Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

Ratings & Reviews

  • 4.6
    out of 5
    115 Ratings

  • Editors’ Choice

    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.

  • Page numbers; more Mathematics tools
    Dr B🌷

    I really enjoyed using this app to teach but I wish that it offered more.It would be nice to add page numbers to notes before sharing them with students. There is also a need for Mathematical instruments, i.e. a protractor and a compass for constructions. I do not enjoy standing up to do these on the actual whiteboard.

    Developer Response

    Hello! Thank you for your feedback and support! We're glad to hear that you find the app enjoyable for teaching. We're always looking to improve and would love to hear your suggestions on how we can make it a 5-star experience for you. Your ideas about adding page numbers and mathematical tools like a protractor and compass are fantastic! Please feel free to share more on our feedback forum: http://feedback.goodnotes.com. For further assistance, you can contact us at https://support.goodnotes.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. Thank you!

  • Cannot find ruler tool
    Tate Shali

    Very good app, however I cannot seem to find the ruler app (it’s not in the element tool - from where all tutorials say it is enabled from). Any advise on how to enable that?

  • Glitch
    Tjeluba

    I enjoy Goodnotes immensely and haven’t yet found any other app that comes close to it when it comes to note writing! BUT I am really struggling with the one glitch that I am experiencing, where odd lines will suddenly start appearing and jumping over my page while I am writing? How does one fix that, it is driving me crazy!

  • Glitch
    Waago2000

    This application has many glitches which need to be fixed. It’s sometimes unresponsive or the interface lags.

  • Negative review
    Manlikeian._

    Goodnotes crashes unexpectedly quite frequently.When I have a PDF open on, say, page 200, the next time I open the app, it starts from the cover page instead of where I left off.The dictation feature doesn’t work well, and it’s not a microphone issue because other apps work fine.The Math Assistant is practically nonexistent.Just make the app usable.

    Developer Response

    Thank you for your feedback! For further assistance, please contact us at https://support.goodnotes.com/hc/en-us/requests/new or share your suggestions in our Customer Suggestions portal https://feedback.goodnotes.com. We’re always happy to hear from you and are here to help.

  • More Features
    Ndayola

    Features like recording on notes could really make more sense and notes password lock

  • Latest update has many glitches
    Tuapsie

    I hate the new update! It glitches so much, i don’t like that it automatically scrolls t the next page. Sometimes it glitches so hard it just scrolls up and down between two pages. This was never a problem in previous updates. This update , as of 28 February 2025, sucks. Please fix them.