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  1. When i lasso an area and click copy/duplicate, i have to do it twice because the first time nothing happens. Its extremely annoying when it happens 30 times a day. Can you please fix the bug, several of my friends have the same experience.

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  2. PDF outline is not always necessary in docs. I imported PDFs into my note and the pdf outline is always on, even I turned it off every time. It’s distracting from the main notes. Can it stay off??

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  3. A button that scrolls back to the first page automatically. This would make for a very smooth experience. Could be implemented like a floating button, similar to the one in the Reddit phone app.

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  4. I often revise my notes while adding temporary annotations or brainstorming ideas. It would be extremely helpful if there were a “note layer” feature, allowing users to write on a separate layer during review sessions. This way, such drafts or additional notes could be easily managed or deleted without affecting the original content.

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  5. when you type in a study set (with keyboard, not with pen) there is no possibility to underline or bold words or letters. This would be very useful. Is there a possibility to adjust this please? Thx

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  6. When you type in a study set (with keyboard, not with pen) there is no possibility to underline or bold words or letters. This would be very useful. Is there a possibility to adjust this please? Thx.

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  7. 横書き用のテキストボックスしか無いので、縦書きで入力したい時に困ります。

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  8. Currently, when I try to add a text box on top of an image, Goodnotes enters image edit mode instead of letting me type. This forces me to type elsewhere and drag the text into place, which is very frustrating and inefficient — especially when editing things like sheet music or diagrams.

    Please add the ability to place and type text directly on images without switching to image edit mode. This would greatly improve the workflow for many users.

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  9. When resizing images in GoodNotes, the image always scales from the center. This makes it very difficult to align multiple imported images like sheet music pages. Please allow resizing from just one side or corner (e.g., like in Keynote or Pages).

    This would make GoodNotes much more usable for music editors, designers, and people who work with imported documents. Thank you!

    3 votes

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  10. Resize image from corner or one side only

    When resizing images in GoodNotes, the image always scales from the center. This makes it very difficult to align multiple imported images like sheet music pages. Please allow resizing from just one side or corner (e.g., like in Keynote or Pages).

    This would make GoodNotes much more usable for music editors, designers, and people who work with imported documents. Thank you!

    2 votes

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  11. When I am working Splitscreen on my IPad I always have to first press the button for the style of the pen to change the colour or size of the line.
    When I am working in full screen, Good Notes shows me my selected favourite colours and line sizes as part of the bar directly able to select.

    There is enough space to enable this function in Split Screen View. It makes work more efficient and fast.

    Thank you so much.

    I have added a picture of the space, where the favourite colours should be added.

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  12. I have huge study sets (hundreds of flashcards). I would love to be able to set a limit for daily flashcards (e.g. 50 / day, similar to Anki), since I find it very demotivating to see a number like 150 flashcards due, especially, after I created new ones.

    2 votes

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  13. Separate between the pen options (fountain pen, ball pen and brush pen) so each will appear in the tool bar

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  14. 尺子竖过来时刻度没了

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  15. It would be really useful to have the option to set a specific page, so that while you’re reading through your notes for example you’ll always see the number of pages you have left until your set page goal. Also navigating through bookmarks would be drastically easier if we had the option to organize them into sections, maybe by creating folders inside of the bookmark option. This would be really useful if for example you want to select and organize pages with end of chapter summaries into a folder inside of the same document you’re using instead of creating a…

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  16. It would be really useful to have the option to set a specific page, so that while you’re reading through your notes for example you’ll always see the number of pages you have left until your set page goal. Also navigating through bookmarks would be drastically easier if we had the option to organize them into sections, maybe by creating folders inside of the bookmark option. This would be really useful if for example you want to select and organize pages with end of chapter summaries into a folder inside of the same document you’re using instead of creating a…

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  17. Make it possible for user to teach GoodNotes to recognize the Epsilon Ampersand symbol in their handwriting. (Currently identifies as a scribble, and immediately deletes it.)

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  18. Dear GoodNotes Team,

    I hope this message finds you well. I’d like to suggest a feature that I believe would greatly enhance the user experience, especially for students and multilingual users.

    Currently, the text selection menu includes useful options like “Copy,” “Highlight,” and “Comment.” It would be incredibly helpful to have a “Translate” option integrated directly into this menu. This would allow users to quickly understand unfamiliar terms or phrases without needing to switch between apps or use split-screen mode.

    Such a feature would be especially valuable in academic and professional contexts, where users frequently engage with texts in multiple…

    3 votes

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  19. I would like to make the suggestion of a calligraphy pen. I prefer my handwriting ten times more with calligraphy pen feature.
    The first jpeg is using the apple product Freeform with calligraphy pen and regular pen. The second jpeg is Goodnotes.

    Thank you!

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  20. Up until recently I was about to select my hand writing and shrink it down as small as possible. This feature was really helpful to add in small notes around my work. I have just gone to do this and realised that now you can’t shrink it beyond it’s original size, you can only make it bigger. Please can you bring back this feature, it was soooo useful!

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