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  1. In the "presets" tab of the pen selection menu, the menu closes after i select a color and i have to open ist again to change the pen thickness as well.
    On the "custom" tab on the other hand, i can select a color AND adjust the thickness. The menu is closed by tabbing somewhere outside the menu or on the pen icon. Please let the "preset" tab work in the same way.

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  2. Automatic straight line for Mac version as in the iOS version!

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  4. After updating, when i changed the color of highliter, the paint in highliter does not allow for me to see text.

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  5. Need stylus support (Adonit etc) for the iPhone Goodnotes App. Otherwise you should clarify that stylus support not available on iPhone.

    I think with iPhone 6 plus this would be much welcome feature; to use Bluetooth stylus with iPhone 6/6+.

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  6. I use your app every day and would love to be able to use the eraser functionality that it provides. It would make my writing experience much more enjoyable without having to click on the eraser or undo button each time I make a mistake. Thanks!!

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  7. please add the ability to connect the jot script stylus on the iphone app.

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  8. more hierarchies of sub-categories

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  9. Entering a hex value is difficult when needing a precise color not found I the palette. Can we have a color wheel with brightness slider, similar to UPAD for color selection? Thanks!

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  10. When I search it would be nice to have any book marks included in the results. I book mark my handwritten pages. Currently when I search it does not include any bookmarks

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    In GoodNotes 5, we added the option to add custom outlines. This is similar to the bookmarks feature from version 4 where pages could be named. The outline items in GoodNotes 5 are searchable.

  11. Add the ability to search text entered in the 'Text boxes'
    It's a must!!!

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  12. At a recent conference, I was able to photograph presenter slides from within Goodnotes and then annotate them with my stylus. Very Cool! However, I was often too far away to zoom far enough to capture only the slides. If I could crop out relevant parts of the image, that would be great!

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  13. Since apple has officially launched iOS and macOS universal purchase system, will GoodNotes 5 come on board?

    https://developer.apple.com/support/universal-purchase/

    6 votes

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  14. Integrate the ability to draw straight lines and circles into the regular pen tool. It takes time to constantly have to switch between the shape tool and the pen. It would make writing and taking notes more intuitive, creating seamless transitions.

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  15. When lost, deep into a tree of folders, simply tap the Documents button to return to the home Documents folder.

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  16. At the shape tool: while writing in shape tool mode the frame isn't equal like goodnotes 4 (you can see what I mean at the video)

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  17. It would be great if we can export the list of custom template to another device. Currently, I am not able to use custom template in other device.

    6 votes

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    There’s an easy workaround you can apply to do that:

    1. Create a new notebook without a cover and the custom template selected
    2. Export the document or the single page as PDF

  18. The bookmarks naming feature in GoodNotes 5 has been missing for quite a long time and please add support.

    6 votes

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  19. When using the Smart Keyboard, the arrow keys don't move the cursor.

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  20. In GoodNotes 4 there is an option to Hide User Interface when using AirPlay that seems to be missing in GoodNotes 5. Is that feature going to be added back in?

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