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What is the best digital notebook to buy in the UK 2026?

From students to office workers, and Android users to book lovers, these are the best digital notebooks on the market right now.

reMarkable Paper Pro

Amazon

Published: Monday, 19 October 2026 at 8:23 am

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Perhaps you're a prolific notetaker, you regularly share your workings with teammates, you're liable to lose your notes, or you just like investing in useful tech. If that's you, this guide to the best digital notebooks is just what you need.

As well as taking notes, digital notebooks can save your digital files, PDFs, images, and Word documents, and you can rest assured that all of your notes are searchable.

With a lot of things, there's usually one or two brands which have a monopoly on the market, such as LEGO for building blocks and Spotify for music streaming. With that in mind, the RadioTimes.com team have seen reMarkable and Kindle as two of the frontrunners for the best digital notebook, and we've compared the two in our Kindle Scribe Colorsoft vs reMarkable Paper Pro guide.

However, there are plenty of other digital notebooks on the market which are great for various purposes. We've given all of the ones we've recommended to you a 'best for' award below, for example, best for students and best for book lovers. Let's take a look.

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Best digital notebooks at a glance:

What is a digital notebook?

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A digital notebook is a tablet which replaces the traditional pen to paper notebook. A smart notebook — at it's core — will convert handwritten notes to typed text. But, nowadays, they do so much more.

What does a digital notebook do?

A good digital notebook will let its users digitise notes for work and studying, and to organise thoughts. A great digital notebook will have the same feeling of putting pen to paper.

Smart notebooks boasts a variety of features, such as writing notes directly onto PDFs or e-books, importing Microsoft Office files, downloading articles from the internet, and acting as a diary, tablet, laptop and notebook all in one simple place.

With each of the digital notebooks, we've included which features they have, and which ones they lack in comparison to other notebooks.

What to consider when buying a digital notebook

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We appreciate that before making a purchase, particularly on a tech item as they're usually expensive, there will be lots of things you'll want to consider: Why am I buying a digital notebook? What features are important to me? Plus, it's important to set your budget and to take a look at details such as warranty.

With this in mind, we've put together some questions to ask yourself:

Best digital notebooks and paper tablets in the UK to buy today

Kindle Scribe

Kindle Scribe

Amazon

Best for: Annotating

There are eight different types of Kindles: the original Kindle, Kindle Colorsoft, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, Kindle Kids, Kindle Paperwhite Kids, Kindle Scribe, and the brand-new Kindle Colorsoft.

We've recommended the Kindle Scribe because it has all of the features of a Kindle with the added benefit of a digital journal, so, not only can you enjoy e-books, but you can journal, write, sketch, and take notes on the move, too.

The Kindle Scribe stands out from the other Kindles as it's the only Kindle that includes a digital notebook and pen, and the notebook kept completely separate from the e-reader to avoid distraction. The large front-lit display is two times larger than the Kindle Paperwhite, too, so you have plenty of space to get your thoughts out onto paper.

With the Kindle Scribe, there's also the option to add three months Kindle Unlimited. Plus, you can buy the recently released in-colour version, the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, although it's much more expensive.

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Kindle Colorsoft

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Kindle Colorsoft Amazon

Best for: Book lovers

If you'd like to highlight your favourite passages in e-books in colour, then search for them, the Kindle Colorsoft is the tablet for you. While the Kindle Colorsoft doesn't offer as many features as other digital notebooks in this guide, such as the two reMarkable tablets, we understand that some people reading this guide will want a digital tablet that simply allows them emphasise memorable bits on their e-books.

The Kindle Colorsoft is an e-reader which has access to over 15 million titles worldwide, including novels, magazines, textbooks, plus more. Some of our favourite books, such as Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Mist and Fury and Funny Story by Emily Henry are available on this Kindle. The Colorsoft also has a waterproof design, for those poolside reads, USB-C and wireless charging, and an auto-adjusting front light.

One of the main differences between the original Kindle and Kindle Colorsoft is that you can highlight passages in yellow, orange, blue, or pink, and search for your highlights by colour.

Buy Kindle Colorsoft for £289.99 at Amazon

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If you're a keen reader, be sure to check out how to read Rebecca Yarros's books in order and how to read Silo books in order.

reMarkable Paper Pure

Flatlay of reMarkable Paper Pure with stylus

reMarkable Paper Pure reMarkable

Best for: Office workers

Like the reMarkable 2, the reMarkable Paper Pure has a black and white display although it is bigger than its predecessor, at 10.8 inches compared to 10.3.

It's also lighter, at 360g and has new grooved sides to feel like a stack of paper. The screen has the same advanced textured writing surface as reMarkable Paper Pro, which means it should feel close to writing with a real pad and pen, the writing latency also remains at 21milliseconds.

The reMarkable Paper Pure is also made of 38% recycled materials, the most of any reMarkable product and has a 45% lower carbon footprint than the reMarkable 2. This includes 100% of the lithium and cobalt in the battery, 90% of the magnesium in the central frame, and 73% of the plastic in the rear cover.

However, the device also has a series of new features such as: Exclusive template, Create meeting notes, Convert to notebook, Handwriting search, Convert and share.

Buy reMarkable Paper Pure from £359 at reMarkable

reMarkable Paper Pro

reMarkable Paper PRO

reMarkable

Best for: Students

The reMarkable 2 is the predecessor to the reMarkable Paper Pro, and both of these digital notebooks allow you to make notes, mark up documents, and organise your work into easy folders. So why have we recommended the reMarkable Paper Pro for students? The main reason is that you can work anywhere, any time with the reMarkable Paper Pro.

