GoodNotes
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About GoodNotes
GoodNotes is a note-taking app for tablets that combines handwriting, typing, PDF annotation, and AI features.
GoodNotes works for professionals and students who take notes by hand, annotate documents, and need to search across their notes quickly. It suits people who work across multiple devices and teams that need to collaborate on shared documents and meeting notes.
- Handwrite, type, sketch, and record audio in one app
- Mark up PDFs and search your annotations
- Real-time collaboration on notebooks and documents
- AI-powered summaries and search across all note types
- Access notes across tablet, phone, and laptop
Good to know: Offers a free trial; available on tablet, phone, and laptop; includes enterprise-grade security and admin controls.
Key features
- PDF annotation: Mark up contracts, briefs, and reports by hand, then search and collaborate on annotations without switching tools.
- AI search and summaries: Search typed text, handwriting, and sketches to find ideas quickly, and get AI-powered summaries of notes.
- Cross-device sync: Start notes on your tablet, continue on your phone, and finish on your laptop without losing context.
At a glance
- Category: AI Productivity
- Type: Notes & knowledge base
- Jobs: Capture Meetings & Notes
- Evidence: Not yet reviewed
- Website: goodnotes.com
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Sources: Details checked on the tool’s own website · Researched by AI Made Easy
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