# Notability 16.9

- Product: Notability (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/notability)
- Vendor: Ginger Labs
- Date: 2026-08-10
- Version: 16.9
- Original notes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notability-ai-notes-planner/id360593530?uo=4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/notability/releases/16.9
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

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- **added** — Introducing the Calligraphy Pen with expressive ink that responds to the angle of your stroke, available to Plus and Pro subscribers
- **added** — Introducing note covers that can be picked from the library or content manager, available on Notability Cloud
- **added** — Bulk import by long-pressing the + button in the library to import whole folders with subfolders included
- **added** — Add extra space to the sides of imported PDFs for more room to write
- **changed** — Quizzes now pick up where you left off
- **fixed** — Notability uses less disk space, especially on Notability Cloud
- **fixed** — Faster handwriting search
- **fixed** — Smoother window resizing

- Introducing the Calligraphy Pen: expressive ink that responds to the angle of your stroke. Coming to Plus and Pro subscribers.
- Introducing note covers: pick a cover for any note from the library or the content manager. Available on Notability Cloud.
- Bulk import: long-press the + button in the library to import whole folders, subfolders included.
- Add extra space to the sides of imported PDFs for more room to write.
- Quizzes now pick up where you left off.
- Notability uses less disk space, especially on Notability Cloud.
- Faster handwriting search, smoother window resizing, and other fixes.

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