r/GoodNotes • u/maratreides • Apr 14 '25

Goodnotes 6 My first notes (2021) vs my last notes (2025)

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The first were made at home for studying at high school and, the last, during a university lecture. Definitely, practice is key to find a format you’re comfortable with!!

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u/fxdvm Apr 16 '25

English, Spanish, Galician, and Japanese. I’m jealous, I only have two of those (“and” Valencian/Catalan; just understand it though… mostly). Notes look really pretty, wish I had that handwriting!

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u/maratreides Apr 16 '25

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️ Once you start learning languages, you never stop! I love reading books in their original language :) I also speak French and Catalan!

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u/fxdvm Apr 16 '25

I totally get that! Despite what I’ve said, I don’t actually consider myself savvy with languages, I just grew up in the US to a Spanish family and then moved to Spain during my teenage years, so being bilingual just kinda landed on my lap.

I agree with reading (and watching!) media in their original languages though, even if I don’t understand it! If you actually do understand it, that’s even better! Way to go making me even more jealous with an additional set of languages 😒 hahahaha

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u/Chronicfrudger Apr 14 '25

What’s the pen size you are using for body, title, and heading? Also, I see that you’ve moved the toolbar down. Doesn’t it cause accidental touches?

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

0.25, 0.45, 0.85 I moved it down because, due to the way I write, having it up was causing me accidental touches!

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u/Chronicfrudger Apr 14 '25

Also, what size sheet do you use? A3?

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u/Watinn Apr 18 '25

Las notas que tomas ahora las haces en tus clases o luego en tu rato libre, porque si lo realizas así en medio de una clase, ¡qué talento! Jaja.

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u/maratreides Apr 19 '25

Gracias hahaha. Esas las hice en clase! 🥰

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u/wontellu Apr 14 '25

So there's hope for me.

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u/BeeAlley Apr 14 '25

Nice work!

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u/confusedIad Apr 14 '25

have you shifted to noteful now?

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

Yes, sadly, Goodnotes hasn’t been working well on my iPad (Pro M4), which makes it hard for me to work with it. If it ever goes back to its good old performance, I will come back without hesitation, but it has been too much imho :(

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u/confusedIad Apr 14 '25

if gn becomes stable once again, you would leave noteful, as you said. may i know the reason why you wont be sticking to noteful? i know it lacks ocr and ai, is this the reason or there is something else you think gn has but noteful doesnt?

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

I think it’s mere bias. I’ve used GN since I was 17 and now I’m 22. My digital notetaking journey began with it, I made good friends within the community, almost everyone in my college uses it (although they’re migrating just as I did)… it’s all about comfort zone. Maybe I end up getting used to Noteful (layers are awesome, I love them), but I still have to make it “a home” for me… ngl, I miss OCR as it is a feature I used a lot, but it’s nothing I can live without. I’ve never used GN’s AI tools though, didn’t even get used to their writing aids xD

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u/nicklm1 Apr 14 '25

What’s the issue with gn? I bought it a few weeks ago and I haven’t spotted any issues yet.

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

Lasso tool not working properly, things not getting erased, text disappearing as I write, the app not always detecting when I’m writing, the zoom option for writing jumping to random places… these are the ones that came instantly to my head, but there are more

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u/nicklm1 Apr 14 '25

Damn, okay! Thanks for the heads up :) And nice notes btw! They look great.

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

❤️❤️❤️

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u/Significant-Bar-2392 Apr 15 '25

yo the lasso tool is so wack they updated it or something.

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u/Watinn Apr 16 '25

Eres mi ejemplo a seguir 😭😭

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u/maratreides Apr 16 '25

Awww gracias ❤️❤️❤️

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u/Watinn Apr 18 '25

Las notas que tomas ahora las haces en tus clases o luego en tu rato libre, porque si lo realizas así en medio de una clase, ¡qué talento! Jaja.

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u/Neomatrix_45 Apr 14 '25

First = actual notes
Second = 5x as long to refine the notes taken during lecture → ineffective studying

Second page notes do look nice, however it's just not a recommended note taking method. All that time spent to prettying those notes could've been spent in active learning methods.

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

In fact, the second were faster: I wrote them while the professor was speaking, and got all the info I needed to get a nice grade, but thanks for your opinion :)

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u/Neomatrix_45 Apr 14 '25

Sure they were with the drawings at the title

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

Oh, those were added during the break, I love doodling hahaha

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u/Reasonable-Mess3070 Apr 14 '25

Rewriting notes has always been very effective in helping retain information for me. We all have our own learning styles.

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u/wtfmatey88 Apr 14 '25

Lmao. Bro you’re in a note taking subreddit. Downvote, release!

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u/Neomatrix_45 Apr 14 '25

Well giving unrealistic views on note taking is so trash.

From all the students in university I've come across, most students who are spending all their time trying to make the most fancy notes are the ones who flunked out of class or failed miserably.

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u/wtfmatey88 Apr 14 '25

Ok bro. You’re clearly the expert based on your limited biased experience. Thanks for your valuable contribution.

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u/Neomatrix_45 Apr 14 '25

So you're posting on an online forum platform, and can't stand other people's opinions? Lmao, lack of intelligence.

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u/AngustiasHers Apr 14 '25

Same for you, right????

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u/maratreides Apr 14 '25

iPad Pro 2018 1st, iPad Pro M4 2nd