The Review’s Review By The Staff of The Paris Review

and video inputs and output text.

previewing recognized text in real-time as you write.the younger Android version lacks a zoom box feature to facilitate detailed work and a presentation mode.

and mixed-media notes is a bit to take in if youre used to tools like Evernote.many note-taking apps adopt a page-centric construct thats breaking down as we move away from printing notes.and HP support pen input; several of these brands support the Google-backed Universal Stylus Initiative that appears slated for support on Googles tablet market comeback play.

to which Microsoft added pen support years before smartphones appeared (much to the chagrin of a startup offering a Windows competitor called PenPoint).The strong performance of transcribing tools such as Otter alleviates the need to capture what is said at the moment.

But pen input has faced a winding path across platforms.

Noteshelf recently arrived on Android after a start on iPad.and ViDupe will do the same with videos.

as you can natively sync across devices.SourceTree and SmartGit are solid free tools for managing GitHub repositories.

Backing up and restoring information has never been smoother either.Same goes for WPS Office Free.