iOS
This page keeps track of improvements and iterations of the Nebo by MyScript application.
2025
January
6.7
Open two notes side-by-side
You can now open a second note in a new window using Split View on your iPad.
Undo/redo gestures
Easily undo or redo actions with a simple two- or three-finger tap.
6.6
Crop images
Crop images to keep only what you need in your notes.
2024
November
6.5
Greater Pencil control
Enjoy improved note-taking with haptic feedback, hover, and pressure sensitivity for more precise input and editing.
6.3
Math conversion
Select with lasso and convert handwritten math, edit with your pen, convert again and paste as LaTeX in other apps.
October
6.2
Dark or tinted app icon
Nebo’s icon is now displayed in dark or tinted version depending on your iOS 18 settings.
Search in notebooks
Search both handwritten and typed content within your notebooks.
AI study sets in German
Study sets are now available in English and German! Nebo AI can generate custom multiple-choice questions from your notes to help you study.
Nebo AI in notebooks
Explore Quiz and Summarize features in notebooks and page selections.
Multiple pages selection
Select multiple pages from your notebooks or PDFs to delete or export just the content you need.
September
6.1
A new palette for your Pencil
Squeeze or double tap your Pencil to open the new palette and easily switch tools, thickness and colors.
App Shortcuts
Use App Shortcuts, Control Center and Spotlight search to open, create, and find your notes faster.
July
6.0
Fixed-size pages
Create notebooks with fixed-size pages and select sizes, covers, paper colors and patterns.
Display and sorting options
Display your folders as grid or list, and sort your notes by name, date, or manually.
AI study sets
Let Nebo AI generate custom multiple-choice questions from your notes, helping you study and boost your knowledge.IconPagePagesOutline
April
5.12
Nebo AI in all languages
Nebo AI Summarize, Explain and Chat are now available for everyone, regardless of the language you use in Nebo.
Nebo AI for PDFs
Now you can use all Nebo AI features in your PDFs. Summarize content, Explain tricky concepts, test your knowledge with a Quiz or simply Chat with an AI assistant.
Nebo AI Quiz enhanced
We've upgraded to the latest AI models, offering you a better experience with even more relevant quiz questions (English only).
5.11
Rectangle selection
The lasso tool now offers a rectangle-shaped option for faster content selection.
March
5.10
Web links in PDFs
You can now tap web links in your PDFs to open the related pages in your browser.
Reuse PDF text content
Copy text from imported PDFs, and paste it in your notes and PDFs, or into other apps.
Smart highlighter in PDFs
Use the smart highlighter to get a clean highlight on PDF text or annotations.
February
5.9
Enhanced shape management
Take command of shapes and lines: smarter handles, snap to common angles, improved connectors.
WebP images
You can now add WebP images into Notes, PDF, and Documents.
2023
December
5.8
Trash and recover
Easily recover deleted pages, notebooks, and collections from the trash.
November
5.7
PDF thumbnail sidebar
Easily add, move, or delete PDF pages, and swiftly jump to any page by simply tapping its thumbnail.
PDF navigation
Jump to specific locations within PDFs by tapping internal links or editing the page-number field.
Annotations formatting in PDFs
Select an annotation and apply bold, underline, or strike-through formatting. You can also transform an annotation into a list.
5.6
Nebo on iPhone
Edit your iPad notes on iPhone via auto-sync. Use finger, passive pen, or keyboard to edit.
October
5.5
Automatic cloud sync
Effortlessly sync notes across all your devices with auto-sync.
September
5.4
Handwriting conversion in PDFs
In PDFs, use the lasso to select handwriting and convert it to typed text.
Keyboard in PDFs
Use the keyboard to type, edit and dictate text in PDFs.
Perfect shapes in PDFs
Hold your pen to the screen after drawing a shape to convert it to a perfect form you can resize and rotate.
Manage pages within a PDF
Long press on a page or tap the + button in the toolbar, then either add a blank page, move the selected page up or down, or delete it.
