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Note-taking apps for students — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for note-taking apps for students, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

▲Apple Notes moved #8 → #7
▼Microsoft OneNote moved #7 → #8
▲OneNote +8.9pp (61.8% → 70.7%)
▼Notability -6.2pp (44.1% → 37.9%)
▲Google Keep +5.3pp (20.6% → 25.9%)
▲Notion +5.2pp (50% → 55.2%)
▼Goodnotes -3.6pp (58.8% → 55.2%)
▼Microsoft OneNote -2.5pp (35.3% → 32.8%)
▼Obsidian -2.3pp (47.1% → 44.8%)
▲Apple Notes +2.1pp (32.4% → 34.5%)
▲RemNote +1.8pp (20.6% → 22.4%)
▲Microsoft +1.2pp (47.1% → 48.3%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INRemNote entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTAnki left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Microsoft moved #5 → #4
▼Obsidian moved #4 → #5
▲RemNote moved #11 → #10
▼Anki moved #10 → #11
▲Microsoft +4.2pp (42.9% → 47.1%)
▲Notability +3.6pp (40.5% → 44.1%)
▼OneNote -2.5pp (64.3% → 61.8%)
▲Goodnotes +1.7pp (57.1% → 58.8%)
▲RemNote +1.6pp (19% → 20.6%)
▲Apple Notes +1.4pp (31% → 32.4%)
▼Anki -1.4pp (19% → 17.6%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲ INAnki entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTEvernote left the top 10 (#9 → #14)
▼Evernote moved #9 → #14
▲Microsoft moved #7 → #5
▼Notability moved #5 → #6
▼Microsoft OneNote moved #6 → #7
▲Google Keep moved #10 → #9
▲Anki moved #11 → #10
▲Microsoft +11.9pp (31% → 42.9%)
▼Evernote -9.8pp (24.1% → 14.3%)
▲Obsidian +4.5pp (43.1% → 47.6%)
▼OneNote -2.9pp (67.2% → 64.3%)
▼Microsoft OneNote -2.2pp (37.9% → 35.7%)
▼Anki -1.7pp (20.7% → 19%)
▼Google Keep -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Notability moved #6 → #5
▼Microsoft OneNote moved #5 → #6
▲Microsoft moved #8 → #7
▼Apple Notes moved #7 → #8
▲Evernote moved #10 → #9
▼Google Keep moved #9 → #10
▼OneNote -4pp (71.2% → 67.2%)
▼Obsidian -2.4pp (45.5% → 43.1%)
▼Apple Notes -2.3pp (33.3% → 31%)
▲Microsoft +2.2pp (28.8% → 31%)
▲Notability +2pp (39.4% → 41.4%)
▼Notion -1.5pp (51.5% → 50%)
▼Microsoft OneNote -1.5pp (39.4% → 37.9%)
▲Evernote +1.4pp (22.7% → 24.1%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲Notability moved #7 → #6
▼Apple Notes moved #6 → #7
▼OneNote -3.8pp (75% → 71.2%)
▲Microsoft +3.8pp (25% → 28.8%)
▲Notability +3.7pp (35.7% → 39.4%)
▼Apple Notes -2.4pp (35.7% → 33.3%)
▼Google Keep -2.3pp (25% → 22.7%)
▼Evernote -2.3pp (25% → 22.7%)
▲Microsoft OneNote +1.9pp (37.5% → 39.4%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INMicrosoft entered the top 10 (#16 → #8)
▼ OUTAnki left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Microsoft moved #16 → #8
▼Evernote moved #8 → #10
▲Goodnotes moved #3 → #2
▼Notion moved #2 → #3
▲Obsidian moved #5 → #4
▼Microsoft OneNote moved #4 → #5
▼Anki moved #10 → #11
▲Microsoft +14.6pp (10.4% → 25%)
▼Microsoft OneNote -10.4pp (47.9% → 37.5%)
▼Evernote -10.4pp (35.4% → 25%)
▼Notion -6.5pp (58.3% → 51.8%)
▼OneNote -6.3pp (81.3% → 75%)
▼Google Keep -4.2pp (29.2% → 25%)
▲Obsidian +2.9pp (41.7% → 44.6%)
▼Apple Notes -1.8pp (37.5% → 35.7%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202658 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1OneNote70.7%
#2Goodnotes55.2%
#3Notion55.2%
#4Microsoft48.3%
#5Obsidian44.8%
#6Notability37.9%
#7Apple Notes34.5%
#8Microsoft OneNote32.8%
#9Google Keep25.9%
#10RemNote22.4%

