GoodNotes vs OneNote| 2020 Comparison
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Pricing and supported devices 0:15
Organisation 1:05
Creating and sharing your notes 1:55
Dark mode 5:54
Text tool 6:57
Insertions 7:47
Pen tool & highlighter 9:50
Eraser 11:13
Shapes tool 12:06
Lasso tool 12:27
Space insertion 13:04
Handwriting recognition and search 13:40
Password protection 14:29
Zoom feature 14:45
Sticky note feature 15:36
In-app web browsing 15:48
PDF annotation 16:29
Opening office 365 documents 18:15
App settings 19:05
Auto backup 19:35
Multiple tasking 20:06
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Note: OneNote is very buggy at the moment.
True 😔
Did you recently update cause mine is fine?
Yes I did. The latest version is the one that’s messed up. And I need to keep all my apps updated as much as possible.
Paperless X ow, then I won’t be updating in a while😂
One note is buggy for me when I use the regular eraser it lags and glitches when you have a lot of writing
Appreciate a review by a person who actually used these apps. Most of the reviews out there just re-iterate the features found on the app's descriptions. For example, I've seen very few reviews mention infinite canvas in onenote.
Great video!
* OneNote is free*
Me: Okay done. Thanks for the video!
But what about the subscription for OneDrive?
@@Cloud-yv2hf All Microsoft apps and programs are free for uni students, including OneDrive storage
@Ărin Quāis Tsārinian Buragohain use your school email!
I've used both. Goodnotes is definitely better. Notability is the best though.
😂
I love the objectiveness of this comparison. You did not come across as biased towards either software and refused to just give a point when you weren’t certain which did a feature better. Very helpful and honest. I would personally like to see an updated comparison at the beginning of 2021 to highlight any updates
All the best!
OneNote is free, cross platform, and it has good integration with other office apps/files. What I love with GoodNotes is the PDF annotations and you could have multiple windows opened on iPad. I might not agree with your point system on the pros but this is a good comparison…
onenote actually has a lot of page color options when you use it on a windows 10 tablet. I currently use a grey page color with light blue lines. As far as page sizes go, you can choose the page size if you go to print options and then save it as a pdf which you can then send to other people
Great comparison. I would disagree with you though on file management. The Onenote layout allows you to transition from note to note almost instantaneously and with sub pages it allows for organization 4 layers deep. That’s plenty for me. I find that having to drill down through folder after folder to get to a different note to be a pain. For someone who is constantly switching from note to note I much prefer Onenote.
This is just an invaluable valuation and comparisons of the two note-taking software. You are extremely thorough and cover all the pros and cons of the two sets of software.
Thank you 😄 it’s due for an update though 😬
I like that Onenote is available on so many platforms - whether on my PC, my Note 9 or my iPad...or on a web browser in an internet cafe, I can access Onenote and its content. It's hard to go past that.
BTW, have you ever considered a career in ASMR?
That is OneNote’s biggest advantage. And no, I am not really well versed in ASMR. I wouldn’t even know where to begin 😬
I’m not done watching the video, but as a owner of both, I’ve found that goodnotes’s ability to have tabs within the app that let you access 2 or more documents at once a must. You can have tabs or you can do split screen. Amazing when annotating a page of a textbook while taking notes on it.
great comparison. I'd like to see a comparison between the cloud services such as onedrive and dropbox
Your voice is so calming and relaxing, made me totally focussed!
THANK YOU! I recently bought an Ipad for my online classes and couldn't decide which app to download. I didn't want to spend money on goodnotes just because. You helped me SO much to find the best fit for me.
I think I will buy goodnotes, because I need to use the app as both a note taking app AND a pdf reader. Since I already bought the Ipad new, it's not so bad to have to spend 8 extra dollars for a great app and goodnotes seems so much more approachable and workable. Besides, I won't be taking typed notes, so that part isn't that bad. Again _thank you so much_.
