StarNote: Handwriting & PDF
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About this app
Looking for GoodNotes® or Notability® experience on Android? Meet StarNote, the handwriting and PDF annotation app designed for seamless note-taking on your Android tablet. Whether you're a student, professional, or simply prefer the feel of pen and paper, StarNote delivers the power and flexibility you need.
Immersive Handwriting Experience:
- Optimized for S Pen and stylus to deliver smooth, low-latency handwriting.
- One-stroke rendering refines drawings and shapes for smoother results, familiar to GoodNotes® and CollaNote™ users.
- Supports importing custom fonts to make handwriting clearer and more refined, with options recognizable to Notability® users.
- Full-screen mode helps you focus on creating and editing with a natural, paper-like flow.
Powerful Note Tools for Study:
- Use tape during review to cover answers or key points, helping you test your understanding.
- The ruler helps you create straight lines and accurate measurements, keeping note layouts precise.
- Set the built-in timer to structure your study, maintaining focus and productivity throughout.
- Open an infinite note to freely expand your content, organize ideas without limits, and enjoy the same creative freedom many Notability® users value.
Advanced PDF Tools for Productive Reading:
- Annotate PDFs with highlights, comments, drawings, and content extraction, delivering results comparable to CollaNote® and offering capabilities similar to Notability®.
- Adjust margins to expand writing space, giving you more room for notes and diagrams without changing the original PDF layout.
- Use split view to read a PDF and take notes side by side for a smoother workflow.
Smart File Management for Your Notes:
- Organize your notebooks with folders and tags, keeping everything easy to find and neatly arranged.
- Sync with Google Drive for secure backup and access across devices, a convenience similar to Notability®.
- Protect sensitive notebooks with encryption to ensure your private notes stay secure.
Beautiful Styles to Personalize Your Notes
- Explore templates including Cornell, grid, dotted, planners, and journals, similar to sets in GoodNotes®; choose what fits study notes, brainstorming, or daily planning.
- Personalize your workspace with themes, including Pro options and custom color sets, with choices many Notability® users recognize.
- Use stickers (labels, arrows, icons, shapes) to highlight and color-code; resize, rotate, and layer for clearer pages, an approach common in CollaNote™.
Why Choose StarNote as your Notability Android Alternative?
- Enjoy core handwriting and PDF features for free. Upgrade to Pro with a one time purchase to unlock unlimited notebooks, premium templates, and all future features, with no subscription required.
- Handwriting-First Design: StarNote is built from the ground up for a natural handwriting experience on Android, especially optimized for tablets like the Galaxy Tab.
Ready to experience the best Notability alternative on Android? Download StarNote today and transform your Android tablet into the ultimate digital notebook!
Connect with Us: darwin@o-in.me
Immersive Handwriting Experience:
- Optimized for S Pen and stylus to deliver smooth, low-latency handwriting.
- One-stroke rendering refines drawings and shapes for smoother results, familiar to GoodNotes® and CollaNote™ users.
- Supports importing custom fonts to make handwriting clearer and more refined, with options recognizable to Notability® users.
- Full-screen mode helps you focus on creating and editing with a natural, paper-like flow.
Powerful Note Tools for Study:
- Use tape during review to cover answers or key points, helping you test your understanding.
- The ruler helps you create straight lines and accurate measurements, keeping note layouts precise.
- Set the built-in timer to structure your study, maintaining focus and productivity throughout.
- Open an infinite note to freely expand your content, organize ideas without limits, and enjoy the same creative freedom many Notability® users value.
Advanced PDF Tools for Productive Reading:
- Annotate PDFs with highlights, comments, drawings, and content extraction, delivering results comparable to CollaNote® and offering capabilities similar to Notability®.
- Adjust margins to expand writing space, giving you more room for notes and diagrams without changing the original PDF layout.
- Use split view to read a PDF and take notes side by side for a smoother workflow.
