Noteastic
by Noteastic
What Noteastic is
Noteastic is a handwritten note-taking application for Windows, designed for lecture notes, slide annotations, study summaries, and exam preparation. Users can import PDFs, write or highlight on pages, and export notes as a single annotated PDF. Inking tools support sketching, annotation, and highlighting. The Library organizes notes into folders and notebooks and supports name-based search. Notes are stored locally, available offline, and can be backed up manually from Settings. Each device has its own local library; the site says cloud functionality is currently unavailable, with multi-device sync planned. Noteastic supports Windows 11 on x64 and ARM devices and is optimized for 2-in-1 computers using MPP 2.0 or newer styluses. Finger drawing is not supported, so ink input requires a stylus, drawing pad, or mouse. Wacom and Huion tablets are named as compatible. The free Base plan includes unlimited notebooks. Pro costs €20 a year including tax and adds text boxes, a laser pointer, more colors, measuring tools, and text recognition. Noteastic was founded in 2020 in Vienna and released in February 2025.
Who it suits
Noteastic suits Windows users making handwritten study notes or PDF annotations, especially those with a stylus or drawing tablet. It also fits users who need local, offline notebooks.
What it does well
- Imports and exports annotated PDFs
- Notes remain available offline
- Base includes unlimited notebooks
- Supports Windows 11 on x64 and ARM
- Wacom and Huion tablets are compatible
What to know first
- No cloud functionality currently
- Finger drawing is not supported
- Each device has its own library
- Pro costs €20 a year
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | €20/year; prices include tax · Everything in Base · Text boxes · Laser pointer · More color buttons · Ruler & protractor · Text recognition · More grids | €20 a year |
| Base | Inking tools · PDF workflows · Paper templates · Library · Unlimited notebooks | Free |
As noteastic.app lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Noteastic focuses on handwritten Windows notes with local storage, PDF markup, and notebook organization. The free Base plan covers core note-taking, while Pro adds extra annotation and recognition tools; cloud sync is not yet available.
Facts from Noteastic's own pages
- Data collection
- The privacy policy lists app telemetry such as crash reports, diagnostic logs, usage events, and device metadata among the data it processes. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2020 · noteastic.app, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · noteastic.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- The imprint lists Noteastic's address as Anton-Baumgartnerstrasse 44, 1230 Vienna, Austria. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Inking tools
- The app includes tools for sketching, annotating, and highlighting. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Input limitation
- The site says drawing with a finger is not currently supported; users need a stylus, drawing pad, or mouse to make ink strokes. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site names Wacom and Huion external drawing tablets as compatible devices and says exported PDFs can be shared via email, cloud storage, or other platforms. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Maker and launch
- The team page says co-founders Dilan Boskan and Lukas Koinig started the project in 2020 and released Noteastic in February 2025. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Note organization
- The Library organizes notes into folders and notebooks, and users can search by name. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yes · noteastic.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Offline access
- Yes · noteastic.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Offline and storage
- Notes are stored locally, can be accessed offline, and can be backed up manually from Settings. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- PDF annotation
- Users can import PDFs, annotate their pages, and export notes as a single annotated PDF. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows · noteastic.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy identifies Noteastic OG as the data controller and says it has not appointed a Data Protection Officer. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can send feedback in the app, post in the Noteastic Reddit community, or email [email protected]. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Supported Windows devices
- Noteastic supports Windows 11 on x64 and ARM devices and is optimized for 2-in-1 devices with MPP 2.0+ stylus support. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Sync
- The site says each device has its own local library and that multi-device cloud sync is planned; it also says Noteastic currently has no cloud functionality. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Noteastic is a handwritten note-taking application for Windows, built for lecture notes, slide annotations, study summaries, and exam preparation. · noteastic.app, 12 Oct 2026
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