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Goodnotes vs Freenotes: A side-by-side comparison

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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 8, 2026
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15
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Study Tips

How life sciences students use Goodnotes for notes, diagrams and exam prep

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Goodnotes Content Team
Three life sciences students share how they use Goodnotes to manage overwhelming course loads, from condensing dense lecture slides to acing exams with Quiz Me and flashcards.
July 23, 2026
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7
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Study Tips

How to go paperless in college with Goodnotes

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Goodnotes Content Team
Going paperless doesn't mean giving up the benefits of handwriting. This post covers why writing by hand on an iPad is just as effective as pen and paper, what you gain by going digital, and how to make the switch one class at a time.
July 16, 2026
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4
min read
Business

How to run client meetings on iPad + 3 note-taking tools

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Goodnotes Content Team
Switching from pen-and-paper or laptop notes to an iPad note-taking app like Goodnotes lets you stay fully present in client meetings while automatically capturing recordings, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries you can search and share afterward.
September 2, 2026
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10
min read
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Business

Less busywork: what's new in Goodnotes for Business Q3

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Goodnotes Content Team
This quarter's Goodnotes for Business updates cut down the admin work of running a team: one-link invites, email sign-in codes, Box and Dropbox connected directly to Goodnotes, and bulk user management in Admin Console.
August 19, 2026
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4
min read
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Business

Goodnotes Pro, Teams, or Enterprise: Which is right for you?

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Elliot Newton
Sales & Business Development
A quick breakdown of who Goodnotes Pro, Teams, and Enterprise are each built for, so you can pick the right plan for your setup.
July 20, 2026
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3
min read
Schools

AI in Education: Empowering educators and elevating student independence

Victoria Thompson, M.S.
Victoria Thompson, M.S. is an educational strategist and technologist based out of Winter Garden, FL.
AI is dominating conversations in education, but the real opportunity isn't an AI that replaces teachers or hands students easy answers.
September 7, 2026
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4
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Schools

What’s new in Goodnotes Education: Co-teach, hide pages and prep lessons on Mac

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Goodnotes Content Team
New Goodnotes Education features help you prep faster, pace lessons, and teach together: co-teaching, page hiding, safer shared iPads, Mac lesson prep, and Quick Lesson.
June 9, 2026
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3
min read
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Schools

Introducing Goodnotes Education: Classroom is part of our main app

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Goodnotes Content Team
Everything you love about Goodnotes Classroom will be available directly inside the main Goodnotes app. Known as Goodnotes Education, we’re providing a simpler, all-in-one space for school and personal use.
March 9, 2026
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Study Tips
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Goodnotes vs Freenotes: A side-by-side comparison

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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 8, 2026
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15
min read
Schools
schools

AI in Education: Empowering educators and elevating student independence

Victoria Thompson, M.S.
Victoria Thompson, M.S. is an educational strategist and technologist based out of Winter Garden, FL.
AI is dominating conversations in education, but the real opportunity isn't an AI that replaces teachers or hands students easy answers.
September 7, 2026
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4
min read
Business
business

How to run client meetings on iPad + 3 note-taking tools

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Goodnotes Content Team
Switching from pen-and-paper or laptop notes to an iPad note-taking app like Goodnotes lets you stay fully present in client meetings while automatically capturing recordings, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries you can search and share afterward.
September 2, 2026
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10
min read
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A complete guide for setting up a new iPad + the 5 apps to download first

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Goodnotes Content Team
A step-by-step guide to setting up, personalizing, and getting the most out of a new iPad, from initial setup through must-have apps and battery care tips.
September 1, 2026
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12
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Business
business

Goodnotes vs Notability: Which is right for your workflow?

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Goodnotes Content Team
We compare Goodnotes and Notability across tools, AI, handwriting, PDF annotation, organization, meetings, collaboration, enterprise security, and pricing.
August 26, 2026
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15
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Business
business

Less busywork: what's new in Goodnotes for Business Q3

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Goodnotes Content Team
This quarter's Goodnotes for Business updates cut down the admin work of running a team: one-link invites, email sign-in codes, Box and Dropbox connected directly to Goodnotes, and bulk user management in Admin Console.
August 19, 2026
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4
min read
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Business
business

Meet the architect who designs dream homes with Goodnotes

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Goodnotes Content Team
Architect Steve Giannetti designs entire homes (elevations, floor plans, working drawings) freehand in Goodnotes, then uses AI to turn those sketches into renderings clients can picture.
August 11, 2026
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5
min read
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Study Tips
study-tips

How students take notes on lecture slides in Goodnotes

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Goodnotes Content Team
Two students — one prepping for NEET in India, one studying Education Data Science at Stanford — share how they turn lecture slide PDFs into organized, color-coded, revision-ready notes in Goodnotes.
August 3, 2026
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4
min read
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Study Tips
study-tips

How an aerospace engineering student went fully paperless with Goodnotes

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Goodnotes Content Team
Aerospace engineering student John Gamble hasn't touched a physical notebook in five semesters. Here's how he uses Goodnotes to manage lectures, PDFs, problem sets, and textbooks across every class.
July 28, 2026
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4
min read
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The best Goodnotes templates for college students in 2026

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Goodnotes Content Team
Goodnotes Marketplace has hundreds of student templates for 2026, covering lecture notes, semester planning, ADHD-friendly structure, assignment tracking, and stickers.
July 24, 2026
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5
min read
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Study Tips
study-tips

How life sciences students use Goodnotes for notes, diagrams and exam prep

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Goodnotes Content Team
Three life sciences students share how they use Goodnotes to manage overwhelming course loads, from condensing dense lecture slides to acing exams with Quiz Me and flashcards.
July 23, 2026
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7
min read
Three people sitting at a wooden table looking at a laptop, two holding coffee mugs.
Business
business

Goodnotes Pro, Teams, or Enterprise: Which is right for you?

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Elliot Newton
Sales & Business Development
A quick breakdown of who Goodnotes Pro, Teams, and Enterprise are each built for, so you can pick the right plan for your setup.
July 20, 2026
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3
min read

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