Goodnotes Targets Professionals with Collaborative Docs and AI Assistant
Goodnotes is stepping up its game to attract professional users by introducing collaborative documents and an AI assistant. These new features aim to enhance productivity and streamline workflows for professionals who rely on digital note-taking.
GoodNotes Collaboration Shared Documents How It Works
GoodNotes allows you to share a document via a URL link sharing so others can open and edit that same document.
Edits made by collaborators are synchronized near real time via iCloud syncing or turbo syncing so that you see other users pen strokes selections and changes live as if working together in the same app.
To use shared editing all participants must have GoodNotes 5.5 or higher on compatible platforms iPhone iPad macOS and must have iCloud syncing enabled.
The owner of the document can disable link sharing at any time revoking access to the document for collaborators.
Changes that other users make are flagged e.g. via badges so you can see which pages have edits you haven’t seen yet.
In the newer GoodNotes versions they expanded collaboration: with GoodNotes Pro you can have private sharing i.e. invitations instead of open public links real-time collaboration commenting and seeing where collaborators are working.
The collaboration features extend across their new document types not just notebooks but whiteboards text documents etc.
- Real-time Editing: See changes made by other collaborators instantly.
- Shared Access: Easily invite team members to view or edit documents.
- Version History: Track changes and revert to previous versions if needed.
AI Assistant for Professionals
Based on GoodNotes recent announcements and reporting here are its key features:
- The AI assistant works with a variety of input types: handwriting typed text sketches and audio.
- Can summarize meetings generate meeting notes and transcribe audio.
- Helps with document creation: producing visuals like charts & diagrams proofreading text generating templates refining drafts.
- Has specific features like Math Assist recognizing handwritten equations doing calculations or suggesting next steps.
- New editing capabilities for handwriting: making it easier to reflow align copy-paste edit handwriting similarly to how typed text is edited.
- Ask GoodNotes feature: you can ask questions in natural language get summaries clarify concepts generate quizzes based on your own notes and documents.
- The AI tools are integrated into GoodNotes newer UI which includes Whiteboards Text Documents Notebooks all unified in the platform. Collaboration features are also enhanced for teams real-time editing comments sharing. GoodNotes
Why It’s Useful
- Saves time: Rather than manually sifting through notes transcribing meetings formatting handwritten content these tasks are automated.
- Helps with productivity: For professionals using documents reports or proposals having drafting diagram-generation, proofreading built in helps reduce friction.
- Better note utility: Handwritten notes historically were harder to re-use these tools make handwriting more editable and searchable.
- Bridges formats: One place to work with handwritten notes typed docs whiteboards etc. helps users who switch between these formats.
Limitations Things to Keep in Mind
Language support and features may vary by region and writing style. Handwriting recognition works better in supported languages features like Math Assist may have limitations for more advanced math.
The AI assistant is tied to a paid plan or has usage credit limits. Free users have more restricted access.
The assistant can make mistakes. GoodNotes acknowledges that as with other generative AI sometimes the responses are imperfect.
- Smart Summarization: Quickly condense large documents into key points.
- Idea Generation: Brainstorm new concepts and solutions with AI assistance.
- Content Refinement: Improve writing quality and clarity.