5.3
Discover Nebo AI Beta
Instantly explain words & concepts, summarize your notes, and chat using your pencil
5.2
Zoom out in PDFs
Pinch to zoom out to a full-page view regardless of PDF size or orientation.
August
5.1
Rotate images and shapes
Rotate & snap images or converted shapes in Notes and diagrams.
Add and rotate images in PDFs
Long press in a PDF to paste or import an image, or to take a photo.
5.0
Better cloud sync
New page-level sync works faster and vastly reduces the chance of conflicts between devices.
Boosted performance
Reworked app architecture for a smoother experience, paving the way for exciting forthcoming features.
Improved recognition
Nebo’s world-leading handwriting recognition engine is now more accurate than ever.
April
4.1
Nebo’s new free plan
All previously paid features are now available for free: PDF import and export, search, dictionary, export to Word, share via web link, and more…You can create up to 5 new pages to test all Nebo's features. Your existing pages are safe and won't count toward the 5-page limit.Unlock the full version of Nebo with a one-time purchase to enjoy unlimited pages and cloud sync.
New highlighter options in Notes
Freehand keeps your handwritten stroke, smart auto-aligns with text. ”No fill” color removes smart highlights, eraser removes freehand highlights.
Zoom level always displayed in Notes
Zoom level is now always shown at the bottom left. Tap it to reset zoom to 100%. You can now lock and unlock the zoom level by tapping the lock icon next to it.
2022
December
4.0
Conversion in Notes
Our write-to-text engine now works in Notes - simply select handwriting with the lasso and tap ”Convert” to convert it to typed text.
Pen gestures in Notes
Notes now support our intuitive pen gestures - so you can erase, edit and format both handwriting and typed text without breaking your flow.
Perfect shapes
New for Notes and diagram objects within Documents: hold your pen to the screen after drawing a line or shape to convert it to a perfect, regularized form.
Copy-paste to Notes
You can now copy-paste text or images from other apps into Notes.
Keyboard in Notes
You can now use the keyboard to type, dictate and edit text in Notes.
Background patterns in Notes
We've added new background patterns for Notes - you can now choose from the classic grid, lines, dotted lines or a blank background.
September
3.5
Dark mode
Nebo now supports Dark Mode, and has been optimized to ensure your content remains clearly legible whichever background and ink color(s) you use.
Background color
Change the background color of a page to help categorize your content or simply to suit your preference.
Notes and Documents
Nebo's page types have new names that align more closely with their features, benefits and uses. A freeform page is now a Note and a regular page is now a Document.
June
3.4
New pens
Get creative and personalize your notes with new brush and fountain pens.
New text symbols
Nebo now recognizes handwritten superscript characters and 17 new symbols: ◦ ☆ ↑ ↓ ↗ ↘ ↔ ⇔ ≠ ≈ ≥ ≤ ♀ ♂ ⊕ ⊖ ∅.
Learn word
It’s easier than ever to add a word to Nebo’s dictionary. Simply select a word, then tap “Learn” in the menu to ensure Nebo recognizes it in the future.
2021
July
3.3
Nebo on Mac M1
Download and enjoy Nebo on Apple silicon devices! Available free from the iPhone and iPad apps section of the App Store.
Improved highlighting
You can now add highlights to titles as well as colored, bold and underlined text.
Marker as coloring tool
Touch and hold with the marker to change the color of highlights, words, strokes, diagram shapes and math symbols.
April
3.2
Nebo Viewer
Download the new Nebo Viewer app to browse, search and share notes from your iPhone! Available free from the App Store on iPhone.
Multi-page export
You can now export multiple pages at once, combining them into one file and customizing the file name as needed.
Checkboxes
Create checkboxes that you can tick with your pen. Alternatively, tap them to toggle their state.
Scratch-erase in freeform Beta
Our latest beta feature is the scratch-erase gesture in freeform pages and sections. Enable it via Settings > Insider program.3.2