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  1. Previously, line spacing was to the hundreths place (eg. 29.38) but is currently rounded to whole numbers (eg. 29). This prevents text from fitting on the lines in the in-app templates, even when adjusting font size, and essentially renders those templates useless.

    Moreover, it's frustrating to see a clear break between previously typed notes neatly formatted to fit the templates and newly typed notes with spacing different than that of the lines on the pages (and previous text).

    I cannot stress enough how much I appreciated the precision line spacing, it truly affects the entire app experience. Please please please…

    2 votes

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  2. Please make it so that every time you unpause a recording on the miniplayer, the whole menu does not automatically pop up (Video demonstration attached).
    It takes up a large part of the screen and moves the whole note page so I need to readjust every time, and when I play and pause one segment repeatedly I need to close it every time. I really enjoyed how it was in the previous update, where the bar was simply at the top next to a play/pause button. The new UI is fine, I just really don't want the whole menu popping…

    2 votes

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  3. The pencil tool could benefit from the possibility of regulating sensitivity, stabilization, stroke streamlining, and CONCENTRATION allowing for smoother, more controlled lines when writing or sketching. At the moment, it feels a bit too dull and diluted, making precise work difficult. Additionally, it would be great if the pencil tip were round instead of flat, to better mimic the feel of a real pencil and produce more natural, consistent strokes.

    2 votes

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  4. Add an option to easily export a text doc AS A TEXT DOC and not as a PDF.
    Also fix the size and format of all textDoc settings so it wouldnt look so bad as a PDF

    2 votes

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  5. I’m currently using Goodnotes for handwritten notes and pages for typing ones. I’d love to do that all in Goodnotes. I think an improvement of the text document is well needed. For example, give the choice to visualise as one full page or divided in a4 pages, give more options tu personalise texts fonts, font size. All the features used in other apps.
    Thanks

    2 votes

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  6. Dear GoodNotes Developers,
    I hope this doesn’t come across as too forward, but I have a suggestion I’d like to share.
    I would greatly appreciate it if you could create a dedicated bug report channel here.
    For example, when a Sticky Note is positioned at the center or bottom of the screen, the screen automatically moves whenever the keyboard is opened. I’ve reported this issue multiple times through the in-app bug reporting, but even after several updates over the past few days, the issue still hasn’t been addressed.
    There are also other ongoing issues, such as scrolling glitches, pen input…

    2 votes

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  7. It would be helpful for many people if the flashcard set could be exported as a PDF and printed, for example.

    2 votes

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  8. For long text documents, it would be helpful to have a find and replace option. I have a document, for example, that has 124 instances of the same name that needs to be changed. Right now, I can only do it manually in Goodnotes 6.

    2 votes

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  9. I really love the addition of the elbow/curved line correctors, perfect shape tools, and stroke settings, however the issues coinciding with these are making them hard to enjoy.
    1. Arrows and other connecting lines auto attach to other shapes in the document with seemly no way of detaching them. I understand they are called connecting lines for a reason and are meant for connecting diagrams and flow charts, but I almost never use them to connect objects or shapes. This makes using them to draw arrows and other pictures very frustrating and annoying. The new shape tool does not have…

    2 votes

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  10. Arranging by time or name is not the way I want it. Please allow us to drag items to organize them.

    2 votes

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  11. I found this feature very helpful with my creative designs in previous versions of the app. I have long loved Goodnotes and am disappointed that I can no longer easily use this feature. While using lasso you can see that I can adjusted the size but there is no longer the option to rotate the selected shape.

    2 votes

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  12. I can’t really use the new shape tool to teach geometry.
    The new version
    - attaches the handwritten data to the shape, so I can’t move them separately
    - automatically deletes parts of my handwritten notes if it’s on a shape
    - it’s not possible to rotate the shapes.
    - I can’t remove the border of the shape.

    I attached a few drawings that could be made easily in the previous versions.
    Thanks if you consider to bring back the previous settings for the shape tool.

    2 votes

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  13. When listening to recordings, the pause, play, and progress bar used to be at the top of the screen and now they are in a window and in the way and I often accidentally hit it with my hand or pencil which is incredibly frustrating. Please put it back.

    2 votes

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  14. When moving stickers or text boxes between pages, they disappear. The only way to make this work is to cut and paste. Please let us move stuff between pages.

    2 votes

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  15. When using tape over a marker highlight, lifting the tape automatically switches the app into selection mode. Please fix this behavior so that removing tape does not trigger selection mode.

    2 votes

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  16. I am a user of GoodNotes on a Microsoft Surface Studio (Windows version) . When using the Text Tool, the newly created text box should automatically span the entire paper width (or full usable margin width) without manually resizing each time.

    Why it’s important:

    Saves time and friction: each time I start a new text box, I currently have to resize it manually.

    Provides a consistent look and layout across notes, especially when writing longer paragraphs.

    Makes Windows version closer in functionality to what iPad version has, enhancing cross-platform consistency.

    Suggestions for implementation:

    Option in settings: “New Text Box Default…

    2 votes

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  17. When selecting text on an iPad on a pdf, I have to hold down on a word and manually drag the selection as if I am using my finger. The drag function with a cursor on iPad is currently used to scroll through, but this is much less useful than using two fingers on a trackpad or a scroll wheel. Could the ‘drag cursor’ function please be reprogrammed to select text instead (like in every other application) please??

    2 votes

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  18. I like to do STORYBOARD Thumbnail Sketches in Goodnotes!!

    I really like the PENCIL tool!
    But often times I sketch in one colour ( light blue or red)
    and then CLEAN UP the drawing in dark grey or black..

    I would really like to:
    - THEN ERASE THE LIGHT BLUE SKETCH underneath, only..
    NOT my sketch above!!
    Right now this is NOT possible, because we have an ERASE HIGHLIGHTER ONLY option , but the Highlighter is too BIG for sketching!!

    Soo It would be indeed very helpful to HAVE a "colour-pick eraser.."

    That way we could sketch in ONE colour,…

    2 votes

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  19. Please bring back the old method of being able to tap anywhere on screen to show the sticker menu and have the sticker placed exactly where you tapped on screen. The new method of tapping the sticker icon in the toolbar, selecting a sticker, the. Having to find the sticker randomly placed on the page, then move it where it’s required is such a backwards step and waste of time!

    2 votes

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  20. Be able to export pages with handwritten text from a notebook as seachable PDF, so including the (already existing) OCR-layer. So my exported PDFs become seachable, too.

    2 votes

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