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Note-Taking
note-taking

The 11 Best Digital Planners for 2026

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Goodnotes Content Team
Looking for some ideas for digital planning in 2026? Here are some of the best digital planners to start your year off on the right foot.
December 10, 2025
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15
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Story
story

Goodnotes Launches in London with Global Creators

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Goodnotes Content Team
Read the highlights of the three-day event that brought together members of the community from around the world to celebrate a new chapter in Goodnotes.
November 26, 2025
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7
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Business
business

Goodnotes Deep Dive: Shaping Goodnotes AI to the Way You Work

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Goodnotes Content Team
Goodnotes AI is designed around the natural seek-sense-share workflow: generating custom templates, offering three interface modes, and staying transparent about what it changes. Here's how our product team built it.
November 20, 2025
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6
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Business
business

Evolving Design and Drawing Management with Digital Handwriting

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Goodnotes Content Team
Goodnotes and Architectural Design go hand in hand. Here's how one studio in Kobe, Japan, uses Goodnotes for their work.
November 7, 2025
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8
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Schools
schools

The AI Shift in Schools: Risks, Realities, and What’s Coming Next

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Goodnotes Content Team
The use of AI in education is inevitable - and as an educator, it’s up to you to ensure it’s being used safely, responsibly, and in a way that encourages meaningful learning.So, how do we make sure AI will make education better, not worse?
October 15, 2025
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1
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Schools
schools

Goodnotes Education: Our October update

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Goodnotes Content Team
Everything you love about Goodnotes Classroom is now available directly inside the main Goodnotes app! Now known as Goodnotes Education, we’re providing a simpler, all-in-one space for school and personal use. Whilst you have plenty of time to make the switch, here are the great features waiting for you there…
October 13, 2025
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6
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Goodnotes July to September 2025 update showing project planning, note templates, and AI-powered features.
What's New
whats-new

New Features, Fixes, and Improvements in Goodnotes - July to September 2025

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Goodnotes Content Team
Goodnotes continues to evolve for the way you work. This quarter introduces Whiteboards, Text Documents, automated note‑taking, and Goodnotes AI — plus refinements shaped by your feedback.
October 13, 2025
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10
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What's New
whats-new

Goodnotes Deep Dive: Math AI That Actually Builds Understanding

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Goodnotes Content Team
Goodnotes AI brings step-by-step solutions and concept-driven guidance directly into your notes, helping students solve math problems efficiently without juggling multiple tabs.
September 29, 2025
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6
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What's New
whats-new

Meet the New Generation of Goodnotes: Whiteboards, Text Documents, and AI Superpowers

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Goodnotes Content Team
Discover the transformative new Goodnotes with Whiteboards, Text Documents, Goodnotes AI, and real-time collaboration—expanding beyond digital handwriting to enhance how you capture, develop, and share ideas across all devices.⁠ ⁠
September 23, 2025
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10
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Life at Goodnotes
life-at-goodnotes

Design at Goodnotes: The Story Behind the Tape Tool

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Goodnotes Content Team
Chelsea Mangold-Takao walks us through how Tape in Goodnotes was conceptualized & designed.
September 22, 2025
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8
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Design
design

Goodnotes vs Freenotes: A side-by-side comparison Copy

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Goodnotes Content Team
Comparing Goodnotes and Freenotes for school? Here's how they stack up on note-taking, study tools, PDFs, AI, and pricing.
September 11, 2025
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15
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Life at Goodnotes
life-at-goodnotes

AI Literacy in Hiring: A New Chapter at Goodnotes

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Goodnotes Content Team
We are excited to announce the introduction of an AI literacy interview as part of our hiring process. This interview is not a technical assessment, instead it's all about you: The way you adapt to new trends, how you preserve critical thinking, and how you see AI shaping the future of work.
August 29, 2025
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5
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