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  1. When choosing the tool , the new drop down bar stays there until you click it again to hide it. Can it be made to auto-hide after a couple seconds of not being interacted with?

    i.e. click the pen tool and the drop down for pen, eraser, pencil, highlighter shows up and takes up more space.

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  2. While attending class, I usually record the lecture and then study again at home by listening to the recording. However, after updating to version 7.0, the following inconveniences have arisen.

    First, the recording bar takes up too much space on the screen. Before the update, it was fixed on the top bar, so it didn’t interfere with the slides. But now that it has changed into a bar form, it can’t be minimized, and it just floats around the screen, which is very inconvenient.

    Second, every time I press the play button, a pop-up window appears on the left side,…

    3 votes

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  3. The last update brought up the new window which comes up when importing a new pdf document or picture. In that windows you can select if you want to open the document in a new file or put it into an existing notebook. It would be great if you can add a setting possibility to preselect one of these options. I'm never using the possibility to import as a new document but with the new update I'm forced to make a few more clicks now which is annoying.

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  4. Feature Request: Add File Replace Option When Importing Files with the Same Name
    When importing a file with the same name, GoodNotes currently brings it in as a new document and renames it as “filename 2.”
    However, sometimes instead of importing it as a new document, it would be better to overwrite/replace the existing file.

    When the file being imported has the same name as an existing file, it would be great if a prompt appeared asking whether the user wants to:

    Overwrite the existing file,

    Import as a new file, or

    Cancel the import.

    Adding this overwrite option would…

    1 vote

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  5. 안녕하세요. 저는 수업에 활용하기 위해 굿노트를 사용합니다.
    다른 어플이 아니라 굿노트를 선택한 이유는
    화면 미러링을 통해 텔레비전에 아이패드 화면을 띄울 때
    프레젠테이션 모드에서 진행자 페이지 미러링을 선택하면
    학생들에게 다른 인터페이스는 보이지 않기 때문입니다.
    특히 스플릿뷰를 통해서 굿노트 옆에 다른 어플을 켜서 활용해도
    학생들에게는 보이지 않는 점이 가장 편했습니다.
    굿노트 왼쪽에 다른 어플을 두면 새로 켠 어플과 굿노트 화면이 모두 뜨고
    굿노트 오른쪽에 다른 어플을 두면 굿노트 화면만 떠서
    다양한 방식으로 활용할 수 있는 점이 좋았어요.
    그런데 아이패드 업데이트 후에 굿노트를 사용하다가 다른 어플을 스플릿뷰로 켜면
    무조건 굿노트와 다른 어플 화면 모두가 미러링된 화면에 노출이 됩니다.
    예전처럼 사용할 수 있게 개선을…

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  6. I have docs in different languages (with different alphabets) and I would like to be able to have a different font for each one, to avoid changing it every time I change a document

    2 votes

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  7. Whenever I am writing, and I scroll to above pages and then come back down what I see is the app has God knows how merged the annotation of two pages into one that is the content of two pages suddenly overlaps in one page and there is no way to fix this, you cannot undo this since it is glitch and even when restarted, it is still the same fix this ASAP or refund my subscription. I use this app for academic purpose, and this bug has destroyed my notes

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  8. Hi can we bring back the double tap to switch highlighter color? It’s not working on neither of my iPads and I have tried in both with different pencils (pro and 2nd gen). Has it been removed? Or is it a bug?

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  9. To making changing between the different menus (i. e. between pen settings, eraser settings) easier and less of a reach, being able to swipe between tool menus to choose different settings would be convenient. For instance, assuming the menu is on the left of the screen and we’re currently on the eraser menu, swiping left from the menu to the edge of the screen (1A) would go to the pen menu(1B). Alternatively swiping right from the edge of the screen to the menu from the eraser settings (2A) would go to text menu (2B). I’ve attached screenshots with arrows for…

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  10. Feature Request: Add Text Box to Handwriting Conversion
    I would like to request a feature that converts typed text into handwriting, similar to Apple’s Markup functionality.

    It would be great if GoodNotes could analyze the user’s existing handwritten notes within documents and use that handwriting style to convert typed text into personalized handwriting.
    If no handwriting data is available, the app could prompt the user to provide handwriting samples for analysis and learning.

