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GoodNotes vs pdf-notes

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

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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pdf-notes

pdf-notes

Office & Productivity

pdf-notes is a free, open source software for annotating PDF files on Windows, Mac and Linux. It allows adding text notes, highlights, drawings and stamps to PDFs.

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