LiquidText

4.7 (109)
Multi-touch document manipulation system

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4.7 /5
(109)
Value for Money
4.4/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.5/5
Customer Support
4.4/5

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Zvi
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Greatest PDF app

Reviewed on 05/08/2022

I love it.

Pros

The synchronizing. The management. and the ease of use.

Cons

OCR needs to have more languages. Adobe has Hebrew.

Alternatives Considered

PDFelement

Reasons for Choosing LiquidText

Ease of USE, prine.

Reasons for Switching to LiquidText

I cannot explain. I just love it.
Ian
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Game Changing

Reviewed on 14/08/2022

I use Liquidtext for every case. The first thing I do when briefed is set up a project for the matter and import the documents. I only read the brief in Liquidtext so I can supplement it with authorities and other documents. I can note up the brief as I go and copy links to my wordprocessor document to develop into submissions, chronologies, cross examination and the like. I often create a project for reading and analysing the brief and another one to take to court. The court project has the links to a road map or speaking notes set out in a manner and in an order that allows me to take the court through the material.

Pros

The ability to link from a precise point in a document to a word or pages document allows me to navigate through a large volume of complex documents quickly. I am able to use the word or pages document to develop a range of additional documents including submissions, cross examination and advices while retaining the links in the original document.

Cons

There are two things that would vastly improve the app: 1. separate the workspace into tabbed sections so notes are easier to find. The workspace quickly becomes too cluttered to be of much use when dealing with multiple complex issues. Having a separate space for different topics such as one for each witness or issue would be great. 2. Being able to collaborate across multiple users. When working with other barristers, we end up with separate projects with our own links that cannot be shared.

Gunilla
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Perfect for contractual work, document management and research

Reviewed on 05/08/2022

Cannot use in the EU with all documents, due to lack of description of data privacy

Pros

The canvas along the documents with the ability to jump back and forth

Cons

Still not stable enough for working together on one project. Partially due to synchronisation issues, and the approach of synchronising the whole project, when only some parts have been change.

Ulises
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 11-50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

After using LiquidText for various years...

Reviewed on 16/08/2022

Pros

Great app to process documents, extract ideas and construct content maps. LiquidText is superb when it comes to combining original content with notes and organizing information in user-generated maps. I haven't seen anything similar. Kudos to the design team.

Cons

Unfortunately, LiquidText jumped on the monthly subscription bandwagon and extended features are only available if you "subscribe". As I write, HBO Max, Disney, Netflix and other subscription based content providers are seeing users dropping their subscriptions in record rates. Users simply can't keep up with incremental players with pay-per-view business models. They will eventually pick and chose the vital few. I see this coming to software as well. The tide of SaaS apps will become unmanageable and we will migrate to the vital few. From the company's perspective recurring income is seductive, until you realize that it has it's limits.

If LiquidText has any intent of growing into a serious long-term player in the software field, I would highly recommend they reassess their business model. I would gladly pay more for additional features if I'm offered an option that doesn't tie me to a subscription for life. The App AGENDA has an interesting business model where you make a purchase and any upgrades developed during the next year are available for download. And if you don't decide to buy the upgrade subscription for the following year, you have a fully functional app without the shackles of a pay-per-month model.

Trinitee
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

College Student Here

Reviewed on 12/08/2022

Pros

I am a college student so all of my assignments are due electronically. It only makes sense for my notes to also be electronic and Liquid Text is the main app I use for notetaking. I have an iPad and Apple Pencil, so I download everything to put in a specific class (syllabus, PowerPoint, worksheets) and I am able to write on the documents! It's very simple and easy to use. My favorite feature is that I am able to pinch the document to see text on different pages at the same time (and can connect them together if I want to keep track of their correlation).

Cons

There is not much to do to improve. It could be easier to make folders and add multiple documents together.

