Notability vs Zoho Notebook

2021. Zoho introduced Notebook for Google Workspace


Zoho Notebook is now compatible with Google Workspace, enabling seamless productivity without the need to switch between tabs. With this integration, you can effortlessly convert your emails into notes and vice versa in Gmail. Additionally, you have the ability to save File Cards from Notebook to Google Drive and vice versa. Jotting down your thoughts in Google Drive is now more convenient as you no longer have to switch tabs. Moreover, Zoho Notebook allows you to transform your ideas into documents and save them as note cards in Google Docs. Take advantage of the integration to effortlessly create calendar events, set reminders, and share your entries with friends using Google Calendar.


2020. Zoho Notebook intergartes with Slack


Zoho has recently unveiled its integration of Notebook with Slack. This integration allows you to effortlessly save your Slack messages as notecards in your Notebook, seamlessly share your thoughts from Notebook as Slack messages, quickly jot down important notes, and create notebooks—all directly within Slack. Enhance your productivity significantly by adding the Notebook app to your Slack workspace. Moreover, you have the option to create notebooks from Slack using the convenient /addnotebook command, enabling you to organize your notes for future reference. For more information on the capabilities of Notebook for Slack, simply use the /notebookhelp command.


2018. Zoho Notebook integrates with Zapier



Zoho Notebook has now integrated with Zapier, allowing users to connect their Notebook account to a wide range of apps and automate tasks. With just a few simple clicks, you can integrate Notebook with over 1,000 apps by creating zaps. For instance, if you rely on Google Calendar to organize your schedule, the integration between Notebook and Google enables you to efficiently manage your time and work. When you create a calendar event in Google Calendar, Zapier automatically generates a note card in Notebook, ensuring that you have a pre-existing note ready for your thoughts when you attend the meeting or class. Furthermore, if you're looking for a convenient way to save your favorite messages, connecting Notebook with Slack through Zapier allows the messages you mark as favorites to be saved as notecards in the Notebook app. The Zapier integration expands the possibilities of Notebook and enhances its functionality by seamlessly connecting it with various popular apps and services.


2018. Zoho Notebook adds business card scanning, deep search, favoriting



Zoho has announced its latest update for Notebook. While the app already had the capability to capture images and scan documents, it now also supports scanning business cards. To utilize this feature, users can open the Photo Card and switch to the "Business Card" option. Additionally, the new Deep Search feature allows users to search for objects and text within images across their notes and notebooks, similar to how they search through text-based notes. Another notable addition is the Favoriting feature, which enables users to create a stack of favorite notes on the home screen, allowing for easy access to important information or creating a master to-do list. To favorite a note, simply swipe left and tap the star icon. Furthermore, Zoho Notebook now allows users to easily link notes together. While editing a note, selecting the link option allows users to choose the note they wish to link to.


2018. Zoho Notebook adds encryption, night mode



Zoho has introduced an update to Notebook that brings forth several new features. Notably, all the content stored in Notebook is now encrypted when at rest, ensuring utmost security for your notes and data. The addition of Night Mode aims to reduce eye strain while using Notebook in low-light environments. Furthermore, the developers have incorporated enhanced Apple Pencil support for iOS devices, providing a seamless and enhanced user experience. The update also introduces new formatting and styling options for your notes, along with support for Right-to-Left languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu.


2017. Zoho launched Notebook for Web


Zoho launched the latest version of its note-taking application, Zoho Notebook 4.0, which introduces Notebook for Web. Additionally, Smart Cards have been introduced to intelligently format content across devices. Furthermore, the update includes document scanning, a redesigned Photo Card, enhanced drag and drop functionality for Notebook on iPad Pro, and various other cross-platform enhancements. With Notebook for Web, all notes and notebooks can now be accessed online. Users can create Text, Checklist, Photo, and File Cards, and easily replace the cover of a custom Notebook by dragging and dropping an image from their desktop. Additionally, Photo and File Cards can be created in Notebook by simply dragging and dropping files from the desktop. Notes can be organized into groups, moved, and copied to different notebooks, while both notebooks and notes can be secured with a passcode. The web app is automatically accessible for users with a Notebook account.


2017. Zoho Notebook 3.0 adds File Card, Web Clipper for Safari, Import from Evernote



Zoho has introduced an update to its Notebook app, bringing exciting new features. The latest addition is the File Card, which allows users to add and sync various file types such as PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, and more directly to Notebook. The File Card enables file integration from both online and offline storage applications. Notably, all files added to Notebook are treated as individual note cards that can be grouped together, providing a more organized approach compared to traditional attachments. Additionally, the integration with Zoho Docs, the document management application available on the web and mobile, allows seamless opening of these files. Furthermore, Zoho has expanded the Notebook Web Clipper to support Safari, enabling users to capture and save web content easily. Lastly, users now have the ability to import their notes and attachments from Evernote using the new import tool.


2017. Zoho Notebook is available for Mac


Zoho has introduced the Mac version of its mobile note-taking application, Zoho Notebook. With Notebook for Mac, the familiar gestures from the mobile experience are seamlessly integrated into the desktop environment, resulting in an intuitive user interface. The application also leverages the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar, providing contextual buttons within the app for enhanced functionality. Users can navigate the entire app using gestures alone, eliminating the need for traditional clicks. For example, hovering over a notebook or note and pinching allows for effortless opening and closing, while a two-finger swipe reveals additional information, enables note locking or deletion, and more. The app offers various note types such as checklists, audio recordings, and dedicated Note Cards for adding photos. Users can also personalize their notebook covers by simply dragging an image from their desktop onto a notebook.


2016. Zoho Notebook 2.0: Clip the Web, Sketch Ideas, Lock Your Notes



Zoho has launched an updated version of its note-taking application, Zoho Notebook, which introduces several new features. The update includes a Chrome extension, known as Chrome Web Clipper, enabling users to clip web content and take notes directly from their browser. Another noteworthy addition is Sketch Card, which allows users to create handwritten notes and simple sketches. Furthermore, users now have the option to enhance the security of their notes, notebooks, and the Notebook app itself by implementing passcodes and utilizing Touch ID for authentication.


2016. Zoho Notebook relaunched as a mobile app


Zoho has relaunched its Notebook as a free mobile application for iOS and Android, optimized specifically for smartphones and tablets. The latest version introduces an innovative feature called 'Note Cards'. These Note Cards are pre-designed templates that facilitate the capturing of various types of content within Notebook. For instance, the Text Card allows users to capture any form of information, while the Checklist Card enables the creation of checklists. Furthermore, there is an Audio Card for recording voice notes and a Photo Card for capturing special moments. Each Note Card is equipped with randomly generated colors that can be customized according to preference. Users have the ability to group Note Cards by simply pinching them together, and then swipe to view the grouped cards. In landscape view, Note Cards act like magnets when being grouped or ungrouped, and users can even collapse their notes similar to an accordion-style interface.