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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

I have found using Goodnotes an amazing way of keeping records. I no longer have to keep bits of paper lying around as it is now digital. More importantly, being able to access my notes on other devices have been an absolute plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

There isn't much I dislike about Goodnotes however, I have found that some options are limited and require extra payment. Considering that I have already paid for the app itself, having to pay for other services can be disappointing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows me to group my notes into different folders and sections making it easier for me to access them at a later date.

The fact that it is digital is also an advantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Goodnotes Overview

What is Goodnotes?

Goodnotes was founded back in 2013 and currently has offices in Hong Kong and London with 200+ employees from 30+ nationalities. Our app offers industry-first digital paper, powered by AI, and with over 26 million monthly active users and average rating of 4.75/5 from 1.8 million user reviews, Goodnotes is the No. 1 App for Productivity on the App Store. We won Apple’s iPad App of the Year for 2022. Goodnotes 6 is a powerful note-taking app designed to provide a seamless and natural handwriting experience on digital paper. The comprehensive solution combines the simplicity of handwriting, the power of digital tools, and advanced AI features to enhance productivity, planning, organization and live collaboration. Whether you're in a meeting, on a call, or brainstorming, Goodnotes keeps your ideas organized and accessible. Key Features: - Seamless Handwriting Experience - PDF Document Annotation - Sharing & Collaboration - Advanced Spell-check & Word Prediction - Shape Recognition - Voice Recording - Sync Across Devices Enjoy seamless digital handwriting with real-time spell-check and intelligent word prediction, helping you maintain both accuracy and speed. Import and annotate any document, including PDFs and images, highlight, underline, create, save and reuse your custom designs, graphics and elements, take notes directly within the documents and share with your team to collaborate on in real time. Sync your notes across all your devices effortlessly, ensuring you have access to your important information anytime, anywhere. Effortlessly draw and create perfect shapes with our intelligent shape recognition technology, ensuring your diagrams and illustrations are precise and presentation-ready.

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Take beautiful, searchable handwritten notes and effortlessly organize all your documents & notebooks in a single place


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Goodnotes turns complexity into clarity. Goodnotes 6 - Notes Reimagined. Goodnotes is a powerful note-taking app that combines a natural handwriting experience with powerful AI-enabled digital capabilities. Whether you’re taking notes, brainstorming, or planning, Goodnotes empowers you to do your best thinking and creating. Goodnotes is used by more than
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Sara P.
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Co-Chair Clinical Sub-Group UKRPG
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

Love that I can import in images/slides/graphics into a slide set and add notes.

It's made my presentations slicker and allows me to carry a huge range of notes with me for whenever inspiration strikes.

Enjoy being able to have different folders as well as notebooks and study sets as this allows me to keep home and work seperate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

I don't find the help tab very helpful. It's taken me several months to learn various functions and I'm not sure I'm fully utilising all features yet.

I wish the options were a bit more intuitive, for example adding in a photo could be done with a camera icon in the toolbar instead of several steps beforehand Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows me to write notes onto external slide decks to prepare presentations.

More professional image when presenting from an iPad than a handful of handwritten notes.

Can also keep track of finances by using a notebook for payments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SB
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

Goodnotes is both easy to use and flexible, and offers the best handwriting experience I have found for Apple iPad and Apple Pencil. I use the app daily for both work and personal reasons. Keeping daily notes, meeting notes, personal diaries. A wide range of templates, covers and icons is available to use both paid for and free from the inbuilt store (I almost exclusively use the free ones).

Saved notebooks can be bookmarked and searched. The spell correct function is also very usable for your handwriting (but I'm not a GP, not sure it can strtch to that LOL). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

Not so much a dislike, but very much hoping to see the latest Apple APIs in future updates to enable the new writing tools coming for iPad OS 18 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Eliminates the need for paper notepads, and means that years of notes are instantly available to you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jason T.
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

I use Goodnotes every day to help keep my notes organised and concise. No longer is my desk filled with unorganised post-it notes. I can use Goodnotes to create proper annotated notes with context including photos. The team are constantly adding new features to the app which makes me confident this won't turn into another note-taking app that just gets left behind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