Sherryl
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 201-500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Effective mind-mapping and thematic analysis tool for research

Reviewed on 11/08/2022

Have only been using LT for <3 months but this has been a game-changer for my post-graduate studies. I find that information overload contributes hugely to PG stress. LT synthesises vast amounts of fragmented information into a coherent whole, making research just a tad more enjoyable if not less painful.

Pros

(1) ability to tag highlights in order to code themes into disparate pieces of information
(2) search functionality within a project
(3) mind-mapping capability with link to source information in one place
(4) integration with cloud directories and reference manager (Zotero)
(5) pen compatibility and usability
(6) ease of use
(7) great productivity and information management software that allows greater knowledge retention and comprehension

Cons

(1) Zotero integration needs improvement. The highlights made in LT does not translate well back into Zotero so an annotation summary cannot be generated from these highlights.
(2) inability to lock items into place within the workspace
(3) the workspace keeps resizing into the smallest scale even when there's not many objects in the workspace
(4) when resizing the workspace, it's easy to drag objects out of place because they cannot be locked into place

Burak
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best app for the literature review.

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

I am really enjoying with LiquidText.

Pros

To organize academic journal papers, reading and taking notes afterwards was a headache for me. Although there are a few famous tools for these purposes, their note taking capabilities were not sufficient for me. LiquidText literally solved every problem I had regarding this. Creating notes while reading a paper and linking them with the relevant paragraph/figures is the killer future of this app.

Cons

Syncing is sometimes slow. I cannot say it is bad but I definitely feel some lag and I am sure this is not related to connection. Also, I didn't like the monthly based subscription model. It's not directly related to the LiquidText. Although, I understand they are trying to create a reliable income, as a user, I hate the idea of paying monthly fees for every app on my devices.

Damaris
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  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy and perfect!

Reviewed on 17/08/2022

I love that I can use different colors with the pen, I can write using the keyboard, make additions to my documents using my iPad, and see my edits on the computer.

Pros

I find it great to edit a document on my iPad and see my edits on the computer, so I can continue working on the computer and then return to the iPad again; it's perfect! I love that I can use different colors with the pen and write using the keyboard!

Cons

I think it's perfect as is; however, I would like to open two pdfs at the same time and be able to edit and write on them at the same time.

Sergio
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51-200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Perfect Companion in your Researches

Reviewed on 15/08/2022

Perfect! I read a lot of manuals or technical guides and this helping me a lot. I use it as my first tool to study/research/guide to my day by day work.

Pros

Easy integration of documents, easy note taking, highlighting and easy to consolidate information from different sources to have a better understanding or vision as a whole on a specific Topic.

Cons

Sometimes is hard to find notes within various PDFs. Or sometimes it gets stuck when using "heavy" PDFs.

Joseph
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 11-50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Document Review and Management Magic

Reviewed on 19/08/2022

Really, it's a dream come true. I didn't know I needed it until I found it. Now I can't work without it.

Pros

I love that I can organize, reference, and review hundreds of documents at once. I can organize ideas and memoranda, matching the law to the facts, and with links that immediately take me to the source document. It's magic! I love the ability to access my work across multiple devices!

Cons

I have been worried a couple times that I had lost work. I didn't lose any work, but I thought I had before learning how to re-sync and recreate the table.

Anjali
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great app for students

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

Good

Pros

1. Efficient
2. Easy to use
3. Simple layout
4. multiple options

Cons

Software hangs sometimes
Pricey
Old documents don't scan well

Alejandro
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51-200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Amazing product

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

9/10

Pros

perfect to review pdf document, is like an ETL for Pdf. if you need to review whiter papers, scientific documents. Works multiplatform in a amazing way.

Cons

it has to improve certain issues for the ipad version.

Daniel
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  • Industry: Medical Practice
  • Company size: 5,001-10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best product for medical research!

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

Amazing! Since I started using these I am not going to use anything else for research.

