⚠️ Archive Notice

This repository is no longer actively maintained. For the latest updates and features, please visit the actively maintained fork at: https://github.com/Ethran/notable

Note that the Discord is still opened, and the best place to chat about the project, original or fork.

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Notable is a custom note-taking app designed specifically for BOOX e-ink devices. It offers a clean, minimalist design, with a range of special features and optimizations to enhance the note-taking experience.

⚠️ This is alpha software with a couple of part time individuals pushing it further. We try to make it as stable as possible and to support a smooth update experience, but be prepared for the occasionnal bug and possible breaking changes.

Features

• ⚡ Fast Page Turn with Caching: Notable leverages caching techniques to ensure smooth and swift page transitions, allowing you to navigate through your notes seamlessly.
• ↕️ Infinite Vertical Scroll: Enjoy a virtually endless canvas for your notes. Scroll vertically without limitations.
• 📝 Quick Pages: Quickly create a new page using the Quick Pages feature.
• 📒 Notebooks: Keep related notes together and easily switch between different notebooks based on your needs.
• 📁 Folders: Create folders to organize your notes.
• 🤏 Editors' Mode Gestures: Intuitive gesture controls to enhance the editing experience.

Download

Download the latest stable version of the Notable app here.

Alternatively, get the latest build from main from the "next" release

Open up the 'Assets' from the release, and select the .apk file.

❓ Where can I see alternative/older releases?

Select the projects 'Releases' and download alternative versions of the Notable app.

❓ What is a 'next' release?

The 'next' release is a pre-release, and will contain features imlemented but not yet released as part of a version - and sometimes experiments that could very well not be part a release.

Gestures

Notable features intuitive gestures controls within Editor's Mode, to optimize the editing experience:

☝️ 1 Finger

• Swipe up or down: Scroll the page.
• Swipe left or right: Change to the previous/next page (only available in notebooks).
• Double tap: Show or hide the toolbar.
• Double tap bottom part of the screen: Show quick navigation.

✌️ 2 Fingers

• Swipe left or right: Undo/redo your changes.
• Single tap: Switch between writing modes and eraser modes.

🔲 Selection

• Drag: Move the selected writing around.
• Double tap: Copy the selected writing.

Contribute

Notable is an open-source project and welcomes contributions from the community. To start working with the project, see the guide on how to start contributing to the project.

Important: Be sure to edit the DEBUG_STORE_FILE variable in the /app/gradle.properties file to the keystore on your own device. This is likely stored in the .android directory on your device.

Important: To use your BOOX device for debugging, an application will be required to enable developer mode on your BOOX device. See a short guide here.