why i stopped using goodnotes for notes @uchicago

[@bondjam8]

Well im a psychology major. All I do is mark up pdf, i take notes with hand, write papers and cry in the conrer.

[@starybrights]

literally my life haha

[@sophiagonzales8974]

Same except not cry in the corner but I notetake by hand and only use IPad for markup

[@hopeentity835]

Crying in the corner is a vary important step during the study presses.

[@Hottcassy]

What do you use?

[@Hottcassy]

@@bondjam8 still trying to get the hand of that

[@heatherlory99]

I do more chemistry and biology stuff that doesn’t require typing, in fact typing hinders it, so for me GoodNotes is the best option for me

[@me1yz]

Do you think goodnotes is better than notability

[@heatherlory99]

@@me1yz definitely

[@zimonslot]

How does chemistry and biology not need typing??

[@heatherlory99]

@@zimonslot when I’m drawing diagrams and writing around pictures I can’t exactly type easily

[@mackz960]

same here! I’m a biochemistry major and the drawing features on goodnotes work a lot better for me- I used onenote for a semester but I hated that I could never export to pdf easily since that is how all of our homework is submitted. I take my in-class notes on paper, but use digital for revising and homework assignments

[@fritzvicious]

As a history student, I fell in love with GoodNotes because it gave me the opportunity to take my notes like I used to on paper, but digitally- At the same time, I definitely believe that what app you may want to use/need depends on your study method and course, so I absolutely see your point!

[@casandrasantander3290]

What jobs can you get from history tho? I'm just curious

[@fritzvicious]

@@casandrasantander3290 well, usually teaching or research jobs. I’m not really worrying about putting my degree to use in the near future, I studied it because I love history and I already tried to study for a better job in high school, and it was hell. So I’m not too sure, guess we’ll find out!

[@oliviabutler3084]

@@casandrasantander3290 you can do archaeology, museum curator, forensic, it’s good for political careers as well because history can be used as an example. There are also teaching careers, I am hoping to become a University Lecturer in Egyptology. I’m not sure if you wanted this list, but I just thought in case you wanted to join us history nerds!

[@casandrasantander3290]

@@oliviabutler3084 I'm actually a history nerd lol. I love history but I'm not sure if I would take it or not bcoz I always search for a high paying majors

[@miraethi]

@@casandrasantander3290 high paying stuff dont always make ppl happy tho i hope u find out what works for u!

[@honeypotfilms6066]

the setup of this video is extremely symmetrical I love it ahahha

[@yourguardianangel1228]

Wes Anderson-esc

[@fromthemoonandmybed]

You must hate 7

[@danaisnthere]

For a law student,at least, good notes is the best

[@asynchloe]

definitely!! it depends a lot on what formats you work with the most -- and i'll say that for my first year of college when it was mainly reading texts and annotating them, goodnotes was great -- it's just not the best with numbers aahh

[@pokeyswan5563]

For this law student it isn't. handwriting citations is a nightmare same for quotes. I wish they'd sort out the word-processing function.

[@2triangles]

Why? What does GN offer law students that Notability doesn’t? I would have thought the lecture recording/syncing would be very valuable for law students. No?

[@danaisnthere]

@@2triangles Well in my case my classes are 100% online so I don’t need to record anything and I have both apps but in terms of customisation I prefer GN

[@2triangles]

@@danaisnthere ah customization. Makes sense. Thanks for the reply. 😃

[@seanyu4754]

onenote user here! i've never had an issue with exporting notes; i usually just click the square with the arrow in the top right corner and then send copy of page and then email or whatever. the file that renders is usually a continuous flowing pdf without any breaks or anything. hope this helps :)

[@samantha7309]

To solve your paper size problem in Onenote go to "View" > "Paper size" > and from the dropdown where it says "auto" select "A4" This will ensure your page is sized to A4. If you then go beneath it "Save current page as template" then all new pages you add in that section of that notebook will be A4 :)

[@Immanuelkantig]

Sadly that feature isn’t available on MacBooks Of all the features they chose to strip away this probably one of the worst

[@missincognito9168]

@@Immanuelkantignooo omg 😳 so it’s only available on windows based pc?

