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  1. It would be nice to have the ability to select the writing you have on top of a drawing and just move the writing. I often have hand writing on top of a drawing, but want to move the handwriting, but if you lasso it, the drawing is also picked up and the entire thing moves. It would be great if you could just select the writing to make diagrams and notes easier to align.

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  2. I would love to be able to draw a rectangle (for example) and then have the option to increase length or width individually. Sometimes the app reads my proportions wrong when I create a shape and it Luke be nice to fix one side without increasing the entire shape.

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  3. On my measurement I use a Goodnotes-File and a 3D Lidar-Scan. So I need to bring the Lidar-Scan (or a Link to the Lidar-Scan) in my Goodnotes-Document.

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  4. Would love to be able to add a few blank pages so that while taking note we can just continue writing instead of having to pull vertical/horizontal to create a new page. Sometimes I have to sit before class and create the number of pages I estimate I’ll need in order to have the space.

    2 votes

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  5. When scrolling within a PDF and then making annotations it’s convenient to change from single finger panning (on/off) to enhance scrolling and palm rejection. If single finger panning is on while making annotations, the page moves. But if it’s kept off, when it’s time to scroll, it’s a bit difficult when scrolling multiple pages with two fingers. An easily accessible toggle would be ideal.

    1 vote

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  6. Propose more qualities of scans (best / medium / low / black and white) to permit a lower size of the files.

    1 vote

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  7. Hi together!

    I would love it to have the possibility to search in a specific folder of my documents. Rather inside the normal search or directly inside the folder. 📁

    This would be so great! 😃

    14 votes

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  8. When Scanning for example an A4 document, it is „placed“ on the GoodNotes standard aspect ratio, creating white unused space next to it. It would be nice to either be able to select the aspect ratio or that the document is simply imported just like a normal photo (not placed on any white background with the wrong aspect ratio)
    Thank you very much :)

    3 votes

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  9. It is very easy for users to accumulate tabs when using GoodNotes, especially since they don't have to choose to close or keep them when closing the app. As time goes by, the buildup of tabs hinders the user experience. For example, when opening an older document whose tab was never closed, the user has to swipe through the endless sea of tabs to find the document they were working on moments ago. Additionally, closing tabs rapidly could be improved on because when the user closes a tab, the next tab has to animate under the user's finger before they…

    1 vote

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  10. It would be handy to be able to scroll beyond the page. This would enable me/us to write on the page bottom while the hand palm is still resting on the screen instead of having it resting uncomfortably on the edge of the device.

    Otherwise I LOVE the app and your pricing. Keep up the good work :)

    11 votes

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  11. Please make it simpler to add/create notebooks; I am constantly struggling with finding the correct paper size/cover size. I wish it would just tell me what each page is set to (size-wise) so I can figure out which cover/paper to choose. Every time I set up a new one with specific configurations it makes a cover way smaller than the paper to write on on the next page or vice versa.

    1 vote

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  12. While there is a button named "define" on the right click list, it is not working or popping anything up. I'm wondering if anyone is facing the same problem.

    4 votes

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  13. When using Apple Pencil in OCR mode, the pencil menu offers return, keyboard. A delete key rather than undo (or both) would save having to open the keyboard and then close it again. A great app thank you.

    1 vote

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  14. I want to be able to use the scroll indicator on the right of the page to quickly scroll through the document, rather than using the galley feature.

    5 votes

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  15. We need more than 3 favourite pens, other apps easily have an average of around 5 custom pens. Such a crucial feature!!!! Needs implementation

    15 votes

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  16. Enable File Storage without iCloud backup - My daughter is halfway through her sophomore year in college and loves (we all do) good notes. Her first years data is taking up several mega bytes of data (almost 32) which is all the memory she has on her iPad. As she continues we will obviously have to buy a new iPad and storage but would be great to be able to save that first years data to an offline file for use down the road to refer to and or share with friends. Good notes rocks, please add that feature!

    8 votes

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  17. I often use enlarging tool for specific area. However, when I use this, blue area always emerges in the left side and it is really useless.

    I want the toggle function to the enlargement tool for GoodNotes.

    1 vote

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  18. I really love Goodnotes, it‘s an awesome app I use everyday in my school-live. But please add settings, that allow the user to customize the color theme. So that the bar on the top and also selection-tools are in a color the user prefers. Also a setting to set the position of the tools to the left or the right side of the app. Lastly please add support for I-Work and MOffice so the user is able to create, edit and document those documents. Thanks a lot.

    1 vote

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  19. Entendo que seria muito interessante que o Goodnotes, assim como outros leitores de pdf como Xodo, Noteshelf, Microsoft Edge etc, fizesse a sincronização automática dos arquivos retirados do Google Drive. Atualmente, a única coisa que o Goodnotes faz é enviar o arquivo modificado para uma pasta separada dentro do Google Drive. Seria interessante que o arquivo retirado do Google Drive, depois de alterado pelo Goodnotes, retornasse para a mesma pasta de origem do Google Drive.

    1 vote

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  20. For example, I have a paragraph converted from handwriting to text, but I only want to move a few of the words, it would be nice if the lasso tool could move only the selected text.

    Now the lasso tool if the text is converted together, when using the lasso, move a few of the words, it will move the whole paragraph together, (because the text converted together, the app will think in the same text box)

    2 votes

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