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1. Custom folder background

   Let us customize the background of our folder just like MacOS! I feel like I can put in quick info related to the folder in the background itself

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2. Support text-based PDF highlighting & add rectangular PDF text highlight

   There should be an option to be able to highlight the pdf text in the highlighter color you have selected. Similar to how you long press on a word and it selects, it should highlight, that way its much cleaner and easier on laptops to use. It should be in a rectangular highlighter shape. This feature is available in notability and is really urging me to switch.

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3. Choose a Custom Sort Order for Documents

   I would like to be able to choose a custom sort order for viewing my documents.

   Currently, Goodnotes offers sorting by date, alphabetical order, and type. It is very limited.

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4. add Czech language handwriting recognition

   add Czech language handwriting recognition

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5. Sync between iOS and Windows/Android

   I am a user who subscribed to the Goodnotes Essential plan a few days ago. I was looking into why my Goodnotes library won't sync between Windows and iOS, and I found the following text:

   'If you purchased this plan before September 23, 2025, you are eligible for Goodnotes Cloud. If you purchased this plan after September 23, 2025, you will need to upgrade to the Goodnotes Pro plan to use Goodnotes Cloud.'

   When will cross-platform sync be supported for the Essential plan? I subscribed to this plan because the pricing clearly indicated that the Essential plan also supports cross-platform sync, so I am confused that the sync is not working.

   I am a user who subscribed to the Goodnotes Essential plan a few days ago. I was looking into why my Goodnotes library won't sync between Windows and iOS, and I found the following text:

   'If you purchased this plan before September 23, 2025, you are eligible for Goodnotes Cloud. If you purchased this plan after September 23, 2025, you will need to upgrade to the Goodnotes Pro plan to use Goodnotes Cloud.'

   When will cross-platform sync be supported for the Essential plan? I subscribed to this plan because the pricing clearly indicated that the Essential plan also supports cross-platform… more

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6. Permanent tab bar

   When I have a document open, the tab bar shows a tab for each open document. Also, the Home tab appears on the left in the tab bar. When I click on it, the tab bar with the open documents disappears. To get back to the open documents, I then have to open a document again.

   It would be easier if in the Home view (a) the tab bar remained permanently at the top (so that the Home view is just another tab), or (b) there was a shortcut called “Open documents” on the left.

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7. Outlined Pen / Drop-Shadow Ink for Photo Annotations

   Hi Goodnotes Team,

   I frequently use Goodnotes to annotate directly on top of imported photos and images. Because the current pens only output solid, single-color ink, my handwriting constantly gets lost in the dark or busy areas of the pictures.

   It would be incredibly helpful to have a new pen tool—or a toggle for the existing pens—that automatically generates a contrasting outline (like white) or a subtle drop-shadow in real-time as I write.

   Right now, I have to interrupt my workflow to draw highlighter backgrounds, duplicate text to create manual shadows, or drop in pre-saved shape elements just to make my notes legible. A dedicated outlined ink option would completely remove this friction and make photo markup seamless.

   Thank you for considering!

   Hi Goodnotes Team,

   I frequently use Goodnotes to annotate directly on top of imported photos and images. Because the current pens only output solid, single-color ink, my handwriting constantly gets lost in the dark or busy areas of the pictures.

   It would be incredibly helpful to have a new pen tool—or a toggle for the existing pens—that automatically generates a contrasting outline (like white) or a subtle drop-shadow in real-time as I write.

   Right now, I have to interrupt my workflow to draw highlighter backgrounds, duplicate text to create manual shadows, or drop in pre-saved shape elements just to make… more

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8. Advanced Editing for Images and Elements

   I really like the feature that allows you to align Images and Elements with fixpoints that already are on a document.
   The next evolution of this feature I'd really like to see would be the possibility to select wether you want and Image or a section of selected handwriting to respond to said fixpoints.
   Sometimes when editing handwritten Text in a Document where you inserted a picture it is quite hard if not impossible to align it when it respons to a fixpoint.
   A on of switch for the selected text or image or whatever to be able to deselect the response to fixpoints would be great.

   Also being able to center or decenter images or elements like word allows you to would be much appreciated.

   Furthermore I'd like to see the possibility of being able to add borders or shadows to images to be able to integrate them more seamlessly into a document.

   I really like the feature that allows you to align Images and Elements with fixpoints that already are on a document.
   The next evolution of this feature I'd really like to see would be the possibility to select wether you want and Image or a section of selected handwriting to respond to said fixpoints.
   Sometimes when editing handwritten Text in a Document where you inserted a picture it is quite hard if not impossible to align it when it respons to a fixpoint.
   A on of switch for the selected text or image or whatever to be able to deselect… more

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9. List of approved email addresses for email import

   I would be much more comfortable if only email addresses that I approved beforehand could send pdfs via email directly to my devices.

   Similar to the implementation SAP Concur uses...
   - you could add your own personal or work email address to your Goodnotes account.
   - Only emails with pdf attachments originating from these approved addresses are then imported to the Goodnotes account.
   - Emails originating from other accounts are automatically declined

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10. Long-press Apple Pencil to temporarily switch to eraser

    I'd like to suggest a new feature for GoodNotes: when using Apple Pencil, long-pressing on the screen for a configurable duration (around 0.1–0.5s) would temporarily switch the tool to an eraser. The eraser would remain active until the pencil is lifted off the screen, after which it would automatically revert to the previous tool.

    This would make erasing mistakes much faster and more convenient than double-tapping the pencil to toggle between pen and eraser, since it eliminates the back-and-forth switching and keeps the workflow smooth and uninterrupted.

    Ideally, the long-press duration could be adjustable in settings to suit different users' preferences. I think this would be a valuable addition for anyone who writes or draws frequently with the Apple Pencil.

