Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs

Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs Free App

Rated 4.22/5 (33,536) —  Free Android application by Steadfast Innovation, LLC

About Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs

Take handwritten notes naturally on your Android tablet, phone, or Chromebook supporting Android apps! With Squid you can write just like you would on paper using an active pen, passive stylus, or your finger.

Easily markup PDFs to fill out forms, edit/grade papers, or sign documents. Import images, draw shapes, and add typed text to your notes. Quickly select, copy/paste, and move content between pages and notes. Organize your notes within notebooks and increase your productivity!

Turn your device into a virtual whiteboard or give presentations in a class, meeting, or conference by wirelessly casting to a TV/projector (e.g. using Miracast, Chromecast). Export notes as PDFs or images, then share them with others or store them in the cloud!

Squid is vector based - keeping your notes beautiful at any zoom level and on any device. You can erase entire letters and words quickly with the stroke eraser tool, or just parts of words with the true eraser tool. The selection tool allows you to change the color and thickness of your handwriting and even resize a drawing whenever you want without any loss in quality.

Squid takes special advantage of active pens on capable devices to provide natural, pressure sensitive handwriting. Just write with the pen and erase with your finger!

Squid is designed to be both powerful and simple to use, allowing you to take notes quickly and efficiently.

Help us translate Squid: http://translate.squidnotes.com

Awards/Recognition
• Featured App in Google Play
• Category Honorable Mention for Productivity in the Samsung Galaxy Note S Pen App Challenge: http://goo.gl/Ji9dCS
• Popular Choice Award in the Dual Screen App Challenge: http://goo.gl/J7uT0B

Key Features
• Take notes naturally with a pen and erase with your finger on active pen enabled devices (e.g. Galaxy Note devices with S Pen)
• Take notes with your finger or passive stylus on non-active pen devices (e.g. Nexus 7)
• Vector graphics engine
• Multiple paper types (e.g. blank, ruled, graph) and sizes (e.g. infinite, letter, A4)
• Undo/redo, select, move, and resize
• Change the color and weight of selected items
• Cut, copy, and paste items between notes
• Two finger scroll and pinch-to-zoom
• Two finger double tap to quickly jump to a specific zoom level
• Organize notes within notebooks
• Sort notes and notebooks
• Import, crop, and resize images
• Export notes to PDF, PNG, or JPEG for printing, archiving, or sharing
• Share notes with friends and colleagues via email, Evernote, etc.
• Samsung Multi-Window support
• Shortcuts to create a new note or open a notebook
• Present notes on a secondary display via HDMI, Chromecast, etc. (Android 4.2+)

Squid Premium
• Create notes and pages with premium backgrounds (math, engineering, music, sports, etc.)
• Import PDFs and mark them up like any other note
• Express yourself with additional tools (highlighter, “true” eraser, shapes, text)
• Backup/restore and bulk export notes as PDFs to cloud storage providers Dropbox and Box

Learn more about Squid Premium: http://goo.gl/mJFjeO

Information about active pen devices: http://goo.gl/6BRJy

Explanation of required permissions: http://goo.gl/q5f8Y

If you encounter any bugs, please email us at support+android@squidnotes.com with a description of the bug!

We would love to hear any feedback or feature requests you have at http://feedback.squidnotes.com.

Interested in beta testing? Join our public beta directly through Google Play!

Website: http://squidnotes.com
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How to Download / Install

Download and install Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs version 3.3.0.4-GP on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus, download Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
3.3.0
• Multi-window & drag/drop on Android 7+
• Improved local backup/restore interface on Android 4.4+ (save backups to Google Drive or SD card)
• Improved "Save to device" interface for note export on Android 4.4+
• Improved "Choose image" interface for image import on Android 4.4+
• Common keyboard shortcuts (cut, copy, paste, undo, redo, delete, select all)
• Use keyboard arrow keys to pan page & move selection
• Basic mouse support
Full changelog: http://goo.gl/EsAlNK
Version update Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs was updated to version 3.3.0.4-GP
Name changed  Name changed! Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs now is known as Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs.
Version update Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs was updated to version 3.0.2.5-GP
Name changed  Name changed! Squid (formerly Papyrus) now is known as Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs.

What are users saying about Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs

O70%
by O####:

I could accept subscription payments if it was a new application. But to lure people providing them with reasonable app and then - after they are used to rely on it - to change name, add some rather secondary features and require periodically (!) amount of money comparable to the price appropriate for previous version lifetime licence? It is simply unacceptable! I'll search for something simpler and without chains attached... Uninstalled.