I use both One NOte and Good Notes. As well as Notability. Each have some features that the others don’t and make it worth it to keep stuff in 3 apps, although sometimes I forget which subject is where. Onenote is excellent because it sincs to my deskpo Mac so when I am at home I can write and edit previous notes ion a proper keyboard and use the iPad fot to visualize other documents while I am woring on my notes. Goodnotes is excellent as a pdf annotator and to add pages and notes to the pdfs. Notability is great when I am taking notes and recording a lecture. And as far as being organised goes, Onenote’s system is the easiest and to use, I reckon.
Ropsie, thank you sooo much for your excellent videos. Keep it up, please! May the universe reward you with a brilliant career and life for all this. :)
Aww... you are too kind 😄
Your system seems quite well thought out
Hi again, with reference to 18:22 of the video. You can open files as pdf printouts on OneNote, which then makes them printouts. The point of being able to add them as a thumbnail to the file is to make an interactive notebook where you could access other files or documents from the page. However if you want to have it as something to anotate, you just open it as a pdf printout.
:)
Onenote automatically scanning documents when you taking photo.
Made it 58s: “Goodnote is not available on Windows” ok thx bye, unfortunately required for work...
I'm using OneNote cause I use multiple PCs, Android phone & iPad Mini and so far I'm loving the convenience for my work as an engineer! So far below are the points of using OneNote that annoys me:
1. Latest version of OneNote do note have the function to export as docs/PDF/notebook so I have to use the OneNote 2016 on Windows PC to use this function. The nature of OneNote of continuous pages makes it difficult to have notes that separate at the right pages without being cut partially without trial and error OR copy and paste manually on word (for handwritten notes will be paste as image so I need to disable darkmode)
2. The export feature is a way for me to share a specific notebook/section/page with colleagues or for physical print, the latest OneNote app only allows for sharing via link which is only for the entire notebook. To get around this without using OneNote 2016 is to create a separate notebook and copy what I want to share before sharing the link.
3. Unlike MS word, tab or indentation doesn't work OneNote so its a pain to not have 2 images align in a horizontal row in the same text box or table.
4. If only PDF books can be imported and view like a PDF reader instead of making every page as an image (my god the loading process takes forever!)
Despite that, OneNote is my best friend in keeping my work notes organised and seamless across different platforms!
You can easily export nice PDFs from mobile version, just tap Export - Send copy - Send with another app - Save to wherever you like. While the desktop version creates these monstrous PDFs with lots of empty pages, the mobile version does a great job and gives you nice compact PDFs with all your info.
Great and detailed comparison.. I have been using one note for a long time and it's great the way it has been covered...everything I needed to know😍 great work..
I love how detailed your comparison is. It helped me decide better. Went with on note because it's free
With a surface device /windows 2-in-1 laptop onenote gets 2 points more because those features are available - e.g: eraser sizes
oneNote is better in taking note during the lecture, especially the page extension save me time when i am trying to keep up with professor's fast handwriting speed. i may gonna buy paper like protector for ipad so that i can take note even faster.
I used both...Goodnotes is much more handy and it offers more flexibility....yet... it still lacks some pretty essential tools like... tables....availability across different platforms....though... I am currently restricting my note taking activity to good notes.....keeping onenote for daily journaling due to its cross-platform availability....
At 8:14 - regarding OneNote tables - use the tab to make the next cell to the right (so text1 tab text2 tab text3 - this would make a three column table). So MS has already made an easy way to add columns (and new rows are just a return).
Aha! Thanks for that.
Love your vids + your voice is very soothing. Keep up the good work!!
Amazing voice. Thanks for the video. I use OneNote mainly for organizing my website projects. I'll have sections for templates, page design, checklists etc., no note taking with OneNote. Good Notes I use it for note writing and PDF annotation. I wanted to use OneNote for notes as well so I can have everything in one app, that's how I found this video.. I hate on OneNote that I can't edit the documents I import, at least on a Mac. A workaround is to import from Onedrive and when clicking the link in Onenote the document opens up in the corresponding program (word, excel, etc), and when saving it saves back to Onedrive..