Pros

Extracting part of PDFs and putting them into one single notepad, from different PDFs, in addition to handwriting. I have no idea why This is not more frequently used or advertised more

Cons

The highlighting feature in the iPad doesn’t look as nice in the computer

Chun Wa
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  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Company size: 11-50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Infinite note taking

Reviewed on 14/08/2022

Pros

It can be synchronized across multiple devices, and the standards in the pdf are so clear and easy to use that you can write down your thoughts in an unlimited number of ways.

Cons

The most advanced services are a bit expensive. And the sync between different devices is a bit slow.

Irena
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 11-50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I like it! But it could be better

Reviewed on 15/08/2022

reading documents
redacting
highlighting
signing
allowing us to run paper free business

Pros

ease of use and instalment was easy
love the pen and how it interacts with ipad
love the ability to highlight the pdf docs

Cons

Tricky to import to the correct file - i need to have the file open to get the document in the file
not so easy to move files between folders
editing function (i.e. redacting) could be better - i currently use thick black pen to go over text that i want to redact
the way notes display if i forward a LT doc with notes, especially if sent by pdf

Nikolai
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best note taking and pdf review

Reviewed on 11/08/2022

Excellence

Pros

Easy and versatile, excellent sync service, multiple plataforms

Cons

Visually not fancy or elegant. The menu and tools are visually uglies.

Atul
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

LiquidText for students or anyone who likes to pen down what they study.

Reviewed on 23/08/2022

This is a great tool for me. I've not used this at a professional capacity, but for all my personal books and research I use this.
I've also recommended this to friends that are pursuing their higher education.

Pros

The fluid interaction model between parts of the document, the flexible workspace that I can use to take notes, or do rough work. Ability to link two sections of the document, pinch and compress pages.

Cons

It's a little too heavy for my basic iPad to handle smoothly.
Especially as the book gets bigger, the interaction gets choppier.

Ashok
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Good document manager

Reviewed on 17/08/2022

Good

Pros

Short Notes linkages
Linkage with Parent document

Cons

Nothing noted at present . I will inform if any lomitation noted

Gabriel
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best research tool

Reviewed on 11/08/2022

Pros

Connect various pdfs with notes, lines, comments is quite the best feature ever. If you need to investigate about a topic, there isn't a better app. Is multiplatform

Cons

It supports only pdfs as ebook. Sometimes the content can get moved somehow, which could be frustrating

Rajesh
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

An essential set of tools for writers, teachers and researchers

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

I am completely satisfied and often recommend it to my students and colleagues.

Pros

The extent to which it enables me to integrate a variety of file types, including e-books.

Cons

So far it has met my needs, so can say about that.

Raees
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Research App

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

Pros

Great app for research-related work as it helps with organizing ideas and simplifies the need to go back to a source document to double check information.

Cons

Multi sync device compatibility is locked behind subscription service.

Cenk
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 201-500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best companion application for document review

Reviewed on 08/08/2022

Pros

If you are working with multiple documents or oversized documents LiquidText may be the best solution for you. You can take excerpts, link, add notes and do many more things... This is the best application to go paperless ! It syncs across multiple devices and platforms and make things easier for you.

Cons

Th overall user experience is better for iPad when compared to PC.

Marcos
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

Works great for comparing and reviewing documents with notes.

Pros

The linking of information is powerful.

Cons

Document management a bit. Sometimes I make changes but dont want to save the change.

Craig
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Liquid Text is fantastic

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

It’s a great hit of software and keeps me organised throughout the day. I can easily find what I am looking for

Pros

The software is great because it enables me to organise documents, edit documents and only see the parts of my comments which are relevant

Cons

I think the software could have more features, like adobe, but don’t really see or know about them.

Luc J
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 2-10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Brilliant software. Just needs more fine tuning like easier undo and more fluent notes

Reviewed on 04/08/2022

Great APP !

Pros

Capacity to read/study documents . Link a todo reminder to read stored documents

Cons

Drawing/editing not powerful. Look at Notability as a model