Not yet awesome like its iOS counterpart

I do believe the developers aim to make this app great, but it clearly isn’t yet. If this Mac version wasn’t affiliated with such a fantastic iOS app, it would never make the cut compared to other options. A few examples of what’s lacking in the Mac version:

1- When you create a new note, there’s no field in which to type it’s title. The default title is the word Note followed by creation date. You can’t even click on that to edit it it (like you can in 99% of mac apps in 2016) You have to create the note, then ctrl+click or right-click the default title and select “Rename.” This is clunky. Little friction points like this add up to really weigh down an apps X. I love how naming works in apps like Drafts or nvALT where it automatically makes the first line of your note into the title.
2- There’s no button (i.e. trash can icon) to delete a note. This is just basic.
3- I like using OSX’s snap to split screen function, but this app cannot do that unless the note library is hidden, which makes it unusable for my purposes.
4- The iOS version allows for a great selection of paper colors and styles. No options at all for the mac.
5- No apparent way to make hyperlinks. Even when cutting and pasting a URL into a note, it just becomes text.
6- No “sync” button to force a sync when you need to quickly get stuff into iCloud and onto your iOS device

I think I’ll stick around for a little longer and try to use the iOS versions whenever possible, but I’d really implore the devs to bring this Mac version up to the legendary status of those other products as soon as possible.

Mel Guzman about Notability