Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

Note taking, Planner & Journal

Free · In‑App Purchases

Goodnotes has always been the place to capture your ideas — from quick notes to big plans. Now, it goes further. With powerful AI and new ways to capture information, Goodnotes helps you connect the dots, unlock insights, and turn ideas into action. *Existing Goodnotes 5 users can continue to use Goodnotes 5 indefinitely or upgrade to the new Goodnotes. Either way, your notes are safe!* For professionals: Increase productivity at work ■ Whiteboard + Goodnotes AI: One of our most requested features — brainstorm, mind-map, and diagram freely on an infinite canvas that grows with your ideas. Enhanced diagramming tools and real-time collaboration make it easy for teams to workshop, ideate, and problem-solve together, while Goodnotes AI helps you capture and organize key takeaways instantly. ■ Goodnotes AI Audio & Meetings: Stay fully present in every conversation while Goodnotes does the work for you. AI-powered transcription and live summarization automatically capture discussions and structure them into clear meeting minutes. After the meeting, merge transcripts with your own notes to create polished, shareable documents in seconds. ■ Text Documents + AI: Create documents that think with you. Enjoy a superior typing experience with rich inline blocks, build on ideas with external insights, and collaborate seamlessly with teammates. With AI-powered summarization, automated note generation, and transcript support, you can turn rough notes and meetings into finished content faster than ever. ■ Present your notes, slides, and content directly from Goodnotes when you connect your device via AirPlay or HDMI to an external screen. ■ Use Laser Pointer to guide your audience’s attention during your presentation. ■ Export your notes to email, print, or share them anywhere as PDFs. ■ Send a link to your notebooks to work on the same notes directly — perfect for asynchronous work or collaborative brainstorming. ■ Import documents by emailing them to your custom Goodnotes email. For students: Ace your exams with ease ■ Record audio notes that are magically synced to the moment you write — perfect for lectures or presentations. ■ Search and instantly find any of your notes from any class. ■ Study and practice straight from your notes with Study Sets — flashcards built on active recall and spaced repetition. ■ Use AI to summarize, shorten, change the tone of your words, and perfect your typed text. For planners: Let your creativity flow ■ Customize the size and color of your paper templates to create the template you want. ■ Add, create, or import stickers, stamps, washi tapes, images, and more Digital notebooks: unlimited notebooks for the price of a single physical one. ■ Combine handwriting and typed text on one page, alongside images, stickers, diagrams, and doodles. ■ Create digital notebooks with customizable paper templates, including Blank Paper, Ruled Paper, Cornell Paper, Checklists, Planners, and more. ■ Navigate long documents with ease. PDF tables of contents are automatically imported; or create custom outlines yourself. ■ Back up all your notes to Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive, and use iCloud to sync across iPad, iPhone, and Mac — so your notes are always safe. ■ Edit your writing by resizing it, changing the text color, or moving it to another spot on the page. Privacy Policy: https://www.goodnotes.com/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://www.goodnotes.com/terms-and-conditions

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* Fixed crashes that could occur when opening the Change Color menu, using the Toolbar's More Options popover, switching to iCloud while offline, or starting Auto Backup with no files uploaded. * Added Selective Eraser, allowing more control of the content type removed with the eraser. * Added alignment guides and smart spacing when moving objects on the canvas, helping everything line up with consistent, even spacing without manual nudging. * Get more space back on your Notebook pages by pulling the page down to close the secondary toolbar. * Fixed color palette clipping in the Text Box Style and Change Color menus on iPhone, and corrected Image Crop's dark mode appearance under Liquid Glass. * Fixed scrolling and delete issues in the object menu, a misplaced rotation handle, a flickering canvas element, and a glitch that could occur when scrolling between pages side to side. * Fixed several issues with the Images tool. * Fixed website links added via Add Link not working, a duplicated title after splitting notes, and slash-command sizing issues. * Fixed text issues, including undo in text boxes, cursor tracking in Text Documents, and numbered list markers resetting while typing. * Fixed issues with audio transcription and AI-generated diagrams. * Improved security when opening certain legacy GoodNotes 4 files. * Added a clear message when a document needs a newer app version to open and improved messaging when iCloud storage is full. * Fixed sign-in appearing inside the settings popover for Goodnotes Education, the in-app keyboard not opening for the SSO email field in landscape mode, and Sample Lesson documents falling out of sync. * Restored the audio sidebar automatically opening when a recording starts. * General bug fixes and stability improvements.

The developer, Goodnotes Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Used to Track You

    The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

    • Identifiers
  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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Seller
  • Goodnotes Limited
Size
  • 1 GB
Category
  • Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
Languages
English and 14 more
  • English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Essential (Yearly) $11.99
  • Essential (Yearly) $11.99
  • Special Edition $35.99
  • Goodnotes 6 Free Trial $0.00
  • Goodnotes Pro (Yearly) $35.99
  • Goodnotes 6 One-Time Payment $28.99
  • Marketplace Content $9.99
  • Essential (Yearly) $11.99
  • Marketplace Content $1.99
  • AI Pass (Monthly) $9.99
Copyright
  • © 2011-2026 Goodnotes Limited