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  1. Custom folder colors / Different color options for folders

    Custom folder colors! I’m happy to have different colors to pick from, but I would love to use a color wheel for more colors like orange or different shades!

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    248 comments  ·  Navigation & Menu  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    [Custom folder colors is live 🎉]

    Hello,

    Thank you so much for sharing your suggestion! We're happy to let you know that custom folder colors is now live, with the latest Goodnotes update on Apple devices.

    You can now choose any color for your folders using a full-spectrum color picker. Simply tap a folder, select Customize Color, and pick your preferred color from the color palette — or enter specific HEX values for precise color matching.

    Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you!

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    Goodnotes Team

  2. [Outline] Custom order

    allow for custom outline order, current outline is in order outline is added (not in page order), allow to for choice of how to order outline titles (alphabetical, page #, date added, etc). also after closing app, view options for seeing/not seeing for example pdf outlines resets-- make choice semi-permanent or until you manually change and select or unselect an option again.

    42 votes

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    10 comments  ·  Navigation & Menu  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Hello, thanks for sharing the idea!

    Currently, there are 2 options for ordering sub-items in the outline: manual ordering and sorting by page number.

    1) For custom ordering, simply drag and drop items to a new position between other items.

    2) The option to sort the outline by page number just went live in the recent iOS release (version 7.0.22). To enable it, tap the top-left icon in the Outlines sidebar and select Sort by page number. Please note that switching to this option will remove any custom ordering.

    You can read more details about outlines here.

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  3. outiline sort by page number defaultly

    Please add an option to sort the Outline/Table of Contents by page number by default. Right now, outline items often appear in the order they were created or imported, which makes long documents hard to navigate. A default “Sort by page number” setting (ideally per-document, with a global default in Settings) would improve usability and reduce manual reordering. If users prefer custom order, they should still be able to switch back to manual sorting.

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    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Hello, thanks for sharing the idea!

    The option to sort the outline by page number just went live in the recent iOS release (version 7.0.22).

    To enable it, tap the top-left icon in the Outlines sidebar and select Sort by page number.

    Please note that switching to this option will remove any custom ordering.

    You can read more details about outlines here.

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  4. Request for dual page view in landscape mode.

    Hello,
    I’d like to suggest a feature that would really help when studying.
    It would be great if we could view two pages side by side in landscape mode, like an open book. When working with PDFs or textbooks, I often need to look at a problem and its solution at the same time, or compare a question with its answer choices. Right now, switching back and forth between pages breaks the flow.
    Even having this option only in landscape mode would make a big difference.
    Thank you for your time and consideration.

    1 vote

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    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Hi! Thanks for your suggestion!

    You can already view two PDFs side-by-side in Goodnotes by using iPadOS multiple windows. This lets you open two pages of the same document (or two different documents) in Split View.

    You can find step-by-step instructions here:

    https://support.goodnotes.com/hc/en-us/articles/7353757107215-Open-Goodnotes-in-multiple-windows-on-iPadOS

    Hope this helps with your study setup!


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  5. Table of Contents

    Hello GoodNotes Team,

    I love using GoodNotes for my medical study workflow.
    I would like to request a Table of Contents, Sub-contents navigation feature for PDFs.

    This would make navigating large textbooks much easier, especially for students and professionals working with multiple long medical PDFs.

    Thank you for considering this feature and for continually improving the app!

    1 vote

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  6. [Outline] Sub-Outlines / Tabs / Navigation in the notes

    When I import some PDFs their outlines are imported too. I love this feature. I have noticed that when this happens, the outlines have sub-outlines to make navigating the outlines easier.

    However, I can not create this in my own GoodNotes outlines. It only works when I import a PDF that already has this structure built into it.

    I would like to have a feature in GoodNotes where I can create sub-outlines in my notebooks.

    1,439 votes

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    202 comments  ·  Navigation & Menu  ·  Admin →
    Closed. Completed  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Sub-items in Outlines Now Available! 🎉

    Hi there,

    Thank you for requesting this feature and sharing your feedback with us!

    We're excited to let you know that multi-level outlines with sub-items are now available in Goodnotes 7.0.22 on iOS and Mac starting today.

    What's new:

    • Nest outlines to create hierarchical structure (chapters, sections, sub-sections)
    • Reorder outlines and sub-items by dragging and dropping
    • Create sub-items manually in your handwritten notebooks and imported PDFs
    • Collapse and expand sections to reduce clutter and navigate faster

    This makes it much easier to organize and navigate large notebooks and PDFs without endless scrolling.

    Learn more

    We'd love to hear what you think! Feel free to share your feedback with us.

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  7. Outline freedom

    I’ve seen lots of ideas about outlines and in conclusion I think a side view plus the ability to add outlines as one would see fit (wether it is notebooks within notebooks or just inside a document like in Word with headings and titles). This is really one of the biggest shortcomings of GoodNotes and makes the app always feel replaceble.

    2 votes

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