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OrbitNote Classic vs
OrbitNote Modern

OrbitNote is an accessibility and productivity tool that makes digital documents interactive, readable, and collaborative.

OrbitNote Modern is a revamped version of OrbitNote, which offers advanced tools, enhanced accessibility, and a streamlined design built to scale with an evolving industry.

Area Feature/Benefit Classic Modern
General Sign in independent of Google Drive and OneDrive access - ✔
Collaborate in real time (Google Drive or OneDrive) - ✔
Recent files picker, improved navigation, flexible file finding - ✔
PREMIUM Exam Mode - ✔
PREMIUM Arrange Pages ✔ Q1 2026
Document Editing Fillable forms support, multiple tabs, annotation search, reload in viewer - ✔
Undo, redo, copy and paste - ✔
Text annotations, highlights, shapes, lines, freehand drawing, Insert Image ✔ ✔
Compatibility with standard annotations in other PDF tools (Adobe, Kami) - ✔
Sticky Notes and Side Notes ✔ ✔
PREMIUM Math Tools ✔ ✔
PREMIUM Digital Signatures ✔ Q2 2026
Literacy Support Text-to-Speech, Scan Text, Image to PDF, Screenshot Reader,Screen Masking, Translation, Dictionaries ✔ ✔
Read&Write Prediction ✔ ✔
Read&Write Voices ✔ ✔
LMS Integrations Google Classroom ✔ ✔
Schoology ✔ ✔
PREMIUM Brightspace and Canvas ✔ ✔

Any feature not marked as PREMIUM is included in the version available for Read&Write customers with no additional charge.

With OrbitNote Modern, users get: 

  • A cleaner, more visually appealing experience
  • Advanced Document Editing, with fillable forms, arrange, rotate, annotation search, and more
  • Flexible sign-in. Log in with SSO, connect your Google Drive or OneDrive at any time.

  • Real-time collaboration with peers no matter their platform
  • Easier file search with a new “recent files” picker and improved navigation