[@sda15102]

Wow, I feel spoiled by this new upload schedule hehe. My own experience has taught me that hybrid systems tend to be better than purist ones, the added flexibility is really neat.

[@asynchloe]

Trying my best for 2 uploads a week!! :)

[@ViperrKsa]

PDF exporting is the biggest issue for me with Onenote.

[@littleleslie249]

The Onenote experience is way better with the microsoft surface tablets and surface pen since they were designed for one another, and with the pen I can also write directly in PowerPoint and Word files seamlessly which is really cool. I just think Onenote isn't as smooth with ipads

[@littleleslie249]

Just found you're channel by the way, and I'm binge watching your videos; you're inspiring a fellow 2nd year!

[@alizahhassan1702]

I switched to using onenote on a surface pro from an ipad and it made worlds of a difference!

[@tommyprotrampx]

Samsung's S Pen work nice too, because of their partnership with Microsoft, S Pen is now optimized for OneNote, Word and other apps, both on Windows 10 (Galaxy Book etc.) and android. :)

[@yonicute]

I hate OneNote and the whole microsoft suite on iPad. Although they can do the basics, but the total experience is just painful.

[@mmtrzz]

@@tommyprotrampx This is really good to knoe, thanks!

[@thezeeola]

lol every time I want to switch to good notes, a video pops up and says "yeah stick to your onenote babe😌 "

[@cholnhial7415]

I'm an IT student so most of my notes involve coding. I just discovered I can copy between my Mac and Ipad using Universal Clipboard. That should make copying code snippets and taking screenshots of video lectures really easy. I hope it doesn't become tedious.

[@albert_chen]

Yes! This is what I use and it's a gamer changer. Thanks Apple Eco System 🤣

[@ChryslerPTCruiser]

Ahh this is so reassuring! I'm buying an iPad soon but have been using onenote on my computer for my whole undergrad (life sciences major). I hadn't seen people talk about onenote on the iPad much so I wasn't sure if it was as good but here you are saying it is so thats great! I agree that the ability to switch from writing to typing is really helpful for these kinds of majors

[@goldenknowledge5914]

Thanks for summarizing everything in the first minute

[@lifekindasucksrn6442]

notion is great if you prefer typing but want to embed stuff. It's overwhelming at first but once you watch a few tutorials, you can do all sorts of organization systems.

[@grantg.1140]

Really glad you brought this up! I felt the same with Notability for a long time - I kept thinking I wasn't using it right. Sure, you could annotate slides, but beyond that the majority of my studying was still off my laptop. After all, 9/10 KZbinrs were recommending it as a 'must have' for studying. Now I know it isn't just me :)

[@Adriana-tr1oc]

same! i actually thought about that too. but i'll still opt for GN5 since my major is biology-related like you said. i hope onenote will update abt the pdf exporting, and goodnotes for its typing experience lol.

[@sara6969]

I love notability, it’s organized, easy to use and also u can always switch between typing and using ur apple pen when you need to, I use it mainly to study from my lecture slides, note taking. But I never use it for assignments because I usually use grammarly and word on my laptop. love the hidden functions in it like hoe you can favorite brushes, copy and paste any shapes or things that u drew, search for certain words and the zooming function that makes writing on an ipad WAAY easier.

[@alejandramunozbuleje7421]

Ikr, I think notability is better and not many people use it

[@hopecraftsalot9782]

I love Notability the best too. I don’t use Grammarly, so I have no problem using it for assignments. Notability has been life changing during lectures.

[@kellyye8515]

I've also downloaded notability on my mac. Although it doesn't automatically sinc ALL the time, if I have lab worksheets that require both typing and annotating, the combination of MacBook and iPad is pretty awesome.

