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About Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

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: 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 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 turns them into clear meeting minutes. After the meeting, merge transcripts with your own handwritten or typed 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, 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 handwritten and typed notes to email, print, or share them anywhere as PDFs. ■ Send a link to your notebooks to work on the same notes. ■ 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 your iPhone or iPad exact moment you write: perfect for lectures, seminars, and presentations. ■ Take handwritten notes that stay fully searchable: instantly find any word across every class notebook, even mid-lecture. ■ 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 turn messy handwritten or typed student notes into polished, structured study material. For planners and journalers: Let your creativity flow ■ Plan your week, month, or year on your iPhone/ iPad with built-in and importable planner templates, fully customizable to match how you plan. ■ Keep a daily journal alongside your planner. Combine handwriting, typed reflections, photos, and stickers on the same page. ■ Use Goodnotes AI to summarize a week's worth of journal entries on your iPhone or iPad into key themes and takeaways. ■ Customize the size and color of your paper templates to create the planner or journal you want. ■ Add, create, or import stickers, stamps, washi tapes, images, and more on your iPad. 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, planners, and journals 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 handwritten and typed 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 handwriting 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

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF details

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF is a free Productivity app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac, developed by Goodnotes Limited. It is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 456,287 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 18.6 or later, is 794 MB to download and is available in 14 languages. It was first released on January 15, 2019 and last updated on September 21, 2026.

Category
Productivity
Rating
4.7 / 5 (456,287 ratings)
Price
Free
Current version
7.1.24
Size
794 MB
Requires
iOS 18.6 or later
Compatibility
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac
Languages
English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and 6 more
Age rating
4+
Released
January 15, 2019
Last updated
September 21, 2026
Developer
Goodnotes Limited

Ratings breakdown

5 stars 87% (395,413) 4 stars 7% (30,873) 3 stars 2% (8,759) 2 stars 1% (4,636) 1 star 4% (16,606)

What’s new in Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

* Connect your Outlook calendar to get event reminders in Goodnotes, so you'll never forget to take notes. Available for Pro users. * Added text highlighting for text boxes, sticky notes, and shapes. Pick a color from the object menu to highlight your text and it stays attached as you edit, resize, or move things around. Clear or change the color anytime from the same menu. * Better protection for locked documents: fixed cases where locked documents could be moved or exported without first being unlocked. * Sharing and comments open more reliably: fixed issues with the Link Sharing row and links to another participant’s comment thread. * More stable text editing: fixed a hang when opening the text formatting popover and crashes when using keyboard toolbar buttons or inserting rich text. * Cleaner text UI: fixed text highlight coachmark flicker or glitches on Mac and inconsistent Text Box Style sheet backgrounds on iPhone. * More reliable Handwriting Restyle: fixed issues on rotated pages and review controls that could remain visible after switching document tabs. * Education: Classroom sample lessons load more reliably: fixed Model Answer getting stuck when using Present as the smart clustering source. * Education: Teachers can switch between smart views more easily to view student submissions in the way they want * Education: Experience improvements in Sample Lessons * Smoother Marketplace browsing: fixed price buttons that could stay stuck loading on first navigation. * General bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 7.1.24 · Updated September 21, 2026

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF app privacy

The developer, Goodnotes Limited, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

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

  • Identifiers: Device ID

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Identifiers: Device ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction
  • Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data

Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality

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