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This page keeps track of improvements and iterations of the Nebo by MyScript application. Nebo was renamed MyScript Notes in September 2025.
2025
September
7.0
New app name
Nebo is now MyScript Notes, a new name to connect it with other MyScript apps — like MyScript Math.
New cross-platform access
Unlocked the full version? Use it on multiple devices and platforms — for free — with your MyScript account.
2024
December
6.4
Nebo AI
Instantly explain words & concepts and summarize your notes using your pencil.
November
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
Add pages to notebooks
Swipe to add a page at the top of your notebook.
Multiple pages selection
Select multiple pages from your notebooks or PDFs to delete or export just the content you need.
September
6.1
Hide the system bar
Enter immersive mode to hide the system bar.
Fit-to-width display
Enjoy a fit-to-width view with narrow margins and locked horizontal scrolling for notebook pages.
Search in notebooks
Search both handwritten and typed content within your notebooks.
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.
April
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 notes, folders, 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.
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
Use the page menu to either add a blank page, move the selected page up or down, duplicate it or delete it.
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
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
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.