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Technology has advanced so much in the some years that you can do what do you want to do do at your finger tips with smartphones, tablets and laptops. Previously we used to carry a writing pad or a note pad to take down notes, but those days are now gone. Today, with smartphone OS which can do almost everything with the power of apps, you have the option to take notes on your phone. Now you can take down notes on your phone and then save and sync it and access it elsewhere.

There are many note taking apps in the Google Play store, you can choose based on what your preferences are. Some of the apps have sync feature across multiple platforms, while others have cloud storage and some other have unique UI and ease of use. In this article we are listing some of the best note taking apps for your Android smartphone.

Evernote is simply one of the best note taking apps for Android that allows you to do almost everything within the application. You can use this app to write any type of note, also for recording voice notes or store pictures, if they contain text that can be recognized by the OCR servers for future searches. You will also be able to organize your notes, tag them, make them do lists, reminders, and more. With its cross-platform integration, store your files in the cloud and access them from any of your mobile devices, and background note taking capabilities, you can use this app for anything. The sky and your creativity is the limit.

Microsoft OneNote takes first place when it comes to creating personalized notes. Whether you are at an event and have to note something down or just want to note down the important topics that you just learned in your college class, OneNote is there to help you out. It offers basic features like creating and editing notes, synchronizing them across all of your devices and sharing them with your friends. It even lets you add rich content to your notes so they do not look boring the next time you take a look at them.

The app widget lets you add new notes directly from your homescreen, saving you a few taps. It is worth giving this app a shot.

SomNote is a user-friendly note-taking web app where you can create multiple notes with the option to attach media files or documents. Store them up in multi-colored folders, and if you are going to store a lot of notes, SomNote offers 100MB of free cloud storage for every account. Plus, with a registered account you can sync all your notes on any device you run SomNote on. SomNote allows you to access different multiples of saved notes in case you mess up the most recent ones. You can also secure your notes by encrypting it with a 4-digit password.

Papyrus is a multiplatform app designed to let you jot down notes and sketch out ideas on your mobile device using a stylus or your fingertip. The notes engine lets you cut, copy and paste items between pages, and features touch gestures so you can zoom and pan around your notes easily. Once youre finished, you can sort your notes by category, and export them to share with colleagues, co-workers or employees.

Classic Notes is the multi-tool of note-taking apps. It offers more features and types of notes than any other app on the list, and it has enough generators and formulas and calculators built in to make it a great supplement to some of the other apps, even if it can�t replace them. The app itself works pretty simply: tap the �New� button to create a new note, folder, or sketch, among other things. These notes function as you�d expect, with ToDo lists containing check boxes, notes being comprised of simple text, sketches containing drawings, etc.

Where Classic Notes really shows off the kitchen sink is in the Extras menu of note creation. That menu contains different types of note templates to help you store information, starting with simple stuff like area codes, which show the state and current local time of a specific are code, and dictionary definitions which retrieves the definition of a word and stores it in a note. There are more complex templates for stuff like audio frequencies, bi-gram phrases, and airport codes, and even some niche tools like a dice roller and a recipe of the day note-creator. While some of these notes can be useless, if you�re an information hoarder or you just like keeping notes of anything you look up throughout the day, they�re fantastic shortcuts that save you a copy/paste trip from Google.

Unfortunately, the interface in Classic Notes leaves something to be desired. It�s based off of the older iOS 6 aesthetic and sometimes struggles to look pretty on extremely high resolution devices. If you would prefer an app that values functionality over polish, Classic Notes is a good free option. Even if you don�t plan on using it as your primary note application, it makes a pretty handy reference tool on the side.

Yes, folks, we are once again singing the praises of Google Keep. That�s because it�s a truly simple and powerful note taking app. You have all the best options for note taking apps. Text notes, list notes, voice notes, and picture notes. The voice notes are compatible with Google Voice Search, so you can open that up and tell it to take a note. You can organize them by color and even check them online at drive.google.com/keep. It�s simple, it� powerful, and it has all the features note takers need without all the extra stuff. Use the button below to check it out.

Unlike the other apps in this list, Notability is a paid app, priced at $2.99 on the App Store. This iOS-exclusive app has plenty of premium features to justify its price, however, including a unique �note playback� feature that allows you to experience your notes as a video, complete with your own audio snippets. Notability also allows users to create multimedia notes with embedded pictures and video, and users can �tag� these various elements with audio or text annotations. This all-inclusive note-taking app does have a bit of a steep learning curve, but for the most ambitious note-takers, this is a must-have.

Whether you like simple or feature-rich, there�s no shortage of choice when it comes to the best of the best note-taking apps. Have you given any of these apps a test drive? Which is your favorite?