Nebo (MyScript Notes) review

Nebo is the app to try if your Surface pen is your main input. MyScript renamed it MyScript Notes on iOS and Android, but on Windows it keeps the Nebo name with full functionality, and notes sync across devices. Its core trick is interactive ink: you write by hand, edit with pen gestures, and convert lines of handwriting into typed text that adapts as the page layout changes. Hand-drawn diagrams convert to typed text and clean shapes, and MyScript says they stay editable in PowerPoint. You can import PDFs, Word files and PowerPoint decks as PDFs and mark them up, then export to PDF, PNG, SVG or Word. Global search reaches handwritten content and PDF annotations. Sync uses Google Drive or Dropbox and needs a free MyScript account. MyScript offers a 7-day free trial and then a free limited version, with monthly, yearly and lifetime purchases, but its pricing page did not show us a USD price, so we list pricing as pending.

Who it is for

Surface Pro owners who take most notes with a pen

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Converts handwriting to typed text, ready to share
• Real-time editing with pen gestures
• Hand-drawn diagrams convert to typed text and perfect shapes, and stay editable in PowerPoint
• Import PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations and annotate them with the pen
• Export to PDF, PNG, SVG, Word or Nebo format

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Keeps the Nebo name on Windows with full functionality and cross-device sync
• Strength: Search covers handwritten content, diagram text and PDF annotations
• Strength: Monthly, yearly and lifetime options, plus a free limited version
• Weakness: Built for the pen, so keyboard-only users gain little
• Weakness: Cloud sync on Windows relies on Google Drive or Dropbox and a free MyScript account
• Weakness: We could not confirm a USD price from the vendor page

Key facts

• Name on Windows: Nebo (called MyScript Notes on iOS and Android)
• Free trial: 7 days, then a free limited version
• Recognition languages: Includes English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German, Korean, French and Italian

Where it ranks

Nebo (MyScript Notes) is No. 5 in our Best Note-Taking Apps for Windows verdict.