The Surface Pen and Surface Slim Pen are mighty tools that let you get more done on your Surface PC. To maximize the Surface Pen's ability, there are some essential apps you should check out. From note-taking to form-filling to coloring, here are the best apps to grab.
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True Paper Feel: Bamboo Paper
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Apr 14, 2012 Fortunately for inveterate stylus lovers, a bevy of handwriting apps offer bells, whistles, and the ability to scribble all over your smartphone or tablet until your hand cramps. Here are a few worth checking out. Notes Plus (iPad, $7.99): Few handwriting apps can top Notes Plus. Its powerful handwriting-recognition engine parses scrawl by fat fingers and slim styli alike, sharpens hastily drawn.
- Apple Notes — Apple’s own notes app recently added full-fledged handwriting support. Tapping the pencil icon at the bottom of any note allows for the full set of markup tools to be available within any sheet, and each note even has line or grid style paper options.
- May 19, 2020 Bamboo Paper is a lightweight app that delivers a true paper feel while writing. Not only is it great for notetaking and journaling — you can add your own photos to a page — it can also be.
The first time you touch your Pen to the screen with Bamboo Paper open, you'll wonder just how they made it seem so much like real paper. Take notes using the six writing tools, add pictures to your pages, and write over them. And share your ideas with others using Bamboo Paper on other platforms.
Free at Microsoft
Infinite Canvas: Leonardo
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Leonardo is still in its beta stage. But it has a full set of tools for amateurs and pros alike, including infinite canvas, tons of brushes, grids and perspective lines, and a user interface that's easy to navigate. Whether you're sketching, drawing, or painting, this app will accommodate your needs. While it remains in beta, the price is knocked down to $40, 50% off the full price, at least for now.
$40 at Microsoft
Pro Drawing Tools: Autodesk SketchBook
If you were holding out on Autodesk SketchBook because of the price, you can now get the full version — including some Pro tools — for free. This is one of the best drawing and sketching apps for pretty much anyone, with a wide selection of brushes, surfaces, tools, and features to choose from.
Free at Microsoft
Take Control of PDFs: Drawboard PDF
Drawboard PDF is regarded as one of the best PDF apps available, thanks to an enormous selection of tools. It's a document builder that lets you merge multiple PDFs, has annotations that can be calibrated for scale, and a large number of grid and line templates. If you're often working with PDF files in a professional environment, Drawboard PDF should be near the top of your list.
$24 at Microsoft
Write Music With Ease: StaffPad
Musicians out there, take notice: StaffPad is an app designed for Surface that makes it incredibly easy to annotate music. As you handwrite your music, it's automatically and precisely converted into an engraved score. Once you finish writing, let StaffPad playback your creation with its full orchestra of instruments.
$90 at Microsoft
Multipurpose Inking: Sketchable
Sketchable is a free (with paid upgrades) drawing, sketching, and painting app that has been designed with the Surface Pen in mind. Not only can you use Sketchable for notes or to work on existing images and artwork, use it to create an entirely new work of art thanks to its wide array of tools. If you have even a bit of creativity in you, this app will be hard to put down.
Free at Microsoft
Get Organized: Index Cards
There's just something about a stack of index cards that makes you feel like you've got your life in order. Both sides of cards can be marked up with your pen, and a zoom function lets you jam quite a bit of information onto each card. Cards and stacks of cards can be shared with others, and there's no limit to the number of cards you can create.
From $14 at Microsoft
Digital Whiteboard: CollaBoard
For those of you commonly involved in team projects, CollaBoard is an app that works with your Surface device and the Microsoft Hub. It's best described as a digital whiteboard that multiple users can contribute to, all in real-time. With Skype for Business integration and compatibility with PDF, images, videos, and more, the whiteboard can become the central pivot point of your larger project.
Free at Microsoft
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Digital Notebook: OneNote
Microsoft's own free note-taking app syncs across all your devices, but it shines when you add the Surface Pen. Take notes on blank or grid backgrounds, highlight text, or draw pictures using various tools, then easily sync with OneDrive to keep your notes with you wherever you go.
Free at Microsoft
Read and Edit PDFs: Xodo
This fantastic PDF reader and editor is completely free, which is frankly surprising considering what you're getting here. Just open a PDF file, and you're given free rein over what you can do. Write all over it, highlight the significant bits, and save it as a new file. This is especially useful for quickly filling out those annoying forms that you usually have to type information into.
Free at Microsoft
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Good Apps On Mac For Handwriting Notes With Tablet Software
Thanks to most of the above apps having at least some sort of free version, you can give them a try with your pen essentially risk-free to see if they'll come in handy. Wondering exactly where to start? Bamboo Paper is a lightweight app that delivers a true paper feel while writing. Not only is it great for notetaking and journaling — you can add your own photos to a page — it can also be used to sketch or draw thanks to a custom color palette and a collection of tools beyond just a pen.
Need something more suited for artistic ambition? I've been using Leonardo, which is now available straight from the Microsoft Store, for some time and I appreciate the simple UI that scales to any size display and the overall collection of tools. Whether you want to sketch something rough or go for a full work of art, you shouldn't have any problems. The infinite canvas is ideal for letting your artwork flow, and while it's still in its beta stage you can save $40 off off the full price.
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Hello there jnov16,
I am having the same difficulty.
I purchased a bamboo pad for $60-$75 and that is how i can do my handwriting on the mac.
secondly, i think its possible to write on the trackpad with a pen or something (look that up).
I cant say its going to be as good as having a writing tablet.
as far as apps go,
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the bamboo pad came with an app called 'Bamboo Paper'.
that is free to download. so you can get that.
I have been searching for handwriting apps.
and honestly, i found only one app so far called 'Equil Note'.
it syncs with evernote and dropbox.
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the onenote app does not have the draw feature as of yet for the max os.
if anyone finds any good apps for handwriting let me know.
I hope Evernote and OneNote come out with handwriting feature.
Regards,
May 25, 2015 3:11 PM