Goodnotes
Bring your thinking to life with shared notes, whiteboards and text documents.
Goodnotes is a note-taking app that combines handwriting, typing, whiteboards, text documents, and PDF annotation in one place, so users can capture ideas in whichever form suits them. It addresses the problem of notes and documents being scattered across tools by keeping handwritten notes, typed content, PDFs, audio recordings, and meeting notes together, with work synced across tablet, phone, and laptop.
Core features include an infinite-canvas whiteboard, real-time collaboration, audio recording with transcription, meeting notes, and searchable handwriting. AI features cover search across typed text, handwriting, and sketches, summaries, converting notes into mind maps, and turning meeting minutes into project plans. The app runs on iOS/iPadOS, Mac, Windows, Android, and Web.
Goodnotes is aimed at individual professionals, teams, and students, with dedicated offerings for business and education use. It offers a free plan, a 30-day free trial, and a Goodnotes for Business edition; downloads are available across the supported platforms.
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