1/7/2023 0 Comments Devonthink to go sync directUsing the Apple Pencil, one can mark full sections of text orĬopy-paste a figure or text section. With that, theyĭon’t mean touch gestures like 2-finger swipe or pinching, but rather, Gesturesįlexcil uses a system they call Gestures. This one opens an overlay to a related notebook. When being in a PDF, there is another button called Study note. The search button is mainly for PDFs, as it can not search through handwritten text. The side bar holds features like bookmarks, a list of all annotations, and references/jump links to other documents. In the top, there are furthermore buttons for switching between Gesture/Pen modes, undo and redo, a Search function, a sharing button, and a toggle to open a side bar. The free menu bar holds all pen-related options, like switching between different colors, stroke widths, or toggling pen/marker. While the main UI elements are on the top, there is another menu bar which can be freely moved around the screen. In portrait mode, a single page is shown in full screen, and in landscape mode there is even an option to show two pages at once, which is pretty neat but unfortunately only rarely supported in note-taking apps.Īnnotations and note-taking is closely tied to the Apple Pencil. ![]() Pinch-to-zoom, as one is used to it on the iPad. ![]() A standard viewer will open you can read theĭocument, scroll through the pages with a standard 2-finger swipe, and More on the import process later.Īfter pressing on either a study note, or a PDF, the app will proceed In contrast, a PDF is a full document, imported from outside Flexcil, like another app or cloud storage. It starts with a single page, but more pages can be added. Notes, which are mostly traditional notebooks, and PDFs.Ī study note is a created notebook, with a cover, and a page-style, like ruled, squared, etc. The app loosely distinguishes between so-called study Launching the app, it greets you with an overview of all documentsĪnd notebooks. Standard ($8.99), there are some neat extra features likeĪdditional templates for notebooks, watermark-free export of PDFs,Įxport of handwritten notebooks, jump links between different documents, If purchasing the add-on with the (weird) name Flexcil Almost everythingĬan be tested and used for free, as the core functionality does not that Theįree variant already comes with most of the features. Pricingįlexcil comes as a free app with an optional in-app purchase. Like marking larger text passages, and supports drag and drop of textsĪnd images between PDFs and notebooks. ![]() Handwritten memos can be opened as an on-screen overlay.įurthermore, it supports pen gestures to help with the markup process While working with PDF files, a notebook for Unlike other note-taking applications, Flexcil tries to approach thisįield with some novelty. It started as a subsidiary of Hancom, a large South Korean It supports dragging elements from your PDF to a notebook, and taking valuable notes in a scratchbook while still looking at the slides or book all without leaving the app or using multi-tasking.įlexcil is a very new, yet still rather unknown app for the iPad andĪpple Pencil. Using Flexcil, you can work on multiple documents at once with an overlay interface. But, when having a PDF annotation app and another app for digital note-taking side-by-side, the multi-tasking capabilities of an iPad soon hit their limits. While rather new, it comes with some novel approach and fresh wind.Įverybody knows this situation: You work with a PDF, like literature or lecture slides, but then, you also want to take a couple of notes on the side in a notebook. My reviews target neutral conclusions based on my usage, to let you draw your own judgments if this app is right for you.įlexcil is an underdog in the group of annotation apps for the iPad. Note, that I am not paid for the review, and I am free to write whatever I want, or even decide not to review the app at all. ![]() Disclaimer! I received this app for free by Flexcil (Thank you!)
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