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  1. This feature was previously there but recently been taken away. It is very cumbersome to custom the type, size and colour of the font every time when i try to write. So this feature called “save as default” option should be there for typing font, size and colour.

    4 votes

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  2. When using the fountain pen with Apple Pencil rotation enabled, users must constantly re-adjust their grip to keep the nib horizontal. Locking rotation forces a fixed default angle that often looks unnatural for a fountain pen.

    Please add the option to lock the nib at a user-defined angle, for example by letting the user set the angle with a slider so the pen hits the page the same way every time. See image for example. This would greatly improve writing flow, style and comfort.

    2 votes

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  3. The ONLY thing that Noteshelf has on you guys is the writing experience. Noteshelf has true marker feeling with lights and darks as you write. The pencil is far better... goodnotes' pencil (while appreciated) is primitive in comparison. The writing experience should be a priority to pull in a whole new category of work - art. It doesn't have to be all art tools. I don't expect it to be an art app. But I would love the writing experience and sketching experience provided in Noteshelf that, in actuality, they have had for the past 10 years. Everything else about…

    2 votes

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  4. I used to have a title of each notebook with a large font size. In the latest Goodnotes 7 I am unable to obtain a font larger than 100. That’s a problem. Can you help me with that?

    2 votes

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  5. I would like to report an issue I’m experiencing while editing text on the iPad version of your app.

    When I select or edit a text box, the floating formatting toolbar appears directly over the text I’m working on. This makes it difficult to see the content underneath, especially when the text box is near the top of the page. The toolbar does not automatically reposition, and I cannot move it manually, so it constantly blocks my view.

    3 votes

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  6. Request to Add Tip Sharpness, Pressure Sensitivity, and Tip Flatness Options to the Highlighter

    I would like to request the addition of tip sharpness, pressure sensitivity, and tip flatness options to the highlighter tool.

    With these features, the shape of the highlighter stroke could change depending on the tilt of the pen tip, and setting the tip flatness to 100% could produce a more angular, chisel-like highlighter shape rather than a rounded one.

    These controls are essential for achieving more precise, realistic, and professional highlighting behavior, and they would significantly enhance the flexibility and usability of the highlighter tool.

    2 votes

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  7. Text tool feels clunky compared to Google Docs

    Issue: Copy/paste, selecting text, and typing across pages doesn’t feel smooth or reliable.
    Why it’s annoying: The friction breaks flow and makes typed notes feel like a worse experience than handwriting.
    Request: Improve the text tool to behave more like Google Docs:

    Auto-add pages as text grows (no manual page management)

    Smoother transitions across pages when selecting/typing/erasing

    More reliable copy/paste behavior

    2 votes

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  8. Subject: Feedback on Text Tool Usability with Magic Keyboard (iPad)

    Body:

    Dear GoodNotes Team,

    I am writing to share some feedback and suggestions based on my experience using GoodNotes on an iPad with a Magic Keyboard.

    1. Difficulty Adding Text Over Images I frequently need to add text annotations on top of inserted images. However, even when I have disabled "Images" in the selection options, clicking or tapping on an image to add a text box often selects the image itself instead. This makes it difficult to type directly over images without unintended interruptions.

    2. Unintuitive Text Box Anchoring When I click…

    1 vote

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  9. The recognition speed for drawing perfect lines, curves, and shapes is too slow. Would it be possible for the software to automatically identify the image and turn it into a perfect shape after I draw a relatively rough line? Otherwise, a lot of time will be wasted waiting for the drawing to become a perfect shape.

    3 votes

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  10. I love using scribble to have my notes written in a different font but I wish we could have as much flexibility with the lasso tool as we do with normal hand writing. For example sometimes to I do my math homework on there and I want to move some of the variables down or move only one word from the sentence but when using the lasso tool with text box the whole text box moves even when I only circle one part.

