Features

Draw, type, sync

Handwrite and type on one page with offline-first sync across every device. Drop in a lecture PDF, write on it, and export when you hand work in.

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The gap

What Slote decided differently.

What Slote decided differently.
DecisionThe usual designSlote
Ink and textInk is a layer you scribble on top of the real noteOne page, two layers, neither one subordinate
A lecture PDFAn attachment you open in another appThe page background you write directly on
Getting your work outTheir format, in their cloudPDF, Markdown, PNG, or one .slote file you keep
Signing inRequired before you can type a wordOptional — the app is complete without an account
The paywallFeatures you can see but cannot useEvery feature in Free; Pro buys storage and devices

canvas

One note. Both.

Ink and text share a page with clear layer separation. That is why Slote exists.

drawing

Draw like you mean it

Pen, eraser, highlighter, lasso, and undo on the same canvas as your text. Finger or stylus — pressure when your stylus supports it.

A Slote study note in drawing mode — a pen underline on one bullet, a highlighter band on the next, and a hand-drawn three-box flow under the typed text
A Slote study note in drawing mode — a pen underline on one bullet, a highlighter band on the next, and a hand-drawn three-box flow under the typed text
Drawing mode on iPhone — the pen selected in the tool bar, with highlighter, eraser, lasso and text box beside it
Drawing mode on iPhone — the pen selected in the tool bar, with highlighter, eraser, lasso and text box beside it

writing

Writing tools that keep up

Headings, lists, tables, find and replace, and an outline. Import Markdown when you're moving in existing notes.

A Slote exam-revision note with a heading, bulleted list, and a subject/topic/confidence table
A Slote exam-revision note with a heading, bulleted list, and a subject/topic/confidence table

sync

Your notes, on every device

iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. Offline queue when you're away; sync when you sign in.

The same Slote note open on phone and tablet — cell respiration with a three-stage flow sketch
The same Slote note open on phone and tablet — cell respiration with a three-stage flow sketch

organize

Find it later

Folders, full-text search across titles and bodies, and archive when a note is done.

Slote search for “resp” listing the two notes whose bodies mention respiration
Slote search for “resp” listing the two notes whose bodies mention respiration

privacy

We can't read your notes

Your notes are encrypted on your device before they sync — we can't read them. No ads, no selling your data.

See what we can and can’t see
Your device
●●●●●●Sealed here
We can’t open it

portability

Bring work in. Take it out.

Drop a lecture PDF straight onto the page and write on it; take your notes back out as PDF or a portable .slote file — nothing is ever trapped.

An imported lecture handout PDF in Slote with a pen underline under one step and “24 hours” ringed
An imported lecture handout PDF in Slote with a pen underline under one step and “24 hours” ringed

One page for the pen and the keyboard.

Launching on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.

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