Badnotes

Handwriting, PDFs and whiteboards

Badnotes is a note-taking app for Android tablets and Windows. Write with a stylus, annotate PDFs, sketch on infinite whiteboards and keep everything organised in folders.

Features

Pens, highlighter, shapes with curved lines and arrows, tape, text, tables and images
Import PDFs, images and zipped notes (including .goodnotes files), and export to PDF
Continuous scrolling or single-page swiping
Optional backup and sync between your devices with your own Google Drive
Offload notebooks to Google Drive to free up space, and download them again when you need them

Download

Android APK for tablets and phones Windows Installer zip for laptops and PCs

Android: open the downloaded APK and allow your browser or file manager to install unknown apps when asked. Updates install over the existing app and keep your notes.

Windows: unzip the file, open the Badnotes folder and run Install Badnotes.cmd. Badnotes needs Node.js installed and adds Start menu and desktop shortcuts.

Your notes, your Drive

Notes are stored on your device. If you choose to sign in with Google, Badnotes backs up and syncs your notes to a folder in your own Google Drive. It can only access the files it creates. There are no Badnotes servers, no ads and no analytics.