[@sara6969]

@@kellyye8515 I don’t have a mac laptop but I bet it feels so satisfying being able to switch between them 😭

[@groovydiphenhydramine9707]

@@sara6969 I got the apple magic keyboard with my iPad so I can easily switch between typing and drawing for my chem and bio notes it makes it soo much easier than having to have an iPad and MacBook

[@annisamalik7464]

I've been using onenote like forever... like since 10 years ago I like to write my journal, reflecting, stories, annotate pdf, literally everything because it was really easy to use, it saves automatically without me worrying if there is electricity off I used to have problem with electricity off, blue screen and having tons of ms. Words and notepad without saving them, so onenote always been a life saver for me :')

[@noortaiyeba1068]

For me one note is very glitchy it's difficult to switch between typing and writing

[@hayleykwok]

i use both onenote and goodnotes depending on the subject hahah, usually i type my notes in class cause i type faster, but when i revise i like using goodnotes to write/do working out for maths. but then again i'm only in high school lmao (year 11/igcses rn)

[@tracyzhang2043]

hey Chloe. first of all Love u. second can please show us how you use ur one note in-depth for difference classes? as an "going to be freshmen I am dying to k. 🥺

[@asynchloe]

Yes!!! I’m thinking of doing a “how I study” vid after midterms hehe

[@tracyzhang2043]

@@asynchloe love how we r both alive 3:43am in the morning haha

[@mariah4197]

I use both Mac and iPad GoodNotes apps. Syncing is not super fast but works really well

[@ed32568]

This video aside, I think ANOVA was my favorite part of my Statistics classes (I had Stats 1, Stats 2, and am now almost done with Stats 3) so it was cool to see it here. What I've been using on my laptop + pen tablet setup is Microsoft Whiteboard + Notion. I use Whiteboard to make mind maps and written exercises, and I export it into an image and add it to Notion. Anything that is theoretical info, I use toggles in Notion to have them on questions and answers. Notion is also cool with R code because you can type in R code easily. After the points you made though, I might give OneNote another shot :)

[@asynchloe]

yes!! lots of love for Notion (esp when i was taking compsci classes) -- will check out Microsoft whiteboard!

[@adelalujzalucenic]

Interesting, I was a computer science student and I loved goodnotes, obviously you cant use it for everything in any studies

[@ajknight8640]

do you have any tips or recommendations? i’m doing compsci also & looking for a new notetaking system. nothing has really worked for me so far :(

[@adelalujzalucenic]

@@ajknight8640 Hi! I mostly only use GoodNotes for any notes or as a preparation for presentations or projects. In the meantime I continued my studies from Computer Science all the way to Digital Arts and I STILL use and need GoodNotes hahah. It really helps me to have nice and neat colourful notes. Love all of the paper types that you can choose from there. It might be weird when you try it for the first few times but eventually it will become totally natural! :) If you learn better from actually writing with your hand (like I do) and typing notes on a computer doesn’t do that, I would definitely recommend GoodNotes :)

[@neko2412neko]

I used to take notes with OneNote, but it didn't worked out for me... My biggest issue is that when you add PDf with 40+ slides the document got so freaking long and to find any specific slide was ao bad... also there was no printing option or any guide lines to stay with in a certain format like A4, etc... It really bothered me, so I switched to good notes... If Microsoft would add a page option instead of the endless pages and a overview option of the pages in on notebook to easily find pages, it is/would be an amazing program... but so far nothing has changed in OneNote within the last 3 years... Goodnotes for Windows or Android Tablets would be amazing as well tho. Both are amazing, but have also their weak points, I guess you have to decide on which weak point is less effecting you...

[@Onnethox]

Yes one note was amazing for me for 9 months, until it literally stopped synching on my ipad...even re-signing in, closing-opening notebooks wouldnt even load anything on the ipad. So I lost all my ipad notes, but could still access them on my PC. If it wasnt for this, I would still use Onenote, so guys, beware of the huge synching issues that may happen after months when you least expect it. Edit: lol just re signed in and I could now open all on the ipad. There are some annoying synching issues that can happen on this app for no reason though.