    2 votes

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  11. Please can you make the text go to next page when paste long text because is hard to copy the text partly because in your app if it’s longer than page limite the text will be cut

    2 votes

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  12. I would like the Text Document feature to support custom fonts.
    Being able to set and use custom fonts is important for my note-taking workflow, especially for maintaining visual consistency and personal preferences. Currently, the lack of font customization in Text Documents limits their usability compared to handwritten notebooks.

    2 votes

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  13. Subject: Ink layer jumps behind imported graph elements when selected in GoodNotes 7

    Description:
    When using GoodNotes 7 (currently on version 7.0.8), any ink drawn on top of an imported image or element (for example, a coordinate-grid or graph) behaves incorrectly after being selected.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Insert an image or element (such as a coordinate grid) onto the page.
    2. Send the image to the back.
    3. Draw a parabola or any ink stroke on top of the grid using the Pen tool (optionally with Shape Recognition enabled).
    4. After the ink snaps into shape, tap it once…

    2 votes

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  14. Gerade ist es so, dass wenn ich eine PDF eingefügt habe ich nur sehr umständlich
    einzelne Wörter markieren kann um diese dann z.B. zu kopieren.

    Ich muss erst das Textfeld erstellen Symbol auswählen
    Dann kurz die linke Maustaste gedrückt halten und kann dann erst markieren.
    Und wenn ich das Wort dann markiert habe funktioniert die Tastenkombination Str + C nur bedingt.

    Und außerdem ist es sehr schwer die richtige Zeit zum Mauszeiger bewegen zu finden da oft einfach ein Textfeld erstellt wird oder garnicht markiert.
    (Keine Ahnung wieso das so kompliziert ist)

    Kann ich nicht einfach wie in einer PDF…

    2 votes

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  15. Guten Tag,

    es wäre schön, wenn man die eigenen Vorlagen noch weiter bearbeiten könnte.

    Die von mir importierte Vorlage ist z.B. in links 1/3 Korrekturrand und rechts 2/3 linierter Bereich aufgeteilt.
    Wenn ich in dieser Vorlage allerdings die Funktion „mit tippen starten“ wähle, wird leider nicht in dem dafür vorgegebenen Bereich geschrieben.
    Auch das Zoom-Fenster würde ich gerne automatisch auf den Beginn der Zeile springen lassen. Bisher zeigt das Zoom-Fenster nach dem Vollschreiben einer Zeile jedoch den linken Rand des Blaats an, der ja aber als Korrekturrand frei bleiben soll.

    2 votes

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  16. Add More Granular Range Options to Pen Sliders (Tip Sharpness ~ Pen Flatness)

    Currently, the pen settings provide only fixed percentage options for sliders such as:

    Pen Tip Sharpness (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)

    Pressure Sensitivity (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)

    Pen Flatness (0%, 33%, 66%, 100%)

    For example, pen tip sharpness can only be selected from preset values like 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100. However, I would like to set more precise values such as 65% or 80%.

    This limitation is especially noticeable with pen flatness, where the selectable range jumps directly from 66% to 100%. I wish…

    1 vote

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  17. when I’m writing to convert to text, when tapping to make a new line when using dotpoints it converts to modern size 24 rather than remaining in the same font as i was previously using. this same issue does NOT occur when not using dotpoints. If this issue could be fixed i would love it

    1 vote

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  18. Please make both of them optional.

    I mainly use the lasso tool to move objects around and the "Universal Object Menu" that constantly pops up at random positions is so distracting. I keep hitting things I do not intend to while moving around objects.

    Same goes for the Quick Selection. I regularly import screenshots or pictures with the intend of writing notes on them. I do not want them to be selected every time I accidentally tap on them while moving the view of my document. I was able to deactivate this feature before, why is this not possible anymore?

    1 vote

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  19. Please bring back the edit handwriting mode that allows me to reflow handwriting! It was extremely useful and convenient to have.

    1 vote

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  20. It would be really helpful if you could type like on word with regular line break and just leave space for drawing/graphics. That would be perfect

    2 votes

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