Goodnotes, the popular notetaking app once known mainly as a classroom tool, is expanding its reach with a major update aimed at professionals. The company announced today new features including an AI assistant, a collaborative whiteboard, and the ability to create documents with text, images, GIFs, and tables.
The new Goodnotes AI can handle handwriting, typing, sketches, and voice input. It can summarize meetings, proofread text, create charts and diagrams, generate templates, and even brainstorm ideas. The assistant leverages technology from a South Korean startup that Goodnotes acquired last year, which specialized in meeting and video summaries.
Alongside AI, the company is introducing a collaborative whiteboard, allowing teams to work together on a blank canvas with diagrams and text, as well as a document creation feature designed for professionals who rely heavily on text-based workflows.
“We still have a large user base of students, but we want to expand our product to become useful for everyone, especially professionals,” said Goodnotes founder Steven Chen. “Going forward, we want to be a well-rounded notetaking app for every scenario and every device.”
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To support this shift, Goodnotes is also introducing two new subscription tiers:
- Goodnotes Essentials: $11.99/year, includes new file formats, AI for Q&A, and math support.
- Goodnotes Pro: $35.99/year, adds Google Calendar and OneDrive integration, private link sharing, desktop AI transcription bot, and AI-powered content suggestions.
Both plans include limited AI use, with an optional AI pass at $10/month for unlimited credits. The company continues to offer a one-time $35.99 purchase for Apple users, though without cloud sync or cross-platform support.
Founded as an iPad app in 2011, Goodnotes has since expanded to iOS, Android, and Windows. The app now counts over 25 million monthly active users, up from 21 million in 2023, as it looks to compete with productivity platforms like Grammarly and Canva that are also leaning into AI-driven document creation.
