# How to save notes and quotes from your books

> Save a favorite line or a thought of your own. Write book notes, organize them with tags and share quotes as images or Markdown in Bookrise.

Source: https://bookrise.app/help/notes-and-quotes/ · Updated 2026-10-27

Save a line you loved, a question for later or a thought of your own. Keep it with the book and page it came from, or save it on its own. You can organize your notes with tags and share the ones you want to pass along.

## Create a note

Start a note from any of these places:

- **From the Notes tab:** tap **New Note**.
- **From a book's page:** tap **Add Note** in the **Notes** section.
- **While reading:** tap **Add Note** during a Reading Mode session, or after you finish it.

## Write and save your note

1. Check the book shown at the top, or tap **Select Book** to choose one. You can also save the note without a book.
2. Type your note.
3. If you like, tap **Add Tags** to organize it or the heart to mark it as a favorite.
4. Tap the checkmark to save.

![A new note for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Add Tags, the heart, Page and the formatting bar above the keyboard](https://bookrise.app/_astro/note-editor--create-filled.B6D7wXap_Z14Bhlo.webp)

## Link a note to a page

Add a page number so you can find the passage in your book again:

1. Make sure the note is linked to a book.
2. Tap **Page** and enter the page number in **Note Location**.
3. Tap **OK**.

The page number appears on the note and can be included on images you share.

## Format notes

Use the bar above the keyboard to give longer notes some structure. Add headings, quotes or lists, and use bold, italic, underline or strikethrough to emphasize a passage. Select text to add a link.

## Save text from a photo

On iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later, save a passage from a printed page without typing it:

1. In the note editor, tap **Import from Photo**.
2. Tap **Take Photo** or **Choose Photo**.
3. Touch and hold a word, then drag the handles to select the passage you want.
4. Tap the checkmark to insert it into your note.

![The note editor with the Import from Photo button highlighted](https://bookrise.app/_astro/note-editor--create-filled.B6D7wXap_Z14Bhlo.webp)

## Dictate or share text

On iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later, tap the microphone next to the formatting bar, speak, then tap **Insert Dictation**. The first recording downloads a speech model; later recordings work offline. The microphone appears when your language is supported.

Reading in another app? Select the text, tap **Share** and choose **Bookrise**. A new note opens with the selected text as a quote.

## Organize with tags and favorites

Tags bring related notes together, even when they come from different books. Use themes such as quotes, ideas or definitions, or create your own:

1. In a note, tap **Add Tags**.
2. Select the tags you want, or tap **Create Tag** to add a new one.
3. Tap the checkmark.

To keep a note close, tap the heart to add it to **Favorites**.

You can manage your tags from **Tags** on the **Notes** tab. Tap **Create Tag** to add one, or **View All** to browse them. Touch and hold a tag to choose **Edit Tag** or **Delete Tag**. Deleting a tag keeps its notes.

![The Notes tab with recent notes, All Notes, Favorites and Tags, and the full Tags list (1/2)](https://bookrise.app/_astro/notes--hub.CKLGgWm1_YIvqI.webp)

![The Notes tab with recent notes, All Notes, Favorites and Tags, and the full Tags list (2/2)](https://bookrise.app/_astro/organizers--tags.M1ytSZlC_ZI3eal.webp)

Tags organize notes. To group the books themselves, use [categories and collections](/help/categories-and-collections/).

## Find and sort notes

The **Notes** tab shows your latest notes first, with **All Notes**, **Favorites**, **Tags** and **Books** below. Browse by book or tag, or open **All Notes** to search everything.

Search for a word or phrase, or tap **Sort** to order notes by **Title**, **Added At** or **Edited At**. Choose **Ascending** or **Descending** to reverse the order.

## Share a note

Open the note and tap the share button:

- **Copy Markdown**: copy the note with its formatting for use in apps that support Markdown.
- **Share Markdown**: send the note as Markdown to another app.
- **Share Image**: turn the note into an image you can share.

![Share Note with a card preview, background colors, font styles and toggles for Book cover, Book title, Author and Page](https://bookrise.app/_astro/share-note--default.DYRpgmPg_Z1IJsU9.webp)

For an image, make the card your own:

- Pick a font style, such as **Book**, **Quote** or **Handwritten**, and choose a background.
- Use the button at the top to change the card's shape.
- Choose whether to show **Book cover**, **Book title**, **Author** and **Page**.
- Leave **Auto scale** on to fit the text to the card, or turn it off to set the text size yourself.
- Hide the Bookrise logo if you prefer.

## Edit or delete a note

Open the note and tap **Edit** to change it. To remove it, tap **⋯** and choose **Delete Note**.

## FAQ

### Does a note have to belong to a book?

No. You can link a note to a book, or save it on its own. Tags and favorites help you organize either kind.

### Can I scan a quote from a printed page?

Yes. On iPhone or iPad with iOS 26 or later, tap Import from Photo in the note editor. Take or choose a photo of the page, then select the text you want to keep.

### How do I export all my notes?

Open Settings → Import & Export and tap Export Notes. This saves your notes as a plain text CSV file. To keep formatting for an individual note, use Copy Markdown or Share Markdown instead.

### Will deleting a tag delete its notes?

No. Deleting a tag removes the tag, but keeps the notes in your library.