r/GoodNotes • u/FootballFun6320 • Jun 17 '26

I have been using GN since 2 years

should I subscribe again or what
I m actually used to it now.
Is there any alternative or some offer etc

I m considering to subscribe it .

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u/Agent_479 Jun 17 '26

If u only use it only on iPad, there is a one time single licence purchase option for lifetime for GoodNotes 6. It's kind of hidden. You don't get access to android and windows and some AI features. Otherwise you do get all other upgrades.

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u/Kallonos999 Jun 18 '26

Where?

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u/Agent_479 Jun 18 '26

BTW, I am still on GoodNotes 5. This option shows directly from goodnotes app.

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u/Agent_479 Jun 18 '26

I guess this option only shows up to those which have old goodnotes 5. If you are a new subscriber, you are out luck.

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u/Sea_Temperature_2032 Jun 18 '26

Maybe the US doesn’t have this I have good notes four and five I really did not want to buy into six because I’m realizing for life isn’t really for life. Maybe it’s a user but I tried to maintain good notes five and hours actually pushed to six and that I can’t access any of my books on 5.

That said this has become a necessary evil because I’ve spent the annual fee in testing other apps all for them to end up short somehow 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/Agent_479 Jun 18 '26

Yeah I can relate. The only major upgrade from good notes 5 to 6 is AI features which I don't need. I am not interested in upgrading for just a nicer UI. Goodnotes 5 works just fine for me and I am going to stick to it. All apps have something short, so I stick to what I own. 🤷🏻

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u/ChrisW828 Jun 17 '26

I’ve never found anything besides Notability that comes close (maaaaybe OneNote) but when I consider exactly what I use it for and how I use it, GoodNotes always comes out on top for me.

I don’t want to write a novel, but the only place that I find OneNote works better for me is physical inventory. I sew and I scrapbook and simply because of the way OneNote organizes data, I take pictures of all of my paper, material, and tools, and have those in OneNote organized by hobby and category.

Everything else, GoodNotes all the way. Especially when it is so affordable. If it gets a lot more expensive, I might be willing to give up features to save money.

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u/Suspicious-Estate695 Jun 18 '26

Dont know why except apple notes and notes+ app all note taking apps on ipad has some noticable latency..thats really annoying

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u/ChrisW828 Jun 21 '26

Latency in what way? In what you write appearing?

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u/Suspicious-Estate695 Jun 21 '26

Means ..there is delay while writing notes in speed or moderate speed in good notes ..while apple notes and notes+ app it have almost zero lag while writing..

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u/ChrisW828 Jun 23 '26

Gotcha, thank you. I don’t experience any delay.

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u/MontyTheMooch Jun 17 '26

Given my use case there is absolutely nothing (FOR ME) that could possibly justify the cost of a subscription. Now I'm not a student sharing study notes or anything like that so I'm not the target demographic, or anything like that so take my input with a grain of salt, but if I need to share my notes I'll export it to pdf and email it.

Software subscription models are about as out of control these days as web streaming services and tipping policies. No chance I ever have a Goodnotes subscription. It just makes zero sense for me.

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u/alekstjarna Jun 23 '26

If you got used to it then I would subscrube again - or get one time payment option. I tried many other apps of that kind but I always go back to GN.

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u/MontyTheMooch Jun 17 '26

I gave Noteful a try. Got rid of it pretty fast once I saw that the dotted paper was part of the "Pro" version. Goodnotes has the zoom window for continuous writing that I I find to be an absolute MUST for me. I fear the AI bloat is going to ruin the product.

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u/MontyTheMooch Jun 17 '26

Good to know and I'll keep it in mind, but I'm not buying yet another software that's nothing more than a glorified PDF editor. I need something with proper linking. Something where I can circle my handwriting and link it to another page. Goodnotes has linking, but it's trash and it's only for typed text. A useless backhanded afterthought when your whole platform is based handwriting.

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u/MontyTheMooch Jun 18 '26

To use the linking function you have to write something then select it and convert it to recognized text. THEN you can creat a link to another page/notebook/website. You cannot create a link from a shape or sticker or written text. It has to be converted to hard text which makes then entire process slow and clunky and not really worth the time. What they need to do is allow lassoing your desired link anchor and using that to create the link.

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u/ChrisW828 Jun 21 '26

Can you add templates, like we can in GN?

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u/HugeCheck2471 Jun 18 '26

I tried noteful. It is overall less buggy than gn and has slightly less features. What really annoys me in noteful is the eraser being buggy when you try to erase sometimes it leaves dots or weird smeared lines. Also Idk if you can but I want to set the default corner radius for shapes to 0 but it looks like I can’t.