r/GoodNotes

As someone who most likely has ADHD (not diagnosed), I spent months making a digital planner for people with ADHD while most planners end up overwhelming me eventually 😭 at some point my brain starts seeing planning as a task, and then I spend more energy trying to make pages look nice than actually using the planner.

So while making this, I kept thinking more about what makes people stop using planners in the first place: overwhelm, complicated systems, too many things to track, etc.

And after 6 months of publishing it, I finally filmed a short walkthrough video for it, and now I’m working on updating the planner and creating an undated version based on feedback and real usage instead of just my own ideas.

So I’d genuinely love opinions from people here:
What makes a planner actually usable for you long-term?
What usually makes you stop using one?

I also have a free one-month version + a feedback survey if anyone wants to test it and be brutally honest about what works and what doesn’t.

Thanks in advance!

I can't use my GoodNotes account at the moment, but I actually desperately need to. I contacted the support almost three weeks ago, and haven't gotten an answer yet. I sent everything they generally ask for already. Should I keep waiting? The automatic answer said sending another request would delay the answer even more…

I have an iPad Air 11-inch (M3), on IOS 26, and when I use Goodnotes, it heats up incredibly fast. at the top where the camera is and the apple pen. I already have turned off the automatic backup stuff but does anyone know why this keeps happening? Goodnotes is on the newest version (I think) and I have Essential :(

it’s just so so so annoying. m5 ipad pro 13inch battery at 100% (the thing doesn’t even have 3 months since opened) and it blows 30% battery in like an hour. i’ve tried everything (turn off sync, turn off maths and even handwriting recognition) and nothing seems to work. i’m seriously considering switching apps cause i feel this is not safe for my device at all. so awful, goodnotes devs are working backwards ffs

Howdy,

Sadly my Good notes sub is up and I don't like it anymore. Is there a way to export to Apple Notes? I have a lot of workbooks for work and it's going to take me a while.

Hello

I have my Calculus 3 exam tomorrow, and all my notes are in GoodNotes. I'm not able to prepare because the app crashes every 10–20 seconds.
I use it on IPad Pro with the latest version of the app.

I recently moved to GoodNotes, after I couldnt find an app that could do the basics for journaling on ipad (these needs are like: be able to write with the pen, low latency, add graphics, write on keyboard, no infinite canvas, etc). I would love the Paper by Wetransfer app but the price is crazy.

The question is:
- Is it possible to somehow tell GoodNotes developers to make it possible to zoom out far in a page? I have to see the layout, the visual harmony of my journal and notes
-is it really that crazy to have page turning animation?
-and also a good overview of the whole notebook
-aand to be able to hide the toolbar completely

I don't even know where to start. I've used Goodnotes on my iPad for years and it's great there. But the Windows version? It's been complete garbage for like six months now and I've had enough.

Opening a folder takes 20-30 seconds. Sometimes I click something and literally nothing happens. The whole UI just freezes or ignores me. Everything loads forever. It's laggy doing the most basic stuff. And I can't even force a sync between my iPad and PC so half the time I don't know if my notes are even current.

And before anyone says it's my hardware — it's not. I've tried it on TWO computers. My gaming PC and my laptop (i7, 32GB RAM). Both equally awful. I tried the web version too, same thing.

Yeah I have a lot of imported PDFs. Handwriting recognition is already off. So that "fix" everyone mentions doesn't apply to me.

I'm trying to STUDY with this and it's just not possible on anything except my iPad. What's the point of paying for an app that works on multiple platforms if it only actually works on one of them?

Few questions:

• Is everyone dealing with this or did I break something specific?
• Has anyone actually fixed this for good? And I don't mean "restart the app", I mean actually fixed
• Do tons of imported PDFs cause this? Did clearing some out help anyone?
• Is there some force-sync option between iPad and PC I'm not seeing?
• If you ditched Goodnotes on Windows, what did you go to? I need something that runs well on BOTH iPad and Windows with sync that actually works

I genuinely don't want to switch, I like Goodnotes on the iPad. But I can't keep studying like this.
Version: 295189.8m (2.1.8.0) (on PC)

I recently got an iPad not too long ago. I have GoodNotes, but it seems like I can't take really good notes on it yet. My handwriting looks quite small and clumped together. I'm wondering what techniques or methods you use for taking notes, and whether there are any additional tools or apps you use while note-taking-for example, using a calculator app on the side.

I’m curious how people organize their GoodNotes setup, like folders, covers, templates, colors, tags, or naming systems that make notes easier to find later.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on a university project about tablet and stylus ergonomics and I’m looking for people who regularly write or draw on tablets to participate in a short survey.

The survey takes about 2–3 minutes and is completely anonymous.

🔗 https://www.soscisurvey.de/tablet\_ergonomics/

I’d really appreciate any participation or shares. Thanks! :)