Double-Page View / Split View / Side-by-side View
As a professional musician, GoodNotes is almost perfect for viewing and marking up sheet music both during rehearsals and performances! In my circle of friends and colleagues, GoodNotes is really becoming our go-to app! We unanimously agree that the only feature that is missing for viewing sheet music is the ability to view two pages at once (like an open book or in Mac's Preview "double-page viewing"). Is it possible that I'm just not seeing this feature?
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We’re excited to announce that we have completed this feature. It is now available in the update GoodNotes 5.3 for iPadOS (13.1).
With the update, we added full support for iPadOS’ multiple windows. It lets you do much more than viewing two documents side by side. To read everything you need to know about opening multiple documents, please visit goodnotes.com/ipad-os.
How to open a new window:
You can now open GoodNotes in multiple windows to view two documents side by side, view two pages of the same document in Split View, or pair it with other apps in spaces across your entire system. To open a new window, drag any of the elements listed below to the side of your screen:
- the app icon from the dock
- documents from the library
- folders from the library
- individual pages from the document thumbnail view
- tabs from the tab-bar
You can also use the buttons in the library action menu or from the tab-bar to open a new window.
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Breina Glatzer commented
I need to be able to see two pages at the same time. Not by opening in a new window because that’s just overly complicated for something that should be simple, i want to be able to see one page and then the next page side by side and when i scroll i want to see the next 2 pages side by side- the way you do when flipping pages in a book. This is a basic feature that Goodnotes needs to implement right away if they want to stay competitive with other note taking apps. See attached photo for example of what i mean, because this feature has been suggested for a while now and Goodnotes just doesnt seem to get it.
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RC L commented
Absolutely - there needs to be a book view. Split screen is a clumsy work around for a fairly basic feature in a document viewing app.
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Christine Joy Lugue commented
Please include a feature where we can view two pages at once, resembling like a book. Thanks!
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Jacques Ballard commented
Can we please be able to have 2 pages side by side in landscape view.
On one side a text for example and on the other side : notes, drawings...etc the split screen feature makes the need of scrolling the 2 sides differently. Also if printed the pages face each other.
Very useful when we annotate a pdf document.
That feature exists for example on the app "Sriptation" that I often use. -
Amroden Dimakuta commented
Please make an option of having 2 pages view like a book. For example page 75 and page 76, or page 77 and page 78, just like a book view. And not a split view
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MinJoong Kim commented
you also need thumbs up/down button on official reply to see whether the reply was useful or not
cuz this solution is completely inadequate
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minuter
commented
Viewing two pages side by side is convenient for studying worksheets, as it feels like opening a book. Of course, you can use Split View or Stage Manager on an iPad to achieve a similar effect, but it would be great if GoodNotes had this feature built-in.
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吉田遼一 commented
I want this function not only for windows, but also tablets.
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Mike
commented
Let us write, draw, etc.. over the page border when vertical scrolling. When in a pdf, the sum of the white space at the bottom and top of a page makes for very serviceable white space.
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davidnb93 commented
Add the ability to display 2 pages at once as if it were an open book.
It would be a massive advantage to read and annotate a 100+ page pdf, as information often continues from one page to the other and single page view is very limiting,
This is the only reason preventing me from using this otherwise great app.
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Shubh Gaddamwar commented
please allow to view documents in 2 page view in landscape mode as it helps to build photographic memory making iPad and Goodnotes app a complete replacement to notebooks/ textbook
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Razaan L commented
Yes! This would be so helpful, especially when taking notes on a pdf file. It would really help so much. Also, if you need to reference something while drawing, writing etc.
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D. AlAwad commented
It's been over ten years (see link below)! It would be great to finally get this feature. Please
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Kejdi Sula commented
For everyone seeking for a solution, I found a trick how to go around the problem. :)
1. Open the pdf on Safari
2. Go to the sharing icon on the top right
3. Go to "Print"
4. Go to "Layout"
5. Go to "Pages per Sheet"
6. Select how many pages you want to see per sheet. In your case two.
7. Go to the sharing option again
8. Open document in GoodNotes.
Here is a also a screen recording on how to do it:
You can even merge several pdf as you wish through pdf online tools. :)
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Taralynn Balingit commented
web and app version, being able to look at multiple pages at a time would be great.
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Samy M. commented
This would be great to have.
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Mario Malidus commented
Dear Goodnotes!
I think you missed the point!
As a professional musician too I also would like (in some cases I need) the option
to have scores side by side it makes the reading/playing process much easier.So the point is that in multiple windows or in split view there is no option to sync the "moving to the next page" move to the other opened window with an offset.
You need to get to the next two pages simultaneously.Regarding, Mario Malidus
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Nirel Ortigas commented
It would be great if we can see multiple pages side by side depending on zoom size or pre-set view settings. This would make it look more like a notebook, especially in landscape mode.
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John Date commented
I think GoodNotes missed the intent of the feature request (while I love the mentioned “two notebooks side-by-side”). The musicians - and others - are looking for a “spread-view” within a single notebook. Just like one uses any book - a left page and right page showing together.
I use single pages, but I imagine the need for this is imported PDF documents that retain their single-page format. Thought is, musicians like the “look-ahead” feature of real spread document. So what ya think, GoodNotes? Worth a revisit?
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Stephanie Gonzales, DO commented
I do not see the "two page" view of the same document in the Mac version. This is critical because it is highly likely that someone specifically chooses to use a Mac for this feature. Kindly address. Thank you!