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Excalidraw vs GoodNotes

A side-by-side look at Excalidraw and GoodNotes. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Excalidraw

Excalidraw

Office & Productivity

Excalidraw is a free, open-source online whiteboard tool for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams. It has a minimal and intuitive UI with various drawing tools for easily creating flowcharts, UML diagrams, user journeys, wireframes and more. Great for brainstorming and collaboration.

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GoodNotes

GoodNotes

Education & Reference

GoodNotes is a digital handwriting and note-taking app for iPad and iPhone. It allows you to take notes, annotate PDFs, sketch ideas, and organize notes into notebooks using the Apple Pencil or your finger. GoodNotes is intuitive, flexible, and great for students and professionals.

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