    Thank you for considering this suggestion!

    I'd like to suggest a new feature for GoodNotes: when using Apple Pencil, long-pressing on the screen for a configurable duration (around 0.1–0.5s) would temporarily switch the tool to an eraser. The eraser would remain active until the pencil is lifted off the screen, after which it would automatically revert to the previous tool.

    This would make erasing mistakes much faster and more convenient than double-tapping the pencil to toggle between pen and eraser, since it eliminates the back-and-forth switching and keeps the workflow smooth and uninterrupted.

    Ideally, the long-press duration could be adjustable in settings to suit different users'… more

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11. Glitter / Metallic / Rainbow Pens

    OneNote has Glitter inks and a rainbow pen - as they exist, would it be possible to add them to GoodNotes?

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12. Convert Handwritten Photos into Editable Digital Ink

    I would love to see a feature that allows users to take a photo of handwritten notes and convert them into fully editable GoodNotes digital ink.

    The key difference from importing a photo is that the handwriting itself becomes editable.

    How it could work:

    1. Take or Import a Photo

       • Users can take a photo of handwritten notes from:
         • Notebook page
         • Loose paper
         • Whiteboard

    2. Convert Handwriting into Digital Ink

       • GoodNotes AI analyzes the handwriting and reconstructs it as editable digital ink strokes.
       • The converted notes should closely match the original handwriting style and layout.

    3. Replace the Photo Background

       • Instead of keeping the original photo background, GoodNotes places the converted handwriting onto a standard GoodNotes page.
       • Users could choose lined, dotted, grid, or blank paper templates.
       • This creates a clean note page rather than a photo of a whiteboard or sheet of paper.

    4. Fully Editable Notes

       • After conversion, users can:
         • Erase individual strokes
         • Move handwritten content
         • Resize notes
         • Change ink colors
         • Use the lasso tool
         • Add additional handwriting
         • Organize content across pages

    Example Use Case
    A student takes a photo of a professor's whiteboard before leaving class. Instead of saving the image as a static photo, GoodNotes converts the writing into editable digital ink on a clean notebook page. The student can then reorganize the notes, add annotations, erase sections, and continue studying within GoodNotes.

    Benefits
    * Turns static photos into editable notes.
    * Makes classroom whiteboard notes much more useful.
    * Allows users to digitize old paper notes without manually rewriting them.
    * Creates cleaner and more organized notes by removing paper backgrounds, shadows, glare, and other image imperfections.
    * Bridges the gap between handwritten notes and digital note-taking.

    This feature would make it much easier for students, teachers, and professionals to capture handwritten information from the real world and seamlessly integrate it into their GoodNotes workflow.

    Don't import the photo—import the handwriting.

    I would love to see a feature that allows users to take a photo of handwritten notes and convert them into fully editable GoodNotes digital ink.

    The key difference from importing a photo is that the handwriting itself becomes editable.

    How it could work:

    1. Take or Import a Photo

       • Users can take a photo of handwritten notes from:
         • Notebook page
         • Loose paper
         • Whiteboard

    2. Convert Handwriting into Digital Ink

       • GoodNotes AI analyzes the handwriting and reconstructs it as editable digital ink strokes.
       • The converted notes should closely match the original handwriting style and layout.

    3. Replace the Photo Background

       • Instead of keeping… more
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13. Product Politics

    Hello, I’ve been using GN for many years now. I keep my hardware as long as possible, and I’m increasingly finding that basic functions across my iPad and two MacBooks are no longer working. For instance, I can no longer exchange files in the Goodnotes format between my MacBook and iPad because the iPad version can no longer be updated. My iPad is running iOS 17, but the new GN version requires at least iOS 18. iCloud synchronization stopped working a long time ago. However, the fact that you can no longer even exchange the native Goodnotes file format is outrageous. Public institutions using GN are thus forced to replace their hardware every few years, even though the existing devices might still be perfectly good—just like my iPad. If there is no solution to this, we will be saying goodbye to GN for good. The product is nice, but the product quality is a disaster.

    Hello, I’ve been using GN for many years now. I keep my hardware as long as possible, and I’m increasingly finding that basic functions across my iPad and two MacBooks are no longer working. For instance, I can no longer exchange files in the Goodnotes format between my MacBook and iPad because the iPad version can no longer be updated. My iPad is running iOS 17, but the new GN version requires at least iOS 18. iCloud synchronization stopped working a long time ago. However, the fact that you can no longer even exchange the native Goodnotes file format is… more

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14. New version is so much worse

    Now its nearly unusable,I can’t edit a type-in document,It won’t let me change the colors or edit the title type,it is not comfortable to find the type-in part either.It just got so much worse,I’m close to switching to another note taking app.Please fix these and let us get back the previus version !

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15. Pencil strokes

    A refinement on how to Pencil looks. Idk but it doesn’t look like a pencil sometimes. Looks like a dot of dots just put together.

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16. Please add a feature where to screenrecord

    It will be great if Goodnotes can have a screen record, or import video option. I learn by teaching myself, cand its important for me to sometimes screenrecord what im saying and how things works especially for future references.

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17. Student Education Account With School Email

    I think as long as kids have a school email they can make a goodnotes education account so then if they forget there device they can log in on a another

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18. bring back continuous text box and allowing use to set to specifc font color

    New update removed ability to stay on typing function and will revert back to Lasso. This is so annoying. Also bring back allowing the user to choose their default font color. My school uses dark colored ppts and when typing the auto selected black font makes it impossible to keep up with note taking as i constantly must highlight the text and change it to white font.

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19. Has anyone bought an old Discord account? Does the date actually match?
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20. Autocorrect on Text Documents

    I'd love if we could have autocorrect and spelling check for typed notes. It's a feature for written notes, but I'd love it for typed notes too.

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