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If you have questions or concerns about any of these apps, you may contact academiccomputing@fairfield.edu or the product's support team.

Product

Cost

OS Compatibility

Features

Limitations

Glean

$129/year

*

1

  • Windows

  • Mac OS

  • Android

  • iPadOS and iOS

Glean Device Compatibility

Details for Glean

  • Audio Recording

    • Simultaneously note-taking 

    • Highlights notes during audio playback

    • AI Transcription

    • Transcript Annotation

  • Embed Images, Tables, and Drawings

  • Import Slides and PDFs

  • Online and Offline functionality

  • Export notes to PDF

  • Handwriting recognition is dependent on your device

  • AI Transcription accuracy varies

Otter.ai

$20/month

  • Windows

  • Mac OS

  • Android

  • iPadOS and iOS

  • Audio Recording

    • AI Transcription

    • Transcript Annotation

  • Text-Only (no handwriting recognition)

  • AI Transcription accuracy varies

  • Annotation must be done after the transcript generates

Notability

$11.99/year

*

2

  • iPad OS

  • Audio Recording

    • Simultaneously note-taking 

    • Highlights notes during audio playback

    • AI Transcription

  • Embed Images, Tables, and Drawings

  • Handwriting Recognition

  • Math and LaTeX Recognition

  • Easily Organize and Share Notes

  • Back Up notes to Google, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more (Note: iCloud is NOT recommended for storing Notability files)

  • iPad OS is the only currently support OS

Microsoft OneNote

Free

**

3

  • Windows

  • Mac OS

  • Android

  • iPadOS and iOS

  • Audio Recording

  • Embed Images, Tables, and Drawings

  • Handwriting Recognition

  • Insert Math and LaTeX

  • Easily Organize and Share Notes

  • Class Notebooks available for instructors and collaborative note-taking

  • No Transcription

  • Note-taking and audio recording cannot be done simultaneously

  • Math and LaTeX recognition is not currently supported

Apple Notes

Free

  • Mac OS

  • iPadOS and iOS

  • Embed Images, Tables, and Drawings

  • Handwriting Recognition

  • Organize and Share Notes

  • No Audio Recording

  • Math and LaTeX recognition is not currently supported

  • Compatible only with Apple Devices

*1 Free for students registered through students registered through the Office of Accessibility with a notea note-taking assistant accommodation.

**2 Free on University Managed iPads

***3 Included in Fairfield University's Microsoft Subscription