Why choose Goodnotes Education over other solutions?

Unlike other tools, Goodnotes Education goes beyond digital note-taking.
Here's why schools are switching to Goodnotes Education.

Here’s what you’ll get with Admin Console

Feature
Goodnotes Education
Notability
Note-taking & document management
Improve workflows by consolidating your notes & lesson plans in one place
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With Admin Console
Digital handwriting
Embrace freedom and creativity thanks to world-class digital ink and paper
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With Admin Console
Efficient lesson creation
Import files from different sources, and easily turn static pages into interactive lessons
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Seamless document distribution
Share class materials with your students in one click
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With Admin Console
Realtime, 1:1 student visibility
Scroll through your students' screens directly from your screen, and course-correct in real time
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With Admin Console
Presentation mode & whiteboard
Share your screen and annotate for students to follow along
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Generate hints for students
Use AI to generate hints to help guide your students through assignments
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Answer clustering
Let AI group similar answers so you can spot trends and analyze responses
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AI powered bulk-grading
Use your answer clusters to bulk grade
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Assessment & feedback capabilities
Set, collect, and grade assignments
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Admin Console Analytics
Track student and teacher usage, and use the insights to both support and celebrate teachers
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Follow me
Bring students to your page in one tap, syncing the page and zoom so they see exactly what you see (and have visibility of who's following along and who isn't)
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Hide and show pages
Keep students focused by hiding pages until it's time to reveal them, to help pace lessons and minimize distractions
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Backed by pedagogical research
Built with researchers and teachers
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Enhanced privacy & security
GDPR, FERPA, COPPA and NIST compliant, and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified
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Why people prefer Goodnotes Education

Compared to note-taking apps

We're more than note taking  we're built for teaching.

Traditional note taking apps are designed for individual students. They work well as digital notebooks, but they're often static and don't support teachers workflows or classroom needs.

Goodnotes Education supports both sides of the classroom simplifying teaching workflows, reducing admin, and giving teachers more time to teach.
Compared to note-taking apps

We're more than lesson delivery - we're built for learning.

Teaching platforms help teachers deliver lessons, but often leave students without a tool they enjoy using day-to-day - so learning becomes fragmented across systems.

Goodnotes Education gives students a flexible, intuitive workspace they love encouraging self-directed learning, creativity, and skills that extend beyond the classroom.

One complete solution

Goodnotes Education brings teaching and learning together in a single platform - supporting teachers and students equally, inside and outside the classroom.
iPad App of the Year - App Store

15 years

of digital note-taking expertise

25M+

users worldwide

Built by educators

and safeguarding leads

AI safety partner

to the UK Dept for Education

One app. Less admin. More teaching.

Goodnotes Education shifts the focus back to real human connection, by cutting down on time-consuming admin.

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