigned welcome tour introduces brushes, elements, and dark mode with hand-drawn example notes in your language.
- Reshape lines into smooth curves with draggable handles.
Improved
- Shape detection is more accurate, turning rough sketches into clean rectangles, circles, and lines.
- Line endpoints and midpoints snap into alignment as you draw, for tidy diagrams and planners.
- Refreshed shape and line styles throughout the editor.
- Handwriting and localization polish across every supported language.
Fixed
- Text stays selected right after you insert it, so you can keep editing.
- Lasso resizing now stays anchored to the original page.
- Fixed an issue where the collaborator button couldn't be added back to the toolbar after it was removed.
- Fixed assorted localization issues.
2.10.0 14 Jul
PDF export is more reliable: annotations now stay with the correct page, so your marked-up notes and documents look right when you share, archive, or print them.
Improved
- Settings now shows clearer upload failure details, making it easier to understand what happened and recover when sync needs attention.
- Localization updates make Element Note feel more polished across supported languages.
- Rendering checks are stronger behind the scenes, helping keep handwriting, pencil strokes, and PDF annotation quality consistent.
Fixed
- Fixed PDF page annotation placement during export.
2.9.2 24 Jun
iCloud sync is faster and more reliable. Your notes now show up on a new device in seconds, with clear download progress so you always know what's ready.
Improved
• Rebuilt iCloud sync for reliability — fewer stalls and conflicts, and your changes appear across devices more quickly.
• Set up a new device in seconds: notes download in the background with per-note progress, and you can pause or resume anytime.
• Upload problems are now surfaced with a tap-to-retry indicator, so a note never silently fails to back up.
• Polished the navigation bar, sidebar, and sheets across the app.
Fixed
• Fixed a launch crash on Mac.
• Fixed pages occasionally showing the wrong background color.
2.9.1 18 Jun
* Fix unable to rename folder with certain version of iOS
2.8.1 1 Mar
* Performance improvements
* Mac interaction fixes
2.8.0 23 Feb
* Fix a few performance issues
* Fix some localization issues
* UI polishes
* Support iOS 26
2.7.0 14/08/2025
* Fix text being blurry while editing
* Fix gesture interaction conflict between dragging the text edit cursor and dragging the text block
* Add ballpoint pen (A rounder variant of the original Pen)
* Full screen mode
* A distraction free enviornment to take notes.
* Fully Customizable Note Editing Toolbar
* Want a minimalistic user interface? No problem.
* Want to have multiple writing tool readily available? Also an option.
* Group your different writing tools into separate menus? Yes!
* Add Tools, Menus, Separators, Spacers to make make your toolbar exactly the way you wanted.
2.6.1 Minor Update:
* Fix Apple Pencil double tap tool switching
* Fix not able to add Page Organizer back to the toolbar
2.6.2 Minor Update:
* Fix unable to edit toolbar when all items has been removed
2.6.2 22/01/2025
* Fix text being blurry while editing
* Fix gesture interaction conflict between dragging the text edit cursor and dragging the text block
* Add ballpoint pen (A rounder variant of the original Pen)
* Full screen mode
* A distraction free enviornment to take notes.
* Fully Customizable Note Editing Toolbar
* Want a minimalistic user interface? No problem.
* Want to have multiple writing tool readily available? Also an option.
* Group your different writing tools into separate menus? Yes!
* Add Tools, Menus, Separators, Spacers to make make your toolbar exactly the way you wanted.
2.6.1 Minor Update:
* Fix Apple Pencil double tap tool switching
* Fix not able to add Page Organizer back to the toolbar
* Fix note paper type reverting to previous value
2.6.1 09/01/2025
* Fix text being blurry while editing
* Fix gesture interaction conflict between dragging the text edit cursor and dragging the text block
* Add ballpoint pen (A rounder variant of the original Pen)
* Full screen mode
* A distraction free enviornment to take notes.
* Fully Customizable Note Editing Toolbar
* Want a minimalistic user interface? No problem.
* Want to have multiple writing tool readily available? Also an option.
* Group your different writing tools into separate menus? Yes!
* Add Tools, Menus, Separators, Spacers to make make your toolbar exactly the way you wanted.
2.6.0 04/01/2025
* Add Apple Pencil Pro roll support for marker and brush
* Rendering engine upgrade to be even faster
* Much improved pencil texture
* Able to copy lasso-ed area out to other apps as image
* Performance and UI bug fixes
* Add ability to import from Photo Library to create new note
2.5.0 31/10/2024
* Add Apple Pencil Pro roll support for marker and brush
* Rendering engine upgrade to be even faster
* Much improved pencil texture
* Able to copy lasso-ed area out to other apps as image
* Performance and UI bug fixes
* Add ability to import from Photo Library to create new note
2.4.1 17/09/2024
* Add Apple Pencil Pro squeeze support
* Squeeze your Apple Pencil Pro to bring up quick tool switcher
* Add Apple Pencil Pro haptic feedback and hover support
* Add tags support
* Performance and UI tweaks
* Fix long hold sensitivity for drawing smaller object
* Fix app freezing issue introduced at 2.3.0
2.3.1 23/05/2024
* Add Apple Pencil Pro squeeze support
* Squeeze your Apple Pencil Pro to bring up quick tool switcher
* Add Apple Pencil Pro haptic feedback and hover support
* Add tags support
* Performance and UI tweaks
* Fix long hold sensitivity for drawing smaller object
2.3.0 16/05/2024
* Fix an issue with pen stroke smoothing
* Add ability to batch export of notes and folders
2.2.1 16/04/2024
* Fix an issue causing app to freeze during export or syncing.
* Add ability to turn off shape detection
2.2.0 14/04/2024
* New Feature: Quick Tool Switcher (allows you to quickly switch between tools via a long press)
* Bug fixes
* Performance improvement
2.1.1 02/04/2024
* New Feature: Quick Tool Switcher (allows you to quickly switch between tools via a long press)
* Bug fixes
* Performance improvement
2.1.0 30/03/2024
* Bug fixes
2.0.6 07/01/2024
* Fix not able to change color when selecting with Lasso
* Fix pdf selection
2.0.5 09/12/2023
* fix the app become frozen with icloud sync enabled
* improve sync stability
2.0.4 07/12/2023
* bug fixes
2.0.2 15/09/2023
* bug fixes
2.0.1 09/09/2023
Fixed
• Improved stability when opening and navigating large or complex PDF documents.
• Fixed lasso selection for brush-drawn shapes.
• Shape detection now recognizes smaller shapes and shorter lines.
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Version 2.11.1 2 days ago
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