All you need is an iPad, the Apple Pencil, and the Goodnotes 5 app, one of the best note-taking apps on the market. You may now jot down your ideas and remember them without wasting paper. Many people are enthusiastic about using their iPad Pro with Apple Pencil to write digital notes by hand. So I wrote this easy guide to help you get familiar with the Goodnotes app and take searchable notes on iPad (it’s updated 2022). Attention paperless professionals: You CAN take searchable handwritten notes on your iPad and waste ZERO paper! Use a digital planner and write daily notes on the iPad with the Apple Pencil.īut since you’re here chances are that you already know it.