When you create a new document in GoodNotes, the app will ask what kind of document you’d like to create.

With GoodNotes, document management is a part of the creation process. Keep your notes in the right folder and they’ll always be organized in a simple and logical way. Create a note for every classroom session or every meeting, take notes until you’re done, and start a new note next time. With Notability, every note comes equipped with endless scrolling, which makes note-taking and categorization easy. This kind of organization isn’t even required - although we do recommend keeping your notes organized if you’re trying to keep track of multiple documents at a time. It’s simple, easy, and almost instantaneous. With Notability, document management is straightforward: From the main screen, you’ll create a subject and house all notes within that subject. While navigation is simple and easy in both apps, it’s obvious that GoodNotes has put a bit more effort into “dressing up” the document management process, and both the navigation display and user interface benefit from those design choices. GoodNotes 5 takes the win here, purely on aesthetics. Just tap the magnifying glass on either app and start your search. Thanks to global search functionality, it’s easy to find any content you need quickly from the main screen. It’s a practical, efficient, and effective no-frills approach.īoth methods are easy to follow and can help you manage multiple documents with ease. Aside from creating new subjects (folders) for your notes and dividers to separate your subjects, there’s not much to see here. Opening the app, you’ll see your folders on the left sidebar and the notes within those folders displayed on the right. With Notability, you’ll always have easy access to your content via a no-nonsense sidebar. This has to do with the way GoodNotes wants you to create notes (more on this below), and it makes complete sense. When you open GoodNotes 5, you’ll be treated to either a list or grid layout (your choice), which displays all of your notes, folders, and notebooks in a quick and easy-to-read format. With GoodNotes, you can display your notebooks, notes, and other content in a list view (pictured) or in a gallery view. Though both apps make it easy to find and navigate content, both apps handle this core functionality in a very different way. The first thing you’ll notice when comparing GoodNotes 5 and Notability is the app layout and user interface.

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