I always use this little trick: I normally prefer to use Noteshelf, but when it comes to sync, I just export my final notes as a pdf and "send" them to Samsung notes 🌝 This allows me to use Noteshelf AND have my notes on all my devices.
Quick question, do you have the new features on the Samsung Notes app (The new highlighters, straight line highlighter, etc)? Bc I don't have it yet on my S6 Lite.
I recently bought a Galaxy Tab S7+, and have been using samsung notes on my phones for a couple of years. I have recently re- started a career as an actor at the age of 57, and this article has helped me with my TV scripts, I can now load my scripts into notes , adding personal comments, split the screen and add comments for other actors, and 'port' my notes and script over to other actors and the producer when they need copies... thank you so much
I sent a long message to Samsung with comments on Notes, and they responded 45 minutes later, thanking me, saying they were reading it, and asking me to post on their Facebook site so the appropriate team makes sure to see it. Among my suggestions: 1) Make handwritten text rotatable. 2) Allow for saving favorites in the style editor, similar to the way favorite pens can be saved (The change styles feature, by the way, is fantastic. Setting up a style and then just dragging over text to change it is so easy to do.) 3) Consider more customizing options for notes and folder appearances. This is just eye-candy but right now one of the few things that Noteshelf is better at. 4) Consider renaming the app. I think that some current criticisms of the Samsung Notes update are unfair. Critics view it through the lens of a quick memo/note app. If viewed that way, perhaps the lower ratings are deserved. However, Samsung Notes is now a full-fledged handwriting note app for school, lectures, meetings etc. Consider calling it something like Samsung Notebooks? 5) Offer an option of saving to PDF as either high resolution or low resolution. While Samsung says that the current low-resolution saving is for performance reasons, this will contribute to potential users not electing to use it as their notetaking app. With the easy-write zoom, selection of pens, opening multiple windows, backup/synch, Windows version and other features, I really find it difficult now to choose Noteshelf over Samsung Notes. Notes may now also win out for me over LectureNotes and INKredible.
It is always a pleasure to read your comments and this wasn't any different. I completely agree with the suggestions you made (specially the one of the pdf resolution) and I'm really happy to see they responded quickly and that they are willing to listen for suggestions to keep improving the app:)!!
I would add to the list the ability to import PDFs from OneDrive. I can't believe this simple option isn't available. I don't save my lecture files on my tab and I don't want to. If Samsung would implement this, I will switch to Samsung Notes right away
Add the "Activate S Pen Only" function, which "Writing on PDF" has and works great for complete palm rejection, therefore no annoying unwnted dots on your notes.
Very detailed feature, as someone who also uses samsung note, whenever i see some people reviewing the samsung notes feature it always is nothing new to me. But this video actually have feature that i didn't know about. BTW, one feature that i like that isn't really mention is "favorite pen" , you can actually use the bluetooth function of the pen by clicking the button to switch between favorite pen, its useful to me since i only uses mostly two colour of pen so it switches between them when i click the button on the pen so i dont have to always reach somewhere to change.
Thank you very much for your comment, I appreciate you giving the video a chance to see if there was something else you didn't know about and I'm glad you found something you didn't know about! I also utilize the "favorite pen" feature quite frequently and, you are right, I forgot to mention it so thank you for pointing that out:)!
I have been enjoying all your content on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6! They're really useful I also use the Tab S6 and I've been using Noteshelf primarily, but then I recently decided to try out Samsung Notes, and I was blown away. I felt like Samsung Notes is the app I wanted Noteshelf to be I enjoy in Samsung Notes that you can organize the notes like thumbnails or in a list, whereas in Noteshelf it's stuck in the notebook on a shelf, which I find kind of inconvenient I also found it annoying on Noteshelf how they only show one page on the screen, and when you run out space, you just have to create a new page, whereas in Samsung Notes, the pages are vertical and you can scroll endlessly, and pages get added automatically. They also have the infinite scrolling feature which I have been using instead of the individual pages, and when you export the infinite scrolling to PDF, it automatically makes the pages appear in the PDF Also, the recent update with Samsung Notes made the easy writing pad available in landscape mode!! Thanks for the reviews and I look forward to more of your content ! (:
I totally agree with wanting noteshelf to have some of samsung notes features! Both of the apps are great and they seem to be releasing updates somewhat frequently (hopefully that continues...). Thank you very very much for your support, I am glad the videos are helpful:)!!
there is a better way to include images in your notes from everywhere. just smart select it. pin it on screen. go to your note-taking app. hold your finger on the image that is already pinned and put it wherever you want 😊.