The reMarkable Paper Pro has an 11.8-inch full colour display with an adjustable reading light, as well as a textured glass screen which gives the feel of writing on paper. This adjustable reading light means you can work anywhere at any time, especially during those late-night studying sessions. The adjustable brightness means you can adapt the display to your environment, even in direct sunlight, and it's eye-friendly, too.

The reMarkable Paper Pro comes with a Marker which you can use to make hand-written notes, then convert into text. The digital notebook can also pull in documents from Microsoft One Drive, Google Drive and Dropbox, and you can share notes across mobile and desktop devices.

Buy reMarkable Paper Pro from £559 at reMarkable

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reMarkable Paper Pro Move

reMarkable Papr Pro Move

reMarkable

Best for: Portability

The digital notebook creator has launched the latest version of its flagship paper tablet: the reMarkable Paper Pro Move. This brand-new e-paper device is a smaller version of the reMarkable Paper Pro and is designed for working portably.

Measuring in at just 7.3-inches, this tablet fits in the palm of your hand, with a similar feel to a large phone or a classic journalist's notebook.

However, it has the same paper-like feel as other reMarkable products and the easy notetaking abilities, as well as a full-colour display and an adjustable backlight for reading.

Buy reMarkable Paper Pro Move for £399 at reMarkable

Moleskine Smart Writing Set

Moleskine Smart Notebook with Smart Pen Included

Moleskine Smart Writing Set Amazon

Best for: First-time users

Are you a pen and paper enthusiast venturing into the world of digital note-taking for the first time? While nothing quite compares to the feeling of pen on paper, it's a lot more time-consming to backup handwritten pages. That's where the Moleskine Smart Writing Set comes in.

The included Smart notebook has all the features of the standard Moleskine notebook, including lined pages and hard cover in black, with elastic closure and 100 g / m² acid free paper, to accurately mimic the experience of writing on paper.

The Smart Pen ensures that all notes written in your notebook are backed up and transferred to your device via the Moleskine Notes App.

Overall, the aim of the Moleskine Smart Writing Set is to encourage the flow of digital creativity by accurately recreating the experience of writing with pen and paper, while ensuring all your content is backed up.

Buy Moleskine Smart Writing Set for £219 at Amazon

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Apple iPad (11th gen)

iPad 11th gen

iPad 11th gen Amazon

Best for: All-rounder

Not only does the Apple iPad (11th gen) boast features that would make any digital notebook jealous, but it's also an all-round great tablet. Let's get into it.

The Apple iPad (11th gen) is brilliant for people who are looking for a digital notebook, either for working or studying. With thanks to the A16 Bionic chip, you can do a whole host of things such as create pie charts, review recipes, take notes, collaborate with others, edit a 4K video in iMovie, plan a client trip, and so much more.

We selected the 2025 Apple iPad as it fulfils the brief for those looking for a digital notebook without coming with the price-tag of the latest iPad Pro — £409 to the 2024 iPad Pro's £999. However, the 2025 Apple iPad has still been upgraded from its predecessor.

In the Apple iPad (11th gen) the Liquid Retina display extends to the edges, meaning users have even more screen area for apps, games, work, and watching your favourite TV shows such as XO, Kitty. Also new for the Apple iPad (11th gen) is the Touch ID, which has moved to the iPad's top button to aid a more seamless search.

Plus, the Apple iPad (11th gen) comes with a 12MP Wide Angle front and back camera. The 12MP camera lets you take photos, create videos, as well as scan and mark up documents. Once you've captured your content, you can retouch photos and edit videos in 4K.

Buy Apple iPad (11th gen) for £409 at Amazon

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Kobo Libra Colour

Kobo Libra Colour

Kobo Libra Colour via Kobo Books

Best for: Affordability

If you'd like a digital notebook to annotate notes on your favourite e-books and use your tablet as a journal, the Kobo Libra Colour is certainly the digital notebook for you, especially as it comes at an affordable price.

While the Kobo Libra Colour doesn't offer as many features as other tablets in this list, for example, the Apple iPad (10th gen), it does come with some great capabilities. For example, you can annotate pages and highlight important lines — all in colour, mind you — on the e-books you love. With reading, you can carry up to 24,000 e-books or 150 Kobo Audiobooks with the 32GB of storage the Kobo Libra Colour offers.

As well as annotating on e-books, you can also use the Kobo Libra Colour as a journal to organise your thoughts and as a notebook to organise your week. You can back-up your notebooks on the Kobo Cloud, and connect to Dropbox and Google Drive, too.

Buy Kobo Libra Colour for £202 at Amazon

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BOOX Go 10.3

BOOX Go 10.3

BOOX Store via Amazon

Best for: Android users

Why do we like the BOOX Go 10.3? Because it runs Android and third-party apps.

With the BOOX Go 10.3, you get full access to the Google Play Store as it's essentially a custom version of Android 12 but with a special focus on reading and writing. This BOOX tablet already supports Evernote, OneNote, Dropbox and Google Drive, but it's great to know that you can download other apps if you'd prefer.

The BOOX Go 10.3 comes with a functional control centre, which allows you to access specific features, such as AI assistant, storage, Kids Mode, Split Screen and the E Ink Centre (which is where you control the digital notebook's settings) with ease.

As for taking notes, the digital notebook comes with five pen types to choose from, each with up to five thickness levels. With the note-taking capabilities, you can add shapes and layers to flowcharts, insert links into your notes, and convert handwritten notes to text. Just like the reMarkable tablets, the BOOX Go 10.3 is great for annotating PDF files as you can amend them, then export to your computer or cloud service.

Buy BOOX Go 10.3 for £269 at Amazon

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