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  1. [Toolbar] Support Customization

    Bring back the option to customise the toolbar. I see a recent update has partially returned this feature (allowing to customise the main toolbar options), but this needs to carry over to each toolbar options (pen, pencil, highlighter, etc). Allow reorganising the squeeze pop up menu. This is meant to help streamline productivity, but now having my most used tools all over the place, I’m wasting time scrolling to find them.

    1,549 votes

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    132 comments  ·  Toolbar & Tools  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    [Toolbar Customization is live for Android, Windows and Web 🎉]

    Hello,

    We're happy to let you know that Toolbar Customization is now live for Android, Windows and Web apps.


    For iOS users, this feature has been available since the November 2025 release — and now we’re excited to bring the same flexibility to more platforms.

    You can now customize your toolbar in Notebooks and Whiteboards by hiding or showing tools, and reordering them to match your workflow.


    Access Toolbar Customization from the Accessories Overlay or from Document Settings (in Notebooks).


    For more details, please check out this article: Customize the toolbar.


    Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you!

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    Goodnotes Team


  2. Scroll PDF vertically

    It is nice to be able to go to the next page going down instead of going left. It would also be nice if scrolling down to the next page continuous without jumping to the next page, so you can see the bottom of one page and the top of the next page.

    1,514 votes

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  3. [Outline] Sub-Outlines / Tabs / Navigation in the notes

    When I import some PDFs their outlines are imported too. I love this feature. I have noticed that when this happens, the outlines have sub-outlines to make navigating the outlines easier.

    However, I can not create this in my own GoodNotes outlines. It only works when I import a PDF that already has this structure built into it.

    I would like to have a feature in GoodNotes where I can create sub-outlines in my notebooks.

    1,439 votes

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    202 comments  ·  Navigation & Menu  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Sub-items in Outlines Now Available! 🎉

    Hi there,

    Thank you for requesting this feature and sharing your feedback with us!

    We're excited to let you know that multi-level outlines with sub-items are now available in Goodnotes 7.0.22 on iOS and Mac starting today.

    What's new:

    • Nest outlines to create hierarchical structure (chapters, sections, sub-sections)
    • Reorder outlines and sub-items by dragging and dropping
    • Create sub-items manually in your handwritten notebooks and imported PDFs
    • Collapse and expand sections to reduce clutter and navigate faster

    This makes it much easier to organize and navigate large notebooks and PDFs without endless scrolling.

    Learn more

    We'd love to hear what you think! Feel free to share your feedback with us.

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    Goodnotes Team

  4. Use TouchID to Secure App

    I would like to use TouchID to both open the app (a la Dropbox) and/or individual notebook TouchID verification.

    1,378 votes

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  5. 'Send to Back', 'Send to Front", 'Send Backward', 'Send Forward'

    Like in any application you can send images or objects backward, forward, etc. Would be great to have this especially when you want the handwritings to overlap with images or vice versa, or when you need to edit it.
    When I was still using a Samsung Note 8, I was able to do this so, im pretty sure the mighty iPad Pro can do it as well :)
    its pretty basic since many of the applications already in iOS do this. Would love for this basic feature to be available. if it already is, please... someone help me!

    1,346 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  101 comments  ·  Admin →

  6. Custom Fonts via profiles

    fonts installed on iPad via profile should be displayed. AnyFont app can be used to install fonts (http://www.anyfont-app.com). competitor Notebooks shows all fonts.

    1,239 votes

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  7. For use in educational contexts automatic WebDAV-Backup would be a giant leap.

    1,172 votes

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  8. Voice recording that syncs up with your notes

    Please add this, its so important for any student or anyone else who has to take notes while in meetings or lectures. It should work like in Notability. You should be able to press a record button create an audio recording where you can click on a section that you wrote or typed and it will skip to the part of the recording that it's in.

    1,146 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  14 comments  ·  Audio Recording  ·  Admin →

  9. Universal search (across documents, folders, pages within pages)

    Good Notes needs a universal search option, so that from the main screen, we can search for note titles, folder names, page bookmark and text (typed or written with OCR). Otherwise, it is nearly impossible to find notes back.

    1,037 votes

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  10. Lock Objects

    Need to be able to lock individual items. In planners sometimes the layout itself is a sticker. Need to lock that so I can move the stickers above without the bottom one moving.

    948 votes

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    121 comments  ·  Toolbar & Tools  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    [Lock Objects is live 🎉]

    Hello,

    Thank you so much for sharing your suggestion! We're happy to let you know that Lock Objects is now live across on Apple, Android, Windows, and Web.