I now have a stack of post-it notes looking sad on the edge of my desk. Never to be used again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can now organise all my notes within one place, neatly within folders. The transcript function is amazing for letting me record during meetings, and be safe in the knowledge that I can't forget an important point raised during the meeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MP
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

It works! and it has a straightforward file organisatioin system that makes it easy to find things. I really have stopped using paper for almost everying apart from very quick, disposable notes. I use it every day! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

Not many, slight irritation when moving items from one folder to another, but otherwise no complaints Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

It really has enabled me to go paperless. I can bring in documents, for meetings etc, and annotate them as I want: I can make (handwritten) notes whenever I need to, (It even checks my spelling in my handwriting, no mean feat!) I can keep important documents that I need to access in it, and access them whereever I am. I've recommended it to others who have also found it useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hanifi K.
HK
I'm the co-owner and the production manager of the company. I play the janitor and the CEO depending on the day.
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

I'm the production manager for a small cabinet shop that hates paper. We were stoked when we found Goodnotes. It's really good, but it would be perfect for construction use if you offered an add-on or another version that allows us to scale and measure architectural drawings. Please consider this suggestion. Also, it would be great if you could provide a shared folder instead of requiring us to share one file at a time. Thanks for listening! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

-Needs arcitectural drawing scaling and measuring.

-Needs to allow sharing a folder

-Needs to focus on construction industry to not leave half the money on the table. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

GoodNotes is a great tool for our company. We use it to estimate and measure the sites we're working on. It keeps all our measurements and photos in one place, so they're easy to find and share with others. This saves us a lot of time and effort, which is great for our bottom line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CA
Software Developer
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

I have been using Goodnotes for the better part of the last 1 year. I started with Goodnotes 5 and I am on the updated version 6 of the app. The best part of the app I love is the ability to backup my notes on Google Drive. This means I have a PDF version of all my notes readily available anytime I need it. The new AI summary features are amazing too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

I think it is not that usable on the small screen of the IOS app. I use it on the Ipad mainly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

I hate the bulkiness of paper notes or books but with Goodnotes, I have an note app that is portable and can be used anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tony B.
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Director
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

I have been able to use Good Notes to convert my old paper business system into a digital version which has really been a game changer in being unable to have all my office files at my fingertips wherever I am - absolutely brilliant! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

Lack of business style templates and the new way of dropping a page from one note book to another. Was easier and took less time before the update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Day to day admin and order processing.

Storage of completed orders Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Crystal M.
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

GoodNotes has been indispensible for daily notetaking during meetings, signing documents, grading/marking up electronic papers, and for running online courses. It's easy to use and has a very minimal learning curve. The ability to convert hand-writing to typed text is extrememly useful as is the ability to quickly switch between tools and colors when it comes to note-taking and presentations. GoodNotes integrates well with virtual meeting software (GoogleMeet, Zoom, etc.) and is useful as a whiteboard while screen-sharing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

The only complaint I've had is the lack of greek letter recognition. I work with greek symbols frequently in my note-taking and courses. When using the writing-to-text, it would be nice to have the greek lettes appear. When handwriting notes, this is not a issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

GoodNotes allows me to sign business documents, acts as a whiteboard for online course instruction. It allows me to prerecord lectures and actively write on lecture slides (when combined with screen recording apps) rather than switching back and forth between screens/pencil and paper. While there aren't built in animations, I can quickly add in photos and move components around a screen or demonstrate motion with the laser pointer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RG
Director
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

The ability to create notes easily, search for information and store everything in the cloud so that it can be accessed from multiple devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

The only enhancement that I would like to see is some kind of tagging or way of being able to search for actions that have been captured in a meeting and may need to be followed up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Handwritten notes in meetings and maintaining a reliable record that can be accessed from multiple devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christine B.
CB
Business owner
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What do you like best about Goodnotes?

I love the fact that Goodnotes syncs easily over many devices. I can annotate from one and pcik it up later on another. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Goodnotes?

Need to check that the latest version of Goodnotes is downloaded otherwise there are sync issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Goodnotes solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed a planner and project solution that I could access easily on my phone as I am out of clinic a lot. Most only really work on a tablet. good notes works equally well on a phone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.