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1. Categorize

   Hi goodnotes is my go to app and searching accros 500 folders is becoming tedious so allowing pdf to have "tags" for example: my course note in algebra I put the tags "Course note" and "Algebra" and I can filter and find It in 2 seconds instead of putting it in favorite and look at all the others files that are favorited.

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2. Inline LaTeX support for typed text in GoodNotes

   Hi GoodNotes team,

   I’m a heavy GoodNotes user on [iPad / Mac / iPhone] and I absolutely love using the app for studying and taking math/technical notes.

   I’ve noticed that GoodNotes currently doesn’t support inline LaTeX rendering in regular typed text (for example, writing $x^2 + y^2 = 1$ in a text box and having it render as nicely formatted math). I know you have great math / equation tools, but those generate separate equation objects rather than letting us mix math and normal text seamlessly in the same paragraph.

   For students and professionals in math, statistics, physics, engineering, and economics, having inline LaTeX in text boxes would be incredibly powerful. It would make it much easier to:
   • Write derivations and explanations with equations inside full sentences
   • Prepare more polished lecture notes and study guides
   • Keep math and regular text in a single, clean, editable text block instead of juggling multiple separate objects

   If possible, something like support for $...$ / $$...$$ syntax or a LaTeX mode for text boxes would solve this perfectly.

   Thank you for considering this and for all the work you’re already doing on GoodNotes. It’s a big part of my daily workflow, and inline LaTeX support would make it close to perfect for technical note-taking.

   Cordially,
   A GoodNotes User and Student

   Hi GoodNotes team,

   I’m a heavy GoodNotes user on [iPad / Mac / iPhone] and I absolutely love using the app for studying and taking math/technical notes.

   I’ve noticed that GoodNotes currently doesn’t support inline LaTeX rendering in regular typed text (for example, writing $x^2 + y^2 = 1$ in a text box and having it render as nicely formatted math). I know you have great math / equation tools, but those generate separate equation objects rather than letting us mix math and normal text seamlessly in the same paragraph.

   For students and professionals in math, statistics, physics, engineering, and… more

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3. New version is so much worse

   Now its nearly unusable,I can’t edit a type-in document,It won’t let me change the colors or edit the title type,it is not comfortable to find the type-in part either.It just got so much worse,I’m close to switching to another note taking app.Please fix these and let us get back the previus version !

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4. Add security to protect our documents against your AI

   Your AI is very obviously scanning and learning from our documents, sketches, etc. This is a huge breach of trust.

   One huge use of Goodnotes for me and I am sure many others is to have a place to sketch out ideas. I cannot continue to do this in the knowledge that you are very obviously scanning and training your AI off of our ideas.

   Without that foundation of trust there is no way I would recommend this application to anybody anymore.

   Please rethink your AI integration. Apply AI only with consent and respect that "no means no".

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5. Sync between iOS and Windows/Android

   I am a user who subscribed to the Goodnotes Essential plan a few days ago. I was looking into why my Goodnotes library won't sync between Windows and iOS, and I found the following text:

   'If you purchased this plan before September 23, 2025, you are eligible for Goodnotes Cloud. If you purchased this plan after September 23, 2025, you will need to upgrade to the Goodnotes Pro plan to use Goodnotes Cloud.'

   When will cross-platform sync be supported for the Essential plan? I subscribed to this plan because the pricing clearly indicated that the Essential plan also supports cross-platform sync, so I am confused that the sync is not working.

   I am a user who subscribed to the Goodnotes Essential plan a few days ago. I was looking into why my Goodnotes library won't sync between Windows and iOS, and I found the following text:

   'If you purchased this plan before September 23, 2025, you are eligible for Goodnotes Cloud. If you purchased this plan after September 23, 2025, you will need to upgrade to the Goodnotes Pro plan to use Goodnotes Cloud.'

   When will cross-platform sync be supported for the Essential plan? I subscribed to this plan because the pricing clearly indicated that the Essential plan also supports cross-platform… more

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6. "Bold" Highlighter

   I would love to suggest a new feature for the highlighter tool. Instead of adding a fluorescent background color, it would be amazing to have a specific highlighter that simply makes the selected text (handwritten or typed) bold.

