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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Julia Juli commented
The same. I really like reading books and in general I really like this format. I recently started writing my book and mostly write in the application. Especially when I found AuthorHouse reviews https://authorhouse.pissedconsumer.com/review.html I try to write more because I have long dreamed of publishing my own book. I hope the support service will see this and help us with this issue
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Lara
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It would be amazing if there was a double page view IN the app as a feature, not depending on the iPad function, but the ability to view 2 pages as once IN a notebook, so you can read it like an actual textbook.
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Mike
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My feature request for joined pages when vertical scrolling was merged into this feature, but this is totally different. I still desperately want joined pages when vertical scrolling. So I need to resubmit my feature request?
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Junho Jo commented
plz
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Ingebjørg Hollevik commented
Like as if you were reading a book. There you have to pages showing at the same time. It would be really helpfull to be able to scroll horizontal and view the pages side by side as you are scrolling. Just like in a normal notebook.
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H M commented
In Japanese documents, books, and scripts, the text is often written vertically and bound on the right side.
With the current horizontal scrolling, the reading direction feels reversed.It would be very helpful if GoodNotes could:
Allow users to switch the horizontal scrolling direction (left ↔ right)
Provide an option to stop scrolling in between and view two pages side by side (like in vertical scrolling)
These features would make reading and annotating right-bound documents much more natural.
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Dr Varun commented
Goodnotes replied, yet couldn’t give us the feature, the customers have been demanding. On the contrary, Notability feels much better at listening to customers feedbacks as they keep on adding new stuff that the people demand.
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Dr Varun commented
Idk if such feedbacks matter or not, considering the users have been demanding this feature from way back by 2019 and yet, since such a long time, this has been ignored by Goodnotes
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Christopher Beecher commented
Yes please!
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nC
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What we truly need is a function similar to the double-page view in Acrobat. Some publications are double-page formatted, with adjacent page content being continuous, but when viewing these publications in GoodNotes, the content is split. It's simply a disaster, an entirely unusable state!!!😡
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Humbal Amin commented
Currently goodnotes uses the iOS split screen method. We need one in app. So we can adjust the screen however we want. Right now when using split screen we can adjust it as half or 25% nothing in between. One is too small and other is too large. This is deal breaker for me.
Need in-app split screen!
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Kaly Chase
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Although it has been asked of Goodnotes for years, I am still hopeful that this is coming.
My industry relies on programs such as Goodnotes to function. I work in the entertainment industry, where it is essential to have well kept documentation of information and processes that should be shareable at a moments notice. But so many of use have stopped using Goodnotes due to one simple issue: it doesn’t offer a two page view within a single document. Yes, we understand that the ‘Stage Manager’ feature exists, but that doesn’t help when you are notating important information in a singular PDF file and needing to directly reference/take notes of the page before (also the irony is not lost that the stage managers are equally as frustrated by this inconvience).
It has become a crucial necessity that Goodnotes does not offer, which has made us turn to using other platforms that do offer this, such as Flexcil. But the most frustrating part is that we all prefer Goodnotes! We prefer the interface, intuitive layout, and easement in design of Goodnotes, and I would switch back to using it without question if only you would offer a this one feature.
So please, I ask again if you could provide this feature in the upcoming Goodnotes 6 version this fall. It would truly help many of your users.
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woojin jung commented
Please add a two-page view feature like the one in the app Flexcil. If you add just that, GoodNotes would honestly be the best note-taking app—hands down.
And no, I’m not talking about opening two separate windows side by side. I mean being able to view two pages side by side on the same screen, like a real notebook or a PDF reader.
I've been a loyal GoodNotes user for five years, and I swear I can't die until this feature is added. I'm begging you—please, please, PLEASE consider it.
Even Flexcil, which is a Korean app, supports dual-page view. Most PDF readers on desktop also support it. So why doesn’t GoodNotes?
If you bring two-page view to the iPad Pro, you will completely dominate the market. Please make it happen.
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Nam Trần commented
Dear GoodNotes Team,
I hope this message finds you well.
I’m writing to sincerely request the addition of an Open Book (Two-Page) View Mode in GoodNotes. This feature, which displays two pages side by side like a real book, would greatly enhance the reading and studying experience—especially for reviewing notes, comparing diagrams, and working with academic or reference materials.
Currently, while the Split View and multi-window support on iPad provides a partial workaround, it lacks the convenience and fluidity of a native two-page spread within a single window. Such a feature would not only improve usability but also bring GoodNotes closer to the reading experience offered by traditional paper notebooks or other PDF readers.
I believe many users would benefit from this addition, and I would be truly grateful if your team could consider it for a future update.
Thank you very much for your continued work on improving GoodNotes.
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A. commented
With the double-sided view, the illusion of a book could be created. Leafing through books, notes, planners, etc. would be more intuitive, and viewing double-sided documents would be easier. This would also be a unique selling point that appeals to those who prefer real books.
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Kristelle commented
Not opening the same book in different windows. One window, showing 2 consecutive pages. Just like an open book. This is a great tool especially when using my iPad in landscape mode.
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송수린 commented
Two-page display mode please please please
like a real book
It helps me a lot when reading pdfs