The note-taking app for students at the top of the class

Master your courses with the note-taking app that feels like paper and thinks like a computer. Capture every detail and turn your notes into your best grades yet.

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Where traditional note-taking holds you back

A note-taking app built for how real students learn

Write and sketch with total freedom

Goodnotes is built for the pen. Use a high-fidelity digital ink experience to annotate diagrams, solve equations, or mind-map your ideas on a canvas that doesn’t force you into linear lines.

Digital notes on chemistry basics showing lab equipment, density formula, particle diagram, and measuring scale.
Tablet screen showing notes and illustration explaining the theory of relativity and its key concepts.

Centralize all your study materials

Stop carrying five different notebooks. Import your textbooks and lecture slides directly into the app, allowing you to take notes directly on top of your readings.

Find any note in an instant

Never lose a note again. All your PDFs, text, and handwriting are completely searchable. Search for a keyword, and Goodnotes will find it—even if it's buried in a scribble from three months ago.

Tablet screenshot showing search results for 'Sustainability' with folders, documents, and notes matching the term.
Digital note about volcanoes explaining magma, eruptions, and volcano structure with labeled diagram and related questions.

Digest your densest subjects with ease.

Go beyond just recording information. Use Goodnotes AI to break down dense lecture notes, clarify complex topics, and even test you on your material so you truly understand it before exam day.

Remember more of what you write

Writing by hand forces your brain to process information as you hear it. Map out concepts and solve problems so they actually stick when you’re studying for finals.

Illustrated notes showing British monarchs and their eras from Jacobean to Georgian with cartoon portraits and years.
Tablet screen showing a document management app with colorful folders and an open settings menu for 'Lecture Notes'.

All your subjects in one place

Ditch the heavy backpack. Keep your textbooks, slides, and notes organized in one app that syncs across all your devices.

Note-taking features built for students

Unlock your best grades

Discover the must-have note-taking app for students who want better grades with less stress. Take the first step toward your best semester yet.