OS X Mountain Lion Features: Notes App

You might not think much of the iOS Notes application, but wait 'till you see it in OS X Mountain Lion. It syncs up with iCloud and allows you to keep all your notes handy at all times, not to mention that you can mess around with the fonts and the colors any way you like, and you can even add photos to the mix.

Rivaling solutions like Evernote (though still a long way from achieving their success), Apple’s iOS-native Notes application is now available on OS X.

Described by the Mac makers as “a feature for your thoughts,” Notes in OS X Mountain Lion is designed to make note taking not only easy, but downright fun!

When you’re finished jotting down whatever’s on your mind, you can add a photo, or other types of attachments, save it, email it, send it via Messages, pin it to your desktop, or have it automatically sucked up to the iCloud.

Which means you also have that note on your iPhone and / or iPad, anywhere you go. It will look exactly the same and you’ll be able to edit it on the go, if you want.

“You can add, delete, and flip through your notes or do a quick search,” Apple explains.

“Use the Share button to send your notes to friends or colleagues with Mail or Messages. Pin important notes to your desktop so they’re easy to get to. And take them with you everywhere. Notes works with iCloud, so when you create or edit a note on your Mac, it automatically updates on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.”

You don’t have to be a savvy user to take advantage of Notes in OS X Mountain Lion. You can use it for everyday tasks, even reminders (though, there’s an app for that too in OS X 10.8).

Pinning notes to your OS X desktop (Image credits: Apple)

And when you’re not certain of a word you just spelled, right click it and see the array of options you get from the integration with OS X - like the Dictionary.

Apple plans to roll out OS X Mountain Lion late this summer. Click through the related posts below for more coverage on Apple’s newest and most impressive cat yet, and stay tuned for more feature highlights in the coming days.

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