Want to change notebook cover in GoodNotes 5? I’ve got you! I’ll show you two easy ways to change your GoodNotes notebook covers or digital planner covers in no time.
GoodNotes App is perfect for taking notes and digital planning.
If you have a digital notebook or undated planner you can create copies of these items and re-use them for different subjects or planning purposes.
When I re-use an existing document I like to a different cover to it so I can easily spot the notebook I want in my library.
So this tutorial will come in handy if you wish to import a custom cover to your app or change it from the existing free templates.
So let’s get started. below I’ll show you 2 ways of how to replace the covers in GoodNotes. The first method includes changing the cover when the extra covers are included in the document. And the second method is to add a cover from another location.
How To Replace A Digital Planner Cover In GoodNotes
Here’s a quick tutorial showing you 2 ways to change an existing GoodNotes cover template. This method works for both JPEG and PDF files.
So, open your application and find the planner of which you want to change the cover.
Method 1: Switch The Covers Included In Your Document
For this example, I am using this digital planner I created. In this case it has 4 different covers inside the planner.
To change the cover we must go to the page’s settings tab at the top left corner of the app.

Here you can select, rearrange or delete pages of this document.
To change the cover, I am going to drag a different cover to the first position of the document. I could also have just deleted the unwanted pages, but I find that it is handy to have them in your document for another time.

Once it is moved to the first position it will become the document’s new cover page.
Method 2: Import A Notebook Cover To GoodNotes
In case your extra covers are not already inside the document, no worries. Here’s is how to add a cover from another location.
Inside the document click on the ‘plus’ sign to add a new page.

You can add an image from the available templates or click to import a custom notebook cover to GoodNotes.
Once you find the cover just click on it to import.
Now you can change the position of this file to place it as a cover. To do so go back to the go to the page’s settings tab at the top left corner of the app.
Tap and hold on the cover and drag it to the first position of the document, it’ll become page number 1 in the document.
Now that it’s page 1 it’ll automatically become the cover of this document.
And that’s how you add a GoodNotes 5 custom cover to any notebook or planner.