Notebooks

What the maker publishes

Free plan

No source

Integrations

iCloud,Dropbox,WebDAV,TextExpander,WePrint,OmniFocus,Things,Firetask,Ideabook,Appigo Todo source

Note sharing

Yes source

Offline access

Yes source

Organization

Users can organize documents in books and nested hierarchies, with Smart Books and context tags for finding and grouping content. source

Passcode protection

The maker lists optional passcode protection for sensitive content on iOS. source

PDF handling

On iOS, Notebooks 10 does not include the former optional PDF Reader; users can annotate PDFs with iOS tools or open them in external apps. source

Platform requirement

Notebooks for Mac requires macOS 10.15 or later, and the maker recommends enabling Spotlight on the drive holding documents. source

Supported platforms

ios,macos,windows source

Privacy

The maker says that when Notebooks uses iCloud Drive, its documents are end-to-end encrypted across trusted devices under Apple's iCloud protection. source

Product

Notebooks describes itself as a writing app, text and Markdown editor, personal wiki and Zettelkasten, file organizer, task manager, and PDF and eBook creator. source

Real-time collaboration

No source

Search and links

The app offers full-text search across documents, PDFs, and attachments, plus wiki-style links and backlinks between documents. source

Storage

The maker says documents are stored as regular files in standard formats and can be kept in custom storage locations. source

Support

The maker provides FAQ pages, documentation, quickstart guides, and an email contact option for questions. source

Sync

Documents can sync through iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV, and the Mac app includes a WebDAV server for syncing over a local network. source

Tasks

Books can become task lists and nested projects, and tasks can have due dates, alerts, and recurring schedules. source

Writing

It supports plain text, Markdown, and formatted documents, with styles, tables, checklists, images, and attachments. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 12 Oct 2026.