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Customer Suggestions for Goodnotes (Apple)

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  1. Have the ability to mark a notebook as a “favorite” within the notebook when it is open. I like to use this feature so I can find specific notebooks more easily within all of the folders. I sometimes forget to make one a favorite and accidentally close it and it can be challenging to find it once its closed.

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  2. “smart" auto-adjustment that changes the physical pen thickness (e.g., from 0.5mm to 0.2mm) like the laser point have while we zoom in & zoom out.

    This feature would be great & much helpful instead of manually clicking & adjusting the pen thickness.

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  3. All i need is just u guys to make that when ur writing with pen my hand always accidentally touches the image when im writing on it and its so annoying cuz it tabs out for me while writing so the only fix here is to make like u did with the select thatt u can disable images and it won't touch or bother it at all , u guys did selection on image while im writing u should've switch it only while select and disable the touch onimages while im on pen option, Thanks for listening, this will make…

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  4. When using the text box to answer questions on homework, the pop up box covers up the question I’m trying to answer. So can we please make that movable or hideable?

    4 votes

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  5. My app just updated, making the toolbar different. Now if I want to use the shape tool to make straight lines or something, I have to manually change every setting from size to color to match my pen tool every single time I change colors/sizes. This makes it very frustrating when I do color coded notes every single day that need me to switch between colors, line thickness, and free drawing vs straight lines constantly (as is visible in my attached screenshots). It was never an issue before, so the fact that it is now is very upsetting. On top…

    5 votes

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  6. Please integrate the ios18 new notes app feature. The smart script will make me it faster and easier to write. It edits the users handwriting allowing to make it easier to read or add more and other things. Smart Script also maintains the look and feel of a user’s personal handwriting, automatically refining it in real time to be smoother, straighter, and more legible. Please I beg for this feature!!!

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  7. Instead of having to colour in drawings or shapes by hand (which is time consuming and sometimes difficult), being able to drag a colour of you choosing to fill inside a shape would be amazing! They have this feature on Procreate and it saves so much time and stress. I would love this to be added to Goodnotes too!

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  8. Buenos días.
    Dejo este comentario porque me parece algo que puede mejorar la experiencia al usar la aplicación. Soy estudiante y es una herramienta que uso a diario para lectura, subrayado de PDFs y tambien toma de notas, específicamente sobre textos.
    Uno de los principales inconvenientes que tengo al estudiar con la tablet es que al usar el lápiz con la función de resaltador mi pulso es impreciso y al subrayar el texto la linea habitualmente sale torcida. Se que al mantener presionado una vez finalizado el trazo este se endereza automáticamente, pero por lo general mi trazo es tan…

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  9. Multi-Page View: Please allow viewing 2-page (spread) or 4-page layouts on a single screen.

    A 2-page view is essential for a book-like experience, while a 4-page view is great for scanning data. Users should be able to write across these pages while the strokes are still assigned to their respective pages. (Reference: Flexcil and Noteful).

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  10. As a Goodnotes user for the past 10 years: please stop changing the UI. I know the business and product teams probably feel pressure to keeping adding more stuff to get more users and growth whatever, but you are alienating your hardcore power users that have been recommending this product for 10 years.

    UX Designers: the existing toolbar was great. stop refactoring stuff just because you built a new thing and don't know where to shove it.

    Product Managers: Just make a really solid note taking app. Stop trying to add more stuff in the same app. Whiteboarding should be…

    3 votes

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  11. You can directly enter the link to the document's numerical location instead of having to select it manually. The key point is that you can directly enter the link instead of having to select it manually.

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  12. please make it possible to arrange folders and notebooks manually! that would improve my whole goodnotes experience a lot!

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  13. When writing in the zoom window, the place where you are writing has to appear also in the main view. This is sometimes inconvenient as it may be handful to write in page 3 but seeing page 1 for instance.

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  14. I have two similar requests:

    I am a private tutor so I usually have a couple of standard documents open on my iPad all the time (e.g. PDF of the periodic table). When I close the app (not minimise) or when I press the x button by mistake, I need to re locate it in my folders. I know I can 'favourite' it but it would be so much easier if there is an option to pin it (sort of like in Safari/other web browsers where you can pin open windows). That way it will always open when I open…

    2 votes

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  15. It would be extremely helpful if GoodNotes supported video recording of the note-taking process, including screen capture and optional audio recording. This feature could allow users to:
    • Record lectures or self-explanations while writing
    • Rewatch how notes were created step by step
    • Create educational content or revision videos directly within the app

    Such a feature would be especially beneficial for students, teachers, and content creators who use GoodNotes as their primary digital notebook.

    I believe this addition would further strengthen GoodNotes as a leading tool for education and productivity. Thank you for considering this suggestion and for continuously…

    3 votes

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  16. I regularly use the shape to draw curved lines and then edit their shape to create larger, more complex shapes. Currently, that‘s next to impossible:
    - Editing points don‘t scale with zooming; especially when editing small lines, the points now cover up the lines entirely.
    - These lines are often glitched out and turn invisible while editing, especially when multiple lines are connected together.
    - After editing a line, Goodnotes automatically selects the lasso tool instead of the pen, making the drawing process very tedious.

    None of these issues occured with Goodnotes 6, I hope these issues are fixed with…

    5 votes

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  17. I really like the Idea of a coloration Tab or planning tab. So that I can give myself tasks with deadlines, have a calender for exams etc.
    If I then could invite people to join my project where I can assign tasks like in other Apps (see notion, microsoft teams or asana).
    All in all I want a feature where I cannot only work but plan and get reminded for my work without using a second app.

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  18. Right now it feels the navigation part is taking too much space vertically. I would consider remove the top-most dark blue part of the navigation panel, as for the functions there, they can be moved to the tool row (pencil, eraser, color etc). This may make the tool row a bit crowded, but one can always add a scrolling to fit all the tools we have right now.

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  19. In the newer versions, the blue changing points for drawing straight lines are very big. If you zoom in, it becomes impossible to be exact.

    3 votes

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  20. Please add more to the keyboard shortcut list! I work with a macro pad right now and it is super useful to be able to switch between the tools. But it would be a huge improvement to able to toggle between the colors, and sizes. Even better make the keyboard shortcuts customizable. Continuing to work on the keyboard shortcuts in any capacity would make a large improvement to my work flow.

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