Goodnotes

Goodnotes is presented as a notes app built for tablets that lets users capture thoughts through handwriting, typing, sketching, or speaking. The page highlights handwriting experience on tablets, PDF annotation, a whiteboard with an infinite canvas, typed text documents, audio recording and transcription, meeting notes, and quick notes. It also describes AI features such as summaries, search across typed text, handwriting and sketches, mind map creation, and turning meeting minutes into project plans. Collaboration in real time, cross-device syncing, enterprise admin controls, encryption, and a Goodnotes for Business offering are mentioned, along with use cases for project planning, knowledge sharing, and brainstorming. The page lists industries served, including AEC, legal, professional services, government/NGO, marketing and events, students, and education. Workspaces are described as coming in 2026. Pricing details are not stated on the page beyond a link to a pricing section and a Start Free call to action.

Key features

• Handwriting-focused note-taking with tablet support
• Whiteboard with infinite canvas
• Text document creation and editing
• PDF annotation with search and export
• AI-powered summaries and search across typed text, handwriting, and sketches
• Mind map creation from notes
• Real-time collaboration across notebooks, documents, and whiteboards
• Audio recording and transcription
• Meeting notes capture
• Quick notes
• Syncing across devices
• Admin controls and encryption for enterprise use
• Workspaces for separate clients, teams, or companies (coming 2026)

Best suited for

• Professionals who use a tablet for work
• Teams collaborating on shared notes and documents
• Students and educators
• Project planning and knowledge sharing
• Brainstorming sessions
• Reviewing and annotating PDFs
• Meeting note-taking and action items

Pricing

Not stated on the website