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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Weāre 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 iPadOSā 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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Abdullah commented
Iād like to request a native two-page viewing mode, as it would make studying and reading much more efficient.
The Issue: Reading textbooks, reviewing lengthy PDFs, or using digital planners is a bit restricted when we can only view one page at a time. While we can use the iPadOS split-screen to open two Goodnotes windows, it clutters the screen with duplicate toolbars and reduces the actual workspace.
The Solution: A built-in toggle to view two consecutive pages side-by-side, exactly like an open physical notebook or book.
Having a clean, native two-page layout would make comparing notes and reading across pages so much smoother and more natural. Iād appreciate your votes if you agree this would improve your workflow!
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Aarti Desai commented
I am sure the post mentions double page view, like a notebook, is not the same as two windows.
I think people want to feel the flipping of a notebook page horizontally and be able to write in something like an open notebook. Seems so much more authentic. -
Cody Wilson
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Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I'm really interested in seeing more support for the "Two Page View" feature. It seems like it would be a game changer for reading PDFs like a real book. Anyone else still hoping for this upgrade? Maybe a few more votes will help gain some attention from the Goodnotes team!
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Jamie Cahoon commented
I would love it so that there's an easier way to view two pages from the same notebook at once in the same window. It's a pain to have to open a whole new window and then re-open everything just to see two pages. I would love if there was just an option for Goodnotes to do it without me having to go through all this hassle.
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Jim Stein
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Iāve been craving this too, especially when Iām juggling lecture notes and a PDF textbook side by side and my screen starts feeling like a shoebox. The workaround with multiple windows feels clunky, and zooming in and out all the time gets old fast. A proper two-page view would make studying feel smoother, almost like flipping open a real notebook. Iād use it daily on both iPad and Mac.
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jei fou commented
Two page double page view in one window mode please
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jei fou commented
Two page view side by side mode please
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Raymond Coleman
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Splitting the screen with two separate Goodnotes windows has been my workaround, but it's clunky and eats up space fast. A true two-page view inside one notebook would make long documents feel way more natural to read and flip through. I'd love being able to keep an outline or reference page on the left and write on the right without juggling windows like a circus act.
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Monyreach Chuon commented
Toggle option. When device is in landscape mode, show two pages side by side like a physical book.
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é¾å¤Ŗé commented
Make it possible to view PDF with two page view.
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_ dany commented
Hello,
Thank you for your great app.
I would like to suggest a feature that could improve the user experience.
Currently, Goodnotes displays documents in a single-page view. It would be very helpful to have an option for a two-page spread (double-page view), similar to reading a physical book.
Additionally, it would be very useful to view two pages side-by-side or work in a dual-page (split) mode while taking notes.
This feature would greatly improve studying efficiency and overall usability.
Thank you for your consideration.
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anıl commented
Being able to OPEN TWO SEPERATE SLIDES SIDE BY SIDE IN A SINGLE TAB would be great?
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anıl commented
Being able to OPEN TWO SEPERATE SLIDES SIDE BY SIDE IN A SINGLE TAB would be great?
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Prateek Raj K L commented
As everyone is saying please add double pages viewing features side by side ASAP.
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Jeffry Maligat commented
Please allow users to view two or more pages of the same document side-by-side within a single window, similar to Microsoft Wordās multiple-page view. This would make it easier to see consecutive pages at once without having to scroll continuously.
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Neeraj Patter commented
Can you add a feature so that i can open two pages at once like a real book, instead of one page at a time
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Lizagart commented
To be able to edit two documents at once, meaning two tabs open next to each other (different documents) with one toolbar to share.
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Kira Fox commented
I'm a student using Goodnotes on a non-Apple laptop and would really appreciate an option to look at 2 documents at the same time or take notes on one side and read on the other.
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Alexa Burn commented
I want to view two pages of the same PDF at the same time (like a book) Adobe Acrobat, Mac Preview and PDF Expert can all do it. Side by side split window is not the same and bad for viewing and navigating through the same document. It would be life changing!!
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Klaudia Julianna KovƔcs commented
I want to use side by side screen view, i understand that on ipad we have split screen but its not the same, i want to have the split screen in the app, and if i use a textbook i want to add documents specificlly to that textbook