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Customer Suggestions for Goodnotes (Apple): Handwriting & Typing

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Auto-refine Handwriting

I’d like to suggest that GoodNotes add an auto-refine or handwriting smoothing feature that subtly corrects small imperfections in handwriting without changing the user’s natural writing style.

Currently, when writing with the Apple Pencil using the ballpoint pen, I’ve noticed that the strokes sometimes add unwanted flicks or extra lines at the end of letters, which makes the handwriting look less clean and natural, this is extremely irratating as on other app my handwriting doesnt appear to be like that. Even with the stability setting at zero, it still happens, and it disrupts the flow of writing, especially for users who write quickly or use cursive.

An auto-refine option (or an improved stabilization engine) could help automatically clean up these flicks and overlines while keeping the handwriting authentic and responsive.

It would be great if this feature could be adjustable, so users could choose how much correction or refinement is applied depending on their writing style.

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  • Christy Orr commented  ·   ·  Report

    Auto-refine handwriting would help make quick notes cleaner without rewriting everything manually.

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Report

    Apple Intelligence has this as part of its public api Goodnotes would just have to add the feature but apples software does all the work it would be an easy add for them and great results

  • fu commented  ·   ·  Report

    因为我的字迹写出来不太好看，所以我希望Goodnotes可以增加一个实时字迹美化的功能，可以选择一些想要美化的指定字体类型，这样当你写完字之后，可以自动变为想要美化的指定字体

  • Malik Mercer commented  ·   ·  Report

    I really love this feature in the Apple Journal app. I hope they add it here soon. This would be very beneficial!

  • Umniyah Al-Haneef commented  ·   ·  Report

    Can an Auto Refine Handwriting feature similar to the feature in Apple Notes be added. This would be helpful especially since handwriting digital note can be less clean and have clean handwriting is difficult when writing fast especilaly during lectures.

  • Linus Mester commented  ·   ·  Report

    Apple Notes does it! It is a shame that exporting on there is a pain in the …

  • Madeline Concepcion commented  ·   ·  Report

    I wanted to suggest the same thing!I was thinking of a tool that automatically switches your handwriting for the system’s handwriting style.

  • Dylan Barreto commented  ·   ·  Report

    I need this feature on goodnotes so bad. I have bad handwriting too

  • Edna Hunter commented  ·   ·  Report

    Thank you for sharing this youtube link. I was looking for it. Keep sharing such stuff.

  • zubin qa22 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I really appreciate the rich feature set and overall experience that GoodNotes offers. It is a powerful and well-designed app.

    However, one major reason that prevents me from fully adopting GoodNotes as my primary note-taking tool is the lack of automatic handwriting refinement similar to what Apple Notes provides. The auto-refine handwriting experience in Apple Notes feels more natural and significantly improves readability while writing with the Apple Pencil.

    If GoodNotes were to introduce a comparable auto-refine handwriting feature, it would greatly enhance the writing experience and would strongly encourage users like me to rely on GoodNotes as the main note-taking app.

  • Chuck Gorman commented  ·   ·  Report

    Sometimes I try to spell everything wrong just so I can get handwriting that’s neat but looks like mine!

  • Michael Webb commented  ·   ·  Report

    This already works very well when there is a spelling mistake, just need to expand the ability for all handwriting.

  • Stefan commented  ·   ·  Report

    Any updates on this? Would be a nice feature since my handwriting is so ugly.

  • Landon Layton commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a must. The Apple Freeform app does a great job at this. If only it worked in Goodnotes 😔

  • Alexander Chen commented  ·   ·  Report

    Can you please check out the apple notes auto refine handwriting because I have really bad handwriting and please make the pdf view feature more likes flexcils.

  • Natalie Murdoch commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'd love if this was added, Apple notes has this feature and it has made me consider switching over. It's so much easier than using text boxes to have nicer writing in your notes. I also like that it still looks like my handwriting, just nicer, not a font. I enjoy reading my notes in my own handwriting instead of fonts because it's less like I'm reading a long essay.

  • Samantha Alexander commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be a game changer-I’m considering switching to apple notes fully because it smoothes so well and automatically-no clunky convert menu. Which is another think that good notes lacks- a quick convert to text option. Notability has this down.

  • Peter Gould commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes! I just tried this in Apple Notes and it's an absolute revelation, an enormous time saver.

  • Peter Gould commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is of the essence. If this feature worked in GoodNotes as it does in Apple Notes, I would save hours every week. PLEASE make this happen ASAP.

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