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Update
After this new update everything is so much less user freidnly. it makes me so frusterated to use. the shapes tool is critical for me in my coursework and they completely ruined it. I never makes the shape that you want and you are unable to edit it. I dont see one positve or effective change in this update. Pleas allow us to revert back to old good notes it was so much better.
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Add a Lined Background to Imported PDF Slides
One feature I would really love to see in Goodnotes is the ability to add a notebook-style background around imported and resized PDF slides, such as lined, grid, or dotted paper.
This feature is already available in Notability, and it is one of the reasons why many students prefer using Notability for lecture notes.
A common workflow for students is to first use another app or website to resize their lecture slides, then import the resized PDF into Notability. Notability allows them to place the slides on a notebook-style page with a lined background surrounding the slides, creating a clean…
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Revert to old UI!!!
Please go back to the most previous UI. This new UI though more simplified, is more tedious to work with. I like the implementation of when you copy a photo, it directly sizes it from a corner instead of proportionally sizing everything. However, once you click off that image, you have to go back to the pen which wastes time during fast lectures.
The new text box interaction is also tedious since you have to hold down and click ‘start editing’ instead of just clicking a button to text on the whole page. And if you do just a small…45 votes -
Drawing on text document
Following the recent update which added the text document, I think that users should be able to have the option of writing, drawing and highlighting on the page. For me my study method is typing out my lecture notes in OneNote and then exporting to Goodnotes to highlight and annotate. However, if I was able to do this with the text document feature, it would make things so much easier. Not just for me but other users also.
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[New languages] Indian
Add Hindi , Gujarati , Marathi, Tamil, Sanskrit and other handwaiting languages
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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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[Lock Objects] Complete Lock Support for All Objects (Including Handwriting) + Grouping for Lock
Thank you for making it available to lock images, sticky notes
shapes, and textboxes. Please make it available for handwritten notes, elements (including stickers), arrows, connectors cannot be locked. Furthermore, it would be awesome if you could also group and lock images, sticky notes, shapes, textbooks, handwritten notes, elements, and connectors together.14 votes -
Expand Page Option
Have a feature where you can expand the page of a document, so that you can have extra space to write annotations. This would be helpful for med students like me who often write and annotate over books but have no space to write. Have an option to expand the page to the left, or to the right, or expand both sides, or customized expansion.
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Built-in Calculator / Scientific Calculator
I suggest adding a calculator feature to GoodNotes 6 to enhance its functionality and streamline user workflows. This feature could allow users to perform calculations directly within their notes, making it especially useful for students, professionals, and anyone working with numerical data. For example, a floating calculator tool could be integrated into the app, enabling users to perform quick calculations without leaving the workspace. Alternatively, a feature that allows handwritten equations to be converted into calculated results would align well with GoodNotes’ emphasis on handwriting recognition and natural note-taking. This addition would not only save time but also make GoodNotes…
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tape
I would REALLY APPRECIATE being able to "turn on" all the tape in my documents at once, or "turn off" all my tapes at once in a page or even the whole document. Not necessarily delete them just be able to toggel them on and off when i need to see my full notes again. Thanks!
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PDF Conversion, OCR, and Batch Utility (Converter Hub)
Requested Features (Suggested Priority)
1) OCR for Imported PDFs
Generate an OCR text layer for imported scanned PDFs, making them searchable within GoodNotesOptional settings:
Language selection
Accuracy-priority vs speed-priority modes
Non-destructive OCR (preserve original images while adding a text layer)
2) Document Conversion (Import / Export)
Convert the following into PDF, then import directly into GoodNotes or auto-create a note:Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Images / TXT / HTML / ePub
Optional export conversions:
PDF → Word / Excel / PowerPoint
PDF → Image (PNG / JPEG / TIFF / GIF)
PDF → TXT / HTML /…
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Quick-add to Table of Contents from selected text ("Ghost Page")
When working in a long notebook (for example, 80+ pages in), adding a heading to the table of contents means leaving my place, scrolling back to page 1, writing the entry, and then scrolling all the way back. I'd like a faster way to do this.
Proposed feature:
I highlight a title or text segment (e.g., "Lecture 12 – Filters, p. 80").
A new option appears in the selection menu, such as "Send to Table of Contents."
A "ghost page" overlay appears showing the table of contents page, with a "Go to page…" field and left/right arrows to flip to…
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Back to technical drawing
As an aerospace engineer, it was essential for me to be able to draw curves and lines by connecting points without going crazy. Since the last update, if you connect multiple curved lines, the system interprets this function however it wants and gives it a shape completely different from what I intended. Moreover, if you create simple shapes like circles inside other figures, it’s no longer possible to rotate the entire drawing. Please go back to the old logic — it was 100 times better.
Attached old drawings done with previous versions
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Better autoscroll control on zoom writing
When i write using the zoom function, despite I have the autoscroll or autojump desactivated it still moves the page. I'd like to be able to zoom while seeing the whole page or even previos pages. I don't want to see what i am writing double, i want to write while seeing other areas or reading other pages of my notebook. I am attaching a video to see what I am refering when i say it autojumps despite having this function off
3 votes -
cartoon strips
I would like free cartoon strips, just like in the other app (where all the strips are free).
Tanks3 votes -
revert back to the old version before the update
The new update is so inefficient, you split up the tool bar which takes up more space, and it makes me feel like there's always a visual barrier at the top which is extremely distracting. listen to the feedback from many of the unsatisfied users, and quickly implement a change. Or, have options for some users to try the new update, or revert back to the old version if they don't like it. Don't just keep the new update simply because your company spent too much time or money on it and you don't want it to go all to…
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When will the sync feature between iOS and windows for Pro be avialable
Please, It shows on the plan that sync between platforms will be available soon. I really need it…
27 votes -
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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24 votes
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Two Pages View
I would like to suggest a new feature that I believe could be very useful for many Goodnotes users, especially students and people who regularly read and study PDF documents.
The feature I would like to suggest is a “Two Pages View” option, allowing users to display two pages of a PDF side by side, similar to the reading modes already available in other PDF and document applications.
As a student, I find this feature particularly useful when studying from textbooks, lecture notes, academic articles, or other documents in PDF format. Being able to see two pages simultaneously would make…
3 votes
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