G70%
by G####:

This is the best sylus application on Android for both phones and my Samsung Chromebook Plus. I love how you can add images and resize them on your note page. I upgraded to the premium because the ability to add PDFs and the premium note backgrouds are worth the annual subscription. I rated this as FOUR STARS because setup menu for backup and cloud storage, the application is limited to Dropbox and Box. As a Chromebook User and Google Pixel user, I am immersed in the Google Application environment. The ability to backup notes on to my Google Drive is virtually nonexistent. I will edit my rating in the future when the option to do so is there....

P70%
by P####:

I'm a paid subscriber and it works well on my Note 5, but unfortunately it's crashing on my Galaxy Note Pro 12 tablet. Please optimize for the Note Pro 12 tablet - this is my main sketching tool for wireframes and UX flows.

K70%
by K####:

Great app, with an excellent handwriting interface. The one drawback that would take this to 5 stars for me is between-device syncing, ideally with a web interface so that I can access and edit notes from a desktop or laptop, similar to how I use Evernote or other popular note-taking apps.

H70%
by H####:

I was cheated. I have bought life time pro version. But I cannot use all pro features!

K70%
by K####:

Thank you for supporting Multi-Window! Love it .but I find it rather too cumbersome switching colour or switching pen to highlighter ,more toggle would much appreciated.

Y70%
by Y####:

Sadly it does not have Google Drive backup. You'd think that a subscription model app would have a basic feature. Pen & finger detection are GREAT very light & accurate.

V70%
by V####:

Guys, why it's only possible turn object or image 90 degrees ? You have so many options available (on/off). Add the rotate tool please for those who want to use it.

K70%
by K####:

I wanted a good note pad for my needs. This one pretty does everything I want with the free version. For $10.00 a year I might upgrade after I use it some. I would say this app is the best for me for what I would need to use it for. Can save into PDF and export also.

K70%
by K####:

Great App to take nice notes and export them as PDF files. Only things I'm missing is a feature to autocorrect geometric figures (straighten lines, correct circles, triangles, etc) Also a table creating tool would be handy and to set highlighting markers and as background layer to keep colors true Except for those few improvements I'm very happy with this app

O70%
by O####:

It's a scam. If your looking to note take on imported PDF's you'll have to pay $6! :/

K70%
by K####:

Drawing engine isn't the smoothest. Limited options compared to competitors. Otherwise solid.

K70%
by K####:

I don't like a premium subscription. I prefer to purchase apps.

F70%
by F####:

Monthly or yearly charge for premium upgrade, no thanks. I'll look for something else.

K70%
by K####:

This is my go-to app for notes, on both my Tab S3 and my Samsung Chromebook Plus. It ticks all the right boxes for me.

R70%
by R####:

Can't even edit the text you type. Pointless.

K70%
by K####:

Good app, but subscription model is it's downfall

X70%
by X####:

S pen tracking is extremely poor on android 7.0, unusable.

K70%
by K####:

Please add grab and rotate on the free transform feature. Also add other font style on the text feature.

K70%
by K####:

Malware report made me delete it.

M70%
by M####:

Great tool for maths teachers and students. The vector graphics remain clear at any magnification and export well to PDF.

C70%
by C####:

I used it for many years but since I found LectureNotes I see no reason to use it anymore.

K70%
by K####:

I wanted to upgrade to premium but only a subscription option available. No thanks

Q70%
by Q####:

Please make the app sync between devises

K70%
by K####:

Please give folder on all notes Page and then you'll get all 5 Stars

K70%
by K####:

Easiest and most professional note taking app for active stylus on the play store.

K70%
by K####:

I like drawing here!

K70%
by K####:

A very good executed program for taking notes and reading PDF's

K70%
by K####:

no email capability

K70%
by K####:

Great app!!! Can already tell that its going to come in handy.

K70%
by K####:

Exactly what I needed for writing on my Galaxy Tab S3!

K70%
by K####:

Works perfectly even on my aging Samsung tablet

K70%
by K####:

Very good app, especially who deals with music etc.

K70%
by K####:

Paperless work. Easy to use. Best editing options. Everyone must have this app.

Y70%
by Y####:

Perfect tool for my s-pen

K70%
by K####:

Easy to use and responsive!

K70%
by K####:

Very good app

K70%
by K####:

Very good app

K70%
by K####:

Great

K70%
by K####:

So I've had this app for some months and still love it. The only things I want to add our that I wish each notebook had its own setting to be able to choose default pages instead of the whole app having the default. For example, my planner notebook to have a planner default note but my class notebook to have a college note default. Also I want to be able to highlight using my s pen button. I don't know why the s pen doesn't have that option but the finger gesture does.


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