[@gonzaloferreira4666]

A way to fix the awkward cut on onenote is to configure the page's lenght (which i believe you can only do if you get onenote 2019 or on microsoft 360), in that way you can where the page cuts :)

[@freebeerishere]

i got good notes so i can handwrite, im not sure why someone would buy it they don’t intend to. i suppose just to follow trends/studygram peer pressure.

[@Galileocrafter]

I am specifically using Goodnotes to make handwritten notes and not needing to carry around tons of books or printouts. Yes as an EE student i do quite a bit of coding. But the code lives inside project folders of the IDE on my laptop, only code samples or examples get mostly handwritten into goodnotes. I don’t want to type my notes, for one, I’m to slow and it’s way less stressful. Some of my profs don’t even allow typed notes because it’s too distracting in small classes (~20-30 people). And with AirDrop and a Mac it’s no challenge at all to get a picture to goodnotes. You literally just have to command+c on the Mac and paste inside goodnotes, done.

[@Wally-007]

I am a first time IPAD user studying econs in Uni. My laptop is not an apple product so having one note is a life saver. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ZzzZ-hm3mr]

I mainly use notability for annotating slides and one note for in class note taking(typing). I have only used goodnotes for writing quick notes and quotes for essays and videos instead of actual note taking. I don’t even have actual notes anymore bc all I study off of is through the slides and textbooks which I usually have stick notes pasted on certain pages

[@pablomarquez9073]

I used last year (im studying mechanical engineering) OneNote, i had some dislikes about the app, i couldn't get used to the infinite workspace, i do lots of handwriting, and in OneNote it didn't feel good for me, or at least not as good as in goodnotes. I Started this year with goodnotes, and i am used to change from keyboard to handwriting fast and the notes are pretty as hell. Also, in goodnotes for being an standard size pages, and having better handwriting, i will be selling my notes

[@jime.h]

hi not sure what you want to export to pdf specifically for, but if you aren't exporting for printing, i believe you can export to pdf via the app on the ipad and get a full pdf that doesn't have that weird cut-off issue that you get when you export on a laptop. The pdf will just be a full custom-size page that fits everything. hope that helps someone!

[@winnief3661]

Seconding this! I don’t know why the export function doesn’t work on the Macbook.

[@Soberryful]

As an actuary, I did a lot of stats and maths. I used good notes for my predictive analytics exam and I loved it because ... I put a lot of annotations on my graphs with colours and I was much easier to understand. I have one note for my job and honestly I don’t really like it . It so limited, you can’t really use a lot of colours and it’s quite hard to have neat notes just because you don’t really have any frame. Honestly, I am using Notion right now for another exam and I am trying to convince my boss to use it at job because it’s much more convenient than one notes

[@lizhengstebeck5179]

wild to find another actuary in the comments! i'm still in my last year of college, but i will live and die by goodnotes + notion, trying to use onenote during my internship was terrible 😭

[@hakimmohammed3910]

I don't think anyone relies on Goodnotes solely that I know of, moreso a combo of Goodnotes for handwritten notes and annotations and Onenote/Word for typed notes or any types of typed work.

[@abbyhorn3421]

quick tip! if you haven’t bought an ipad or macbook for college yet, consider a surface and a surface pen and keyboard. running one note on a surface with the pen allows for a similar drawing/writing aspect and easy typing. along with this you can type essays, watch netflix, take notes, etc... all on one device as it runs all regular laptop functions as well. i got a surface instead and i love it!

[@Babab.studio]

Surface doesn’t last long. Not worth the price. I see HP has some flexible laptop that comes with a touch screen and pen. But idk if it’s good anyways

[@abbyhorn3421]

@@Babab.studio Haha ya, quick update. My surface died after a year. Just stopped working in class one day. I then bought an IPad and now use goodnotes. Much happier with the IPad btw. :)

[@wenee_93]

I've had my surface since 2018, works súper fast as when I first got it.

