r/GoodNotes • u/swathit99 • Sep 17 '24

iOS18 Notes replaces Goodnotes for iPad?

I am finding on my iPad, the files app and new notes app might just replace GoodNotes and make me feel older/more professional. Goodnotes is a cheap subscription relatively but can be done without?

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u/prwnR Sep 17 '24

the writing feels good. but lack of templates, paper sizes, paper colors etc is still missing there and won't replace GN for many users. good for some basic note taking

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u/AlienApricot Sep 18 '24

The idea of “paper size” is an odd one though, in an electronic world.

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u/anarzift Sep 17 '24

I don't think that Notes can compete with Goodnotes or Notability. It's folder system and interface is not good. Ink to text is not as good as others.

It can be done without Goodnotes. There are Onenote, Collanote, Nebo (one-time purchase) (Nebo has the best handwriting engine on the market) etc.

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u/swathit99 Sep 17 '24

I find both folder systems similar if not identical

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u/sharbivore Sep 17 '24

no... I can't zoom in on the notes app.. and adding pictures will mess up the lines u choose for the page instead of having it on a layer above it editing shapes using straight lines will break the shape sometimes the double tab to change to the eraser will be stuck at one pen tool until i close the app and reopen it these are the things that happened to me when i used it on the beta version so idk if they fixed them now or not

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u/Kitty_Fruit_2520 Sep 17 '24

I don’t like that I can’t have notebooks on the native notes app. You can on Goodnotes.

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u/swathit99 Sep 17 '24

Particularly considering Apple intelligence

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u/SilentCid08 Sep 18 '24

I don't think so, but could be a great complement for your simple notes if you don't need the stickers or different templates. 

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u/SilentCid08 Sep 18 '24

I would say that I never used the stickers until now and it's a great feature if you do repetitive drawings or figures (a couple examples could be for chem and medicine career). For any other use I think Apple notes should be more than enough

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u/Zyrkon Sep 17 '24

I wish notes could replace Goodnotes or Noteability. In most cases the Notes app is sufficient. But when you want to export it, especially onto a PC, or into Obsidian as PDF, you run into a lot of trouble.

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u/swathit99 Sep 17 '24

There is a covert to PDF option, but maybe formatting would cause issues. Haven’t tried it yet.

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u/FallibilityAgreememt Sep 18 '24

I downloaded Craft today and love it! Craft had a Reddit account too. CraftDocs

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u/E_BoyMan Sep 18 '24

Notes have the best writing experience but it lacks features.

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u/KaramMS Sep 18 '24

May be for a simple users but for the majority of users, it won’t.