GoodNotes vs yEd Graph Editor

GoodNotes

Description: 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.

Type: software

yEd Graph Editor

Description: yEd is a free and open-source diagramming software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It allows users to quickly and easily create diagrams like flowcharts, network diagrams, UML diagrams, BPMN diagrams, org charts, and more. yEd has automatic layout algorithms to tidy up diagram layouts.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

GoodNotes Features

• Handwriting and drawing with Apple Pencil
• Annotate PDFs and documents
• Create and organize notes into notebooks
• Variety of pen styles and colors
• Shape recognition
• Zoom writing
• Search handwritten notes

yEd Graph Editor Features

• Automatic layout algorithms
• Support for many diagram types like flowcharts, network diagrams, UML diagrams, BPMN diagrams, org charts
• Drag-and-drop interface
• Customizable templates
• Export to PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF formats
• Real-time collaboration
• Tree, mindmap, matrix and graph support
• Customizable appearance and themes
• Zooming and panning
• Search and filter
• Undo/redo

GoodNotes

• Not listed

yEd Graph Editor

• Open Source