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  1. Bring back the ability to upload assignments (pdf form) into canvas directly rather than saving it in files and attaching it through canvas.

    7 votes

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  2. Hi I currently use an iOS app (Notebooks: writer) and am looking at your app as a replacement. It has many features that I like including folder/subfolder support. But there are two features that I need. Dropbox sync and Windows support, at least be able to read notes from Goodnotes on a Windows browser. From what I see these don’t seem to be provided, but would be happy if you could advise otherwise. Cheers Anton

    16 votes

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  3. A highlighter option that changes the colour of your notes by just highlighting the text instead of using the colour option on the lasso tool.

    Would be very helpful as I no longer use the normal highlighter because it looks ugly.

    4 votes

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  4. So that we can write more notes. This is especially useful when we need to link some graph and tables to the flashcard.

    8 votes

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  5. Currently, as soon as the GoodNotes is launched, it always opens the note that was last worked on. This is even if all notes were closed before the app was closed.

    I would like to see an option that allows GoodNotes to start in the last case described so that none of the existing notes are opened (and the user gets to see the document overview instead).

    2 votes

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  6. When I want to lay out small handwriting and details on a page, the lasso tool expanding the size of my selection makes it harder to place the contents in the exact right place. I want to be able to get it exactly right, I can’t imagine a single situation where the zooming in/expanding thing it does would be useful. If the text was big enough for me to select it, I do not need it to grow and get more confusing. Please turn off that feature.

    2 votes

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  7. When I use my Mac along with my iPad for Goodnotes, I will use my laptop to copy and paste longer text into my the notebook that I am working on. So if I copy and paste from a website, I always have to change the font and font size to what I want it to be.

    I think there should be a button in the styling area that says "Convert to Default" or maybe even a pop up button after you paste something that says "Convert to Default" or "Convert to Default Font."

    This would be very convenient!

    25 votes

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  8. 14 votes

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  9. It would be so fantastic and handy if there is a painting tool to write show/hidden text. We can use it while writing notes to write keywords, saving time to new a “Flash Card”.

    2 votes

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  10. Hi. I LOVE the addition of elements to Goodnotes. This has increased my user experience ten fold!

    One Request: I often am zoomed way in when I'm taking notes, so I have a larger screen surface and more notes on a page. It would be helpful if when adding a saved element to a page, the element is placed where you are zoomed in, versus in the center of the page. Or, have the ability to use the lasso tool to circle an area, and add the element to that area.

    Having to zoom out, grab the element, and drag…

    3 votes

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  11. In the iPad version, bookmarks and the outline appear as a pop-up, but it would be more convenient if they could appear as a side menu, the same way they appear in the MacOS version.

    This would enhance navigation in the iPad version as we can then keep the bookmark/outline bar open to quickly move to different sections of a file, and then close the side-menu when not needed.

    6 votes

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  12. I read a lot of research papers and sometimes want to summarize a paragraph in the margins. However, the margins are often too small to do that. It would be nice to convert the A4 paper to A3, or just an option to add a few centimeters on each side.

    10 votes

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  13. Please an easier way to upload a Custom notebook cover when creating a new notebook. This should not be an elaborate process of exiting and entering a new window area to edit templates or require a tutorial.
    The cover should be easy to upload from phone or desktop and includes auto cropping /resizing of the image.
    Please compare to Zoho Notes and how easy it is to create custom notebook covers and also how images are stored as templates to re-use for new notebooks as well.

    2 votes

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  14. Web Clipper for instantly adding resource from websites to a folder which can instantly add and do necessary changes

    5 votes

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  15. I have been using GoodNotes for over two months now. The only thing I would point to as poor is the text input/editing functions. Please add a few basic options such as Bullet Point, Check Box, and Tables.

    GoodNotes is my favorite note-taking app, but the text function could be improved a little more.

    8 votes

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  16. When using an Apple Pencil with the lasso tool, if I get too close to the edge of the page I frequently go just beyond the edge, causing the lasso tool to think that's the end of the lasso area selection. This typically does not result in the desired area being selected.

    Instead of terminating the lasso area selection when going out-of-bounds, snap the lasso selection to the page boundary and continue lasso area selection.

    (This seems to be the behavior of the macOS app when using the lasso tool with mouse. It would be good to enable similar behavior…

    5 votes

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  17. 11 votes

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  18. Bitte ändern Sie das wenn ich den Auto-Zeilenabstand ausschalte ich diesen auch dauerhaft ausgeschaltet lassen kann.

    1 vote

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  19. Having an option to export notebooks and PDF in N-up layout. Can choose page orientation and how many pages per sheet (2,4,6,8 etc.).

    8 votes

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  20. Being able to fold a part of a page or a full page, akin to toggle list in notion. That would be immensely useful.

    3 votes

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