5 Notability Pro Features to Elevate Your Finals Study Plan

Finals season is right around the corner, which means color-coded schedules, late-night study sessions, and the eternal search for tools that make studying actually easier. Whether you're prepping for cumulative exams, organizing lecture notes, or trying to stay focused during marathon review sessions, Notability Pro has everything you need to study smarter, not harder.

Here are five powerful features students love that can supercharge your finals prep this year. And don’t miss our special Black Friday holiday promotion below.

1. Handwriting That Bring Your Notes to Life

If you prefer writing by hand to help retain important topics, but want the flexibility of digital organization, Notability's handwriting tools give you the best of both worlds. Use a variety of brushes, pencils, and pens to annotate your notes, highlight key concepts, or add comments in the margins during review. They’re also perfect for diagrams, math steps, or annotating readings with an Apple Pencil. Whether you're marking up formulas or sketching out timelines, the digital ink feels natural and helps you retain information more effectively. 

2. Add Images, Stickers, GIFs & More

Studying doesn’t have to be plain and boring. With Notability Pro, you can insert photos, external images, digital sticky notes, GIFs, and stickers directly into your notes. Snap a picture of your classroom’s whiteboard after your review session, paste diagrams next to your annotations, or add sticky notes to break down complex topics. These visual elements make your notes easier to scan and help you build deep, layered study guides that work with your learning style.

‍3. Smarter Lecture Review with Audio Recording + Live Transcription

Missed a key part of a lecture? Need to replay the explanation of that tricky concept during your TA’s office hours? Notability Pro’s Audio Recording syncs your notes with what your professor was saying at that exact moment, all timestamped and easy to navigate.

Plus, Live Transcription automatically generates real-time transcripts of your recording, giving you a searchable record you can reference as you study. No more scrubbing through long recordings or stressing about taking perfect notes in the moment. Just focus on jotting down the highlights, and let Notability take care of the rest.

4. AI-Powered Studying With Notability Learn

Notability Learn, your AI-powered study companion, transforms your notes into personalized study tools instantly. Whether your content comes from handwritten pages, audio recordings, or imported PDFs, Learn will generate Smart Notes to help you quickly review the most important information. Have questions about a topic in your note? Just ask. Chat with Your Notes delivers instant explanations pulled directly from your own content.

Then when it’s time to quiz yourself, turn any note into customizable flashcards and quizzes, complete with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. More question types like true/false and mix-and-match are already on the way, making this one of the most robust study features available in Notability Pro.

As a reminder, you can import any PDF into Notability. So yes, you can definitely import your lecture slides into Notability. Then, Learn can generate a summary of the concepts appearing on your exam, flashcards of key topics, and practice quiz questions for you to test yourself before exam day—straight from your class materials. These features are perfect for a last-minute review, or for building a more consistent study routine leading up to finals.

5. Advanced Study Tools: Tape, Math Conversion & Cross-Device Syncing

Notability includes even more tools that accelerate learning and make studying seamless:

• Tape lets you hide and reveal portions of your notes to practice active recall, one of the most effective study techniques.
• Math Conversion transforms your handwritten equations into clean, editable LaTeX, which is great for problem sets, lab reports, or sharing math notes with classmates.
• Organization & Search help you keep all your materials tidy. Create custom folders based on your classes, search your handwritten notes or transcription text, and import or scan documents with ease.
• Notability Cloud ensures your notes stay synced across all your devices, iPhone, iPad, and any laptop, so you can study from anywhere.

These tools make it easier to build a streamlined study system that keeps you focused during the busiest time of the semester.

Give the Gift of Learning: 50% Off Notability Pro

This finals season, you can help a friend, or your entire study group, level up too. This Black Friday, gift a 1-year subscription to Notability Plus or Pro, with Notability Pro being 50% off its original price.

It’s the perfect gift for any student who wants to try all of Notability’s features for the first time. Current Notability Starter members are also eligible to receive a gift and upgrade. Give the gift of a more productive finals season, and set someone up for success in the new year.

Good luck with your finals and happy holidays!

– The Notability Team 💙