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About Flexcil
Flexcil is aimed at students. It puts a PDF reader, digital notes, annotation and a reference manager on one page, so you can read material and take notes side by side. Annotations and note organisation use simple gestures.
It is available for iPad and Android tablets. Flexcil Web lets you continue the same work on a PC. Schools and educational institutions can apply for free use.
Strengths
- PDF reading and note taking side by side
- Gesture-based annotation suited to a stylus
- Web version for continuing work on a PC
- Free programme for schools
Limitations
- Designed mainly for tablets
- Homepage gives no details on paid features
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree to download, with free use available to schools on application.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application
- Best suited for
- Students who study from PDFs on an iPad or Android tablet
- Categories
- PDF tools, Note-taking, Learning tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Flexcil as an alternative
Listings that name Flexcil as an alternative.
GoodNotes
Handwriting-first notes app for iPad with Apple Pencil support and OCR search.
Flexcil focuses on studying from PDFs, with reading and notes side by side, gesture-based annotation on iPad or Android tablets, and a web version for work on a PC.
Kami
A web-based classroom platform for annotating PDFs and other resources and making them interactive.
Flexcil moves PDF annotation onto tablets with stylus gestures and handwritten notes, aimed at individual students rather than teacher dashboards, though it offers a free programme for schools.
MyScript Notes
A handwriting note-taking app, formerly Nebo, that converts pen input into editable typed text.
Flexcil combines PDF reading, gesture-based annotation and handwritten notes on Android and iOS tablets and the web, focused on studying from PDFs.
Notability
A note app combining handwriting, audio recording and transcription with AI summaries, quizzes and flashcards.
Flexcil centres on PDF reading and handwritten notes side by side on Android and iOS tablets, with a web version, and has a free programme for schools.
Saber
An open-source, cross-platform note-taking app built for handwriting with a stylus.
Flexcil combines PDF reading with handwritten notes on Android and iOS tablets plus the web, closed source and focused on studying from PDFs.
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