Zoho Notebook
Launched 2017
128 features found available
In their words
The most beautiful note-taking app across devices Read more
Pricing
Our most recent pricing details for Zoho Notebook:
Free Plan - $0
Pro Plan - $19.99 yearly payment
Features pertaining to how the app comports itself visually
Display option where the editor shows black background with white text
Different sets of colors can be chosen to alter the appearance of the app window
AI integrations offered by the app or a first-party plugin.
Can suggest how to revise/rewrite selected text using AI
Longform text can be analyzed with specific improvement suggestions, which can be individually approved/rejected
Tasks from notes can be viewed on a calendar
What kind of content can be uploaded or inserted into notes?
Features that pertain to how the app interfaces with its customers
Company offers on-site real time chat support, or a chat server in which the company participates
The company has a specified URL at which users can discuss the product and ask questions in a format where answers can be upvoted to pinpoint the best one
There exists a publicly accessible site upon which users can upvote features they want to see implemented
The company offers a version of the product that can be used indefinitely at no cost, without a note limit
What measures are taken to ensure customer data remains private, even to employees of the companies themselves?
Can enable two-factor authentication from within the app (not only via third parties) to protect account access
Documented claim that all note data is encrypted at rest, on the server
Documented claim that all note data and their attachments are encrypted on the server
An explicit policy describes how security is implemented, and what access employees have to data.
A documented claim exists that note content will not be accessed by employees
Notes can exist purely on the local file system of the device, without syncing
Note content can be created such that even a user who gained access to the note app's cloud database (employee or intruder) couldn't decrypt content (i.e., they couldn't obtain a usable decryption key even if possessing the database contents)
What options are available for formatting text and related content in a note?
Audio can be placed in a note with embedded controls to start and stop the audio
a vertical bar formatted to the left of the selected text allows for an indented "quote" styling
dotted points are used at the beginning of a paragraph to assemble unordered lists
There is a hot key or icon to remove all text formatting currently applied
App provides a built-in means by which to capture user drawings, sketches, or handwriting
Can font size be explicitly set? I.e., not just through setting it as a header
A formatting text style that slants the letters evenly to the right
Numbers are used at the beginning of the line to assemble ordered lists
A sub-list contained within an ordered list
Text formatting can be toggled between left to right and right to left in the editor
What functionality specific to images is possible?
Without leaving the app, an image can be inserted into a note via a prompt supplied to AI
What features are provided for interoperability between apps? How much lock-in is there?
An entire account can be deleted (including all notes and personal data) without emailing the company
App includes a built in importer for Evernote notes (ENEX)
App automatically syncs note & image data to the cloud without implementing extensions, and without signing up for a secondary account on a storage provider
A list of different versions of the note from past various points with the ability to revert to any of them
What features does the note provider offer in terms of third-party integrations and utilities adjacent to the note content itself?
Features specific to the mobile experience
Note content can be viewed from outside the app via native Android widget
Note content can be viewed from outside the app via native iOS widget
Task content can be viewed from outside the app via native Android widget
How well can the app function without internet access?
Attachments can be inserted into a note and viewed within the note when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Searching for text inside notes works when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Any note can be read when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Note content can be created or updated when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Password-protected notes can be read/modified when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Which platforms are officially supported?
Includes web apps that can be installed via official PWA or Electron
An installable app is available that isn't a Progressive Web App or thin Electron wrapper
An iPad app (separate from iOS app) has been published to App Store
An installable app is available that isn't a Progressive Web App or thin Electron wrapper
What options are there for navigating around the app and finding the note you're after?
When entering text into the search field, matching hierarchical tags/directories are offered to help the user filter note content
It's possible to create a link from one note to another note
A list of all notes containing a word or phrase can be produced
The app provides a means by which to arrange notes such that they can be browsed through a tree structure (e.g., tags, folders)
A note can be in multiple navigation hierarchies concurrently (i.e., because it has multiple tags)
What features exist to share notes with the world?
Enable a specific user or multiple users to view and/or edit one's otherwise private note content
The note owner has options for different levels of permissions when sharing a note with other users who have an account (ex: full access, read only, editable by others)
Does the app support formatting data in tables?
What to-do list and scheduling features does the app support?
Set tasks to repeat at a chosen interval after each completion (e.g., exercise every 2 days after you last exercised)
An alert time can be associated with a task, or note, before it is due. (e.g., remind me 1 hour before task is due)
What functionality is offered to capture content discovered on the internet?
An official Chrome web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
The clipper can capture an entire web page, even when it is taller than their viewport
An official Firefox web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
An official Safari web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
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