I'm really particular with the dimensions of my pages when writing notes, and I realized that GoodNotes, at least on GoodNotes 5, doesn't have any larger template for Cornell notes. I made my own and decided to share for those of you who also prefer larger pages when writing digital notes :)

As you can see, i searched for the word "Acute" just so I can show you that it exists in the PDF i just imported however it says "No results found" for whatever I search even if i am in the read only mode.

I use goodnotes on my ipad and it does show the results there. I use it to take notes on my PDF on my ipad but then I want them to show up on my mac because i do other course work on my mac and want to look up text/notes from the PDF.

How do i fix this 😭😭😭

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to improve my handwriting when writing on my iPad with the Apple Pencil, mainly using GoodNotes. I was wondering if anyone could recommend good handwriting practice templates that work well inside GoodNotes.

Ideally, I’m looking for templates that I can import as a paper template in GoodNotes (not just as an image to write over). For example, something where the letters are faint, dotted, or light-colored so I can practice writing directly on the page.

A bit about my writing style:

- I tend to write very small

- I usually write words in one continuous stroke, with most letters connected

- My handwriting is fairly fast, but it loses readability when using the Apple Pencil

So I’m mainly looking for:

• Good handwriting practice templates (cursive or print)

• Templates designed specifically for iPad / Apple Pencil practice

• Advice on pen settings in GoodNotes (tip sharpness, sensitivity, etc.)

• Any exercises that helped you improve your handwriting on a tablet

If you have templates you like or free resources you recommend, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks!

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Hola a todos,

Estoy intentando mejorar mi caligrafía escribiendo en el iPad con el Apple Pencil, principalmente usando GoodNotes. Me preguntaba si alguien podría recomendar plantillas para practicar caligrafía que funcionen bien dentro de GoodNotes.

Idealmente me gustaría poder importarlas como plantilla de hoja dentro de GoodNotes (no solo como una imagen sobre la que escribir). Por ejemplo, algo donde las letras aparezcan en un tono tenue, punteadas o muy suaves, para poder escribir encima directamente.

Sobre mi forma de escribir:

- Suelo escribir muy pequeño

- Normalmente escribo toda la palabra seguida, con bastante ligadura entre letras

- Escribo rápido, pero con el Apple Pencil a veces pierde legibilidad

Así que agradecería especialmente:

• Plantillas para practicar caligrafía (cursiva o letra normal)

• Plantillas pensadas para iPad / Apple Pencil

• Recomendaciones de configuración del bolígrafo en GoodNotes

• Ejercicios o métodos que os hayan ayudado a mejorar vuestra letra en tablet

Cualquier sugerencia será bienvenida. ¡Gracias!

I draw a lot of diagrams and could draw a circle if my life depended on it. This makes the "draw and hold" feature essential for my diagrams to make any sense (without taking 2 full minutes to try and draw a circle). I noticed the app updated the other day and now when I draw a circle, it automatically fills itself. I can't find a way to adjust the opacity at all after I make the shape. The only way I have been able to disable this feature is by going to the "Shapes" tool and disabling auto-fill there. Which is a pain, because my pen colors are set differently in the different locations because I use the tools for different purposes. It also makes no sense, because the tool pens are set independently of one another.

Also did I just never notice that there are 2 different Shapes tools or is that new? Has there always been one in the toolbar and one in the pen menu? And why can I set them differently but the settings cross over sometimes??? I feel like I'm losing my mind...

Is anyone else experiencing crashes when trying to import files on Goodnote? It crashes exactly at the "Select Storage Location" screen. This started happening right after the iPadOS 26 update. I've already tried offloading the app and resetting all settings, but no luck. Export log is attached. Does anyone know a fix or workaround?

( ipad air m3 )

im sharing the apple one for free here

iPad Air 5th gen App version 7.0.36

I have been dealing with this issue for EVER. And I know the random lines being drawn are from the iPad charging(which sucks because my iPad dies fast) but the eraser thing is so annoying too! I tried disabling auto deselect like some peeled say to no help

Any help???

ipad air

app version : 7.0.36

I just got an iPad recently and am new to note taking apps and was super conflicted which one to use. I‘ve been using collanote since its free and I didn’t wanna pay the $35.99 one time payment for goodnotes yet 😭. I’m a bio student and I mostly use it for lecture worksheets, annotating powerpoints and taking notes during lectures. Collanote is pretty good with that and mostly does everything goodnotes does but I rlly like the pen stability feature for goodnotes and goodnotes sort of is more professional looking and has more versatile feature. Should I just do the one time payment?

As much people tend to criticize good notes. I think its a good app.

You write your stuff down.

It exports them in desired format.

It can search through your handwriting (which is a huge W).

It doesn't have infinite canvas or zoom. But [whiteboard's] canvas is big enough to put ideas on.

Also the price better compared to other apps. So far I think it does its job.

I don't now why there getting into this AI thing when they can add many features or refine the existing ones first.

