When comparing GoodNotes 5 vs Letterspace, the Slant community recommends Letterspace for most people. In the question“What is the best note taking app for Mac?” Letterspace is ranked 22nd while GoodNotes 5 is ranked 26th. The most important reason people chose Letterspace is:
This was a iOS first app and that is clear. Great swipe bar interface on iOS.
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Pros
Pro Has a lot of features
Pro Organization
Pro Full featured iOS app
This was a iOS first app and that is clear. Great swipe bar interface on iOS.
Pro Simple, yet powerful interface
Keyboard shortcuts for basic text formatting. A few theme options. Full screen mode and swipe gestures.
Pro @mentions and #tags for easy organization
Pro Advanced Markdown support
Features Markdown support that many other text editors don't; such as Todo's ( -[x] ) and Strikethrough.
Cons
Con Typing is horrendous
Only recommended if you are using for Apple Pencil.
Con No in-app Markdown preview
You can export to PDF or HTML with formatting, but no preview in the Mac app.