Yeah, Microsoft really need to work on that. It's such a hassle using all those programs at once, but, it might actually be a good thing.
What a great comparison! Thank you 😊
If GoodNotes supported an infinite canvas, I’d be so happy.
i personally think one note is better for studies and maybe good notes for journaling or travel journaling
I am using notability and I m loving it...thanks for the video
Good comparison but I question the rating method. PDF handling gets the same scoring weight as in-app password. I think OneNote is more of a text-based note-taking app with handwriting features while Good Note is a handwriting app with text features. In that sense the two apps are apples and oranges.
I totally agree with you! They are apples and oranges 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As for the rating... the ratings have no weight... it’s just a matter of points when the feature is available. If both had good PDF annotation capabilities... I would have given more points for PDF annotation by analysing the available features in each app which would give the weight in point that you’re talking about... I hope that makes sense
11:45 you can just use stroke eraser ✏️ to erase your highlighter
One note Is cross platform application, so is better for me, cause of tomorrow i change device from iPad to surface for example in onenote i've no problem, with good notes i don't know...
For me, taking notes on OneNote is really nice, I love the pens with special ink; nevertheless, I use goodnotes for my PDF files (books, documents)
Hi I’m transitioning to digital notes and I wanted to know what exactly can you do with PDFs in Good Notes 5 that you can’t do with OneNote?
Thank you for the comparison! Not only did I learn a few new tricks, I also affirmed goodnotes is still best for me. I’m going to watch your guide for Goodnotes and pdfs next.\
You are welcome 😃 Glad you found it useful
OneNote also supports section groups for an additional level of organization inside a notebook
Excellent presentation of both products. Thank you for your efforts. Very helpful to me.
Great comparison. Funny how my personal killer feature in favor of OneNote is actually the way it handles PDFs.
True, they are not browsable in an agile way... but as they are an object on the canvas (instead of occupying the whole page) I am able to write notes on them and AROUND them.
I can study much better.
Highlighting a word or sentence on the PDF is fine... but then with OneNote I can draw an arrow pointing to another page, or pointing BESIDE the page where I scribble some comment, paste some image, etc.
This feature, with the infinite canvas, are the reasons why I prefer to use OneNote instead of the (arguably much prettier) other iPad note softwares.
Yes that feature is useful for short notes. Not so much for bigger PDFs. You use it for bigger PDFs?
@@PaperlessX so far I've used it with university articles of 10-20 pages.
The Android version of OneNote was torture to use with those, but the iPad and Desktop ones allow for much easier rearrangement of the PDF pages, if needed.
Still manual :P
But usable.
And a very desirable feature for me.
But I'm quite new to the game of paperless digital note taking. Maybe in a few months I'll be fed up with its clunky-ness and consider different options :)
That's still a lot of pages... kkkkk
@@PaperlessX that amount I find manageable. But I agree that for something like a whole book, 100-300 pages, it could be "impractical" at best ^_^
@@PaperlessX What I do is split the book PDF into chapters, for example, and then insert a chapter into separate OneNote section. The ability to write AROUND pages is unbeatable. I tried to like other annotating apps, but they feel so restricting. I'm not even a fan of onenote but after using it to annotate pdfs there is simply nothing that comes even close, despite all of its downsides!
I really like your videos, keep creating!
Good notes 5 question: since setting up automatic backup through my app, I’ve noticed that my battery drains VERY quickly throughout the day when using the app for class notes. Is it because of the auto backup or should I be looking for another cause? Also, I just got a new iPad replaced from Apple and I think it’s even worse?
Your suspicions could be right. But a lot of other things could also be responsible. It's definitely a bug, whatever it is. I hope an update can quickly fix it...
Great video. For me GoodNotes 5 is a winner because of the handwriting search. OneNote just won't make my handwriting searchable but GoodNotes seems better at recognising my handwriting than I am. It really is amazing. The fixed paper size is a bit of a pain in GoodNotes 5 though and I wish there was an infinite canvas option like OneNote. I've already had to create extra "clipboard" pages to move notes into to rearrange a page and add space.
