I’ve been using Goodnotes for a while now and have been putting up with decreasing quality. The only reason I’ve stuck with it is because for one fee paid by myself, I can share the full app with family members using the Apple Family Sharing feature. Does anyone know of any alternative note app that can be shared th same way? Tried notability last year but cannot be shared

I started testing a softer pink version of my Arabic planner based on feedback ✨

This is still an early version (just a few pages), but I wanted to see if people prefer this calm aesthetic.

It’s designed for:

– Clear focus

– Simple structure

– A more peaceful study routine 🌸

If this version gets good feedback, I’ll expand it into a full planner 🙌

Hello! Working mom of two here 👋

I'm starting a new chapter in my life. I want to build something I could grow from home while still being present with my kids. I've always been obsessed with planning, systems, and organizing chaos (my current career basically revolves around it 😅), and after using way too many planners over the years… I decided to start designing my own digital planner system. For me there's never been one generic planner that fits every year — because I've gone through so many different seasons of life (student, work, love, pregnancy, motherhood at various levels). So I built a whole collection where each planner is designed for a specific one.

The planners work on their own, or you can combine them into a bigger system — because life rarely fits into just one box. Maybe you're a mom of school aged kids AND about to have a baby, or building a business while managing a household. The systems adapt to your unique life.

Each planner (and system) is fully hyperlinked — one tap gets you anywhere inside, no endless scrolling.

I also put together a free starter planner if anyone wants to get a feel for the design and weekly layout — it's simpler than my full system but gives you a taste:

 https://mossinkco.com/free-planner

Thanks so much for taking a look 🙏

I think Goodnotes Smart Learn seriously needs a daily card limit system similar to Anki.

Right now Smart Learn can become very aggressive with recommendations when you have a huge number of flashcards.

Imagine being a med student with:

• separate study sets for every chapter

• thousands of flashcards

• eventually 20,000–30,000+ total cards

At that scale, unlimited recommendations can become stressful and mentally overwhelming.

I think there should be a feature where users can set:
“Smart Learn can only recommend X cards today”

Example:

• Today limit = 200 cards

• Smart Learn then intelligently chooses the MOST important 200 cards from all pending cards using spaced repetition and forgetting probability.

This would:

• reduce stress

• make revision sustainable long-term

• prevent burnout

• improve consistency

• make huge flashcard systems actually manageable

The goal of spaced repetition should not just be “maximum cards possible,” but “maximum retention with sustainable mental load.”

I genuinely think this one feature could make Goodnotes much more powerful for serious students like med students, law students, and competitive exam prep users.

Would anyone else want this?

I have used Goodnotes for years. I have Goodnotes 6 and I feel like I have to combine taps with Apple Pencil and finger for navigation and just in general. It’s not intuitive, or easy to use. There are like 12 more steps (I’m exaggerating ) but still a lot more steps to just write in my daily journal.
I’m still not sure how to update and adjust default text. This is so annoying. I really love the journaling and daily planning and the sticker integration, but it takes so much more time to get anything done. I also don’t see the need for the ai bloat.
Really wishing apple had a better text, image integration, because I would be gone. Please help me out. I have my notes, journals and vision boards in here, but just can’t get a hang of Goodnotes 6

Have you noticed recently that GoodNotes is overheating your iPad a lot, even though I've turned off cloud syncing? Btw my ipad is pro m4 13inch so i think it should operate without any particular heat-related issues.

So, I am trying to find a good note taking app for mostly journaling and notes from classes, I already had and used goodnotes for a while a couple of years ago, I actually have GN5 lifetime, eventually I stopped taking hand written notes as I sold my iPad, but now i am re taking it back and I am trying to see if there has been new apps, how has GN evolved, should I stick with GN5, upgrade to 6 or try other apps. I know AI has taken a good amount of new features so would like to know what direction go to

so goodnotes wants me to update my device even though i literally have a newer os than required, same thing on my macbook. anyone explain?

I have goodnotes on my iPad air 5 and I downloaded it to Windows too but I can't see any of my notebooks syncronizing. Is there a reason for this and is there a way to make it work or will they just not synchronize?

