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  1. Mac App: Select Text without need to deselect last selected Text

    How about that?!
    There seems to be a bug you didn't fix with your last update for the Mac.
    When we select a text in a page, we have to click somewhere else to deselect it ON THE SAME PAGE IT WAS SELECTED and only then we can select Text in another page.
    Sorry for the Caps, it's for emphasis on the problem.

    Assuming most are working with lecture slides, pages are not really pages but short slides with some text on them.

    13 votes

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  2. page navigator

    page navigator sidebar

    10 votes

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  3. Fix the lasso-disappearing text-bug

    Sometimes when I lasso some text and then deselect, I
    ALL THE SELECTED TEXT DISAPPEARS.

    undo/redo doesn't do anything. Sometimes the text reappears after a few minutes of writing, sometimes its just gone forever. Very frustrating, has been happing for a few months now.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodNotes/comments/dobfp3/writing_disappears_and_reappears_randomly/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodNotes/comments/dnl8f1/lassoed_objects_disappearing/

    9 votes

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  4. Color Palette Bug

    When the app is closed out, the color palette rests on its own. I’d like to keep my palette if possible, even after closing out the app. This can maybe be fixed with the ability to save multiple palettes.

    8 votes

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  5. iPad mini 6 doesn't have stylus settings

    Bug: the new iPad mini 6 doesn't have the settings for stylus and palm rejection. I'm guessing that it isn't on the list of supported devices yet. Extremely inconvenient because a finger touch draws and there is no way to turn this off.

    8 votes

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  6. Fix bug with resizing text boxes

    Fix bug with resizing text boxes

    8 votes

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  7. I wish for some text typing improvement

    text fonts and sizes are not convenient to change, and after moving text box, the horizontal length of text box is fixed and this bothers so much.

    plus, there is a storage bug in automatic backup...while writing with backup on, many gigabites of storage disappears

    8 votes

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  8. lag

    I am using GoodNotes 5 for PDF annotation.
    I am experiencing some lag or dropped frames when scrolling. GoodNotes 4 had a smoother experience when using two fingers to zoom around.
    The dropped frames also do not happen when using the apple pencil to scroll.
    I would love to see this fixed, as it is really annoying.

    7 votes

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  9. error from update

    after update when I draw circle or triangle, it usually changed square.
    I think that is error.
    Please check it up.

    7 votes

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  10. Bug Report, Eraser Tool

    When using the Eraser Tool with the "Auto-Deselect" option enabled, please revert back to the last USED tool, not the last SELECTED tool, when the erase is completed.

    For instance, if I am writing with the Pen Tool, then mistakenly click on the Highlighter Tool, but I don't USE it, then I immediately click on the Eraser Tool and erase some writing, when I'm done erasing, it reverts back to the Highlighter and when I try to write again, I end up highlighting.

    Since the Highlighting Tool was not USED, the Eraser should revert back to the last USED tool,…

    7 votes

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  11. Critical problem: User copy and paste large amount of text into Goodnotes 6 app resulting in data loss

    After I copied 1,409 words from Bear iPadOS app and pasted into Goodnotes 6 iPadOS app, only some text are pasted. Most of it are truncated (data loss) as the pasted text only stops at the first page (current page). The Goodnotes 6 app failed to auto create new pages to cater to the pasted text. This is not a problem for all note taking apps in the iPad App Store.

    6 votes

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  12. URGENT!!! Significant battery drain bug.

    GoodNotes 5 is killing my battery. I use it for an hour and I’ve dropped 25%

    6 votes

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  13. stop turning on spellchecker after I have turned it off

    Actually, this appears to be a bug. In Mac OS, I specifically turn off spellchecker because I am tutoring kids remotely during school shutdowns and I am teaching them how to spell. Spellchecker needs to be off. I turned it off in the system AND locally in Goodnotes. Unfortunately, every time I open a new text box and the student starts typing again, spellchecker is on again. I have to turn it off for each new text box. Help!

    6 votes

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  14. Improve the highlighting tool

    As of now, I love the highlighting tool. I love how you can highlight in straight lines and how the highlighter automatically appears behind your writing or text, and doesn’t alter it’s colour.
    However, on all the pictures you post on your website etc, all the hand drawn diagrams are beautifully coloured in.
    THIS IS NOT REALISTIC.
    To get a uniform line, you cannot lift your pen off your screen, otherwise the highlighter’s colour « builds up » to become darker.
    This is very annoying because it makes coloring in simple shapes very difficult.
    If you go outside the lines, you have…

    6 votes

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  15. Latest update forced me to go back to Goodnotes 5

    The new Oct 2025 update makes it impossible to use Goodnotes as I used to. The grouping of tools doubles or triples my clicks, the default lasso break the writing flow and I can't draw straight lines without a ruler anymore.
    I am going back to Goodnotes 5. This update makes using the app very frustrating.

    5 votes

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  16. Fix the bug that doesn't allow fixing zoom window return height

    When you import custom templates, the zoom window return height doesn't change even when you change its value to a similar value that the other default templates of the same size have. For example, I import A3 templates and even though I change the height to ~30, the zoom window always jumps way lower, a whole unit of its height below, instead of just a line like in the default goodnotes templates.

    Many users import custom made templates and it gets inefficient always having to place the window where it should be.

    5 votes

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  17. Text box Tool Bug

    After creating a Text Box and adding text it is quite difficult to change the layout again. For example, the text color cannot be changed anymore unless using the lasso tool.

    5 votes

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  18. handwriting disappears on sticky notes

    When writing on a sticky note sometimes the text I wrote, not typed, will disappear behind the sticky note. I have to collapse the sticky note and reopen it in order for the text to show on top of the note.

    4 votes

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  19. GoodNotes 6 Performance Issues and Bugs

    I installed GoodNotes a year ago and paid for the lifetime version because it worked great. But in the past few months, the app has been having issues: when inserting images and writing, the strokes disappear; when switching between apps, the screen freezes; the Lasso tool doesn’t work properly; when using a linked PDF, it randomly jumps to the first or last page. I upgraded from a 10th-generation iPad to a 13-inch iPad Air M3, but the issues persist. This is seriously affecting my productivity.

    Edited by Sprunki 1996 1 day ago

    4 votes

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  20. IOS APP crashed at study card thumbnails page

    when I create a "Study set " and add some cards at study set, turn to "Thumbnails" display, then press the "down narrow "at thumbnails card
    the app crashed. (Screenshot is detailed tape area)

    Env as follow:
    APP build: Goodnotes 6 , 6.1.8(2363414.369740616)
    IOS system: Iphone 11, 17.0.2

    4 votes

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