Sep 7, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Sep 6, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Sep 5, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Sep 4, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Sep 3, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Sep 2, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Sep 1, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 31, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 30, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 29, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 28, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 27, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 26, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 25, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1OneNote61.8%
#2Goodnotes58.8%
#3Notion50%
#4Microsoft47.1%
#5Obsidian47.1%
#6Notability44.1%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.3%
#8Apple Notes32.4%
#9Google Keep20.6%
#10RemNote20.6%

Aug 24, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1OneNote64.3%
#2Goodnotes57.1%
#3Notion50%
#4Obsidian47.6%
#5Microsoft42.9%
#6Notability40.5%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.7%
#8Apple Notes31%
#9Google Keep21.4%
#10Anki19%

Aug 23, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1OneNote64.3%
#2Goodnotes57.1%
#3Notion50%
#4Obsidian47.6%
#5Microsoft42.9%
#6Notability40.5%
#7Microsoft OneNote35.7%
#8Apple Notes31%
#9Google Keep21.4%
#10Anki19%

Aug 22, 202658 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1OneNote67.2%
#2Goodnotes56.9%
#3Notion50%
#4Obsidian43.1%
#5Notability41.4%
#6Microsoft OneNote37.9%
#7Microsoft31%
#8Apple Notes31%
#9Evernote24.1%
#10Google Keep22.4%

Aug 21, 202666 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1OneNote71.2%
#2Goodnotes57.6%
#3Notion51.5%
#4Obsidian45.5%
#5Microsoft OneNote39.4%
#6Notability39.4%
#7Apple Notes33.3%
#8Microsoft28.8%
#9Google Keep22.7%
#10Evernote22.7%

Aug 20, 202666 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1OneNote71.2%
#2Goodnotes57.6%
#3Notion51.5%
#4Obsidian45.5%
#5Microsoft OneNote39.4%
#6Notability39.4%
#7Apple Notes33.3%
#8Microsoft28.8%
#9Google Keep22.7%
#10Evernote22.7%

Aug 19, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1OneNote75%
#2Goodnotes57.1%
#3Notion51.8%
#4Obsidian44.6%
#5Microsoft OneNote37.5%
#6Apple Notes35.7%
#7Notability35.7%
#8Microsoft25%
#9Google Keep25%
#10Evernote25%

Aug 18, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1OneNote81.3%
#2Notion58.3%
#3Goodnotes56.3%
#4Microsoft OneNote47.9%
#5Obsidian41.7%
#6Apple Notes37.5%
#7Notability35.4%
#8Evernote35.4%
#9Google Keep29.2%
#10Anki22.9%

Aug 17, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1OneNote81.3%
#2Notion58.3%
#3Goodnotes56.3%
#4Microsoft OneNote47.9%
#5Obsidian41.7%
#6Apple Notes37.5%
#7Notability35.4%
#8Evernote35.4%
#9Google Keep29.2%
#10Anki22.9%

Aug 16, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1OneNote81.3%
#2Notion58.3%
#3Goodnotes56.3%
#4Microsoft OneNote47.9%
#5Obsidian41.7%
#6Apple Notes37.5%
#7Notability35.4%
#8Evernote35.4%
#9Google Keep29.2%
#10Anki22.9%

Aug 15, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1OneNote81.3%
#2Notion58.3%
#3Goodnotes56.3%
#4Microsoft OneNote47.9%
#5Obsidian41.7%
#6Apple Notes37.5%
#7Notability35.4%
#8Evernote35.4%
#9Google Keep29.2%
#10Anki22.9%

Aug 14, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1OneNote81.3%
#2Notion58.3%
#3Goodnotes56.3%
#4Microsoft OneNote47.9%
#5Obsidian41.7%
#6Apple Notes37.5%
#7Notability35.4%
#8Evernote35.4%
#9Google Keep29.2%
#10Anki22.9%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/note-taking-apps-for-students/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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