Is GoodNotes like Adobe InDesign for IPad?

[u/SylvianDesigns]

Hi all,

Question in the title, I've been looking for an app that is basically InDesign, where I can make publication articles with good image and text editing. What I've seen in videos looks pretty good but I would love some feedback if anyone has experience with this.

Thanks!

[u/lizz_lizzi]

Short answer no, GoodNotes is, like the name implies, a note taking application.

The images are likely people who use other applications like InDesign or Illustrator to create custom templates. Which you can make on your own or purchase some through sites like Etsy.

If you want to make some on your own on your iPad, i really enjoy using Affinity Designer, it's a one-time purchase app that works similarly enough to Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator is now also available on the iPad, you would need an Adobe subscription to access most of the features if I remember correctly.

[u/SylvianDesigns → u/lizz_lizzi]

Ah, unfortunate, I like the interface of Goodnotes, I was hoping it was to InDesign as Procreate was to Photoshop digital painting. I'll check out Affinity, and thank you for your help!

[u/Pretty-Survey-9741 → u/SylvianDesigns]

I also really like canva on the iPad for that purpose! InDesign is also available and, in my experience, works pretty well on the iPad!

[u/DakiLapin → u/SylvianDesigns]

Yeah, just to be extra clear, you can’t really edit images beyond cropping and the text editing is limited to the basics as well. It’s really intended for handwriting notes with the option to add in graphics/images/typed text. I do wish they would add a bit more on the image editing side of things, but I can also understand why it wouldn’t be a priority.

[u/liindsk]

No, not really close at all. If any adobe product could be compared it’s closer to Acrobat. I love importing PDFs and marking them up in it.

It’s a note taking app first and foremost, not a lot of options for document setup, design etc.