After much delay, Freeform finally came out this week with IOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS 13.1. Freeform is a digital white-boarding app, like many others that you have probably seen. This one is from Apple, so it is free, as with all apps created by Apple.
What I love about Freeform how you can just throw everything onto the endless whiteboard! You can add sticky notes, shapes, text, files, scanned documents, photos, and links! On top of all of this, you can write with the Apple Pencil or just draw with your finger. This is really nice because it allows you to annotate and make quick notes. I think that Freeform could do more, though, and I’m sure Apple will add more in future updates. I think they could add tables, graphs, and boards within boards. It is a really great app and can do a lot, but those are just some features I wish Freeform had.
Now, let’s talk about reasons to use this app. In my opinion, I think this app is DEFINITELY best on the iPad because you can use the Apple Pencil. While you can use it on the Mac or iPhone, I believe the experience is lesser because you can’t use the Apple Pencil. Apple mostly advertised this app as a collaborative white-boarding app, but I think I will use this app for my personal use, more often than with other people. I can’t wait to use it in real life! Two great recent uses for me would have been when I was searching for desks (see the wild card) so I could put all the links in. Also, I could have used it when I was doing a research project on Mark Twain for my History class. I would have used it for those if it had come out sooner, but I intend to use it for other things in the future. Freeform is a great app, and you should check it out because it is free!