Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs
Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs
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- full network access
- run at startup
- draw over other apps
- use accounts on the device
- prevent device from sleeping
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App summary
Transform your note-taking experience with Squid! For over 12 years, Squid has been a trusted app with over 12 million installs, helping users replace paper, save money, and reduce waste. Write just like you would on paper on your Android tablet, phone, or Chromebook!
✨ Key Features:
• ✍️ Natural Writing: Seamlessly write with a pen and erase with your finger on active pen enabled devices like Samsung devices with S Pen. Use your finger or capacitive stylus on other devices.
• ⚡ Low Latency Ink: Enjoy a seamless and responsive writing experience with support for low latency ink¹.
• 🔒 Private: Notes are stored on your device and are completely private. No account or sign-in required. Backup your notes to your desired location.
• 📝 PDF Markup: Easily annotate PDFs, fill out forms, edit/grade papers, and sign documents.
• 🧰 Versatile Tools: Use any color pen or highlighter, import images, draw shapes, and add typed text.
• 📁 Organize: Select, copy/paste, and move content between pages and notes. Place notes in folders to stay organized.
• 📊 Presentations: Turn your device into a virtual whiteboard and cast your notes to a TV/projector.
• 📤 Export: Export notes as PDFs, images, or Squid Note format and share or store in the cloud.
• 💰 Save: Reduce stationery costs and replace paper notebooks with Squid for eco-friendly note-taking!
🏆 Awards/Recognition:
• 🌟 Featured App and Editors' Choice in Google Play
• 📈 Category Honorable Mention for Productivity in the Samsung Galaxy Note S Pen App Challenge
• 🎉 Popular Choice Award in the Dual Screen App Challenge
👑 Squid Premium:
• Premium paper backgrounds: math, engineering, music, sports, planning, & more
• Import and markup PDFs
• Additional tools: highlighter, true eraser, shapes, text
• Backup/restore and bulk export notes as PDFs to Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box
🛠️ Base Features:
• Vector graphics engine keeps your notes beautiful at any zoom level and on any device
• Various paper backgrounds (blank, ruled, graph) and sizes (infinite, letter, A4)
• Erase entire letters or words quickly with the stroke eraser
• Undo/redo, select, move, and resize
• Change color and weight of selected items
• Cut, copy, and paste items between notes
• Two-finger scroll, pinch-to-zoom, and double tap for quick zoom
• Sort and organize notes and folders
• Import, crop, and resize images
• Export notes to PDF, PNG, JPEG, or Squid Note format
• Share notes via email, Google Drive, Evernote, etc.
• Multi-Window support (take notes while watching a video)
• Shortcuts to create new notes or open folders
• Dark theme
🎓 Google Workspace for Education customers can purchase Squid Premium in bulk at https://squidnotes.com/edu
🐞 If you encounter any bugs, please email us at [email protected] with a description.
💡 We would love to hear your feedback or feature requests at https://idea.squidnotes.com
¹Low latency ink is available now on Chromebooks and coming soon to Android devices.
🎯 Increase your productivity and unleash your creativity with digital handwritten notes. 👉 Try Squid for FREE today!
User reviews
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Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.- User interface is easy to use and edit for notes.
- Good for PDF markup and editing.
- Useful for organizing notes with notebooks and sections.
- Accurate input with stylus and various paper options available.
- Lacks real-time syncing across devices.
- Crashes frequently, leading to lost notes.
- Limited features like page rotation and better dark mode support.
- Cannot easily copy and paste images or search within PDFs.
- Need for better syncing capabilities.
- Desire for page rotation and more organizing features.
- Requests for dark mode and enhanced navigation options.
User reviews
Bryan B, 2024-06-29 
D' oliveiraedmar, 2022-09-23 
Alon Shoss, 2022-06-26Similar apps
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