[@cinnamonliebe]

@@abbyhorn3421 lol, how very expected. I don't like any hp products. I have an iPad Pro which I've had since 2019 and its awesome still, and I love using goodnotes

[@theadmeliorasociety]

I just realized It's going to be almost a year since I subscribed to your channel!!

[@maggiealelew]

What’s so funny was I went from One Note to Goodnotes! HOWEVER all my classes (a biology major) like never need typing. What made me switch was because One Note took so much space on my ipad and my computer.

[@vmpr3s]

thankyou, i like that this video is mostly in dark mode, my eyes love it :'>

[@camomille2940]

I use a combination of GoodNotes and OneNote because I use GoodNotes for all classes except the ones with teachers who speak at 500 mph Edit: still in high school though

[@user-ej7ss8ei2g]

studytube community will have you buy all these products and flip flop on them every 3-4 months say goodbye to all your money. your parents generation got by with pen and paper, remember that. half of these community videos are sponsored anyway. for instanace, dont waste time on the dog shit paperlike screen protector that scratches up in weeks and destroys your $100 ipad tips.

[@namjnhee]

KZbin blessed me. I can't believe u were in my recommendation! I feel so spoiled!! Omg i love ur videos! The quality..!!

[@CRaffestin]

I having been using a VM for coding, making graphs and and so on. My ipad became pretty much a cpu or a note taking device, wherever I choose. But you are right. I think goodnotes hasn’t some basic features that booms out. For note taking I have chosen nebo and for reading I use notability. Goodnotes is just there and I have no use for it

[@saychanpheng4343]

Heh if u don't mind, what is VM?

[@CRaffestin]

@@saychanpheng4343 is stands for Virtual Machine. You can virtually run a computer on you Ipad and use programs like R or Phyton for coding. If you’re interested you should check google cloud or azure.

[@hyunjo7745]

The fact that you are Indonesian Singapore is interesting! Hi from indonesian friend

[@mulst2759]

The thing i do with Goodnotes is, whenever i need to write large bodies of text, i make pdfs and then open with whatever program i am using. I have tried using onenote but it doesnt work for me. I do have a macbook tho, making it easier for documents cus theyre Icloud stored.

[@asynchloe]

solid!! goodnotes is still very useful to me, i just don't use it as much anymore bc I have to do more coding / stats stuff now ;-; tbh wish I could use goodnotes more their writing experience is great!

[@thechannel9848]

I got GoodNotes for my GCSE courses, a dream for diagrams, a nightmare for typing.

[@valenr.1277]

I actually onenote and samsung notes. Onenote it's more of my typing note app, it's always organized and clear so I can understand what I'm reading and goodnotes it's like a messy classbook with exercises and scratches.

[@mauve3734]

Yes typing on GoodNotes is terrible !!! I have one notes and word for typing . But I’m a dance major that is also pre pt typing won’t help me remember my classes are science based and ESS

[@maggiepeters5797]

This is a great video. After using goodnotes for a week and a half, I completely agree. I'm studying design and thought the visual side of it would be beneficial, but I struggle with the app otherwise! And, honestly, drawing in Goodnotes isn't it's strength. Thanks for putting this into words!

[@sealy999]

Sameeee onenote's boundary-less function is so annoying, if only would they just make it an option

[@mattheweleazar8025]

Lol we're in the same boat. I just ended up using Onenote, even though I bought both Goodnotes AND Notability.

[@asynchloe]

SAME -- I still use goodnotes for tutoring so at least that's worth it, but GAH

[@QuinoNava]

Is it free? Do you have to pay microsoft 365?

[@FeeAlfadhal]

@@QuinoNava it's free!

[@rhiannn3416]

also handwritten notes just aren't sustainable for content heavy courses like vet 👀👀👀 also the instant text boxes in one note are absolutely 👌👌👌👌👌

[@asynchloe]

YEAA I used to hand write down all the notes and then look at the slides and textbooks now I type everything down and pretty much just use the handwriting tool for highlights / arrows

[@gnostie]

Wait, so Onenote can’t export as PDFs the PDFs we’ve imported and annotated in it? Which Windows software can?

