MarginNote
Study more productively
MarginNote is a reading and study app that helps you annotate books, connect ideas, and create flashcards for exams or research.
by MarginNote · 93% positive (484)
What you get
Turn your reading into connected notes and flashcards you can revise.
MarginNote gives you a way to work through books without leaving your thoughts scattered across separate documents. You can clip passages into notes instead of retyping them, then add comments, images, sketches, or audio to capture what matters. Keyword search helps you return to relevant material when you need it.
When your topic spans several books, you can group and link related notes or arrange them in mind maps. That lets you bring supporting evidence and contrasting arguments together rather than reviewing each source in isolation. You can also look up background information through the built-in research browser.
For exam preparation, you can create editable flashcards and refine them as your understanding changes. You can export cards to Anki, make printable PDFs of your notes, or sync books and notes through iCloud to review them on your iPad or iPhone.
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Less retyping while reading
You can clip book passages directly into notes and add your own explanations alongside them.
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Connections across books
You can bring related evidence and opposing viewpoints together with linked notes and mind maps.
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Revision materials you can update
You can edit flashcards as you identify missing facts or remove details you no longer need.
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Notes beyond one app
You can export flashcards to Anki, print notes as PDFs, and sync your reading materials through iCloud.
Best for
- You’re preparing for exams from several textbooks
- You’re comparing sources for research
- You want linked reading notes and editable flashcards
Skip it if
You probably don’t need it if you only want to read books and occasionally highlight a passage.
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From the developer
Trying to master the art of note-taking can be frustrating, costly, and inefficient. MarginNote aims to eliminate the time-consuming and wasteful habits usually associated with taking and processing notes by making your research and analysis available everywhere you want it to be.Read the full description
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