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  1. When selecting handwritten text, there is this "A" with the text cursor icon which I often confuse with an "AI" function. I think that some other icon would be really helpful to avoid confusion.

    Here is a suggestion for a better icon: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/text-editor_2535559

    In the screenshot, I highlighted the problem.

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  2. I can't use text replacement in Goodnotes 6 (macOS)

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  3. On the board, the students can see where I am going to change the text or continue writing, as well as what I am commenting on and pointing out with my other hand. This is what makes the blackboard so effective.

    If you want to replace the blackboard with GoodNotes, this would also have to be made possible. Technically, I think this would be possible. In presentation mode, the tip of the writing tool can be displayed (even before writing, in hover mode) and other parts of the text can be marked with a finger, which can be commented on…

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  4. I believe it would be a lot easier if all colours were linked as this would mean that I don’t have to add colours I like using to the pen, pencil, highlighter, and text colours. I’d only need to add it once rather than twice.

    It would also be good if we could have our own colour pallets similar to procreate as they can then be named, which makes it easier than scrolling through all the colours I have trying to find the colour I’m after as I’ve got so many colours now I’m easily loosing them! It could also…

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  5. Moveability of the virtual page on the virtual background would be a huge banger. Maybe even rotation to fit to the user natural hand allignment on the page.

    Why?

    I ALWAYS have that huge problem on the lower part of every page. Cant access it porperly because of the rim of my iPad. It gets worse with my confuguration because i have heavy duty case (work in industry) which thickens the iPad alot.

    ofc I would have the same problem with normal paper or notebooks.. but we could have that option, right? :D

    1 vote

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  6. I can't find specific templates in the market place. It would be nice if there was a way to search for something like, "habit trackers" or even a theme.

    3 votes

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  7. Love the new study set feature! it would be great if we could have a search function within the study set just like any other Notebook

    67 votes

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  8. Many cross stitchers use Goodnotes to stitch downloaded pdf patterns and highlight the charts(graphs) to keep track of where they are and know what percentage they have completed. Many like to track stitch count (per stitching session and cumulative), so it would be nice if Goodnotes had this feature. Thanks for considering this suggestion.

    1 vote

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  9. 1 vote

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  10. Hi GoodNotes-Team,
    Ii would be helpful if standard settings for camera-import could be defined!
    Greetings
    Tobi

    3 votes

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  11. 檔名較長時在修改檔案名稱的時候常常按不到最前面跟最後面,會一直跳出。
    螢光筆希望可以出水平直線功能,不是畫了按住不放才直線,這樣要等很久,而且只要稍微歪一點,就會變成斜直線,要有一個可以強制開啟水平直線的功能。

    1 vote

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  12. Your minimum os requirement is way too high for me to enable icloud sync. My old computer is fine but to enable sync I have to upgrade my os which my old computer does not support. I would not subscribe goodnotes for a function I cannot use. It is impossible for me to buy a new computer just to be able to use the new version of goodnotes. Stop forcing me to upgrade my computer os. You need to be more inclusive!

    1 vote

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  13. Extend margin function. (similar to Note+ app)
    It is useful to take notes on a reading document.

    1 vote

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  14. For example, I would like to have a toggle for the zoom button so that when I press disable, it doesn't zoom in when I try to zoom in, and when I want to zoom in, it only zooms in when the zoom button is enabled.

    When I try to writing things, it keeps zooming in when I don't want it to, which is inconvenient.

    2 votes

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  15. my handwriting is quite inconsistent and i think it would be a cool idea to have good notes recognise the letter you are typing and change it to a selected ‘font’. i know that i could just type but i much prefer to write my notes because that’s how i memorise well but i find myself rewriting a word multiple times to just make it look nicer. you could also go a step further and allow users to create their own ‘fonts’. this way it would be corrected to be neater but it would still stay in their handwriting. i…

    1 vote

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  16. Current Situation
    As it stands, GoodNotes users have to choose between white or black paper at the beginning of a notebook, which stays fixed throughout. This setup has its limitations, particularly for those who frequently switch display modes to adapt to different environments.

    The Proposal
    What if GoodNotes could automatically switch between white and black paper when toggling between light and dark modes? This would be similar to how the iOS Notes app operates, where the paper color changes seamlessly with the mode. Notability also has a similar feature, and incorporating it into GoodNotes could enhance flexibility and usability.

    The…

    1 vote

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  17. It would be nice to turn on a feature to replace your handwrite inline with custom font you choose and replace it.
    thanks

    4 votes

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  18. Currently, when you write a comment of a doc it blocks the whole screen when you open it. When I add a comment to a doc it would be helpful to have it to the side where it doesn’t obstruct the whole page and I can read the comment while also looking at my document. I think utilizing the gray area around a doc would be a great place for this.

    2 votes

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  19. When you take a photo with Goodnotes, the photo is imported directly into GoodNotes. The image data is compressed in the process.
    If you want to export the photos from GoodNotes afterwards, then
    you will unfortunately only receive the compressed photo data.
    The original quality of the photos is unfortunately lost.
    It would be good if the photos were also saved as original files in the iOS or PadOS library in addition to being imported into GoodNotes.
    This would give you both the compressed photos in GoodNotes AND the original photo data.
    Often you need both data!
    Greetings Tobi

    3 votes

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  20. J'utilise good note avec des plans d'architecture. Un outil pour relevé les mesures manquante serait un atout.

    1 vote

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