[@cisp360]

That stupid cut off when exporting to pdf is what keep me away from Onenote. It is just ridiculous. How come the software developer at microsoft never thought about exporting or printing.

[@emsx5739]

yk, they NEED to fix this asap😫

[@cookiencream5539]

I bought goodnotes and notability, but ended up liking one note most rip

[@catphoood]

this set up is so beautiful ! 😭

[@Jenny-cx4ll]

Really helpful! Thank you :). I've been having issues lately with using goodnotes and notability, so I'll have a go at onenote!

[@princessking6918]

Psychology major here but on a pre-med track, which means that I have a mixture of typing many essays (psychology) and taking many science notes (physics, biology, etc.). It depends on the class. I HAVE to use my iPad because I have a lot of PowerPoint slides or non-PowerPoint slides that I have to take notes on; then, I use my MacBook or Microsoft Surface to type my essays. So, I just say that it depends on what you're studying.

[@choosyguytest719]

I use both, onenote for notetaking and goodnotes to create summaries or do exercises.

[@booitsgarfield]

im using both apps, goodnotes for my tutorials/exercises and onenote for my lecture slides

[@rutho.6282]

Hey Chloe really amazing video! I've had the cut-off situation happen with one note and it happens with my Mac computer but it doesn't happen with my computer that uses a Windows operating system. I've only had good experiences exporting my notes from OneNote on a Windows based computer.

[@shamelsinha1626]

The thing with one note is that it only offers free use for 5 gb of data. After that u need to pay a yearly subscription of 80 dollars For OneDrive cloud storage.

[@Grannados]

For me, taking notes fully digital doesn't work. I'm a physics major, so I have to go back to my notes when doing homework, and sometimes it's hard because I have to split the screen, etc. so, I decided to take notes in a notebook and then do my homework on my iPad. For readings, goodnotes it's amazing :D!

[@honeypotfilms6066]

aah I can’t wait for the premiere! I’ll be in school but... priorities hehe - honeypot films

[@patriciasilva1632]

I love one-note, BUT I hate the fact that the size is endless, not A4, if they would change that, I would use it instead of notability

[@asynchloe]

tbh yes -- would be 10/10 if they could add that option so people can toggle between A4 and full screen :/

[@maifilms]

i totally agree, i only use goodnotes to annotate econ slides since every single class had like 40 lecture slides (primarily why i got an ipad in the first place) or to write my econ and math psets. The only formally handwritten notes I use goodnotes for is math since my professors still use the chalkboard, and i cant type math very quickly. But other than that, onenotes is perfect for creating my study guides for econ. I can type really quickly and rearrange typed text in different boxes, saving me hand muscle pain and time, as well as allowing me to command+F any specific economics concepts or equations I need to find.

[@alessandracoke]

for the issue of it cutting off a weird points use the page expander to create cut offs!

[@pavwlik]

Onenote is very good option.. i prefer Onenote before Notability,Goodnotes too.

[@elias8141]

I tried using it, it was frustrating to use on the iPad

[@Standleyyyyhandyy]

I just hate the good notes organization. I used it for a couple of months and quickly figured out that the notebook feature was almost pointless. I then figured out that it took me a couple minutes to find my specific notes. I then figured out that the movement in the app was cancer. You have to use 2 fingers to move and the movement is very restricted. You cannot fling across the paper. I might be wrong but you cannot scroll diagonally, and if you can I remember being very annoyed with the diagonal scrolling feature for some reason. I finally dislike the organization. I want to be able to look at my notes when I feel like to, but it takes to much time to get to actual notes because you are just swapping through folders.

