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  1. Add a pressure-sensitive eraser that lets users adjust the pressure level. Different pressure intensities determine when the eraser function is activated.

    2 votes

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  2. I would like to be able to change the color of the menu I mentioned in the photo 🙏🏻

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  3. Bring back old HUD Style not styled on IOS 26 , stuffed with useless AI, broken functions and unintuitive looks

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  4. The Masking Tape feature is extremely useful for memorization practice.

    However, during repetitive active recall study, users currently need to manually hide each revealed masking tape again before testing themselves another time.

    This becomes tedious when many masking tapes are used on a single page.

    An optional “Auto Re-Hide” mode would solve this problem.

    Example:

    • Tap to reveal
    • After a user-defined delay (1s / 3s / 5s etc.), the masking tape automatically hides again

    This would create a much smoother flashcard-like study experience and improve memorization efficiency significantly.

    The feature could remain completely optional and be turned ON/OFF depending on…

    2 votes

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  5. The Masking Tape feature is amazing for active recall and memorization.

    However, when a page contains many masking tapes, users currently have to tap every single one individually just to review the full content.

    This is especially inconvenient when users want to quickly review the entire page or check the overall structure of their notes before testing themselves again.

    A simple “Reveal All / Hide All” toggle would make studying much smoother and faster.

    Possible options:
    • Reveal all masking tapes on the current page
    • Hide all again with one tap
    • Optional notebook-wide support

    This would greatly improve…

    2 votes

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  6. I've noticed that my handwriting looks significantly better and smoother when using the Laser Pointer (Trail style) compared to any of the permanent pen tools.
    The laser pointer seems to have a superior smoothing algorithm and lower latency that isn't currently replicated by the "Stroke Stabilization" settings on the standard Ball Pen. I would like to request a new pen type or a "Laser Mode" toggle for the Ball Pen that uses this exact rendering engine for permanent notes.
    This would help users with slight hand tremors or those who find writing on glass difficult to achieve the same clean,…

    3 votes

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  8. Right now, when I convert my handwriting to text with the lasso tool, it also converts all the newlines. Any time I went to the next line because the line was full, the text now does to too. However, since text is more space-efficient, the newlines are placed randomly. There is no fast way of removing them, and when I ask AI to do it, it always changes some words as well, which I don't want. Can there be a way the converter understands my page layout or a button that just removes all newlines at once?

    9 votes

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  9. Why can't GoodNotes find certain words from inserted images when I use the search feature? The goodnotes team should really implement an optical character recognition feature, like the ones that one note and notability has. It is so disappointing that we are unable to search for words in a document with images, which would help a lot of students studying in med professions.

    7 votes

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  10. I would love to see a wider variety of folder emoji options in GoodNotes.

    Currently, the limited selection makes it harder to visually organize folders in a way that reflects different subjects, moods, or purposes. Many users rely on visual cues for quick navigation, and expanding the emoji library would greatly improve usability and personalization.

    For example, adding more categories such as symbols, Exclusive color for emojis, objects, or even allowing custom emoji (including iOS emojis) would make the experience much more intuitive and enjoyable.

    This small change could significantly enhance folder organization and overall user satisfaction.

    Thank you for…

    3 votes

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  11. On Windows 11, the GoodNotes app doesn't work as well as I would like.
    The documents written in GoodNotes doesn't sync onto the Windows 11 app. Instead, I have to share them VIA a link and access them that way. I also use gDrive to sync my GoodNotes, but the UI of viewing GoodNotes files on gDrive is just ... ugly... Would much rather prefer to use GoodNotes on Windows 11 and my iPad.

    8 votes

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  12. Please enable the masking tape feature to be opened and closed even when using the pointer mode, to make presentations and lectures more seamless.

    8 votes

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  13. Recently, the lasso tool seems to have changed — if I select just a small part of a circle’s edge, it also selects anything crossing or inside the circle, even though I didn’t include them. It didn’t work like this before.

    10 votes

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  14. Hi, so I use Goodnotes mainly for math. The way I use it it by downloanding the PDF of a book, read it chapter by chapter and do the exercised on a sticky note inside of the book. The problem is that the sticky note often covers up the exercise (if I have a long exercise) and i have to constantly move the sticky note around when I want to read it again. It would be cool if one could make the stickynote transparent, either permanently or toggle transparent when long holding on the sticky note. Thank you!

    2 votes

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  15. You can repeatedly download whiteboard templates for some reason which caused my “imported from marketplace” section to be spammed with the same few templates. Would be great to have a way to delete them

    4 votes

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  16. Allow us to form perfect arrows when using draw and hold. It often slows my progress switching between the Pen Tool and the Shape Tool, and I'd much rather have the ability to automatically make an arrow using draw and hold, just like other shapes

    2 votes

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  17. Those that use the standard versions of Goodnotes for growing minds/education need locks/parent control features. More recently Goodnotes added Ai and math assist which while I could see the benefits of these features, without having locks or parental controls added the student/child would always have the answer at their fingertips. Never having to learn to do math problems, Spelling, ect. on their own. With Locks/pin required for special features it would giver the owner the ability to use as needed.

    5 votes

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  18. Design a novel user interface (UI) incorporating features and aesthetics reminiscent of the Liquid Glass technology employed in the iPhone. This design concept aims to create a sleek and distinctive visual experience.

    7 votes

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    Hello,

    Thank you so much for sharing your suggestions!

    Great news — our Liquid Glass UI is currently rolling out 🚧. You can experience the latest UI by updating your app to version 7.1.0, with more refinements and improvements coming in upcoming releases.

    We'll keep you updated as we continue rolling out enhancements, and we'd love to hear your thoughts or any additional feedback in the meantime!

    --

    Goodnotes Team

  19. Please show size of each file in goodnote when my device is running out of space, I can manage to delete some files to clear up some space.

    3 votes

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  20. I recently switched to a system in which I'm taking notes using a Rocketbook, then putting those PDF scans into Goodnotes to store and annotate into notebooks for each class. I would love if there was some features for that in particular.

    • The ability to use precision eraser directly on the PDF. (I want to erase this diagram I drew! Or erase it then resize! Having to cover it with a shape is way to finicky, it makes adding new content over the shape very difficult.
    • The ability to edit the color of text! I only use Black pens, so…
    2 votes

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