GoodNotes

Type of Tool

Notes

Summary

A fantastic note-taking application with handwriting abilities.

Pricing & Cost

FreeLow

Learning Effort

Beginner

Availability

iOSMacOSWindowsAndroid

Best For

StudentsPersonalFreelancers

Compares to

Apple Freeform

Download Link

https://www.goodnotes.com/

No Review

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✨ What is
GoodNotes
?

GoodNotes is a digital note-taking app that allows you to handwrite or type notes on a virtual paper using Apple Pencil on iPad, or other iOS devices. It offers an intuitive and distraction-free environment to take organised notes for work, study or personal use.

The pricing for

GoodNotes

is fantastic. The free option allows you to create 3 notebooks, or pay a one-time-only price to use unlimited notebooks and features.

GoodNotes is a little like Apple Freeform, however, it offers natural handwriting and organising, whereas

Apple Freeform

provides a freeform canvas for open-ended note-taking.

🔗 Learn More

GoodNotes | Write Outside the Lines

Note down, shape, and share your ideas with the world's best-loved digital paper. Your first free notebooks are free.

www.goodnotes.com

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📱Best Features of
GoodNotes

GoodNotes has tons of amazing features, here are just a few you will enjoy ✨

Handwriting Recognition - Always find what you are looking for thanks to handwriting recognition and OCR technology.
Endless Opportunities - Create PDFs, documents, images, and more!
Limitless Folders and Subfolders - Organise your notes to your heart's content.
Back-Up! - Back up to Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox.
Personalise Notebooks - Be creative and design your own notebook covers.
Flash Cards - Use the built-in study flashcards to help learn a new topic.
Collaborate and Share - Share documents with others, or invite them to collaborate.

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✅ Best Suited For

GoodNotes

is amazing for personal use. Students love using this application to help with their studies, exams, lectures and everything they need! Creatives enjoy the visual and experimental abilities for taking notes too.

🎓 Learning Materials for
GoodNotes

Getting started with GoodNotes 5

This guide will teach you everything you need to get started with GoodNotes 5. It includes basic information, step-by-step instructions, as well as some advanced tips and tricks. After finishing th...

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