Thank you for this video. As background, I want to start digital note taking for my work projects. So, I purchased a Remarkable2, and quickly returned because it is painfully slow, and overpriced for what you get. I then spent weeks watching IPad videos, but I am not impressed with how my handwriting looks (regardless of the app), plus it’s expensive. So, I am now looking at the S6 Lite, and very happy to find this video. Sadly, there are tons of videos for Remarkable2 and IPad, which makes you think they are the only options.
Randomly stumbled upon this video while looking for a good app for notes. I'd been looking for a Samsung Notes mod/port for my Xiaomi Pad6 but couldn't find a stable version. Noteshelf is almost absolutely perfect for me. Thanks so much man. Edit: I just discovered that the Xiaomi pen works with minimal lag on Noteshelf and I'm on the verge of tears. No other app except Xiaomi's own crappy notes app and the overpriced Notewise has minimal-lag support with the pen. This app is an absolute lifesaver. Again, thank you so SOO much!!!
@@abdulajice45 Notewise and Noteshelf both support minimal lag and have all the features you'd need. Obviously they're not as good as SamsungNotes but they're good enough.
Great comparison. I wanted to like Noteshelf, but honestly the integration with the OS and S Pen is better for the Samsung Notes. Plus I think the writing experience is marginally better on Samsung Notes too btw, what happens to your channel once you turn 20?
I completely agree with you, I have personally experienced the writing difference between the apps and it is better in samsung notes! And regarding the channel, I think I will stand on the argument that I will still be a teenager by soul hahaha. Thank you very much for your support:)!!
That's cheating hahaha, I'm really happy that noteshelf is pre-installed on the tab s7/s7+ lineup and can't wait to see the improvements they make to the app:)!
@@RegularTeenager Yes its a little bit cheating, but i didn't know that, before i saw it. Now i am waiting for the tablet case, and then i can use it in the school. Hopefully there coming more features like creating some tabels and also a ruler (like the Apple writing app) would be nice.
around 9:33 when you talked about interactive pdfs, you can click the links in Samsung NOtes, it's just that when you begin writing, it changes it to edit mode, you have to click the back button at the top left to go back into reading mode. It's a tedious process but you can use it for that
Thank you sm for this, i recently got my s6 lite and am looking for note taking apps. Didn't want to pay for noteshelf bc im low on budget. Incredibly grateful for samsung notes' update 😭
Hey g. I want to get the s7 lite when it is released. But wanted to ask how is your experience with the s6 lite. I need it only for note taking from my classes.
Your channel is growing! So happy for you😊 Still using the samsung notes as my main note-taking app. The most recent update makes writing even smoother and I love the syncing across all my devices.
Quick tip i have been using to import images into samsung notes is to use smart select, pin to screen and then you can just do a long press and drag it into your notes
It has been over a month since the last video I published and I want to thank every single one of you that likes and comments on each video I post, this semester has been hectic but I am planning on going back to one video per week. Let me know what videos you'd like me to do in the future:)!
Yayyyyyy, yousaid the PDF thing that we've talked about! That really was a deal breaker to me, I had to have a great PDF transcription. GREAT review!!! All the best from Brazil!
I think there is a mistake in the integral bounds for the CDF at 6:05 . The upper bound needs to be x. Otherwise the CDF would be a constant 1 and independent from x.
By the way, I also use one of the Samsung Notes widgets and Noteshelf doesn't have any. You can add a 4x2 widget and choose any Note to show in it, so I made a daily planner and have quick access to change it and to see my plans on the screen. In Noteshelf I like that you can name bookmarks to make it easier to search. I was sure I can't reorder pdf in Samsung Notes that's why I continued using it for handwritten notes and Noteshelf for book annotation after buying S7+ where Noteshelf is preinstalled. Because I liked the feature that I can reorder pages, add blank ones for my notes. But after watching your video I found how to do it in Samsung Notes. I used "infinite scrolling pages" that's why I didn't see that option :D Thank you!
I'm really glad the video was helpful in some way! I had seem samsung notes' widgets but I didn't realize they have one that displays your notes. Thank you very much for sharing:)!!
lol just took a Automata and Formal Languages class over the summer and it looks like the same stuff you were taking notes on in the intro. Got a straight up F, that shit was impossible. I just got a tablet though so hopefully I'll do better using Samsung Notes when I retake it this quarter. Great video btw!
Great video, learned something new again! I use both apps, but in my opinion after recent updates of Samsung Notes app, it is levels above Noteshelf. But I still use Noteshelf for Powerpoint presentations because thats where I feel they have a slight advantage
There is a problem that bothers me in samsung notes . After exporting the notes as pdf .... the hand writing and pictures quality becomes very bad and you will be able to see the actual pixels .
