Export documents or pages

Apple

Goodnotes is very flexible in terms of export options. There are a number of ways you can export documents, such as:

Exporting one or more documents
Exporting one or more pages of a document
Exporting one or more folders

The supported file formats for the export are:

Goodnotes document - can only be opened in Goodnotes
PDF (editable/flattened)
Image

Export a single document

From the library view

Tap the document title and choose Export. Alternatively, tap the checkmark icon near the upper right, tap the document, then tap Export at the top.

From the document view

Tap the Share icon in the nav bar and choose Export All.

Tip: If you've imported this document via the direct cloud storage integration (available to Goodnotes Pro plan), you will see Save changes to <cloud storage> PDF: It will export the document as a PDF and save it on the cloud storage in the folder where it was imported, overwriting any PDF with the same name.

Export multiple library items

Select those items in the Library View: Open the Views menu > Select Items, then tap the items.
Choose Export, change Export details, then choose Export.

Export a single page of a document

Option 1: From the document view, tap the Share button in the nav bar and choose Export This Page.

Option 2: From the document view, tap the four-square icon to go to thumbnail view, tap the arrow under the thumbnail of the page and choose Export. Alternatively, tap Select in the upper right of the thumbnail view, tap the page thumbnail, then tap Export at the top.

Export multiple pages of a document

From the document view, tap the four-square icon to go to thumbnail view, tap Select in the upper right, tap the page thumbnails (Tip: swipe across a row of thumbnails to quickly select them), then tap Export at the top.

Export one or more folders

From the library view, tap the checkmark icon near the upper right, tap the folder(s), then tap Export at the top.

Tip: To quickly export a folder, tap its title in the library view and choose Export.

Note: The output will be a single .zip file containing every notebook in the folder(s) with the folder structure still preserved. For example, given this folder structure of Folder A and the exported format being PDF:

Folder A
--- Notebook A
--- Subfolder B
--- Notebook B

The exported .zip file will contain files in this structure:

Folder A
--- Notebook A.pdf
--- Subfolder B
--- Notebook B.pdf

You can re-import this .zip file as a whole.

Android, Windows, and Web

Export a notebook as a PDF to view, share, or print a copy outside Goodnotes.

Warning: a PDF export is not a native, restorable Goodnotes backup. Keep a separate Goodnotes backup if you need to restore the editable notebook.

Export from Library View

Open the Documents tab.
Select the notebook name.
Select Export as PDF.
Change Export details, and start exporting.

Export from an open notebook

Open the notebook.
Select the Share icon.
Select Export as PDF.
Change Export details, and start exporting.

Change Export details

Filename: Enter a name for the exported file to make it easier to identify and organize.
Page Range: Choose whether to export the entire document or specific pages.
File Quality: Select Best, Medium, or Lowest. Higher quality improves clarity but creates larger files.
PDF Data Format: Choose Flattened for a fixed, non-editable PDF or Editable to allow changes in a compatible PDF editor.

When the export finishes, Goodnotes displays “Document was exported as PDF”.

Your device, operating system, or browser controls where the PDF is saved. Check Downloads if you are not prompted to choose a location.

If you cannot find the PDF

Confirm that the completion message appeared.
Check device or browser downloads.
If it did not appear, export again.

Print the PDF

Open the exported PDF in a PDF viewer.
Select the viewer’s print option.
Choose print settings and continue.