Meet Notability for Business
The modern note-taking system for teams, bringing handwriting, document annotation, and digital workflows into one collaborative workspace.
TL;DR
- Notability for Business is officially here.
- The new offering brings Notability’s handwriting-first note-taking experience to teams and organizations.
- Teams can capture notes anywhere—in meetings, in the field, or on the go—and instantly share them using collaboration tools like Shared Libraries.
- AI-powered features help turn meeting notes into Live Transcripts, Smart Notes, and Action Items so teams can move from ideas to decisions faster.
- The platform was built after years of seeing businesses already use Notability for meeting notes, document annotation, and field workflows.
- Early pilot customers reported faster workflows, better organization, and less reliance on paper.
For more than a decade, Notability has helped millions of people capture ideas, annotate documents, and think visually with handwriting. Today, Notability is bringing that same experience to teams.
We’re excited to announce Notability for Business, a new workspace designed for organizations and enterprises that want a faster, more flexible way to capture information, collaborate, and turn notes into action.
How Notability for Business Began
The idea for Notability in the workplace isn’t new. In fact, it goes back almost to the beginning of the app.
“We had interest from large businesses very early on,” says Colin Gilboy, Chief Business Officer. “Companies wanted to use Notability for meeting notes and document annotation.” Even without a formal business product, teams still found ways to use Notability. They exported PDFs, shared folders in cloud storage, and sometimes even shared accounts just to collaborate.
“The use case has always been there,” Colin explains. “But once we rebuilt the core of Notability and launched Notability Cloud with a new collaboration engine, we finally had the foundation to make Notability for Business real.”
Why Handwriting Still Matters at Work
In many workplaces, typing isn’t always the best way to capture ideas. Whether you’re sketching a concept, marking up a document, or taking notes during a conversation, handwriting often feels faster and more natural.
Digital handwriting combines the cognitive benefits of pen and paper with the speed and organization of digital tools. It helps people retain information better while also making their notes searchable, shareable, and actionable. For teams that rely on visual thinking, such as designers, architects, consultants, and clinicians, this flexibility makes a huge difference.
Built for Real Workflows
Notability for Business brings together the tools teams need into one simple workspace for:
- Taking handwritten or typed notes
- Importing and annotating PDFs and documents
- Recording meetings with Live Transcription and Smart Notes
- Collaborating in real time with teammates
- Organizing shared workspaces using Shared Libraries
Shared Libraries were one of the first features the team prioritized. “We knew teams needed a place to organize notes together,” Colin says. “Once people could collaborate and organize their work in one place, the value of Notability for teams really unlocked.”
What We Learned from Early Customers
Before launching publicly, nineteen businesses participated in a pilot program across industries like construction, manufacturing, design, and field services. The results showed how powerful digital note-taking could be when it replaces paper workflows.
Field technicians filled out forms directly on tablets and instantly synced them back to the office. Sales managers could review meeting transcripts and summaries from remote teams. And athletic recruiting workflows, like those used by college soccer coaches, became dramatically easier once paper documents could be scanned, annotated, and shared instantly.
Across industries, teams reported similar outcomes: saving time, improving organization, and eliminating lost paperwork.
Simple for Teams, Easy for IT
One of Notability’s core strengths has always been simplicity, and that hasn’t changed. “Even in enterprises, simplicity drives adoption,” Colin says. “Tools should solve problems for people without getting in their way.”
Notability for Business is designed to deploy quickly with minimal IT overhead, centralized user management, and secure infrastructure. The platform is also GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliant, providing the privacy and security organizations expect.
Start Using Notability for Business Today
This launch is just the beginning for Notability for Business. The team is building powerful new features to support common workflows across industries.
“A lot of information flows into Notability in the form of PDFs, documents, and images,” Colin says. “And a lot flows out to other systems of record. A big focus for the future is integrating Notability more deeply into the workflows teams already use.”
Whether you’re running a field team, managing projects, or collaborating on creative work, Notability for Business gives your team a faster way to capture ideas and stay organized.
