Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Handwriting-to-Text App

Here's a "secret" that shouldn't be one. If you need an app for a specific purpose, your first stop should be the Internet. Yes the app store is flashy, and you'll end up there eventually. Don't rush it.
Search online for features that you want, and read reviews of ones that sound the most promising. 

Head to the app store with an app in mind and search for it directly. 

Earlier this spring, I was looking for a handwriting-to-text app. After comparing features of various apps, I chose 7NoteHD. It's $9.99, and I've watched it improve over the past few months at guessing my handwriting. It is a powerful tool for writing out notes then having them automatically convert to text, so you can easily share your notes or file them online. 

My other recommendation if you're searching for a note-taking app, but you don't care about handwriting-to-text, is to go for Notability. Your notes will be even prettier than if you had taken them in an old spiral-bound notebook, and you can insert images, organize in outline form, and quickly search your text. 

Any other favorites for notes online? 

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