Markdown and Menu Bars: How Apple Notes on iPadOS 26 has matured

Apple Notes on iPadOS 26 is now even more powerful, thanks to the addition of transcripts of call recordings, exporting as a markdown file, and the new menubar.

Tablet screen showing Apple Notes app with note folders on the left and a large icon of the Notes app in the center.

The new Apple Notes in iPadOS 26

Apple’s Notes app has been an invaluable tool for writing text and making doodles, while also keeping track of them all. As an information-dumping app, it’s very handy, but it could always have some improvements.

With the update made to iPadOS 26, Notes has become even more useful for power users.

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