Smart File Management for Your Notes:
- Organize your notebooks with folders and tags, keeping everything easy to find and neatly arranged.
- Sync with Google Drive for secure backup and access across devices, a convenience similar to Notability®.
- Protect sensitive notebooks with encryption to ensure your private notes stay secure.
Beautiful Styles to Personalize Your Notes
- Explore templates including Cornell, grid, dotted, planners, and journals, similar to sets in GoodNotes®; choose what fits study notes, brainstorming, or daily planning.
- Personalize your workspace with themes, including Pro options and custom color sets, with choices many Notability® users recognize.
- Use stickers (labels, arrows, icons, shapes) to highlight and color-code; resize, rotate, and layer for clearer pages, an approach common in CollaNote™.
Why Choose StarNote as your Notability Android Alternative?
- Enjoy core handwriting and PDF features for free. Upgrade to Pro with a one time purchase to unlock unlimited notebooks, premium templates, and all future features, with no subscription required.
- Handwriting-First Design: StarNote is built from the ground up for a natural handwriting experience on Android, especially optimized for tablets like the Galaxy Tab.
Ready to experience the best Notability alternative on Android? Download StarNote today and transform your Android tablet into the ultimate digital notebook!
Connect with Us: darwin@o-in.me
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Ratings and reviews
3.7
146 reviews
Rachel
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July 25, 2025
the $20 app I bought is ok but not as good at this one. 1. limited sticker options and covers in app 2. no option to import more than one file at a time. I thought about this app before but was unsure. now I wish I hadn't spent the $20 for the other guy lol a few things I wish this app could do is have the option to enlarge the button sizes bc my eyesight isn't great and also had more brush options. other than that it's a great app
2 people found this review helpful
StarNote
July 29, 2025
Thank you so much for your feedback. We truly appreciate it and will take your suggestions seriously. Regarding the brush options, could you let us know what types of brushes you would like to see? This will help us provide more accurate and useful tools. Feel free to reach out to me at darwin@o-in.me anytime.
Philip
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August 13, 2025
absolutely the best notetaking app for android i have used. extremely rich feature set, so far no bugs. seems a little clunky at the start but I got in to it after a couple of days of usage. very robust backup options as well as all the editing features I use. and a very fair price for the pro version. highly recommended! only thing I missed is support to import notes from noteshelf to make transition easier (had to export everything as PDF and lost editing)
StarNote
August 13, 2025
Thank you for the amazing review and recommendation. We hear your request to import notes from Noteshelf to ease migration. This is not available yet, so we will add it to our roadmap and study compatible formats to keep items editable. Your details help us prioritize.
Shahjad Husain
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August 19, 2025
I would say that this app includes various features of different apps in one, I love it and thinking to buy its premium to enjoy it fully. I want to recommend some twick here and there . 1. include blue colour in the app icon it will resemble with the study and note taking. 2. Should have the option to change the background (pdf page colour) to custom theme like in the Moon+ reader. 3. Also include scrabble to erase. 4. include written or writting to text in real-time and/or After .
StarNote
May 28, 2025
Thank you so much for your support.
We’re really glad you’re enjoying the app. We’ll keep working hard to make it even better.
What’s new
1. Added custom colors for folders and tags to create your own note style.
2. New page rotation feature to rotate the current page 90°.
3. Improved note mode display by separating handwriting and reading modes.
4. Moved undo/redo buttons for clearer distinction from exit.
5. Enhanced oval recognition with auto-correction within 15° tilt.
6. Performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience.
2. New page rotation feature to rotate the current page 90°.
3. Improved note mode display by separating handwriting and reading modes.
4. Moved undo/redo buttons for clearer distinction from exit.
5. Enhanced oval recognition with auto-correction within 15° tilt.
6. Performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience.
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About the developer
BOOX CO., LIMITED
ron@o-in.me
Rm C 9/F WINNING HSE
72-76 WING LOK ST
上環
Hong Kong
+852 5399 1318
