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24 alternatives to Brilliant blending of PDF reader and note taking

PDF Annotation iPad Study Tool

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brilliant blending of PDF reader and note taking launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PDF Viewer▲161

   Read, review, and annotate PDFs with ease

   2016 · pdfviewer.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Notable PDF▲83

   Cloud-based PDF Viewer and Annotation

   2015 · kamiapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PDF Expert 2▲150

   Fast, robust and beautiful PDF editor

   2016 · pdfexpert.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Box Notes▲196

   A note-taking app built for teams

   2017 · box.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UINotebook▲183

   A notebook for creatives and engineers

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LiquidText 1.0▲80

   Read, annotate, and research on iPad

   2015 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sumnotes▲131

   Export highlights from PDFs

   2016 · sumnotes.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Inkling▲80

    Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

    2014 · inkling.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Paragraph Notes▲155

    A private Markdown notes app for Mac

    Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scrapbox▲153

    A new style of note-taking where ideas connect

    2017 · scrapbox.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bullet Journal▲86

    An analog note-taking system for the digital age

    2014 · bulletjournal.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kdan Mobile PDF Reader▲97

    PDF editor designed for all the ways you work

    2020 · pdf-reader.kdandoc.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Commonplace Book App▲78

    Digitally record quotes and book notes

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    LiquidText Ink▲136

    A fast, ink based way to review and analyze documents

    2017 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Desklamp▲133

    Remember everything you read and revise faster

    2022 · desklamp.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Folio▲98

    A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader

    Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Publitas▲128

    Easily turn your PDFs into beautiful, online publications.

    2014 · publitas.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Paper▲17

    Intuitive and inventive sketchbook for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Morpholio Journal▲78

    A simple sketchbook app for creatives

    2016 · morpholioapps.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PDF Search for iPhone and iPad▲99

    Search multiple documents insanely fast

    2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →