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  1. I can choose which files or folders that I want to backup to iCloud instead of backing up all the files in GoodNotes.
    Due to my limit storage of iCloud, with this backup option, it would be so helpful!!!!

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  2. An ability to have a sidebar for thumbnails etc so these are always available as a quick way to jump around a document rather than always having to open the separate window which is currently used. This would massively speed up workflow when working with large documents. Similar feature to what exists in Notability.

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  3. Currently if I delete a document in GoodNotes5 it stays in the Auto-Backup Folder. I would love to have an option to be switched on if I want documents automatically deleted in the Cloud backup (e.g. Dropbox) as well

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  4. Would it be possible to do so that with the horizontal scrolling mode we can see 2-3 pages at a time. With the vertical mode when you get to the end of the page the start of the next one can be senn this way you can keep a continuity. On the horizontal scrolling mode, it would be great to have the next page directly on the right and last page on the left to keep a good overview at all time and make it look even more like a book this way.

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  5. Please add a “paste in place” option to the pop up that appears when you press and hold on a page. I would like to copy one or more elements from a page and then paste in the same position on a new page.

    I use GN as a planner (on my iPad) and frequently tweak and then reuse layouts I like. This would make quicker work of it.

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  6. Currently when you import or crop an image, it seemingly randomly resizes depending on how much you’re zoomed in etc. If you crop part of a full sized page, it will show the cropped part full sized after the cropping too. This is a very tedious process.

    I create a lot of sticker sheets with labels, icons etc. If I export them as separate files from my graphic software, I’d like it to be imported in goodnotes at the exact dimensions I exported them at. Mainly since my dimensions are based on the document I am working with, so a…

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  7. I have an iPad Pro, there's lots more space in my toolbar for more than 3 "circles"/swatches to quickly select colors. If I could remove icons I never use (such as Detail view, image and presenter mode), there would be even more space. Right now, I'm always using 7-8 colors simulaneously, having to switch constanly is rather annoying.

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  8. Hallo :)

    ich fände es schön, wenn man den Seitenhintergrund von mehreren Seiten gleichzeitig wechseln kann, da dies handisch sehr mühsam ist und bei mehr als 20 Seiten super lange dauert! z.B wenn man ein neues Seitenformat benötigt.

    Außerdem wäre es cool, wenn man kleine Tabellen einfügen kann.

    Freundlich Grüße

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  9. $ Continues writing from one page to another
    Sometimes to create huge mind maps or flow charts even A3 paper are not enough

    $ Selective text can be moved from one page to another
    It is important to link concepts while writing so it is important to move from one page to another

    $ Recognises annotations such as underline arrow ,star mark etc

    $ recognition of mathematical symbols and formula for search and conversion to text

    $ Create bullet points or small square that can be ticked once task is completed especially for a todo list

    $ Ability to add…

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  10. Good Notes for Microsoft Surface

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  11. In GoodNotes 4, 3 colors and the eraser tool were easily accessible at the top of the zoom window. It would be great to have this back. It is a bit inconvenient to reach to the top of the ipad to erase, change tool or undo.

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  12. Please add back to reading button from browsing files mode. I don’t want to open any file to go back to reading and close it.

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  13. Add the ability to lasso text, click on the lassoed word/section and add a reminder or an event to the calendar.

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  14. 14 votes

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  15. Agnostic OCR, whatever languages

    When make a notes, usually I pick the words that I have them the most easier to remember, in whatever languages.
    As an Indonesian people, sometimes i use English, Indonesian, or even local language, whichever diction that the easiest for my brain to remember.
    Maybe OCR per character would be able to implemented that, although not sure about mathematical equations which needed some symbols.

    Thank you.

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  16. Adjust transparency and allow moving images forward or backward

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  17. Put undo button back!!!

    Add option to drop straight down — not just left, right, and return

    I constantly wish there was an option to move zoom box down

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  18. The writing area in GN5 is actually reduced with respect to 4. I spend 100% of my time writing notes in the same colour, so the always present toolbar is a waste of space. I would like a toolbar which contracts when not used and expands when touched, something like the menubar in OSX. More writing area! At least, make the toolbar more compact

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  19. After importing a calendar book for the New Year, I find that I cannot adjust the height settings for the pages. This is very inconvenient. I take all of my notes in your app and spend way to much effort readjusting the text box position when I want to go to the next line on the page.

    Please give more flexibility to adjusting the "height" - line spacing - for individual pages or at least for a whole document once it is created.

    Thank you! This app is amazing!!!

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  20. Enable a "Back" link. PDF "Back" links work until I import the PDF into GoodNotes. I know there is a "Back" menu item but it would be so much easier to support it via a link on a document.

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