Everything has gone remote this year — including holiday shopping! If you’re worried about your holiday gift lists getting lost in the shuffle, fear not. Rocketbook’s Smart List feature can help you stay calm and organized, even though holiday shopping can feel hectic.

Keep reading to see how our Smart List feature will make your holiday shopping look and feel … smarter! This year, give yourself the gift of an organized holiday shopping list.

What Are Smart Lists?

Smart Lists is a feature in the Rocketbook app that allows you to create digital versions of lists made in your Rocketbook notebook. Our OCR technology automatically detects any list items (signified by a square) and transcribes your tasks onto a new screen within the app!

How Do Smart Lists Work?

To use Smart Lists, make sure you turn Smart Lists ON in your OCR Settings. Then create your list using left-aligned hollow squares before each item, like this:

☐ Get astronaut suit dry-cleaned
☐ Repair rocket thrusters
☐ Buy more dehydrated ice-cream

When your list is complete, scan your page. You will be prompted to a new screen where you can add your tasks to the Smart List of your choice. You can also create a new Smart List for a specific purpose. Once you select your preferred list, your tasks will be automatically added and saved. You can access your lists at any time to check your ongoing progress!

Don’t worry if a few of your items weren’t scanned, you can always manually edit, add, and delete list items in the app. Once the app has transcribed your list, you can send your scan to a destination for safekeeping (although this isn’t required!).

Still not sure how to get Smart Lists on your device? Visit our the Help Center in the "Settings" section of the Rocketbook app.

Using Smart Lists for Holiday Shopping

Now that you know how Smart Lists works, you can use this feature to help with your holiday shopping! Thanks to multiple studies, we know that writing by hand helps with better learning and retention.

Once you handwrite your list and scan with the Rocketbook app, you can use Smart Lists to keep track of items you check off. Keeping an on-going list will allow you to refer back to open or ongoing tasks whenever you need, right at the touch of your fingertips! Don’t forget that you can also use the Rocketbook app to send your list to any of your favorite cloud destinations for safekeeping.

Quiet moments with a pen and piece of paper is a form of self-care, people! Keeping up with your shopping list doesn’t need to be stressful thanks to Smart Lists. This year, gift yourself peace of mind!