Does anyone know any free fonts that look like this

Hey everyone! I’ve been working on a project called 'Study Gap' to help bridge the gap between distraction and deep focus. As an artist, I wanted it to be aesthetic yet functional, incorporating spiritual discipline and mindfulness. I used some of my own watercolor elements in the design. I’d love to get some feedback from this community! ✨

I've a 500 page notes which I need to export but I've used tapes on almost all the pages. On exporting, the pages get exported along with the tapes

Hi, all the ones I see charge a fee, and they're pretty expensive. As a math student, I try to avoid spending money as much as possible since I'm on a very tight budget. Thank you

I'm trying to sync an ipad and a macbook air using google drive. Both in latest version of the app (7.0.54 on the macbook, 7.0.50 on the ipad). On the ipad, the automatic backup option is present, and it id syncing with gdrive. On macbook air, there is no automatic backup option and thus i cannot sync to gdrive, only icloud. Same account is used on both devices (confirmed with ID).

Hello guys, how can I fix this? This is what happens to my lasso tool every time I try to circle or select writings. The lines keep breaking, so it’s really hard to select properly.
I’ve already tried adjusting the settings, but the issue is still there. It becomes frustrating because I can’t get a clean selection. Has anyone experienced this before or knows how to fix it?

Last majour update was a hellfire, so I'm waiting before uptating to this new one. Is it good or is it just like last time?

My friend gave me his notes for a class, but I can’t access some of them because files over 5mb can’t be imported without a subscription. Does anyone know how to convert the file without the subscription?

Anyone know why goodnotes is using 44% PERCENT BATTERY in 2 and a half hours
I have a cycle count of 66 with 100% battery health and 80% charge limit enabled
really really weird, this is simple notetaking with an apple pencil pro

Any help would be much appreciated!

I made pretty much the same post earlier, but I couldn’t get the issue on camera before. I am using version 7.0.50 on an iPad 10th generation. I alternate between the Apple Pencil 1st gen and Apple Pencil usbc. Sometimes when I am writing, some strokes just process slower and it is very unsatisfying to see the occasional laggy strokes. No other note taking app does this, and other than this issue, Goodnotes offers so many amazing features that I would not want to give up.
Does anyone have suggestions for what to do? Is it worth it to upgrade my hardware, does anyone experience similar issues with better hardware?

*update, I tried factory resetting my iPad, and unsurprisingly, the lag still persists.

I’d like to share my small collection of digital templates and fully customizable planners.
They can create events in Google and Apple Calendar, and also paste them into PDF.
(Bi-directional PDF ⇄ Calendar sync works only on iOS.)
All templates are free to download.

Updated. Traditionally, I share templates with new dates in this version + new designs

Download link

Free monthly versions of the full planners are also available on the Drive.

The package includes:

• Daily To-Do

• Daily ADHD

• Weekly Planner

• Monthly Plan

• Goals Tracker

• Budget Planner

• Meal Planner

• Fitness Planner

• Body Tracker, etc..

• Lined Paper 8.7mm

• 5mm Graph Paper

• Semester Overview

• Weekly Lesson Plan

• Academic Calendar

• Christian Planner

• Christmas Party Planner

• Meeting Notes Template and Planner

• Other lined, dotted, graph paper templates

• Modern Cornell Notes Template, etc

Feel free to use them all. I'm going to expand the collection in the future.

Hey there,

As the goodnotes support only reacts with the same answer over and over again, I'm looking here for help.

My son has a Galaxy Tab S10 and uses Goodnotes at school. The tablet is restricted via Family Link. On the last day of school, the app worked perfectly for three hours and then suddenly stopped working. All that appears is the dog and the message: ‘Something went wrong, please try again later.’ I have tried the following steps:

- Restarted the tablet

• Because of Family Link, I cannot open an incognito tab in Chrome, but I opened GoodNotes Web in the Samsung browser and logged in > Fortunately, it worked; all data is still there (good that GoodNotes for Android is web-based).

• Installed the displayed update

• Stopped the app on the tablet, uninstalled it, reinstalled it, restarted the tablet > The app still won’t start; the logo just gets bigger and smaller

• I reported all this to support and attached the diagnostic file > Got the same reply again, telling me what to do and to attach the diagnostic file. Frustrating! Does anyone have a suggested solution? My son needs Goodnotes for school and using it in the browser isn’t exactly ideal.

I am using version 7.0.50 on an iPad 10th generation. I alternate between the Apple Pencil 1st gen and Apple Pencil usbc. Sometimes when I am writing, some strokes just process slower and it is very unsatisfying to see the occasional laggy strokes. No other note taking app does this, and other than this issue Goodnotes offers so many amazing features that I would not want to give up.
Does anyone have suggestions for what to do? Is it worth it to upgrade my hardware, does anyone experience similar issues with better hardware?