# Notetaking Guide

> Plain guides to taking notes in class, in meetings and on your phone, emptying your head with a brain dump, and keeping notes tidy without a heavy system.

Made by EASYTECH, an independent app studio based in Annecy, France, which also makes the apps listed below. Guides that mention an app say so.

## Guides

- [Cute Aesthetic Notes: Pretty Ideas That Stay Useful](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/cute-aesthetic-notes): Make cute aesthetic notes in minutes: a small colour palette, clear headers, simple doodles and a layout rule so pretty notes still work for studying.
- [Daily Notes: How to Start a Daily Note Habit That Sticks](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/daily-notes-habit): A daily note is one page per day for your tasks and thoughts. Start tiny, pick a fixed format, tie it to a routine and skip the blank-page problem.
- [How to Do a Brain Dump: A 2-Minute Method That Works](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/how-to-do-a-brain-dump): A brain dump moves everything out of your head and onto a list. Use this 2-minute method, the prompts that unstick you and the mistakes that waste it.
- [How to Take Meeting Notes: Decisions, Owners and Dates](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/how-to-take-meeting-notes): Take meeting notes that capture decisions, owners and deadlines instead of a transcript. Includes a copy-paste template and a 30-minute follow-up routine.
- [How to Take Notes in Class: What to Write and What to Skip](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/how-to-take-notes-in-class): Take notes in class without writing everything down. Learn what to capture, what to skip, how to spot what matters and how to review in 24 hours.
- [How to Take Notes on Your Phone: Capture Fast, Find It Later](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/how-to-take-notes-on-your-phone): Take notes on your phone in a few taps: set up one capture spot, use voice and screenshots on the move, and clear your inbox weekly so nothing gets lost.
- [How to Organize Notes Without a Complicated System](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/organize-notes-without-a-system): Organise notes without folders you never use. Start with one place, add headings, split notes and make folders only when a pile gets too big.
- [What to Do After a Brain Dump: Turn the List Into Action](https://notetakingguide.com/guides/what-to-do-after-a-brain-dump): You emptied your head and now have a wall of items. Cut the list down, pick two or three things for today and shrink each one into a first move.

## Tools

- [Brain Dump Prompts and Timer: Empty Your Head in 2 Minutes](https://notetakingguide.com/tools/brain-dump-prompts): Pick what is on your mind, get one brain dump prompt at a time, and write against a 2, 5 or 10 minute timer. Copy the result. Nothing is sent or saved.
- [Meeting Notes Template Builder: Choose Sections, Copy It](https://notetakingguide.com/tools/meeting-notes-template): Pick your meeting type, switch sections on or off, and copy a clean plain text or Markdown meeting notes template with blanks to fill in. Free.

## Apps by EASYTECH (iPhone)

- [Nom](https://notetakingguide.com/apps/nom): A small blue creature that takes your thoughts, saves, screenshots and voice notes off your mind, files them, turns the big ones into tiny quests and brings back what you saved when you ask. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822888593

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