Most ppl dislike infinite pages. It’s interesting to hear someone who doesn’t dislike it. Would love to see your workflow
@@PaperlessX it's more a vertical infinite canvas that I find useful. The horizontal part is annoying. In the end I switched to OneNote again as I'm making a game development journal and adding in screenshots from the Windows version and it's just easier to copy/paste them straight in than save them to a file and then add them on the iPad. Being able to insert space for an image in between handwritten text and have that text flow to the next page is also nice in OneNote. GoodNotes feels more like a series of power point slides where you don't flow things from one page to the other. I liked the performance of GoodNotes and for OneNote I have a new page for every day to get around the performance issues.
Hi there, thanks for a great video! My preference is clearly onenote, BUT i find the lack of pdf annotations a pain.... why is microsoft not allowing to modify the files they house into the notes? Brrrr. I have heard a hybrid solution by annotating in notability and exporting this to onenote... any thoughts if this would be your choice? Or how do you handle this?
Sometimes it helps to use two apps. Not sure how well OneNote would handle a lot of PDFs in the app... after a long time. But it's worth a shot I think
@@PaperlessX Hello! since you were so kind in responding the other time, i thought i share with you a response i found recently.
www.neowin.net/news/onenote-for-windows-10-now-provides-the-ability-to-edit-and-save-embedded-files/
apparenly, microsoft is rolling out the possibility of editing files within onenote (without having to reinsert them into the app) to other platforms... let´s see what comes of it...
I use OneNote all the time. I LOVE IT!
I can't seem to find "ink to text" on my iPad OneNote OR my Android OneNote. The only way I can get the OneNote application to recognize my handwriting is if I use OneNote2016 on PC. Is there a workaround, i.e. enabling ink to text on iPad?
DJ Lim you can try selvy script which is an add on keyboard so you can write with your stylus and it will automatically change that to text ^^
Try reinstalling the app
Very good review. Thanks a lot!
How can I add my high school reading books and textbooks in my ipad
PDFs right?
@@PaperlessX yeah
You can use iTunes, USB or upload them to a cloud service then download them to your device.
I need to know that pdf imported in onenote is a little blurry or not in comparison to original one or on other apps(like goodnotes).
Please answer, i have this problem even after reinstalling the app ,my pdfs are not as clear as original ones. But the notes i write on canvas is clear.
Helo me out please
Yes, OneNote tends to do that actually. But we thought it was inconsistent. OneNote is not very good with PDF reading
Thank you for the review!
Hey, with reference to your comment around the 14:00 mark, regarding ink to text. OneNote has an ink to text option, you can lasso your written text and then select ink to text. :) you don't have to use the immersive reader option.
That's an option on the iPad version? Because OneNote differences slightly on different devices
@@PaperlessX oh heavens. Ur right its not on iPad version. I use OneNote interchangeably between my iPad and my surface pro. I love it. I'd live to show how I use it in my class and now with distant teaching.
Thanks a lot for the comparison !
Hey! Are you still using notability mainly or did you move now to goodnotes?
Still using Notability
I love this video as always. And I know this is completely off topic, but I saw that you have the Agenda App as well as the Notion app. Which one do you prefer? I’m currently on the fence with keeping Notion or switching to Agenda and purchasing the upgrade.
I found Airtable better and more user-friendly.
I leaned towards Agenda 😃 I have trust issues 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So, Notion is still under investigation in my books
Paperless X lol!!! I can understand that.
Very helpful, thank you!
? The title says OneNote vs GoodNote, but the video is Notability vs GoodNote? Am I missing something?
It’s about OneNote vs GoodNotes.
I'm interested in goodnotes solely for annotating pdfs. Are there better options for the goodnotes?
Yeah... there are plenty of better PDF readers. Adobe, Foxit reader, Flexcil, FB reader, LiquidText, MarginNote 3
One note has syncing problem when it has lot of content in one single page . I lost my notes in one note as it didn’t sinc properly across the devices.is there any solution.
So you lost your notes on the device you had written them on?
