Customize Your GoodNotes Planner
Want to customize your Goodnotes planner? If you want a functional way to customize your Goodnotes planner, TILES are a great feature available from Key2Success.
What is Goodnotes?
GoodNotes is a digital note-taking app designed for iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Windows, popular for its handwriting recognition, PDF annotation, and organization features. Users can create notebooks, write or draw with a stylus or finger, import documents, and sync notes across devices via iCloud. It supports typed text, images, and searchable handwritten notes, making it ideal for students, professionals, and creatives.
The app offers templates for planners, journals, and more, with a marketplace for user-created content. GoodNotes operates on a freemium model: a free version with limited notebooks and a paid version or one-time purchase for full features, including unlimited notebooks and AI tools like math assistance. As of April 2025, GoodNotes 6 is the latest version, with enhancements like cross-platform support and improved collaboration tools.
The Key2Success Digital Planner is a comprehensive, hyperlinked PDF-based planning system designed to enhance productivity and goal achievement, seamlessly integrated with the GoodNotes app for a robust digital planning experience on Apple devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) and Windows.
Goodnotes Digital Planner Overview
The Key2Success Planner leverages GoodNotes’ intuitive interface, handwriting recognition, and syncing capabilities to create a seamless digital planning experience. Its hyperlinked PDF format, combined with GoodNotes’ annotation and organization tools, makes it a powerful tool for professionals, students, and entrepreneurs. The planner’s focus on goal-setting, daily action steps, and long-term planning, paired with GoodNotes’ flexibility, helps users achieve personal and professional success.
How Key2Success Planner Works in GoodNotes
Importing the Planner:
- The Key2Success Planner is a downloadable PDF file. To use it in GoodNotes, you import the file via the GoodNotes app:
- Open GoodNotes, tap “New” or the “+” icon, and select “Import.”
- Locate the downloaded Key2Success Planner PDF (available in portrait or landscape versions) and import it.
- The planner appears as a notebook in GoodNotes, syncing across your Apple devices via iCloud for access on iPad, iPhone, or Mac.
Hyperlinked Navigation:
The planner is fully hyperlinked, allowing quick navigation between sections.
For example:
- Click on dates in the monthly calendar to jump to daily pages.
- Access goal pages, project sections, or meeting notes with a single tap.
- To use hyperlinks, ensure GoodNotes is in “Reading” mode (disable pen mode by selecting the icon with a stroke crossing the pen). If hyperlinks don’t work, try force-quitting the app, restarting your device, or waiting for GoodNotes to finish syncing.
Core Features and Structure:
The planner is organized into daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views, with additional tools for goal-setting and productivity:
- Daily Pages: Focus on a daily goal, three key tasks (“Key3”), a task list, timeline, notes, calls, and opportunities. These help prioritize action steps for success.
- Weekly Pages: Review accomplishments, plan the upcoming week, and adjust time management around work, relationships, and personal goals.
- Monthly Pages: Set milestones and track major commitments like projects or travel to maintain long-term focus.
- Yearly Overview: Includes a year-at-a-glance view and vision board to map out goals and milestones.
Specialized sections include:
- Goal Setting & Vision Board: Visualize long-term aspirations and track progress.
- Meeting & Project Pages: Manage agendas, notes, and project plans.
Habit Tracker, Budget Planner, Expense Tracker: Available in - Professional and Business editions for personal and financial management.
- Tiles: Customizable “stickers” to personalize layouts, allowing users to build custom templates or enhance daily pages.
Editions Tailored to Needs:
Key2Success offers four editions, each with increasing features to suit different users:
- Personal: Focuses on personal growth, with goal-setting, habit tracking, and scheduling for work-life balance.
- Professional: Adds meeting agendas, project planning, and performance tracking for career-focused users.
- Business: Includes financial planning, marketing strategies, and business goal tracking for entrepreneurs.
- Executive/Complete: Offers advanced tools like the Decision Journal, professional builder, and exclusive workshops.
GoodNotes Integration Features:
- Handwriting & Typing: Use the Apple Pencil (or stylus) to write or draw naturally, or type notes using GoodNotes’ text tools. The planner supports both handwritten and typed input.
- Handwriting Recognition: GoodNotes converts handwritten notes to searchable text, making it easy to find specific entries (e.g., tasks or goals).
- Annotation Tools: Highlight, underline, or add shapes to mark up the planner. Import images or additional PDFs for further customization.
- Customizable Templates: GoodNotes supports the planner’s built-in templates (e.g., daily, weekly, or project pages). You can duplicate pages or add blank note pages for extra space (via “Page Thumbnails” > “Duplicate”).
- Syncing & Accessibility: The planner syncs across Apple devices via iCloud, ensuring your notes are accessible on iPad, iPhone, or Mac. You can also back up to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
How to Customize your Goodnotes Planner
Tiles enhance the Key2Success Planner’s functionality by offering a modular, customizable approach to digital planning. Combined with GoodNotes’ intuitive interface, handwriting support, and syncing capabilities, Tiles allow users to adapt the planner to their unique needs—whether for daily scheduling, project management, or creative expression. They make the planner more dynamic, enabling both practical and aesthetic enhancements.