    Lock Objects lets you secure images, text, shapes, and sticky notes so they can't be moved or deleted by accident.

    For more details, please check out this article.

    To get access on iOS, update to app version 7.0.30. After updating your app, please refresh it to see the latest features.

    The feature is available on all plans (Free, Essential, Pro and Special Edition).

    Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you! For additional feature improvements, suggest your ideas in the separate threads.

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    Goodnotes Team

  11. OneDrive Sync & Backup

    Please can we have the ability to pull in documents (word, excel,PowerPoint, pdfs, images, videos) directly from OneDrive.

    It would be great if these could be live documents with the option to refresh them. If we were able to push notations on PDFs back it would be amazballs.

    923 votes

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    39 comments  ·  Sync / Collaboration / Sharing / Backup  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    [OneDrive Sync & Backup is live 🎉]

    Hello,

    Thank you so much for sharing your suggestion! We're happy to let you know that OneDrive Sync & Backup is now live, available for users on the Pro plan.

    You can connect your OneDrive account in Goodnotes, browse your folders, and import supported files directly. Once you've annotated your document, you can save a flat annotated file back to OneDrive, keeping your workflow moving without extra file transfer steps.

    For more details, please check out this article: https://go.goodnotes.com/support/using-file-storage-services-in-goodnotes-

    Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you!

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    Goodnotes Team


  12. [Hyperlinks] Link other notebooks

    please make a function to link another document within a document!!

    I am making a short summary to study for my class final, I would love to be able to link a different document within my goodnotes folders to a specific word to have more detailed information

    for example: my note says " - the sea is full of organisms", I then tap on the word "organism" and my notes on organisms I took during class pop up, because I was able to link them to my short summary

    890 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Hello,

    Thank you for sharing your ideas! We’re happy to share that the option to create links to other documents within your Goodnotes account is already available.

    You can currently add:

    • Links to any external website
    • Hyperlinks to any notebook or whiteboard from your files

    You can add links to text in textboxes, stickers, and shapes to make your notes more interactive and organized.

    For more details on how this works, you can find a step-by-step guide here.

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    Goodnotes Team

  13. Add sub folders and tags

    I'd love to be able to have sub folders and be able to add tags to my documents to make it easier to sort them

    873 votes

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    31 comments  ·  Admin →

  14. Animated GIF Support

    It would be amazing to have this feature as it's the only thing keeping me from using GoodNotes and not Notability. I'd switch to GoodNotes in a heartbeat if GIFs were supported. Please make it a thing! 🙏

    857 votes

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    98 comments  ·  Toolbar & Tools  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    [Goodnotes now has a built-in GIPHY integration 🎉]

    Hello,

    Thank you so much for sharing your suggestion! We're happy to let you know that Goodnotes now has a built-in GIPHY integration!

    You can now access GIPHY's vast library of GIFs and stickers directly within Goodnotes — no need to leave the app. Simply use the Elements tool to search and insert GIFs or stickers instantly. Perfect for personalizing your journals and planners, adding fun reactions to your study notes, or decorating your notebooks with motion and flair.

    For more details, please check out this article here.

    Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you!

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    Goodnotes Team

  15. Converting handwriting to text

    Would be great having a feature that allows you to write stuff with a stylus pen or finger and then, if wanted, convert it to text.

    790 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  37 comments  ·  Admin →

  16. Use lasso tool to drag content to next page instead of having to copy/paste

    I love using the lasso tool to move my handwriting around on the page. I also use the vertical scrolling feature to write my notes, but when I want to move text from one page to the next within the lasso tool, I can’t just drag it on. I have to copy/paste to the next page then cut or erase the text from the previous page. It’s a small thing, but a change that would improve work flow.

    754 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  33 comments  ·  Admin →

  17. Allow searching *all* documents, not just the currently open document.

    I love that I can search my handwritten notes! The rub is that sometimes something I'm searching for, spans multiple notebooks. It would be wonderful to be able to search all of the netbooks for the currently selected category!

    655 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  43 comments  ·  Admin →

  18. Pencil

    Graphite Pencil is a must, flow by moleskin has a great pencil it really enhances the note taking experience. If Goodnotes had this capability it would become my sole note taking app.

    609 votes

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    Closed. Completed  ·  67 comments  ·  Admin →

  19. Desktop version.

    I need access on my mac...!

    591 votes

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  20. Type on the lines

    sometiomes I use the ruled paper and wanna type on it,but the textbox seems not precisely fits the line spacing of the paper , i hope I can directly type on the paper lines ,not type in a textbox. Thanks!

    586 votes

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