Guides

Get the most out of Ingathery

Here is some simple guidance on how to get the most out of Ingathery. Once you're signed in, more detailed guides are one tap away from every screen.

Capturing your notes

However you take notes, it fits

Typing a note

Write a key thought, add a tag or two, and save. That's the whole flow. Ingathery saves as you go, including offline, so a thought doesn't get lost between your seat and the car park.

Photographing a handwritten page or PDF

Prefer pen and paper, or a tablet with a stylus? Photograph the page, or import the PDF, and Ingathery cleans up the image and files it as a note. Optional OCR pulls out searchable text from the photo, so you get the best of both: your own handwriting, and a note you can still find later. See Features for the full import pipeline.

Note: we don't currently support transcribing handwritten notes into text. It's on our roadmap, but we're not sure when it will be available.

Staying anchored to Scripture

Every note knows where it came from

References are found automatically

Mention a verse in a note or tag it in the details and Ingathery recognises it and links it, no filing required. Cross-references to related passages are suggested alongside whatever you're reading.

Reading a passage, right next to your notes

Ingathery comes with the BSB translation built in that work offline. Tap a word while reading for a dictionary lookup. This includes meanings, names, and places, without leaving the passage.

Building on your study

Notes that connect to each other

Starting from a study template

Rather than a blank page, start from a template with guided prompts for observation, application, or whatever suits how you study. Explainer text under each field clarifies what it's asking without locking you into a rigid format.

Linking notes into a thread

Type a note title inside double brackets, like [[Grace and the Law]] (or use the link button in the toolbat), to link two notes together. Follow the thread back and forth later, building your own trail of connected study over time, separate from the Bible's own built-in cross-references.

Finding a note again

Search across your notes, tags, and passages from anywhere in the app. Recall also brings older notes and highlights back into view now and then, so past study stays part of what you're reading today instead of getting buried.

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