Study template
Book notes template
It's easy to finish a good book and remember little of it a month later. This book notes template captures the big ideas, keeps your favourite quotes in a proper quote block and ends with what you'll actually try, so the book leaves something behind.
- Free
- Private
- Works offline
Book notes
Book:
Author:
Rating:
Big ideas
Favourite quotes
What I'll try
What’s inside
- 3 sections: Big ideas, Favourite quotes, What I'll try.
- Space to fill in: Book, Author, Rating.
- Checklists to tick off (one item is ready; add as many as you like). Ticked items can move to the bottom.
- Reminders on any item: each one shows up in Tasks, under Today or Upcoming.
- A quote block for the lines worth keeping.
- Its look: a sand note on lined paper, written in Lora. Change any of it in the Style panel.
Tips for using it
- Add the page number after each quote, so you can find the passage again when you reread.
- Put a reminder a week out on each 'What I'll try' item, to check whether the idea stuck.
- Link books on similar subjects with [[ ]] so their notes lead to each other.
How to start
- Select Use this templateMemlow opens in your browser with a new note made from it. There is nothing to install.
- Fill it inEvery word is saved as you type, on your own device, and it works offline.
- Make it yoursAdd or remove lines, change the colour, paper or font, or save your version as your own template. On Android, press and hold the + button to find the same template.
Questions
How do you take notes on a book?
Read first, then write down the few ideas that stood out, a couple of lines worth keeping and one thing you'll do differently. Short notes you reread are worth more than long ones you never open.
Can I keep all my book notes in one place?
Make a Books folder for them, and use the Rating line to remember which ones you'd recommend to a friend.
Start with a template, keep it private.
Memlow is free, with no AI. Your notes stay on your device, or in your own Google Drive, encrypted.