   This would be incredibly useful for emphasizing certain words or sentences cleanly, without cluttering the page with too many bright colors. It would keep notes looking professional and easy to read. Thank you for considering!

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7. GoodNotes 6 did this better. Bring those text features back.

   I’m glad to see that some parts of the app have improved with the latest update. However, the text editing experience is still much less convenient compared to GoodNotes 6.

   Why did you add the unnecessary “Modern, Classic, Technical” text panel in the text box? Please replace it with the “Recently Used Fonts” feature like in GoodNotes 6. Many users frequently switch between multiple fonts, so removing that feature truly makes no sense.

   Also, I really hope you bring back the option to keep the font, size, and text settings fixed at the top like in GoodNotes 6. Something that used to take one tap now requires two or three taps — and it feels like a step backward rather than an improvement.

   I appreciate the efforts being made, but I sincerely hope the next update will further improve the text experience and usability.

   I’m glad to see that some parts of the app have improved with the latest update. However, the text editing experience is still much less convenient compared to GoodNotes 6.

   Why did you add the unnecessary “Modern, Classic, Technical” text panel in the text box? Please replace it with the “Recently Used Fonts” feature like in GoodNotes 6. Many users frequently switch between multiple fonts, so removing that feature truly makes no sense.

   Also, I really hope you bring back the option to keep the font, size, and text settings fixed at the top like in GoodNotes 6. Something that… more

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8. Built-in browser

   Built-in browser or web search panel

   When working on a note, project, or research database, I often need to look up information on Google or check the reference on the website.

   With an in-app browser or a small search panel, users can browse and take notes without leaving good notes, creating a smoother and more efficient workflow.

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9. Remove background for images

   The tool similar to the one they have on word ( either the remove background, or set to transparent tool) for images… because I love to make aesthetic notes and it is so time consuming having to manually remove the background on images of third party tools and then import them into my notes

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10. More space for note taking

    I would like GoodNotes to allow unlimited note-taking space when working with PDFs. Currently, notes can only be written directly on the PDF pages, which is limiting. It would be very helpful to have expandable space around or beside the pages to add more detailed notes. Additionally, features like side notes, connecting lines, and more flexible layouts would improve the overall note-taking experience and make it easier to organize and connect ideas.

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11. Bring back the ball point pen

    I hate using the fountain pen because I want all my writing to look consistent. The fountain pen has places where it's thicker and places where it's thinner and it drives me crazy. The ball point pen was way better because it was consistent. Bring it back!

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12. bring back continuous text box and allowing use to set to specifc font color

    New update removed ability to stay on typing function and will revert back to Lasso. This is so annoying. Also bring back allowing the user to choose their default font color. My school uses dark colored ppts and when typing the auto selected black font makes it impossible to keep up with note taking as i constantly must highlight the text and change it to white font.

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13. Let us record normally without requiring “record and summarize”

    Can’t figure out a way to record without the dumb AI features. Unknowingly used all my credits in the span of an hour because I couldn’t just record audio and it forced me to do the ai summarize too. So annoying

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14. New update = hot garbage

    1. The tool bar being ON my document is blocking parts of my notebook, making my working area smaller.
    2. When in split screen mode half of the toolbar disappears(we used to be able to scroll over still) and will only reappear if i make the window bigger.
    3. Instead of functions being displayed on the toolbar i now have to press extra buttons to get to things like the bookmark, but why?
    4. Why is my pen automatically the lasso? In GoodNOTES you would think i would automatically need the pen no?
    5. Not everything needs to be a drop down menu! The double bar was goated! One tap to get to things NOT FIVE!
    6. The text box function is completely ruined. I have to tap it extra times to move it or expand it, but why?
    7. WHY ARE TEXTBOX CONTROLS ON MY SCREEN BLOCKING MY DOCUMENT?? JUST PUT IT BACK AT THE TOP OR ON THE SIDE OR SOMETHING BUT ON THE DOCUMENT I AM TRYING TO REFERENCE?? WHYYYYYYYYYYY?
    8. Press and hold to go into text mode? Why? There was a nice button that we could press that would instantly take us there. Now we press the text box button and then press and hold. Just for it to look odd.

