Goodnotes
Goodnotes is a digital note-taking and PDF markup app for Mac that helps you write, organize, annotate, and review documents in one workspace.
What is Goodnotes?
Goodnotes is a note-taking and document annotation app for Mac designed for students, professionals, and anyone who works with handwritten notes or PDFs. It lets you create digital notebooks, import and mark up PDF files, organize materials into folders, and keep study or work documents together in a searchable library. On macOS, the app supports many of the core features available on Apple platforms, making it useful for reviewing notes, editing documents, and continuing work started on iPad or iPhone. It also supports widgets on Mac for quick access to notes and favorites from the desktop. Goodnotes is published by Goodnotes and is commonly used for class notes, meeting notes, planners, reading annotations, and paperless document workflows across Apple devices.
Key features
- Create digital notebooks for handwritten or typed notes
- Import PDFs and annotate them with markup tools
- Organize notes and documents into folders and favorites
- Search and open notes quickly from Mac widgets
- Sync work across Apple devices through the Goodnotes ecosystem
- Use the app for study notes, planners, meeting notes, and document review
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Goodnotes is legitimate note-taking software for Apple platforms. Access to documents, iCloud, microphone, or local files can be consistent with features such as note sync, PDF import, and audio-related workflows. Review any documents you store in the app the same way you would with other cloud-connected productivity tools, especially if they contain sensitive school or work information.
Recommendation: Keep Goodnotes if you actively use it for notes, PDFs, planning, or study materials on your Mac or other Apple devices. Remove it only if you no longer use the app and do not need its local files or synced notebooks available from this Mac.
Common paths
/Applications/Goodnotes.app
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.goodnotesapp.x
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