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Customer Suggestions for Goodnotes (Apple)

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  1. I have a feature request for PDF presentations with animations. It would be very helpful to have a button, that allows to perform the following three actions in a sequence:

    1) Copy all handwritten notes on the current slide/page.

    1. Move to the next slide/page

    2. Paste all the handwritten notes at the same place as these have been on the previous slide.

    This button would be very helpful for having PDF presentations in lectures.

    6 votes

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  2. I am a physics student and use a hardware keyboard to write text during lectures but use the pencil to draw sketches and write formulas. I am much slower in GN5 because this shortcut is missing.
    Keyboard shortcuts to switch between the other tools would also be very welcome.

    6 votes

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  3. The new update is SO UNSTABLE! It crashes constantly. Tried to open the older version but the iCloud sync hadn't worked. I've now lost a days work.

    6 votes

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  4. Day One is not currently included in the list of external apps on export.
    I can use the lasso tool and save to screenshot and choose Day One from there, but it is a long workaround.

    6 votes

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  5. There is a new way to move the zoom window when activated in GoodNotes 5 with just one finger. This is very annoying because most of the time, my palm is detected as a finger and the whole zoom window moves, so I lose focus.

    In the GoodNotes 4 app, when you want to move the zoom window, you have to use two fingers. Therefore, there are no accidents moving the zoom window.

    Please, stick with the GoodNotes 4 feature.

    6 votes

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  6. When you take a photo through goodnotes have that picture saved in your iPad photo app automatically. Also be able to drag or copy and late pictures easily from one screen or page to another

    6 votes

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  7. I would love to see the feature to edit the icloud drive files directly. I have my mac desktop in the cloud and I would appreciate it if My annotations would be saved directly to the file in the cloud and furthermore on my desktop.

    6 votes

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  8. Please enable users to switch colors of pen or highlighter just like the Apple Notes app or the One Note app ( from Microsoft ) , where I can just tap on the pen icon , and the color options will not dissappear after I selected them , but still stay there even when I write . This will allow users to switch color of Pen much easier without the need to select the pen option 2 times evertime . Thank you !!

    6 votes

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  9. It would be so helpful if the app could open with all the notebooks I had open before I accidentally closed the app like Safari will reopen with all the tabs I had open. I work on several notebooks open at a time with work projects for different clients and the times I've closed out of the app entirely...they are not open when I restart the app.

    6 votes

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  10. I wish the Search function were on the main toolbar! Having it buried 2 or 3 clicks deep in the '(Other) Options' menu, I often forget about it! It's such a great tool, that I think I would use it much more frequently if it was a single touch away!

    6 votes

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  11. Add "select all" for a page with "copy". Then we can move pages by
    adding blank pages and pasting material. Since that's possible,
    automate it all with a single "move " command.

    6 votes

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  12. I'd like to see arrows, for dimensional drawings, in shape recognition mode. Even better would be including the handwriting recognition with this to create something like

    | <------ 3 1/2" ------> |

    Using the stylus. Also curves. I'm sketching some planned remodeling and being able to draw doorways and add dimensions easily would help.

    6 votes

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  13. please update study sets
    i use it a lot for studying but it’s so difficult to use, for example:

    • currently you cannot press the apple pencil barrel to automatically turn to eraser (!!!!)
    • when zooming into top left corner, you cannot write because the undo button blocks it
    • add template options - currently it’s only a blank card, it would be better if there were lines to write on (!!!!)
    • allow copy and pasting individual flashcards
    • study sets are so laggy and most of the time when i make a new flashcards and write on it, it does not show…
    5 votes

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  14. The comment pop-up should be resizeable like in Adobe Acrobat.. Also I'd like to be able to add pictures in the comments to make my notes decluttered. And the text should be editable (like in the regular ...bullet points, bold etc)

    5 votes

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  15. I would like to suggest aligning the grid spacing and the ruler in GoodNotes with common measurement standards.
    In many countries (for example in Europe), squared paper follows a standardized pattern where two squares equal exactly 1 cm. This standard is widely used in schools, universities, and technical work.
    Currently in GoodNotes, however, two squares correspond to about 1.12 cm when measured with the built-in ruler. Because of this mismatch, the ruler becomes difficult to use for precise measurements or technical sketches. Lines drawn using the grid do not correspond correctly to real-world measurements.
    This can be especially inconvenient for…

    5 votes

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  16. I'd love if we could have autocorrect and spelling check for typed notes. It's a feature for written notes, but I'd love it for typed notes too.

    5 votes

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  17. When using the fountain pen with Apple Pencil rotation enabled, users must constantly re-adjust their grip to keep the nib horizontal. Locking rotation forces a fixed default angle that often looks unnatural for a fountain pen.

    Please add the option to lock the nib at a user-defined angle, for example by letting the user set the angle with a slider so the pen hits the page the same way every time. See image for example. This would greatly improve writing flow, style and comfort.

    5 votes

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  18. On iPad, when I place a Sticky Note near the page margin, the pop-up opens partially cut off/off-screen and it’s inconvenient to use. It would be helpful if the pop-up could extend beyond the page edges or automatically reposition, so it always stays fully visible.

    I’m attaching a few screenshots:

    (1) note placed near the margin (highlighted)

    (2) pop-up being cut off/off-screen

    (3) example with the note closer to the center where the pop-up is fully visible

    5 votes

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  19. 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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  20. It would be great to rotate the canvas when using a whiteboard. Like it is in Procreate or Photoshop

    5 votes

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