Great deep but focused video, thx! I am still struggling to find the note taking app that best fits me, I was considering OneNote and Nebo (both full cross platform: Win, iOs and Android), but I must consider Noteshelf (which I was to set aside for the missing Win support) and Samsung Note (which I already have in my small S7 but wrongly never taken into consideration, though I guess will miss iPad support). As you say difficult to find THE one to stick at 😅
I hadn't even seen the new highlighters. They are so awesome!! 😍😍 Great video as always!! Hopefully Samsung comes out with new page templates. Because losing the ability to change the background when using pdf templates takes the fun out of it a little 😂
Samsung Notes is great with the new update. I'm using it for university and it's absolutely perfect! Thanks for showing how to download it on your laptop. That was the only thing missing :)
Great video, brother. I appreciate the in-depth review of both apps as I am looking for a better way to keep notes in all the Zoom meetings I have to attend. Keep up the good way.
Great informative video! My only tip would be to show somewhere on screen which note app you are currently on, can get confusing to remember which app you are talking about or using when I'm unfamiliar with their look. Thanks for the vid, deserved a like.
your videos are amazing! I'm thinking about buying a tab s6 lite but I wasn't sure since in my country they're quite expensive. however, watching your videos has helped me make up my mind and I'm buying one next month love your content! ❤️❤️
I've the S6 Lite. I've been trying Samsung Notes for a days and Noteshelf today (less than a half hour). I think my writing looks better on Noteshelf. However, Noteshelf options looks pretty similar to Samsung Notes so I'd recommend it for people that can't use Samsung Notes or doesn't have a Samsung device. For my opinion and if you're going to use the shape form tool I prefer Samsung Notes specially if you're going to draw arrows (Noteshelf doesn't do the arrows properly at least for me).
Hey! A fellow CS student! I recently bought the Tab S7+ because I got tired of using so much scrap paper when doing math practice problems and I wanted to be able to do the worksheets, export to pdf, and send all in one motion. Which app do you use for which kind of classes? Your video gives me an idea of what I'd use for what but since we have the same major and take the same classes I'd love your insight into which classes Samsung Notes excels at over Noteshelf and vice versa. Noteshelf looks super slick so I hope I can use it the most.
Last semester I tried to use both of the apps for my classes but this semester I've decided to only use samsung notes as it provides a more consistent environment with quick cloud backup which allows me to view and edit my notes on my other devices. I still consider to use noteshelf whenever I need to send back my notes as a pdf because it provides a more detailed file:)!
@@RegularTeenager Thank you for taking the time to reply. That's really helpful. Currently Samsung Note is unavailable for everyone on the windows store so I think I'll go with Noteshelf until that changes. I'm a sucker for a pretty ui. 🙂
Hey! I am going to buy one, can you please give me your feedback for the note taking aspect of the S7 plus. My work is pretty much said by you, mathematical problems, a bit of Boolean Algebra which will be a lot next class, I am in grade 11 though, which apps you prefer and a general insight, if you may... It's literally all my savings, I want to know what I am getting into. And if possible, which subjects to take later on if I want to pursue a career in ML and Data Science.
Great video bro, please keep updated. Planning to buy s6 lite but missing 2 features in samsung notes, 1. Font family option in typed text 2. Importing from google search; Someone here pointed out you can do that by using samsung internet browser, can you confirm it?
I totally agree, when I used to take typed notes on OneNote (with the desktop version) font options where really helpful and gave a better experience. Hopefully they implement them in a future update! Also, I just checked and the comments are right: you can import images through the samsung browser!
I was using Noteshelf, but i had a problem when i tried to import to PDF, no matter the stylus you use on your notes, it always import in a default stylus, at least you do on PNG format, but then you will have to convert to PDF. But these days Samsung Notes send an update for the app, and it's just great, it has everything i need
This is such a great video! I don't think there is one of your videos I haven't enjoyed or that hasnt been helpful. Do you switch between the 3 note-taking apps in all of your classes or are there certain classes where you use a certain app?
I'm more than glad to help! I use specific apps for certain classes but there are 2 classes that I have notes on multiple apps. If you want the specifics: - Physics: LectureNotes for class notes and Samsung Notes for class notes, study sessions, HW, and lab - Theory of Automata: Noteshelf for annotating on presentations and Samsung Notes for classes/HW
Tremendously good video! :)) We are getting there! (at least with samsung notes, hopefully they'll be the vanguard for better notetaking apps on android) Difficult task though, considering the sheer amount of devices that it needs to be optimised for...
That's a really amazing video😀 I haven't got the Highlighter update as yet, I'm literally waiting for it. Also, how can I get that daily planner and the notebook you were using? I am looking for something like that.
