![]() ![]() When you export a PDF, you also get the recognised text embedded in it, so it’s searchable and highlightable there too. You just write stuff, and then you can search for it later, complete with on-page highlighting. There’s no separate view or special interface. It also does it in a very unfussy way: you don’t have to tell it to do anything it just recognises handwriting all the time, and updates its recognised text whenever you edit pages. ![]() ![]() GoodNotes does an alarmingly capable job of recognising handwriting. They’re not all unique, but their combination within a single, paper-like app that works well with the Pencil is extremely compelling. Here’s a quick list of the GoodNotes features I find most powerful. These days, I honestly prefer using the iPad, Pencil, and GoodNotes for the sort of planning and analysis work I need to do in the course of writing novels. Those limitations are apparently gone now. As it turns out, it wasn’t the digital aspect, but rather just technological limitations that were holding me back. I can’t draw, but pen and paper have always been my tools of choice to assist my thinking process and get away from a computer-like constrained mindset. That’s not something I need, and I find GoodNotes superior otherwise. I’ll state up front that if you require audio capture (including, for example, browsing your notes in sync with recorded audio), you’ll want to try Notability first GoodNotes doesn’t do audio. You can readily go and learn about the app yourself my purpose today is just to highlight the features that distinguish it from some of the competition. In short, I’m using GoodNotes with an Apple Pencil. Apple Pencil and the iPad Pro solved that part, and so I started to consider whether I could finally go entirely paperless. Previously, the problem with this idea was a lack of stylus input precision, and also the lag that plagues digital drawing tools. One of the most promising aspects of the iPad’s physical form-factor is that it can potentially replace much-loved paper notebooks, which I’ve long used for planning, note-taking, design sketches, and so on. I’m going to be quite brief here, because I’m busy, but I wanted to share this with you. Using the iPad for: Taking notes and planning - Matt Gemmell Matt Gemmell Books Podcast KESTREL Once Upon A Time Stories About Blog Contact ≡ □ MIDDLESHADE ROAD is out now! Using the iPad for: Taking notes and planning Feb 23rd, 2017 ![]()
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