    This feature would allow typed text to blend naturally with handwritten notes, improving consistency and the overall note-taking experience in GoodNotes.

    1 vote

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  11. As shown in the attached images, it would be beneficial to add a movement or animated effect to the Lasso tool so that users can more clearly recognize its motion while selecting an area.

    Additionally, similar to the Lasso tool in Photoshop, I would like to request a feature that allows users to visually confirm exactly which handwritten content has been selected when using the Lasso tool. When selecting handwritten notes, it is sometimes unclear which parts are included in the selection.

    For example, as illustrated in the images, it would be helpful to clearly distinguish between selecting the entire…

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  12. As shown in the attached image, a pencil thickness of approximately 0.3–0.35 mm provides the most comfortable writing experience. When the thickness is set above or below this range, the jitter either becomes too weak or too strong, which significantly reduces writing satisfaction.

    For this reason, I would like to request the addition of adjustable jitter control and grit (texture) control options.

    Additionally, the current pencil tool lacks advanced customization options. To enhance professional writing and drawing experiences, I propose separating the pencil tool into distinct categories, such as pencil and mechanical pencil. Furthermore, similar to real pencils (e.g., 2B,…

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  13. 五線譜のテンプレートがありますが、このテンプレートを使って譜面を書いた際、書いたメロディを演奏してくれるようにならないかと思います。
    よろしくお願いします。

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  14. Make the pop-up menu for font color, size, and format float. Whenever I want to adjust or edit a text, the menu box pops up and gets in my way of what I want to change. I flip my screen to try to get around it but the menu is still in the way. I can’t drag it to move it.

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  15. Dear Goodnotes Team,

    I hope you are doing well. I am writing to share feedback regarding a recent change in the selection tool behavior in Goodnotes Web.

    After the latest update, whenever we select elements on the canvas, several options such as Copy, Cut, Transform, Change Color, etc., automatically appear directly on top of the selected content. This makes the canvas look cluttered and makes it harder for both teachers and students to clearly view or reposition the selected items.

    Earlier, the selection experience was much cleaner. When using the lasso selection tool, only the blue dots appeared around the…

    2 votes

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  16. You guys used to have a feature for my Surface Pro. When I use the non writing end of my pencil it erases. But since the new update it no longer works correctly. When I use the eraser feature it keeps the eraser selected. But it should be switching back to the writing feature when I use the writing side. You changed this on me in the middle of my semester and I've been using Goodnotes for over a year now. I don't like the other apps to take note on but this really messes me up and slows my…

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  17. Up to now there were 2 workarounds to get shapes without borders:
    (workaround 1): hit "Undo" as soon as you draw the border (this was the most convenient/faster);
    (workaround 2): zoom in to erase the border.
    With the new update both workarounds stopped working.

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  18. Make tape feature available across all versions, considering this app is primarily used by students who utilize active recall, and several users have already paid a one-time purchase fee for earlier versions. Yearly subscription is subpar compared to competing developers who either require a one-time purchase fee with numerous features that are not available on Goodnotes or offer these same features at reduced pricing. Greed gets you nowhere but forgotten.

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  19. Similar to math ai, auto-complete or suggest answers using handwritten notes as the experience.

    For Example if I write Valentines Date: then show a suggestion to fill in the date. or show icon that can prompt the user to trigger ai. and provide suggested answers.

    If I wrote github is a then it could provide a suggestion autocomplete similar to google search. It doesn't even have to always leverage heavy token based LLM.

    But it can provide better answers using llm, websearch and better understanding of content/ context window.

    A second phases of this could be to replace content by…

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  20. Proposal to Improve the Template Change Feature (+ Add “Replace Page” and “Replace File” Functions)

    Currently, Goodnotes does not offer a feature that allows users to replace pages in the same way as a “Change PDF” function. While there is a template change feature, it is limited to Goodnotes’ built-in templates and note-style formats, and requires importing content into Goodnotes first.

    In many cases, there are situations where a page needs to be replaced—for example, when a lecture material contains typos or when an updated version of the file is provided. Therefore, it would be highly useful to have a…

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