Goodnotes has always been the place to capture your ideas — from quick notes to big plans. Now, it goes even further.
With powerful AI and flexible tools built for your Mac workflow, Goodnotes helps you connect the dots, unlock insights, and turn ideas into action.
*Goodnotes 5 users can continue using it indefinitely or upgrade to the new Goodnotes. Either way, your notes are safe and fully accessible on Mac.*
For professionals: Supercharge your productivity on Mac
■ Text Documents + AI: Create intelligent documents that think with you. On Mac, enjoy a superior typing experience with inline blocks and flexible layouts that make the most of your screen. AI-powered summarization, automated note generation, and transcription support help turn rough notes and meetings into polished and shareable content.
■ Whiteboard + Goodnotes AI: One of our most requested features is here. Brainstorm, diagram, and mind-map freely on a spacious, infinite canvas that grows with your thinking. Perfect for larger screens and multitasking on Mac. Enhanced diagramming tools and real-time collaboration let teams workshop and problem-solve together, while Goodnotes AI helps capture and organize ideas instantly.
■ AI Audio & Meetings: Stay focused in your meetings while Goodnotes on Mac works behind the scenes. AI-powered transcription and summarization tools record your conversations and structure them into clear meeting notes, ideal for remote work and hybrid teams. Merge transcripts with your own notes to create polished, shareable documents in seconds.
■ Present directly from your Mac via AirPlay or HDMI to an external screen — no need for third-party tools.
■ Use Laser Pointer to guide your audience during virtual or in-person presentations.
■ Export your notes easily via email, print, or as PDFs.
■ Share notebooks via link for collaborative editing — perfect for async work or team brainstorming.
■ Import documents quickly by emailing them to your Goodnotes address — available on all devices, including Mac.
For students: Study smarter, wherever you are
■ Record audio notes that sync with your writing, perfect for lectures.
■ Instantly search across all your notes with Mac’s powerful tools.
■ Study Sets turn your notes into flashcards using active recall and spaced repetition.
■ Use AI to summarize, rewrite, or edit your notes with tone suggestions and corrections.
For planners & creators: Organize with freedom
■ Customize paper size, templates, and colors to match your workflow.
■ Add or design stickers, stamps, washi tapes, images, and more to make your workspace yours.
Digital notebooks on Mac: All-in-one workspace
■ Combine handwriting and typing on a single page, ideal for hybrid note-taking.
■ Choose from customizable templates like Blank Paper, Ruled Paper, Cornell, Checklists, Planners, and more.
■ Navigate long documents easily with outlines or imported PDF tables of contents.
■ Sync seamlessly across Mac, iPad, and iPhone with iCloud.
■ Back up everything to Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive.
■ Edit handwriting with your mouse or trackpad — resize, recolor, or reposition effortlessly.
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This digital notepad and PDF markup tool covers all the bases. Create notes with your keyboard or Apple Pencil: the app transforms your hand-drawn shapes into perfect ones, and can even convert your handwriting to text.
zoom tool
mia rizki suciana
overall it's nice! but there is no zoom tool for the macbook, it would be really helpful if you add the zoom feature to the macbook version too!
iCloud Sync Error
Jane Racoon
I got this message when I enable iCloud Sync:"We encountered an issue when syncing your notes on iCloudYour notes on your device are safe but may be outdated. Error detail:There might be a problem with the server. Please try again later."HELP Please!Both on Mac and iPhone. It works fine on my iPad. By the way, why there is no option to backup on other online services on Mac (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox). Those options are available for iPhone and iPad.
PLEASE BRINGBACK VERSION 5
Zoulkar
I was purchased Goodnotes 5 for a long time, And it said one time purchased! Why you all disabled the old version, and forced me to buy a now version? I dont want to upgrade.. please bring the Version 5 back!
- Fixed a crash affecting managed (VPP) devices.
- Fixed a layout bug where landscape pages couldn't be zoomed out or panned clear of the document sidebar.
- Fixed gray lines appearing along the Notification popover background in Dark Mode.
- Fixed an issue where math graphs weren't generated for duplicated or concurrently visualized equations.
- Fixed the Insert Graph tooltip on Mac not dismissing correctly.
- Fixed the paywall not resizing to fit narrower screens.
- Fixed a contrast issue that made the trial countdown pill hard to read.
- Fixed the image picker not opening from the toolbar in some cases.
- Fixed a layout bug where the textbox style popover showed extra spacing on first open.
- Fixed toolbar popovers opening above the sub-toolbar and covering it.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when restyling handwriting on large whiteboard pages.
- Fixed a scroll indicator not appearing when a popover overlapped the page edge.
- Fixed handwriting beautification quality degrading after repeated use in the same session.
- Fixed several issues with connectors in diagrams, including duplicate strokes and incorrect routing when zoomed out or rotated.
- Fixed an issue where formatting-only edits to connected shapes could be lost.
- Fixed sync reliability issues affecting document duplication and page copying.
- Fixed an issue where some previously-created textboxes couldn't be edited.
- Fixed text highlight rendering issues.
- General bug fixes and stability improvements.
Version 7.1.16
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