Emnote

I designed and built Emnote, a handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation app for Windows, using C#, XAML, and UWP. It supports fixed-size pages and PDF import/export while retaining sharp text and vector graphics. The app has 5,000+ downloads on the Microsoft Store.

Visit our website or our Microsoft Store page to try Emnote for free.

Why I built Emnote

I wanted a pen-first Windows app for annotating lecture notes and slides on fixed-size pages. My experience importing PDFs into an infinite canvas made it difficult to preserve page boundaries when exporting notes. Emnote focuses on that workflow: handwriting on pages that remain ready to read, share, or print.

I built Emnote around these goals:

• Pages have to be finite in size, e.g., Letter, A4, etc.
• PDF files can be imported/exported without converting to or from images.
• Text and vector graphics have to stay sharp even at high zoom factor.
• The app has to run fast.
• The user interface has to be polished and intuitive.

I developed the application, tested it, and created the promotional graphics, videos, and store listing. If you would like to contribute, please contact me.