A 12 months in the past, reMarkable introduced that a few of its E Ink tablets’ finest options could be locked behind a month-to-month subscription price for brand new customers, however as we speak the corporate has dramatically reduced the price of that subscription, whereas making some beforehand locked away options now out there free of charge.

In the years because the authentic reMarkable pill (and later the reMarkable 2) was launched—the primary to actually replicate the pen on paper expertise with note-taking capabilities on a big E Ink display screen, there have been fairly a number of e-note alternate options to enter the market. Some, just like the Bigme InkNotice Color, are superb, however none have fairly matched the efficiency and ease of use of the reMarkable, which effortlessly syncs paperwork between the pill and desktop/cellular apps.

The reMarkable pill’s limitless cloud syncing was a regular function till final October, when the firm launched two tiers of paid subscriptions for brand new customers (legacy house owners may proceed utilizing their tablets unrestricted) desirous to hoard as many recordsdata as they wished. For those that didn’t decide right into a subscription, any paperwork or recordsdata synced to reMarkable’s cloud servers could be deleted after 50 days of inactivity. The fundamental $5/month Connect Lite plan unlocked limitless cloud storage for the reMarkable tablets, whereas an $8/month Connect plan included that plus the power to sync paperwork to Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive. It additionally got here with handwriting to textual content conversion, and electronic mail file sharing proper from the pill.

Starting as we speak, the Connect Lite and Connect plans have been merged into a single, revamped Connect plan that features limitless cloud storage and syncing, an prolonged guarantee, and a value drop from $8/month to simply $3/month, with new customers getting their first 12 months free of charge. Features beforehand locked behind subscriptions as of final 12 months, like handwriting conversion, doc emailing, and assist for Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive, are actually as soon as once more commonplace options included free of charge with each reMarkable pill.

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Today the company also announced new software features arriving later this year, including the ability to combine handwritten and typed text in a document, with Connect subscribers being able to edit, modify, and add to cloud-synced documents through the reMarkable desktop and mobile companion apps, which previously only allowed documents to be opened in a read-only mode, or exported as PDF or SVG files.

Although it appears as if we’re all drowning in subscription charges now, it’s good to see an organization strolling issues again a bit. The easy cloud syncing is definitely one of many reMarkable pill’s finest and most polished options, and these updates assist cement the machine as one of the best e-note available on the market if note-taking is your focus. Now the corporate simply must discover a approach to embrace display screen lighting for the reMarkable 3.