Forget about writing down your ideas on sticky notes, paper napkins or scraps of paper -- all of which create clutter and can easily get lost. Now you can create handwritten notes and drawings, organize them in customized virtual notebooks, back up your notes in the cloud and then share them with others -- all with a digital notepad. And you can use these devices to read, annotate and sign PDF files, too.
The best digital notepads look like very thin tablets , but they have a digital ink display that's easily readable in almost any lighting -- just like the best e-readers . Using a stylus, you handwrite or draw directly on the screen, within the pages of customizable virtual notebooks. Then, in most cases, you can automatically convert your handwritten notes into editable text, or store the notes as you created them.
Digital notepads give you plenty of virtual paper style options and even let you to choose your simulated writing instruments, such as a ball-point pen, fountain pen, pencil or highlighter. While some of the latest digital notepads can also be used as e-readers or offer basic tablet functionality, their main purpose is to replace a traditional notepad. Best digital notepad : reMarkable Paper Pro Best budget digital notepad : Kobo Libra Colour Best digital notepad and e-reader combo : Amazon Kindle Scribe Best full-color digital notepad : Boox Note Air3 C Best digital notepad with tablet functions: Boox Ultra C Pro Keep in mind, with a specialty app (like Goodnote.