Thank you very very much, hopefully you get the update soon:)! Link to my to-do/daily planner: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RmKYqIrUcAQl9aBfcY7kg_dZuxmIXv5c?usp=sharing Link to the notebook (not created by me): drive.google.com/drive/folders/19VWnWPZGHWrU6tPBpbkd5sXoPWn6YsW0?usp=sharing
About the issue with the notebook's hyperlinks-that can actually be done with samsung notes. The hyperlinks can be used if you dont edit your notes. Just click back
Great videos! Thank you for all the content. I was wondering if you might know if there is a way to fill in a shape in Samsung Notes? This is so easy on GoodNotes (iOS) but I cannot find an app to this on my Samsung Tablet. Anyway thought you might Know - keep up the good work!
LectureNotes is a really good and consistent option, I just wish it had a friendlier UI for more people to consider using it. Thanks to you for your support:)!
I need an app within you can have floating pages like lectureNotes (the problem with lectureNotes is laggy when writting) Thank you !! you doing nice job
Awesome video! I couldn’t help but notice a glitchy scrolling experience on Samsung notes when there are a lot of notes on a page or a lot of pages with notes, is that accurate? anyone can confirm that?
Thanks! I have never experienced the glitchy scrolling but also my notes are not that big because I like to use different notes for different topics:)!
Awesome video btw, also what device are you using in this vid? Is it the tab s7 +? Looks huge! I'm really torn between getting the s7 or the s7+ and I was wondering if you like the device size for note taking and studying? I love large screen size but I'm worried about the s7+ feeling just too big maybe? Does it feel too big for you?
I have the tab s6 and for me the screen size is very good! I've seen the tab s7+ and it looks huge, I'm sure it has its advantages but I'm okay atm with the tab s6 for the things I do! Thanks for supporting the content, I'm glad you liked the video:)!
i watched all of your taking notes series. Thank you very much. Now, Im looking for the tablet. . I just want a tablet for studying (taking notes). I first was interested in the s7 but is a bit expensive compared to the s6 lite. But if the s7 is worth it, I would go for that one. But as I said before, is only for taking notes, I dont care gaming and other stuff. Do you think the s6 lite is the right choice? thank you
I consider both are great devices, if you wanna save some money you can go for the tab s6 lite and it is going to allow you to take notes with absolutely no problems. On the other hand, if you decide to pay more and go for the s7 you are going to have a smoother screen with a more responsive spen (although it is not noticeable in all apps). You can take notes with both of them, the experience you receive depends on the one you choose. Plus I consider they are also really good media consumption devices so you might end up also using it for that too:)!
I love this video ! I dont have this tablet ..yet. but in the future i am going to be a teacher and i have a really bad laptop ( old ) and i wanted an update. So i am going to have this one. ❤❤❤
Thank you very much for the review! I like using Samsung Notes more because you can activate the app any time with just a pencil and that's very useful for quick notetaking By the way, what phone do you have (is it samsung or not) and are there any features while connecting it to the tablet? Would like to know more about it as I'm choosing what phone to buy now 😊
You're right, that feature is very useful! I have the S10+ (Samsung) and there are some minimal advantages like quick share but nothing too crazy haha. Hopefully this helps:)!
You can if you use a pdf template for your notes with a predefined size (default templates don't really have a size) but if you want to use the default templates, you can "print" your notes (to transform them to pdf) and choose the paper size you want to use and your notes are going to adapt to it:)!!
I have a question about your noteshelf layout, how did you set the paper layout to have a larger than normal margin? Also whilst I'm here, your videos are great and so informative! Subscribing so I can keep up to date on how to use this tablet bc it has so many features 😭 (I mean it's great but my poor old head finds it all so complicated 😅)
Thank you very very much for your comment, I'm more than glad that the videos are helpful:)! In the video I'm using 3rd party pdf templates as backgrounds. I'm not completely sure if that answers the question so let me know if it doesn't so I can help you better:)!
Thank you for this video! I am planning on buying S6 lite for note taking as I'm in the last year of law school & getting ready to sit for judge exam which requires 2-3 years of preparation with extensive note taking. But the problem is in my country I can't replace the s-pen tip in case it wears out or if I ever break it . So do you recommend buying an extra stylus? Can you suggest any affordable but durable stylus (which comes with extra nibs) & also works well with Samsung tabs?
I am currently looking for replacement tips for the spen and I consider the price difference is quite significant if you want to go for an extra stylus rather than replacement tips (although I completely understand that is because of your country). I personally don't have any experience with third party styluses but I've heard really positive comments of logitech ones. I hope this works and I will try to get some third party styluses on my own to test them and include them in a future video:)!
Thank you very very much, I'm really glad it was useful:)! Regarding the page number, I've only seen that with LectureNotes but hopefully they implement it in Samsung Notes and/or Noteshelf soon:)!
I wish there was a proper Samsung notes for windows. the error that I received is "this app is only compatible for galaxy book"what a shame. this is something that I'm most struggling right now
