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The best note taker for handwritten notes: Nebo

You’re going to have to pay more than you usually would for an app to get Nebo’s best features, but it does a fine job of turning your handwritten scribbles into actual searchable text—so it’s probably only worth investing in if you have a tablet and a stylus and plan to do a lot of writing and drawing. It’ll still work on smartphones as well, though.

Screenshot: Nebo
Screenshot: Nebo

Besides that key handwriting recognition and conversion feature, Nebo comes packed with a host of other features too, from some excellent note organization features (including colors, labels and custom notebooks), to support for a ton of formatting options, interactive diagrams, and just about every export format you’re going to need.

Nebo (freemium up to $8) for Android and iOS