Goodnotes

A handwriting and note-taking app: digital planners, journals and stickers on your tablet or phone.

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Quick facts

Free version
Doesn't sell your data
Some data used for ads

From Goodnotes's own pages, checked Nov 13, 2026. See the sources

What is Goodnotes?

Goodnotes brings the joy of pen and paper to your tablet or phone ✍️📓 Write by hand or type, pick paper templates from ruled to Cornell to dated planners, and keep a daily journal right next to your planner. Decorate pages with photos, stickers, stamps and washi tape, and your handwriting stays searchable. There's audio recording synced to your notes, flashcards, PDFs, a whiteboard and AI summaries too. There's a free plan and paid yearly plans, from Goodnotes Limited in London.

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Who Goodnotes is for

People who plan, journal or take notes by hand on an iPad or other tablet and want it in digital form.

Planner apps Journaling apps

What Goodnotes does

Handwritten and typed notes that stay searchable
Customisable paper templates: ruled, Cornell, checklist and planner pages
Dated planner templates you can edit or swap for your own
Stickers, stamps, washi tape and photos on your pages
Audio recording synced to notes, plus flashcard study sets
AI summaries of your notes and journal entries
Sync via iCloud and back up to Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive

Goodnotes pricing

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Free version

There is a free version.

The free plan is limited to 3 files.

“Free $0 Free forever For individuals looking to have basic limited notes tool.”

Source: goodnotes.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

Paid plan

$11.99/year

Essential plan; Pro is listed at $35.99 a year, and an AI Pass at $9.99 a month.

“Essential $11.99 /yearly”

Source: goodnotes.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

Goodnotes privacy: what the company says about your data

Taken from Goodnotes's own published pages, with the exact passage each line rests on. This is a summary of what the company states, not an audit of what it does.

Selling personal data

Says it does not sell personal data.

Listed among the privacy principles at the top of the privacy policy.

“We never sell or rent your data or notebook content to third parties.”

Source: goodnotes.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

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Advertising

Says some data is used or shared for advertising.

Google Customer Match; the policy says Google hashes such lists.

“We will share lists of customers' data with Google in reliance on the legitimate interests legal basis, namely it is in our interests to identify and target advertisements to our existing customers and potential customers who share characteristics or demographics with our existing customers.”

Source: goodnotes.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

Company based in

United Kingdom

Goodnotes Limited.

“We are a company with our registered office at 5 Churchill Place, 10th Floor, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU.”

Source: goodnotes.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

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Goodnotes: common questions

There is a free version. The paid plan is listed at $11.99/year (Essential plan; Pro is listed at $35.99 a year, and an AI Pass at $9.99 a month). Source: goodnotes.com, checked Nov 13, 2026.

Goodnotes says it does not sell personal data. Listed among the privacy principles at the top of the privacy policy. On advertising, it says some data is used or shared for advertising. Source: goodnotes.com, checked Nov 13, 2026.

Goodnotes is available on iOS, Android and Web.