My school uses one note so it’s so easy to keep everything on one app
You have a lovely voice - I’m jealous 🥰
😂 aww, thank you
Thanks for the job, very interesting 😁
Does GoodNotes5 allow you to save your notes to OneDrive or Office 365 SharePoint document libraries?
It does support OneDrive. But with SharePoint you might have to do it manually
@@PaperlessX When I take a backup, it uploads the entire file every time, or just backs up the pages I draw with a highlighter.
Is this an option in one note (on laptop) to take notes that are combined to an audio file? For example, when you click on a sentence, the specific part of the audio start to play ? Thanks for your review
That is an awesome option. Let’s hope they bring to the iPadOS version.
Hi, Nice video. I work on a lot of PDFs for plans and quotes that I get from engineers or construction contractors. I have to find a lot of symbol and calculate their quantity. Example: On a plan, I have to find this kind of symbol ($), I also have to highlight a lot of important information in the specifications. I am looking for an application that could compile all this information for me and I would classify it afterwards. What do you suggest to me?
So you want an app that can extract your highlights? Am I correct?
Is there way to do a straight highlight in OneNote? (via pen highlighter)
Also, every time I select text in OneNote to highlight, I need to choose the color to highlight in HOME button (when I am NOT using the pen highlighter option). Is there a way to set it in default?
You will need to use the shapes tool and tap on the straight line every time you want to highlight with the pen tool. And you can’t choose a default highlighter for text. You have to choose one every single time
@@PaperlessX Thanks..You should totally use your channel to raise a voice in this regard. Also, we still can't record and write at the same time in ipad...Common One Note!!!
Can u plz provide liquid text vouchers or any other paperless app vouchers if u have
Very helpful. Thank you.
I felt that you were supporting onenote, mostly till the end of the video
OneNote just happens to have more features than GoodNotes, that's probably why you felt that :)
@@PaperlessX okok
Fine! No probs (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)
Well, I think that Goodnotes is better than One note. I want to have an iPad just for it. Goodnotes is sooooo fascinating to do.
@@mallikaarushi6277I suggest that you should RETHINK.
Maybe I missed it, but does anyone know if OneNote is compatible when syncing notes to an external hard rive? which is better?
You can just save the notes as a file to an external drive
@@CrisCheese_ I've tried that & it exports in a nasty format, pages are pretty much cut into 4 pieces, I can't format them properly :(
OneNote on the iPad is terrible for exporting and backing up notes
@@PaperlessX I learned that after 3 years of NEAT college notes - __ - I hopped on the GoodNotes5 wagon & so far so good, very accessible. Thank You :)
This was such a thorough review of the two note taking apps! Do you already have a comparison video of Xodo and OneNote, or OneNote versus other Windows compatible note taking apps?
Not yet... we working on that though
So, it is FREE and in ALL devices. these 2 is 2 points?
Free ...is a point on price. The availability on ALL platforms is another one because GN5 is only available on 2 platforms only
Thanks for the comparison ! Btw how do I customize my keyboard to be like yours? I can't find the setting in my iPad
There are no special settings for it. It's probably due to the different sizes of your iPads. I use the iPad pro 12.9 inch
thanks.i love one note
Hi, thanks a lot for this video, you definitely helped me but I have a question. I am using OneNote and all of my notes are in there, what happens if I decide to switch to good notes 5? Is it possible to move my notes from OneNote to good notes 5 automatically , without having to rewrite all of them...I hope there’s some kind of option for that, because it would take forever if I have to move them by myself. I prefer to continue using OneNote if there’s no such an option...😄
OneNote only exports notes one page at a time. It’s best to leave your notes in OneNote and start afresh in GoodNotes. As though you bought a new notebook. If that makes sense
Ohh finally
Love One Note different class
Do you happen to know any other apps for note taking for
android?
