Goodnotes 6
How-to guides, FAQs, troubleshooting tips, and reference information for Goodnotes 6.
General Troubleshooting
Goodnotes 6 - Frequently Asked Questions
- As a paying user of GoodNotes 5, do I have to pay for Goodnotes 6 again?
- I'm on trial for Goodnotes 6 and love the app. How do I switch to the one-time purchase option?
- Known issues of Goodnotes 6
- Goodnotes 6 Privacy - Frequently Asked Questions
- Goodnotes 6 Terms and Conditions - Frequently Asked Questions
- Why am I getting "Subscription detected from App Store"?
Downloading GoodNotes 6 & Getting Started
- Get started with Goodnotes 6
- How to contribute my Mathematical Handwriting
- How to contribute my handwriting
- Apple Pencil Compatibility in Goodnotes 6
- Creating a notebook without a cover
- Configure palm rejection in Goodnotes 6
Audio Recording
- Backing up my Audio Recordings
- Can I Share my Audio Recordings?
- Why can't I see the Audio Recording feature in my app?
- How do I delete an Audio Recording?
- How to reduce background noise in my recordings?
- My app crashed mid-Audio Recording. Can I recover this Audio Recording?
Sync, Backup, and Restore
- Back up and restore your library manually
- Sync Goodnotes documents between iPhones/iPads/Macs
- Goodnotes on iPadOS/iOS is not syncing with the Mac app
- I cannot view the Goodnotes backup .zip file on my computer
- I can't import files from a cloud storage because of a "Content Unavailable" error
- Check for a backup of your Goodnotes library in iCloud
Goodnotes for Schools, Business & Enterprise
- Goodnotes for Business & School- Frequently Asked Questions
- Goodnotes for School Educational Licensing - Frequently Asked Questions
- How can I access Goodnotes 6 as a GoodNotes for Institutions user?
- How to install Goodnotes for School, Business or Enterprise via Mobile Device Management
- Goodnotes for School, Business & Enterprise - How to switch from GoodNotes 5 to Goodnotes 6 via AppConfig
- Installation Requirements for Goodnotes for School, Business and Enterprise
Importing & Exporting Documents
- Share a document for collaboration
- Microsoft Word or PowerPoint files are not displaying correctly
- PDF outlines and hyperlinks are missing when I export a document
- My PDF is loading slowly or displayed incorrectly
- I imported a PDF to the app and saw frames around the text in it.
- Import files into Goodnotes
Study Sets
- Getting Started with Study Sets and Smart Learn
- What happened to the Flashcards function from GoodNotes 5?
- What is Practice Mode?
- What is Smart Learn?
- Can I migrate my Study Sets from other flashcard apps into Goodnotes 6?
- Importing and Exporting Files into Study Sets
Goodnotes AI
- Goodnotes AI - Frequently Asked Questions
- AI Typing [Experimental Feature]
- Spellcheck your handwriting
- Getting Started with Interactive Exam Practice
- Why can I no longer use AI Typing?
- Write quicker with Word Complete [Experimental Feature]
Taking Notes & Annotating Documents
- Scribble to Erase Handwriting
- Type on a full page
- Use the Pen Tool and circle to select content
- Read Only Mode
- Open Goodnotes in multiple windows on iPadOS
- Create a custom outline
Viewing, Searching, & Navigating Documents
- I cannot scroll pages vertically
- I cannot turn pages horizontally
- How do I open notebooks as new tabs?
- Search your notes
- What languages does Goodnotes 6 support for handwriting recognition and search?
- Convert handwriting to text in Goodnotes 6
Organizing Documents
- Deleting pages and covers in GoodNotes 6
- Recovering deleted documents, folders, and pages from the Trash
- Viewing your documents and folders in a list
- Emptying the trash
- Reordering pages in a document
- Deleting documents and/or folders