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I Put the Best Digital Notebooks to the Test. Here Are My Favorites (2026)
Do you take a lot of notes? Whether it's daily to-do lists, notes for class, or just jotting down thoughts, I've found the best digital notebooks to keep them organized. Sure, you could just open your Notes app, but physically writing something down helps you remember and learn more. Plus, I just love to write things down, and these digital notebooks keep me from burning through paper or losing a great idea I wrote down.
Most of these tablets use E Ink technology to give you a more paperlike experience to write your ideas and notes on. It's easy on the eyes and helps keep you distraction-free as you take your notes as a classic notebook would. As our team's resident obsessive notetaker, I've tried almost every digital notebook on the market to find the best ones worth buying. Whether you want to be able to take detailed notes and access them on your laptop, annotate a book, or have near-never-ending battery life, I've found a digital notebook for you. They're especially great for students who need to do a lot of note-taking and stay engaged without getting distracted by notifications and other apps.
If your notes need an upgrade, I highly recommend giving these a try. If you're looking for more organizational tools and e-paper gadgets, don't miss my guides to the Best Paper Planners, Best Digital Wall Calendars, and Best E-Readers That Aren't a Kindle.
Updated November 2026: The Supernote Manta is now our runner-up pick, and the Supernote Nomad is now our budget pick.
The ReMarkable Paper Pro has everything we like about the ReMarkable 2—a matte screen feels like paper, quick and responsive writing experience, and a great battery life—and adds a few cool new features like colorful pen options and a gentle built-in screen light that uses ambient light from the room. It's got an 11.8-inch screen, making it an extra inch and a half bigger than the ReMarkable 2. It's especially handy if you're taking notes or writing down ideas somewhere a little dark, like a dimmed classroom or on a late flight. Like the ReMarkable 2, it's easy to organize your notes in various ways, from different notebooks to tags and folders. It's easy to access notes off the device, too, especially if you have ReMarkable's Connect subscription ($4 per month) for unlimited cloud storage. The stylus charges on the device, too.
There are many ways to organize your work into different notebooks or quick sheets, and you can sort them with tags and folders. You also upload PDFs and ebooks to the slate via the company's app or website, and ReMarkable has a Chrome extension that lets you send any webpage to read on the tablet, and a desktop app that lets you upload PDFs, like a blank Dungeons & Dragons character sheet to fill in on your next game night. You can integrate your notes into Google Drive, Dropbox, or Microsoft OneDrive, though you'll want the Connect subscription for unlimited cloud storage. You can also join the beta program for ReMarkable Methods as a Connect subscriber, which introduces a new library of templates and workbooks you can add to your ReMarkable device. There's also a beta program (that again you'll need to be a subscriber to join) for the new Handwriting Search, which will scan your notes to learn what you've written and allow you to search for it.
The Paper Pro does have its own set of accessories, including covers ($179) to protect it and a keyboard folio ($229) if you want to type with it, since it's a different size than the ReMarkable 2. It has its own set of styluses as well, the Marker and Marker Plus—the Marker Plus is a $50 upgrade, but I find the eraser to be well worth it.
The Supernote Manta is the second generation of Supernote's A5 digital notebook, and it's a great option with new upgrades like a dual slider bar, upgraded RAM, and FeelWrite 2 film covering the screen to give it a feeling similar to paper. You can also expand the storage with a microSD card, and there's a modular design under the hood so that you can e