Notability
Notability is a note-taking and PDF annotation app for Mac that helps students and professionals write, record, organize, and review notes.
What is Notability?
Notability is a productivity app for Mac that combines handwriting, typed notes, PDF annotation, audio recording, and study tools in one workspace. It is designed for students, teachers, and professionals who want to capture lectures, meetings, research, and ideas in a format that is easy to organize and review. You can create notes from scratch, import documents such as PDFs and presentation files, mark them up, and mix text, ink, images, and audio on the same page. The app also supports note organization, searchable documents, sharing, and working with multiple notes or windows during active study or project work. Notability is published by Ginger Labs and is also available across Apple devices for workflows that continue between Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Key features
- Write or type notes alongside drawings, highlights, images, and audio recordings.
- Import and annotate PDFs, presentations, images, and other study or work documents.
- Record audio during lectures or meetings and review it with your notes later.
- Open and work with multiple notes or windows for side-by-side study and comparison.
- Scan documents and create searchable PDFs for easier storage and review.
- Share notes and export marked-up documents for class, work, or collaboration.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Notability is legitimate note-taking software. Access to files, microphone, and cloud storage can be normal for its purpose, especially if you record lectures, import documents, or sync notes across devices. Your notes may include class materials, work documents, recordings, and handwritten content, so use the app's privacy and sharing settings carefully when storing sensitive information or publishing notes.
Recommendation: Keep Notability if you use it for notes, annotation, audio recording, or document review. Remove it only if you no longer use the app and no longer need its local notes, synced notebooks, or related support files.
Common paths
/Applications/Notability.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.gingerlabs.NotabilityMac
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.gingerlabs.NotabilityMac
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.gingerlabs.NotabilityMac.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.gingerlabs.NotabilityMac
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