[@asynchloe]

the folder system is SO ANNOYING esp when you have lots of files / texts / images that you need to sort and access quickly

[@xuefeiren2265]

Friendly reminder: OneNotes audio recordings often have bugs sooo register on your computer or somewhere else before losing them:( it was a painful experience

[@moaandersson5223]

Since watching the first time I’ve been using OneNote for a year… and now I’m changing to GoodNotes. OneNote worked very well for a while but the long loading time both in my iPad and computer was really annoying, for example just opening OneNote on my computer was really slow and the synchronisation would not be immediate and sometimes would not work at all. Also, when marking big sections of notes it would be very slow at loading which just gets on my nerves. But the thing that made me switch was when I tried to save my notes to PDFs and 1) it was very slow 2) the quality was bad and 3) it ruined one of my notebooks. I cannot get in to those notes and I’m so scared of it happening again. So GoodNotes it is! For context I mainly use handwritten notes and annotations.

[@sunnyhe7328]

Goodnotes has been doing a lot of upgrades lately; it launched a Goodnotes app for windows laptops that you can share your ipad notes with, and you can edit your notebooks at the same time on your laptop like Onenote does. I find the text tool on the laptop Goodnotes app up to par with Onenote's text tool, and you can copy and paste images or screenshots into Goodnotes smoothly. I'd say the only thing Goodnotes hasn't caught up on with Onenote is it's embedded file tool, where in Onenote you can insert a PDF file and you can write directly on the file page as well as beside it due to the endless pages (makes me feel less anxious about running out of space, BUT Goodnote's sitcky note feature does help overcome this. While Onenote also has a supreme organization of notes (notebook, section, pages), Goodnotes makes up for this by its outline feature that can help you jump from different sections of your notebook you assign (Just not available on the laptop companion app). Also, being able to easily switch between notebooks with tabs in Goodnotes helps too.

[@samsimpson4448]

Thank you for this video! I use Onenotes and was considering to switch to goodnotes /another note taking app because I was unable to figure out where the margins were on OneNote to prevent cut off when printing. I use the print preview however the amount of notes I have it's not feasible. Still looking for a printing solution for onenote. Until then I trying other digital note taker.

[@scarletlennon1666]

I'm a social science degree with an anthropology major and I have sworn by OneNote since year 11 high school, I then tried Goodnotes due to the hype on studytube about it and it's nothing special. It just doesn't compare to OneNote if you are doing anything except for handwriting notes. Totally agree with you and people needed to hear this!

[@bassstudent4life]

Onenote sucks on the ipad. No A4 paper size. Moves you away from google eco-system because you HAVE to save your stuff in microsoft cloud. Try to export something? Good luck. Unfortunately, notability desperately needs 1 or 2 more layers of organization to make it the perfect app, but they refuse to do it, despite the public demand.

[@iluhyuhswag]

I love Notability ! you can record your lectures as you’re annotating.

[@theindianminimalist-shrith5924]

One note is definitely an amazing app. I fell in love with its user friendliness

[@feelingsintheabyss470]

Nutrition Major here, good notes is EXTREMELY useful for chem and bio tbh! I absolutely love it! You draw the diagrams and write out definitions for terms, it’s great!

[@anmive]

Please in Engineering I found OneNote super useful specially syncing-whise and exporting wise. The ability of exporting to PDF all my notes just by sections/subsections is so useful

[@tuaninh4019]

I bought an iPad and Goodnotes after seeing tons of note-taking videos on KZbin, but when I started to use them to take notes, it felt very awkward. Goodnotes is still a wonderful tool, especially for those who have Mac, iPad, and iPhone because they can automatically sync between those devices, but for a Window user and a typer like me, it is so inconvenient. I use Notion to write things down on my laptop and now, after I take a note with Goodnotes, I have to screenshot it, download the picture, then upload it to my Notion :)) Still, Goodnotes is a very good app and every student with an iPad should have it. Goodnotes is coming to Windows real soon so I hope that it can be a game-changer for me

[@andreyapatinha6727]

I actually love good notes. I majored in biomolecular science. I found it easier to annotate my slides on there while in class. Typing my notes does not work for me. If I needed to type I would just use my laptop. But whatever works for you.

