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GoodNotes vs Penly

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

Penly

Office & Productivity

Penly is a free and open-source note taking app for Windows, macOS and Linux. It allows users to create rich text documents, add images and attachments, organize notes into notebooks, collaborate with others and sync across devices. Penly has a clean and intuitive interface, supports tagging and search, and integrates with cloud services.

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