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GoodNotes vs PDFOptim

A side-by-side look at GoodNotes and PDFOptim. 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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PDFOptim

PDFOptim

Office & Productivity

PDFOptim is a free open source software that optimizes PDF files by reducing the file size. It works by analyzing the internal structure of the PDF, removing unnecessary metadata, compressing images and fonts, and performing other size reduction optimizations.

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