Goodnotes
Notes Reimagined·goodnotes.com
Goodnotes is a note-taking app that combines natural handwriting with AI-powered tools, letting people write, type, sketch, or speak to capture and organize ideas. It supports PDF import and annotation, handwriting recognition and OCR search, whiteboards, text documents, audio recording synced to notes, and real-time collaboration. The app syncs across devices via iCloud and the Goodnotes cloud, with offline access.
What it's for
Features 19
- AI-powered tools (Goodnotes AI)
- Audio recording synced to notes
- Audio transcription
- Comments and public/private link sharing
- Convert handwriting to text
- Cross-platform sync (iCloud and Goodnotes cloud)
- Handwriting recognition and OCR search across notes, typed text, and PDFs
- Infinite-canvas whiteboard
- Meeting notes capture
- Natural handwriting note-taking (digital ink)
- Offline access
- PDF import, annotation, highlighting, and markup
- Presentation Mode with laser pointer
- Quicknotes quick capture
- Real-time collaboration and live sharing
- Spellcheck for handwriting
- Study Sets (flashcards and study materials)
- Templates, covers, and folder organization
- Text documents, diagrams, and shape creation
Pricing
Essential ($11.99/year), Pro ($35.99/year), and Teams ($120 per seat/year) are billed annually; a distinct standalone monthly price is not shown separately from the annual figure. Enterprise pricing is custom and available on request, with discounted rates for 25+ seats.
A perpetual free version of the full product.
Up to 3 Notebooks, limited sharing, 100MB storage, up to 3 files with 5MB import size, 20 minutes audio recording
7-day free trial. AI Pass add-on available for +$9.99/month.
5GB storage
Most popular plan. 7-day free trial. AI Pass add-on available for +$9.99/month.
30-day free trial.
Custom pricing available for 25 seats and up; contact sales.
Requires setting up an Admin console; trusted by over 100 teams.
Free for K–12 schools