Goodnotes pricing
Goodnotes has a free plan. Paid plans start at $11.99 per year (Essential).
Plans and prices
- Starts at
- $11.99 per year (Essential)
- Free plan
- Free forever: up to 3 files in total across notebooks, whiteboards and text documents, 100 MB of storage, a 5 MB import limit, 20 minutes of audio recording and watermarked exports.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on Essential and Pro; 30-day free trial on Teams.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 3 files, 100 MB of storage, 20 minutes of audio recording, limited sharing and limited Goodnotes AI usage. |
| Essential | $11.99per year | Unlimited files and audio recording, 5 GB of storage, exports without a watermark, basic Goodnotes AI and Google Calendar integration. |
| Pro | $35.99per year | Adds cross-platform library sync, private link sharing, hosting real-time collaboration, Drive integration and advanced AI including meeting notes. |
| Special Edition | $35.99one-time purchase, Apple devices only (US App Store) | Unlimited note-taking on Apple devices without a subscription. Limited Goodnotes AI and not eligible for Goodnotes Cloud. |
| Teams | $120per seat / year | Everything in Pro, plus SAML SSO, domain control, consolidated billing and user and admin management. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For 25 seats and above: AI permissions, the Microsoft Intune App SDK, dedicated account support and custom contracts. |
Read from goodnotes.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Goodnotes before you buy.
Ways to pay less for Goodnotes
- EducationGoodnotes Education is free for K-12 schools
K-12 schools get Goodnotes Education at no cost, with no trial period, including its classroom tools for teachers and students. It currently works only on Apple devices.
Stated on goodnotes.com - Lifetime licenseSpecial Edition one-time purchase on Apple devices
Special Edition unlocks unlimited note-taking on Apple devices without a subscription and is listed at $35.99 on the US App Store. Availability varies by region.
Stated on goodnotes.com
Goodnotes prices by country, on its own site
We read Goodnotes’s pricing page on goodnotes.com from 8 countries on Oct 9, 2026. It showed the same prices in every one of them as in the United States.
Read by a script, from a home connection in one country and from a data centre in each of the others. A site does not always show a data centre what it shows a person at home there. A page can list its prices in a different order from one country to the next, so a price here is not matched to a plan: open the vendor’s page to see which is which. A country’s price is for people who live there.
Goodnotes app prices by country
These are the prices of Goodnotes’s iPhone and iPad app on Apple’s App Store in each country, read on Oct 9, 2026. They are what the app charges, which is often more than the price on Goodnotes’s own website.
| Country | Essential (Yearly) | Special Edition | Goodnotes Pro (Yearly) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $11.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 |
| United Kingdom | £11.99about $15.84, 32% more | £35.99about $47.53, 32% more | Not shown |
| Germany | 13,00 €about $14.54, 21% more | 39,49 €about $44.17, 23% more | Not shown |
| Canada | $15.49about $10.86, 9% less | $46.90about $32.89, 9% less | Not shown |
| Australia | $17.99about $12.49, about the same | $53.99about $37.49, about the same | Not shown |
| India | ₹ 999about $10.32, 14% less | ₹ 3,599about $37.19, about the same | Not shown |
| Brazil | R$ 59,90about $11.94, about the same | R$ 179,90about $35.86, about the same | Not shown |
| Mexico | $199.00about $11.05, 8% less | $719.00about $39.92, 11% more | Not shown |
| Turkey | ₺449,00about $9.12, 24% less | ₺1.369,99about $27.84, 23% less | Not shown |
| Indonesia | Rp 199ribuabout $11.10, 7% less | Rp 605ribuabout $33.76, 6% less | Not shown |
| Philippines | ₱ 599.00about $9.51, 21% less | ₱ 1,790.00about $28.41, 21% less | Not shown |
| South Africa | R239.99about $14.41, 20% more | R719.99about $43.24, 20% more | Not shown |
Copied from the app’s listing in each country’s store. Dollar amounts use the European Central Bank’s reference rates of Oct 8, 2026. Prices outside the United States usually include sales tax; United States prices do not. A store’s price is for people whose account is in that country.
How Goodnotes's price compares
| Tool | Starts at | Free plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnotes | $11.99 per year (Essential) | Yes | |
| Notability | $14.99 per year, or $4.99 per month (Lite) | Yes | Compare |
| Noteshelf | $7.99 one-time on Windows; Premium is $9.99 one-time on Android | Yes | Compare |
| CollaNote | $13.90 one-time (Lifetime Premium) | Yes | Compare |
| Microsoft OneNote | $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Microsoft 365 Personal) | Yes | Compare |
| Apple Notes | Free | Yes | Compare |
Each price is the vendor’s own, with its billing basis as stated. Check dates are on each tool’s page.
Goodnotes pricing questions
Is Goodnotes free?
Goodnotes has a free plan. Free forever: up to 3 files in total across notebooks, whiteboards and text documents, 100 MB of storage, a 5 MB import limit, 20 minutes of audio recording and watermarked exports. Paid plans start at $11.99 per year (Essential).
How much does Goodnotes cost?
Goodnotes lists 6 plans. Free: $0. Essential: $11.99 per year. Pro: $35.99 per year. Special Edition: $35.99 one-time purchase, Apple devices only (US App Store). Teams: $120 per seat / year. Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from goodnotes.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Goodnotes have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial on Essential and Pro; 30-day free trial on Teams.
Does Goodnotes have a student or education discount?
Goodnotes Education is free for K-12 schools. K-12 schools get Goodnotes Education at no cost, with no trial period, including its classroom tools for teachers and students. It currently works only on Apple devices.
Can I buy Goodnotes once instead of subscribing?
Special Edition one-time purchase on Apple devices. Special Edition unlocks unlimited note-taking on Apple devices without a subscription and is listed at $35.99 on the US App Store. Availability varies by region.
Is the Goodnotes app cheaper in other countries?
On the App Store, yes, in 6 of the 11 other countries read on Oct 9, 2026. The widest gap is in Turkey: "Essential (Yearly)" is ₺449,00 there, about $9.12, against $11.99 in the United States, which is 24% less. These are the app's prices for accounts in each country, not the price on Goodnotes's website.
When were Goodnotes's prices last checked?
On Oct 5, 2026, against goodnotes.com. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.