About this tool
GoodNotes is a notebook first. Content designers and product people still use it to doodle flows, annotate PDFs, and keep a paper-like journal on iPad.
It is not a painting app. Export a page when a doodle becomes a real artifact. Do not force a comic into a lined notebook.
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Doodling |
| Jobs | Doodling, Sketching |
| Surfaces | iPad, iPhone, Mac |
| Website | www.goodnotes.com |
| Pricing | Free tier; paid for full notebooks |
| Added | 2026-08-23 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-23 |
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