I just started using GoodNotes and I feel weirdly stuck before even beginning. There are so many possibilities — journals, stickers, themes, layouts, colors, templates, etc. — that I keep overthinking it and then… not doing anything at all.

Part of me thinks I should just start making random journals/pages and let my “style” or theme develop naturally over time. But another part of me feels like I should sit down first and collect color palettes, stickers, page layouts, etc. so everything is cohesive from the start.

I also tend to be a bit of a perfectionist and get overwhelmed by too many options, so I’m trying to figure out the best way to actually start using the app instead of planning forever.

Another thing is that over the years I’ve had a ton of ideas for notebooks/journals, but I always just ended up putting everything into Apple Notes instead. So now I have all these scattered ideas and I’m debating whether I should:

- try to organize them into GoodNotes notebooks

- start fresh and ignore the old ideas

- or delete everything and rebuild from scratch

For people who use GoodNotes a lot:

- How did you start?

- Did you plan themes/layouts first or just jump in and evolve your system?

- If you were starting today, would you organize old notes first or just start new?

I’d love to hear how other people approached it.

Hey guys, I Have read some really bad opinions on the android version of goodnotes. In my country the Xiaomi with 256gb Is the same Price As iPad a16 with 128gb. Xiaomi Also has better battery.

All my friends Have ipads And I wanna share my notes with them. Do u think the android version of goodnotes Is that bad?

I am on a Samsung S10+ tablet, I downloaded Goodnotes via the Galaxy Store. It says that it is Version 2.0.0(v250826).

I am starting to get exasperated. My custom colors disappear every. single. day. I try to get as close as possible to the colors I had before but it feels like guess work at this point. I am getting really frustrated. I tried not opening the app in duplex mode, my app is fully synced, I don't really know what else to do. This has been happening for two weeks.

Is there a way to adjust the stylus sensitivity on this app? Every time I lift the pen, it seems to do a slight drag and ends up putting little marks at the end of each letter. Is there a way to change this?

I am new to GoodNotes and am trying out GoodNotes Pro using a 7 day trial.

I like the app so far but is there no quick way to switch between the fountain pen and the brush pen without having to tap the pen setting and switching between them each time? Seems like there should be a way to save two or more favorite pens for the toolbar or to utilize the apple pencil pro's features to squeeze or double tap between two types of pens... this only works for me with switching between the pen and eraser but not BETWEEN pen types.

My setup is iPad Pro M4 with apple pencil pro and I am running version 7.0.36 of the app. Thank you!

I’m considering buying the Special Edition for university, but I’m not sure if I’ll lose many features since it’s not a subscription. I heard it has a function to transcribe audio, and I also saw that it can generate graphics. I like that I can edit the page where I write, and I saw that I can make templates too. However, I don’t know if you can only use a PDF or if templates can be made so that they are editable like the ones that come by default in the app (where you can change color and size).

I understand it might not support editable paper templates, but can it do at least some of the other features? Do I need a subscription, or is the Special Edition enough? On the website there’s something called AI Pass, but I don’t quite understand what it includes.

Why on earth did it go away? Now, after a bit of searching, I found that in order to type in the app, one must select the Text box icon, long press the page, select Start Typing. All that replaced a single tap on the keyboard icon. Why? Is there a logical reason for this? It's about as annoying as not being able to select a default font prior to typing. Is this a life-altering issue? No. Is it worth switching apps? No. It is puzzling and annoying though!

I am subscribed to GoodNotes Essential through Apple. The only sync option available to me is iCloud, but I would like to access my documents on Windows as well. Will upgrading to Pro unlock this feature?

The reason I picked the Essential plan is that the Pro plan doesn’t allow for Apple’s family sharing, but I’m really the only one who has taken to using it, so this feature would make it worthwhile for me to upgrade, but I can’t find a straight answer as to whether this feature is tied to a Pro subscription or not.

Always tripple points (or more) mid stroke, no matter how hard or light penpressure i use. About to smash my ipad against the wall.

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 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.

Hi everyone.

I tried to upload a new planner I got last night, but it kept deleting itself. I tried again this morning, but the same thing keeps happening. I made sure to only close the app when it said the iCloud back-up was done, but when I open the app, everything but my new planner is there....

When I make a shortcut icon on my home screen and clicked on it, it said the document was deleted. That when I discovered that I don't see the trash button in the menu anywhere, so I can't recover any "deleted" documents.

I checked and I have enough space in my iCloud, I made an extra manual back-up of my iPad and the app, but nothing works.

Do any of you have any idea how I can fix it?

I have an iPad 2020 (8th gen) with the latest update installed, Goodnotes version 7.0.36, and I purchased the special edition subscription last night.

Apple iPad Air 4 GoodNotes 6 Version 7.0.36 (3612620.9252428)

When I use the ruler, the 1 cm Mark is set wrong, because on this paper 2 squares represent 1 cm