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  1. Make a way for people to vote for the mod response as an appropriate solution.
    For example, the person requesting a calculator in app. The mod pointed out you can swipe and split the screen with a calculator, and that’s a brilliant idea I didn’t think of. I
    There’s no need for GoodNotes to develop and in app calculator, this would be a waste of the GoodNotes teams time and resources, and a waste of storage space on my iPad adding this feature to GoodNotes.
    I want to be able to vote and say the mods response is so great…

    1 vote

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  2. I love GoodNotes but the most tedious thing I dislike about the program is my handwriting. It would be amazing if the text box could be configured for a general use so you can write how you would with the pen but it converts to a preinstalled font. I have so much trouble with the text box adjusting them to the side, trying to go to the next line without using the keyboard, moving the text box.

    9 votes

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  3. iPad still locks even with "Automatic Screen Lock" disabled when having multiple GoodNotes windows open; not necessarily in splitscreen, just instances.

    If only one GoodNotes window exists in my iPad active apps, the screen doesn't lock (stays awake as desired). Multiple GoodNotes instances defeat this feature.

    3 votes

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  4. Can you please add the ability to highlight content as it is spoken this feature works on other iPad apps such as web browsers and Notability but for some reason does not work in GoodNotes? Thanks looking forward to future updates.

    2 votes

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  5. When batch importing images / files (via icloud) they are placed in random page order and need to be manually sorted.

    Example. I photograph my hand drawn Moleskine note books into Goodnotes as a reference and archive. BUT, the images in Icloud are all in a numbered order, but they are randomly imported in Goodnotes and I need to spend a considerable time putting them in order.

    3 votes

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  6. Have a way to touch a line or highlighter and it automatically adjust to the same pen thickness and/or colour.

    8 votes

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  7. It would be so much easier to maneuver between notes if there was a sidebar present at the side (that you could hide/show so as not to impede on work flow) and it would show all your folders and the notes in the corresponding folders.

    So if you needed a specific document all you have to do is tap the side or swipe left and you'll find all your folders ready to go! bam bam bam!

    22 votes

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  8. Sometimes I want to jot notes , but there isn’t enough space , however I don’t want to add new page but just write next to the words. Is it possible to add memo ( like the add comment feature) , so when I click the little memo icon , it will expend into large memo . Or just to add space between lines. Thank you .

    3 votes

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  9. I find it very inconvenient to write a text. I feel uncomfortable trying to edit the characters because the text box keeps moving. I want a function to fix the movement of the text box.

    33 votes

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  10. Hello! With the addition of the new gestures (double tap with 2 fingers to undo, double tap with 3 fingers to redo), I keep accidentally activating the "undo" gesture when my hand is just resting on the screen while I'm writing, which is frustrating when I'm trying to keep up with quick notetaking. Is there any way to add an option to disable the tap gestures? Thank you so much!

    (For reference I have an iPad 6th with Apple Pencil 1st Gen)

    56 votes

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  11. 1- I want goodnotes on my personal laptop windows 10
    2 - I want the links to open when I press it not only a photo
    3- add more Arabic text font

    29 votes

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  12. Provide a force-sync option

    When the iCloud sync isn't working, we are stuck waiting for the app itself to recognize that the files are not in sync, a force sync option where we can manually cause the app to sync would be incredibly helpful (like the OneNote option). That way we aren't waiting for the app to recognize, which sometimes requires quitting the whole app and reopening, instead we can just tell the app when we want it to sync in addition to automatically.

    109 votes

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  13. Please add engineering paper

    3 votes

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  14. Workflow now as a Student:
    1. Getting a bunch of pdf from the lecturer
    2. Using a Cloud service (my case dropbox), I organize the whole semester with the files I need
    3. When needed importing a pdf to goodnotes, modifying it, and eventually exporting it, but not handy since the files get updated continuously from time to time.

    The Problem: The files are in two different locations, to access the updated file you have to open GoodNotes, or navigate OUTSIDE of your working directory.

    Workflow desired as a Student:
    1. Getting a bunch of pdf from the lecturer
    2.…

    3 votes

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  15. Easier way to switch colors during multiTasking !
    I have to open the color bar every time or exit multitasking mode just to change the color

    4 votes

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  16. When importing a PDF of slides (say of class notes, or a presentation) it would have an option to put three slides per page with lines on the side or bottom for taking notes.

    3 votes

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  17. To make them decent looking it would be good if there would be flashcards with linings, dotted etc. thus improving the handwriting and keeping one look at all notes (for the visual lerners)

    Linierte, karierte, gepunktete Lernkarten für ordentlichere Notizen und Fortführung bisher genutzter Formate der Lernunterlagen

    1 vote

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  18. so we can use other apps while taking notes and it wouldn't get lost under other windows/tabs, It would really help with workflow!

    Maybe opacity settings for the floating window too :>
    please consider adding this feature thank youuu

    3 votes

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  19. I like using the flash card feature of GoodNotes and it works just fine on my iPad. However, on Mac, the window is so small, I cannot properly read my answers.

    I'd like the window size to be adjusted so one can comfortably read the entire flash card on a large display. There's enough room for it.

    16 votes

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  20. Allow for in-app purchases of custom templates created by users or professional designers.

    2 votes

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