Drafts review
Drafts combines instant capture, automation, and organization for Apple users.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Drafts is a quick-capture note-taking app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. It opens ready for text entry, places new writing in an inbox, and provides tagging, flags, archiving, Markdown, and other markup syntax highlighting for organizing drafts. The app suits Apple users who want a fast place to collect thoughts before processing them into other apps or services. Dictation, widgets, share extensions, web capture, iCloud synchronization, and offline access extend its capture workflow across supported devices.
Its strongest differentiator is the combination of immediate entry and configurable actions. Actions can process, share, or send text to services including Mastodon, Dropbox, Notion, Airtable, Evernote, WordPress, Ghost, Medium, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Tasks, Box, OneDrive, OneNote, and Outlook. Shortcuts and URL schemes add further automation options, while Workspaces provide saved draft-list views. Drafts also includes an AI Chat Console for querying and modifying drafts. This breadth makes it a good fit for users who want notes to move into downstream workflows rather than remain in a standalone notebook.
The Free plan supports creating, editing, and syncing drafts, plus running installed actions. Drafts Pro costs $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year and adds advanced features across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, including action creation and editing, themes, syntaxes, icons, Workspaces, Chat Console, and Mail Drop. A 7-day free trial is available. Drafts should appeal to Apple-focused users who value capture speed and automation; those who need a general web app or broader platform coverage should choose another note-taking app.
Drafts pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Opens ready for immediate text entry and stores drafts in an inbox
- Configurable actions connect text with services including Notion and Gmail
- Supports Markdown, dictation, widgets, web capture, and Shortcuts automation
- Where it doesn't
- Limited primarily to Apple platforms, with no general web app presented
- Advanced features require the Drafts Pro subscription
- Its extensive actions and automation may take time to configure
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