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  1. The search function within GoodNotes is a failed system. Anyone who has used GoodNotes and Notability knows that the search function of Notability is FAR superior. You can search for phrases, search within specific dividers and subjects, etc.

    If I were to search for “green house gases” in GoodNotes it would pull up every result for “green,” “house,” and “gases” in every single note stored within GoodNotes. It turns something that should produce 5-10 results into 500 results and renders the search completely useless.

    All I’m asking for is the ability to place words in brackets and pull the results…

    64 votes

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  2. Es wäre sehr gut, wenn man in GoodNotes - ähnlich wie in Office - die Linienarten einstellen könnte. Also z.B. eine gestrichelte Linie für das Zeichnen von verdeckten Linien. Oder auch die Strich-Punkt-Linie für eine Symmetrieachse.

    64 votes

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  3. I make a lot of video clips as a form of documenting...I would love to be able to embed a video link and write notes the video.

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  4. If you create the typing text feature, something that would be useful is syntax highlighting for popular programming languages. I use this app to take notes in all my classes except Computer Science. I would love to be able to write, type, and draw, and this app is the best possibility to do all of the above. Additionally, ability to export code snippets from notes as separate files, with a chosen extension (.c/.cc, etc). This isn't a widely sought feature and would take a lot of time and work, but just putting it out there for CS students.

    64 votes

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  5. Can we have syncing option for Pen and highlighter color? Most of the colors are on iPad, but the colors are not transferred to the Mac. It helps to keep things color coded still while on the laptop.

    63 votes

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  6. double-tap is very slow, please offer one-tap undo and redo as an option

    63 votes

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  7. Finnish language support in handwriting recognition

    62 votes

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  8. Enable GoodNotes to support the formats epub for e-books. We can totally utilize the use of this app for note-taking whilst reading an e-book in epub format (and the likes).

    62 votes

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  9. I've tried to print out my lecture but I use too thick pen head, to make it smaller I have to write all of my lectures again with a smaller head. I want to be able to change the pen weight after I wrote sth.

    62 votes

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  10. An option to add many various shapes and symbols from an existing library (like in word docs) instead of drawing only several shapes.

    62 votes

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  11. Need a date field for the date I took the note. This date should be static.

    The current sort function looks at “last modified” but is easily tricked (i.e. if you move the note today, the note will move to top of date sort instead of reflecting original date).

    Alternative: just allow date sorting by both created date and last modified date.

    61 votes

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  12. I love the new flash card mode but it would be great if it could be extended

    I have a few ideas

    1. A shuffle mode for going through the cards randomly instead of the order I created them in

    2. A choice of switching between answer and question to study in both directions

    3. an option to write down the answer before checking it

    4. a seperate stack of flash cards with only the ones you got wrong a few times

    61 votes

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  13. Can you create an app also for Windows? It would so much easier if I could not only see but also edit my notes on my laptop. Really hope you will create an app in the near future.

    61 votes

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  14. pdf document i want to select text , look it on the dictionary, and also manipulate text, for example resizing pdf texts

    61 votes

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  15. 61 votes

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  16. Now that audio recording is available, you also need to add functionality to allow the audio to be exported out of the note as a separate mp3. I use this function on another note-taking program so that I can have the audio transcribed. I can't use Good Notes for my job until this is possible, so I'm staying tuned to see if this is added in the future. Not sure if other people are this specific. Adding this and voting for all the suggestions that are close to this idea.

    60 votes

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  17. An ability to precisely select the eraser size rather than just a choice between three sizes (all of which are huge!) would be very helpful.

    The standard sizes for the eraser are all very large and so even using the smallest means that part of the words above and below end up getting removed. I appreciate you can zoom in to get more precision, but it interrupts workflow and is not a speedy or efficient solution when trying to take notes of a live meeting and keep up!

    The feature I am suggesting is already implemented in relation to the…

    59 votes

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  18. Allow user to embed a video in a page and allow playback. support different services such as youtube, vimeo, dropbox, google drive etc.

    59 votes

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  19. I work in engineering and am always using an engineer's scale or architects scale. I use goodnotes primarily to keep all of my project plans organized in one location. I would be helpful to have a scale tool that would allow me to measure the plans according to the scale provided on the plans.

    59 votes

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  20. I want function to change the transparency of markers and fills color!

    58 votes

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