[@fcsolis]

Fountain pen with good ink on good paper is how I do notes. I get the notes digitized on Apple Notes. If you're an iPhone-iPad-Mac person Apple Notes works seamlessly.

[@sunfvalley]

ohhh that's an interesting perspective... before i have my ipad i used to only use onenote, but i remember feeling very drained and had to constantly stop my study process. i think the many pretty notebook & stickers available to use on goodnote really help me to stay focus longer now, so maybe if you are more of a visual learner like me who get bored very easily, goodnote can help

[@ngochuynh6998]

Not sure if Apple products have this, but with one note on Windows there's two different versions. One note for Windows 10 is the app version with only infinite canvas. If you want to do a set page size, so it doesn't cut off.. you can go into the start menu and look for a program labeled as one note (without the for Windows 10). Then you can set page size.

[@allbookedbailey1029]

this video is very specific to the stem experience lol I'm a humanities major so I've never worked with data or slides--just readings and notes from discussion. i think everyone should just use what works for them

[@madinazahid829]

i love using one note!! i just have some issues with pdf annotation, how do you guys work with that?

[@purpletinkerbell8524]

I wish I had notes when I started med school, cause I kept losing all my paper notes, I just love the fact that I can keep all my notes in a certain problem

[@amilliev.6131]

hey i use one note and usually if i want a A4 format the only solution i found was to screenshot or copy/paste it and put it in a word document before printing/saving into pdf :/ (i work on a surface pro)

[@SKYROAMER]

Onenote is basicallya a multimedia annotation app. You can attach any media files to your note, so you can, for example, record a whole lecture and write notes at the same time.

[@missincognito9168]

Can also record lecture and take notes simultaneously in GoodNotes 5

[@ConnorBright]

Will any of these apps help make my handwriting better? I have horrible handwriting and want some software to help edit it slightly as I'm writing. Is this a thing?

[@dd-iu6iy]

Damn, you are wearing same type of clothes in every video, i am now interested in your clothes. I will do my research. And yes it looks awesome on you.

[@TheMindy34524]

i realized this after purchasing goodnotes 😩 was excited writing on my ipad but meh onenote is more convenient to use

[@starlight8554]

I’m a medical student and I’ve used GoodNotes throughout my uni life and I love it! I don’t type at all hahah

[@venig4578]

Hi! I’d like to ask if you take down notes on goodnotes during discussion/class time? And then rewrite everything after? Or?

[@starlight8554]

@@venig4578 hey! Yeah I make notes during class and I make separate notes using those and other resources when I get home. I also prepare before class so my final notes are an amalgamation of the 3

[@ytn6662]

Remote desktop control might help you for software restriction. You can experience full computer(whether its mac or windows) on ipad when youre not at home.

[@metamorphosis6061]

Me who just left onenote to good notes Where are my 10 dollars 🤠

[@us3r1625]

SAME I LITERALLY WAS ON NOTABILITY AND JUST LIKE A MIN AGO SPENT THE MONEY

[@MysticDivinerLJ]

Nice video! It all depends on your major. I’m pre-law and Goodnotes is perfect for me because all I do read documents, annotate, and prepare for presentations. That’s it. However, if I stayed a nursing major I probably would’ve preferred notability.

[@Bambinopanino]

Can you do a video showing how you take notes on OneNote

[@nguyenhuyhoang1946]

Currently i am using combo: Laptop + Graphic Tablets + Onenote for study ✌ I used a tablet for studying before but the experience was pretty bad, people have taken it too seriously🤷‍♂️

[@bin4ry_d3struct0r]

"You have to do it on your computer, screen cap it and then import it into GoodNotes." So I was not the only one being dumb? I bought an iPad and the GoodNotes app to help improve my productivity. However, my notetaking then took 2-3x as long as it did when I was using pen and paper because I have to screen cap all my math equations.