These are the best note-taking apps and accessories for annotating PDFs, sketching diagrams, recording your next class lecture, and more.

Thankfully, I only take handwritten notes for my math-heavy courses and prefer typing out my notes for the rest of my courses in Apple Notes.

And experts say that using a laptop to take notes in class is a step in the wrong direction. The research is clear: Typing out your notes results in decreased comprehension of lecture material.

In a new Student Voice survey, students share their preferences for class format, active learning strategies and note-taking. Interactive lectures and case studies are especially popular.