At the moment I don’t have any android devices... But Noteshelf just became available on Android
You forgot many features of Onenote.... For example the ruler with the degree measure wich doesnt exist in goodnotes.... And yyou can convert your Handwriting in OneNote to text aswell... Even better than in goodnotes.... Ive tested both apps and my handwriting wasnt recognized from goodnotes.... And the Math function is really important! You can convert your Handwritten equations into computer written math and onenote even can Solve the equation for you! Im in a german gymnasium in a 9nth class in bavaria and in my math, physics and sometimes even in chemics subjects its really usefull to have this.
And another point: You should compare these with the microsoft surface and an Ipad. Cause when you use an Microsoft pen, there are many functions in Onenote that can help you in your Notetaking process. With the Side button you can easily Select parts of your notes with the lasso and if you turn your pen fast you can erase so fast with the back of the pen. I think there are many features of OneNote, that you forgot and which are useful. I hope you can make another video with comparisons and collect new Features. :) Have a nice Day ~Lars
We will make an updated video and we look forward to trying out OneNote on the Surface Pro. 😃
@@PaperlessX Thanks... Should I help you finding pros ans cons for oneNote? 😅
With PDFs open the PDF and print to One note. PDFs are kinda a pain in One note this is true. Currently I am converting a PDF journal to One Note. I am Printing each section to a different section in one note that seems to work really well :-)
That is smart, actually. But sounds like a lot of work
@@PaperlessX it actually was really quick and easy.
I bought GoodNotes yesterday only to find out that I cannot write my note in full screen. God damn. Any self-respect developer would have implemented that feature. The ipad screen is already small enough even without the space for the tools and note's title.
Can the GoodNotes app be used without a pen?..
Yes it can
Just one comment for having such a bad way to manage text GoodNotes should get -1 or perhaps -2. That’s the main point i am considering not to use goodnote
Nice comparison, I wish I had watched this before getting goodnotes. I have been using goodnotes for a while but it is a massive pain to do text notes with it. I really want to move away from it to one-note, but I have a huge collection of handwritten notes in goodnotes which I have no idea, how I can get in one-note. Any suggestions folks?
You can take screenshots of your notes and upload them on OneNote
@@marikaklinska yeah...
does onetake drain more battery life
Not that we’ve noticed
Thank you soooooo much
Pleasure!
7:25 was kind of savage lol
This video is amazing. I like that one note is free tho so I might still go with that 😂
Ma'am, what will be the file size of the notes??
I never export anything out of OneNote... but I will do some research for you
@@PaperlessX thank you ma'am, I'll will be waiting for it
Can you take notes on goodnotes offline too?
Yes you can
But is One Note really free if it comes with the Microsoft 365 subscription fee? I believe Goodnootes ONE time fee is a better deal than Microsoft’s $10 a month subscription fee.
OneNote is free for use without Office365. You will need a MS OneDrive account but it works without anything more.
OneNote is for free, you don't need the 365 to download it. You can pay for 365 but not to use OneNote. There is a box saying "fee" or something, but its like "hey, you like this so check others paying apps "
2022 - OneNote for iPhone still sucks, but It’s still best note taking multiplatform solution overall. GoodNotes is the best for fast notes on mobile.
I solved it by using GoodNotes on the phone and exporting notes as PDF to OneNote lol
LOL!! 🤣
I saw goodnotes lets you drag fotos from google and slap it on your damn notes lol i need that , i have one note but dont know if it xan do that
Yes you can
Wish Onenote has zoom text. It is why I do not use it
unique content keep going you will grow. kindly can you show how online office apps service from microsoft is working on the new ipados's safari ?
Like Google docs you mean?
Paperless X ya there is an online version for microsoft office which you can find all other functions you couldn't find in ipados version app. it's actually like a normal office on windows devices.
Aha... I see what you mean.
Did you try Nimbus Note?
Not yet...
Can we insert pages in good notes?
Yes you can
I hate onenote on the Android.
Notability vs good notes pls
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good video
one note is free, and it is powerful, and I like Microsoft. that is enough for me.😄
Lippincot is a nice book for pharm.
It is 😃
Dark mode is fully supported in good notes now 🥳
It is? 🤔 Is that a beta feature?