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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Pitchayut Panpattrapong commented
Are the staffs really think that the same things.
Seriously?
Double page view is different from split-viewing 2 single page, you know that right? Right!? -
Maureen Scott commented
Adding a request for side by side page view, like a regular book. Side by side window view is way too much work for regular viewing (you basically would have to turn pages twice). Please implement a real feature!
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matthijs brouwer commented
Please don’t say you implemented this when clearly you didn’t. We’d like two pages side by side like a book. Not two windows like two books.
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Shivani Deodhar commented
We need a book like view format. For eg. we would like to see the current and the next page of a document at once. Like a physical book
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sp
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Hi GN , your solution is not the same as double page view aka page spread view, like any and all pdf readers have.
This is important also for scientific textbooks, where you often get diagrams or equations on one side and relating explanations on the facing side.
With your solution scrolling will not update both sides of the page spread to the next 2 pages.
This would also useful for double paged organiser layouts -
Dana Larson commented
Hey there, I'm a new GoodNotes user, and was trying the product before I buy. It's pretty great so far, but I immediately needed to search for this feature since I found it was missing.
It seems what you can do is open the same document in two separate windows, however you must then also navigate the two separately.
What we want is the ability to see two pages side-by-side and navigate them both at once. So for example if I'm currently viewing pages 4 and 5, if I swipe once across my document I expect to then view pages 6 and 7. Just like a real book in real life.
There's certainly applications for viewing the same document in two separate windows (when you need to reference different sections that are several pages apart), however there's ALSO practical applications for viewing two pages at a time and navigating through them like a normal book. Will this be added anytime soon?
Thanks!
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Chase
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I also created a Goodnotes account for the sole purpose of upvoting this request. I use Goodnotes for taking notes in my masters degree program, and I would love the ability to do this, both on my iPad and Mac!
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Suhas R commented
Please add simultaneously 2 page viewing option inorder to stimulate the book like reading experience
Please make it possible it will be very useful to all -
kerim commented
That feature should already be available. It even is advertised on the App Store page of GoodNotes.
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Marijs Vrancken commented
Yes! I don't understand how the app does not have anything this basic. This is the one reason that i holding me back from using it as my main digital notetaking app.
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Kristy Wessels commented
Yes, we want to be able to view it like a book!!
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Edward Uribe commented
Splitview for MAC (being able to open 2 separete notes at the same time on MAC OS.) that would be life-changing for all GN Users.
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Gabby H
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I created a goodnotes account just for this LOL. I think you misunderstood. I would like the option to see my pages like an open book. The left side with the back of the previous page and the right side being the current front page. The split screen/multiple windows idea is great, but not exactly hitting the mark for this request.
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David Machado commented
I think the update with the ability to have two open windows works for some things, but for the OP question, I believe it failed to offer a solution. Is there a possibility to be able to open a document and read it like a book, where I would be able to see a page, and swipe to the next one and be able to see them both on the same window? Thank you!
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Jacob Pellegrino commented
Agreed with every other comment - that is not a satisfactory solution for the request and makes it incredibly difficult to play multi-page musical pieces where I need to see two pages at once. I love the app and an ability to change the view to something akin to an open book would make it so much better.
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Angela Garcia
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The solution is missing the mark, I think everyone is pretty clear on what they are requesting here. I hope someone will revisit this please. It’s the only critically missing feature for academics and musicians alike in an otherwise perfect app.
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Adonai Victor
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side by side document viewer on Mac, With the growing gray area between a Mac and an iPad the Mac app feels limited.
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Владимир Морозов commented
It would be nice to have a distraction free reading mode with 2 pages view in landscape screen position. This will be much more convenient to read my notes just like in real notebook where you see 2 pages at the same time.
Current ability for viewing in split screen doesn't solve this problem, it is not very convenient to sync scroll of 2 independent windows with app to read my notes. -
Владимир Морозов commented
It would be nice to have a distraction free reading mode with 2 pages view in landscape screen position. This will be much more convenient to read my notes just like in real notebook where you see 2 pages at the same time.
Current ability for viewing in split screen doesn't solve this problem, it is not very convenient to sync scroll of 2 independent windows with app to read my notes. -
Matteo Bagattini
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Will this ever be implemented in a propert way? I agree, multiple windows is not the same thing as double (or multiple) pages view.