Hi everyone and Goodnotes Team,
As a heavy PDF user who relies on Goodnotes daily for intensive studying and research, I would love to propose a few feature requests that would drastically improve productivity, document organization, and storage management.
Here are 4 feature ideas I hope the community can upvote and the dev team can consider:
1. Expandable Sidebars for PDF Annotations
The Problem: Margin space on standard PDFs is often too restrictive for detailed note-taking.
The Idea: Allow users to expand a left or right sidebar next to the original PDF page. This dedicated, extra space would let us add extensive handwritten or text annotations without covering or cluttering the original content.
2. Collapsible/Expandable Content Sections (In-Line Folding)
The Problem: Inserting large volumes of summaries or detailed breakdown notes usually messes up the original PDF structure.
The Idea: Introduce a feature to fold and expand content blocks directly within the document (similar to MarginNote's style). This would allow power-users to embed massive amounts of deep-dive notes right where they belong, keeping the document clean yet comprehensive.
3. Persistent Floating Display Toggle for Comments
The Problem: Currently, you have to click on a comment icon to read what's inside, which disrupts the flow of active recalling and quick review.
The Idea: Add a switch to let comments/annotations permanently float in the outer margins of the screen. Seeing our own insights at a glance alongside the text would make reviewing infinitely more efficient.
4. Selective iCloud Synchronization
The Problem: iCloud syncing is currently "all-or-nothing," which quickly eats up cloud storage if you have a massive library of heavy files.
The Idea: Introduce selective sync. Users should be able to toggle iCloud sync on/off for specific folders or individual documents, choosing what to back up to the cloud and what to keep strictly on local device storage.
I believe these tools would elevate Goodnotes from a great notebook app to an ultimate power-user platform for academic and professional research.
If you guys face the same pain points, please upvote and leave your thoughts below! Let's get the dev team's attention on this!
Thank you!