Uni:Note is an iPad note app designed for handwriting with Apple Pencil. You can separate your work by subject and keep each class in its own note.

Supported setup:

  • iPad only
  • Handwriting is designed for Apple Pencil
  • Finger input is mainly for scrolling and moving photos

1. Create a subject on Home

Create a new subject from the + button on Home.

  • Subject name
  • Paper style: ruled / grid / plain
  • Paper Color (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)
  • Cover color

The subject is added to Home. Tap it to open its notes.

2. Open the first note

When you open a new subject for the first time, Uni:Note shows the first note title prompt.

  • Start with OK or Start Writing
  • Entering a title is optional
  • If left blank, today’s date will be used as the title
  • If you go back without confirming anything, the first note is not kept

After that, the subject opens the last note you were writing in.

3. Write with Apple Pencil

  • Handwriting is designed for Apple Pencil
  • Pages are shown vertically in one continuous flow
  • When you start writing on the last page, the next page is added automatically

The app is designed so you can open a note and start writing right away.

4. Switch tools

From the floating toolbar, you can switch between:

  • Pen
  • Highlighter
  • Erase Stroke / Erase Pixel
  • Undo
  • Redo

Notes:

  • You can drag the toolbar to move it
  • The pen supports different styles, colors, and widths
  • In Left-Handed Mode, you can change the default toolbar position

5. Use Note List and Pages

Open Note List from the top-left.

  • Add another note in the same subject with New Note
  • The title for a new note is also optional
  • If left blank, today’s date is used as the title
  • Swipe left in the note list to rename, Protect, or delete a note

Open Pages to check thumbnails inside the current note.

  • Tap a thumbnail to move to that page
  • Press and hold a page to delete it

If the note has only one page, only the content is cleared and the page itself stays.

6. Use More

The More menu includes the following actions:

  • Attach Photo
  • Attach Photo as Document
  • Attach PDF
  • Export PDF
  • Create Practice Set (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)

7. Use photos and PDFs

Choose Attach Photo from More.

  • Move or resize the photo with your fingers
  • Double-tap to Lock Photo or Unlock Photo
  • Press and hold to delete it

Choose Attach Photo as Document from More to correct a photo from Camera or Library and place it on the page as a document.

  • Choose a photo from Camera or Library
  • Adjust the document area in the correction UI and confirm
  • The corrected document is saved and stays available when you open the note again

Choose Attach PDF from More.

  • Select one page from the PDF file
  • Place it on the page you are currently viewing
  • If that page already has a PDF, Uni:Note asks whether to replace it
  • In Settings, you can change the PDF attachment position to left or right

Choose Export PDF from More.

You can export:

  • This Note Only
  • the entire subject

In PDF Export Background, you can change the background to Paper or White.

8. Use Memorization Feature

First, turn on Memorization Feature in Settings > Memorization.

When enabled, Memory Tools appears in the floating toolbar on the note screen.

  • Trace the parts you want to hide with Memory Marker
  • Remove them with Memory Marker Eraser
  • Use the eye button at the top-right to open or close the memorization mask
  • Editing is disabled while the memorization mask is closed

9. Use Problem Solver Assistant (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)

This feature is in preparation and planned for v2.4.0.

First, turn on Problem Solver Assistant (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0) in Settings > Study Support.

Then choose Problem Solver Assistant (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0) from the floating toolbar on the note screen.

  • Circle the problem with a closed outline
  • Review the selected range
  • Tap Solve

It supports formula questions and short questions inside PDFs or images. Long reading comprehension, open-ended writing, and diagram-heavy questions are not supported.

10. Use Create Practice Set (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)

This feature is in preparation and planned for v2.4.0.

Choose Create Practice Set (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0) from More.

  • Use Choose Pages to pick the target pages
  • Start with Create Practice Set (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)
  • Review candidates with Add and Reject
  • Save them with Save Practice Set

After saving, you can continue from Review now. To revisit them later, open the practice sets listed under each subject on the Home bookshelf. You can also delete practice sets by long-pressing them on Home, but deleted sets do not go to Trash and cannot be restored.

11. Protect notes and use Trash

  • If you choose Protect from Note List, the note becomes read-only
  • In Settings, you can Require Biometrics to Remove Protection
  • Trash on Home groups deleted items by subject
  • You can restore a whole subject or only specific notes
  • Deleted pages do not go to Trash and are removed immediately
  • Items deleted permanently from Trash cannot be undone

12. Settings and backup

In Settings, you can mainly change:

  • Default Template
  • Open Previous Notebook
  • Memorization Feature
  • Problem Solver Assistant (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)
  • Subject Name
  • Require Biometrics to Remove Protection
  • Left-Handed Mode
  • Header / Footer
  • PDF Export Background
  • Language

In Settings > Backup, you can use:

  • Update Easy Backup (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)
  • Restore from Easy Backup (In Preparation / planned for v2.4.0)
  • Export Backup
  • Restore from File

After restoring, close and reopen the app once. The next launch will show the shelf.

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