    1. The tool bar being ON my document is blocking parts of my notebook, making my working area smaller.
    2. When in split screen mode half of the toolbar disappears(we used to be able to scroll over still) and will only reappear if i make the window bigger.
    3. Instead of functions being displayed on the toolbar i now have to press extra buttons to get to things like the bookmark, but why?
    4. Why is my pen automatically the lasso? In GoodNOTES you would think i would automatically need the pen no?
    5. Not everything needs to be a drop down menu! The double… more
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15. Please bring back our peaceful everyday lives!!! Why the latest update is so bad.

    I’ve been using Goodnotes every single day for years. I truly appreciated its clean interface and powerful features that supported my workflow. But the most recent update has drastically changed that, in all the wrong ways.

    I kept telling myself, “This update must be useful. I just need to give it time and get used to it.”
    So I patiently tried using it for several days, but in the end, I came to the conclusion that this update is harming my mental well-being.

    Let me outline a few reasons why this update has made the experience worse:

    • Inability to draw proper straight lines
    

    I often draw lines at various angles, but now the shape tool struggles with even basic diagonal lines. Why am I getting curves when I clearly intend to draw straight lines? Also, I can’t fine-tune the endpoints of lines by holding the pen anymore.

    • Eraser placement is inefficient
    

    Accessing the eraser now requires tapping into the pen tool. However, the eraser should always be one tap away, whether I’m using the shape tool or lasso. Hiding it under another layer slows down the process and creates unnecessary friction.

    • No way to draw complex polygons
    

    After the update, how am I supposed to draw pentagons or anything more complex? The shape tool turns them into circles, and of course, the long-press method(pen tool) can't help it.

    Additionally, sometimes I want a filled shape, and sometimes I don’t. But now I can’t erase just the fill color with the eraser tool — I have to turn off the fill option manually every time when I want to draw non filled shapes. That’s very inconvenient.Why must I toggle the “fill” option every single time? Let us erase just fill color like we could before.

    Editing shape points is also more cumbersome now—you have to tap them individually just to adjust. And rotation is inexplicably removed. Why take away such essential control?

    Oh, and by the way—parabolas? Gone.

    Many of the features that made me choose Goodnotes in the first place have vanished.

    Maybe there are some benefits to this update, but I haven’t found any. More importantly, why remove existing functionality that worked perfectly fine? That’s not an improvement—it’s a regression.

    Please, give us a way to revert to the previous version. I just want to return to the smooth experience I had before. Please bring back our everyday peace.

    I’ve been using Goodnotes every single day for years. I truly appreciated its clean interface and powerful features that supported my workflow. But the most recent update has drastically changed that, in all the wrong ways.

    I kept telling myself, “This update must be useful. I just need to give it time and get used to it.”
    So I patiently tried using it for several days, but in the end, I came to the conclusion that this update is harming my mental well-being.

    Let me outline a few reasons why this update has made the experience worse:

    • Inability to

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16. opt out of AI

    add an option to turn off ALL generative "AI" features. it's resource-hogging bloatware, a privacy violation, and UI clutter that makes your app harder to use. i don't want your AI training on my material, i don't want it cluttering up my workspace, i don't want it slowing down my device. i don't want it anywhere.

    i will be deleting this app from all devices and strongly recommending my students and colleagues do not use it until there is an option to not have hypeware bloat ruining its functionality.

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17. After using lasso tool, put it back to pen tools.

    Currently, after using lasso tools, tapping with Apple Pencil will switch back to the eraser forcibly. It is so inconvenient that doesn’t revert to the tools I was using before, like pen or highlighters. Before the updates, it was used as usual. So please.

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18. No minimum shape size

    There is currently a minimum height that shapes can be using the shape tool. Please remove this feature!

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19. Typing Feature in Toolbar

    Please bring back the typing tool in handwritten documents as a separate button in the toolbar.
    Also, please fix the overlapping of the typing “toolbar” with the title when typing.

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20. [Eraser] Pressure Sensitive Eraser

    Add a pressure-sensitive eraser, which allows the user to adjust the pressure level. Feeling different pressures determines whether the eraser function is activated.

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