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  1. There should be an option to turn off the automatic generation of straight lines when holding at the end of a line. Sometimes I just hold the pen down when I'm thinking about what to write next, and it's annoying when my word turns into a Picasso.

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  2. Dear Sir/Madam,

    The GoodNotes 5 for Mac app does not automatically update even though I do have the automatic update setting for MacOS apps turned on. Instead I need to manually request an update for my Mac app in order to keep it up-to-date with the iOS and iPadOS apps; those do automatically update.
    Please note that when different versions of Goodnotes are running on the different platforms, namely the Mac and the iPad or iPhone, the documents in GoodNotes cannot properly synchronise. This is how I discovered that I need to manually update my Mac app since it doesn't…

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    Thanks for sharing this observation with us. We’re using a so called “phased release” for our new updates which rolls out new updates to an increasing number of users with automatic updates enabled over 7 days. Users are randomly selected, so it is likely that you have been selected for the iOS update but not for the Mac update. If it is really a bug, then it is a problem of the App Store that we wouldn’t be able to influence from our side.

  3. Like in any application you can send images or objects backward, forward, etc. Would be great to have this especially when you want the handwritings to overlap with images or vice versa, or when you need to edit it.
    When I was still using a Samsung Note 8, I was able to do this so, im pretty sure the mighty iPad Pro can do it as well :)
    its pretty basic since many of the applications already in iOS do this. Would love for this basic feature to be available. if it already is, please... someone help me!

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  4. Add the ability to share a document with both parties able to add handwritten notes at the same time.

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  5. Wichtig wäre für mich die Möglichkeit, dass sich das iPad nicht ausschaltet. GoodNotes sollte eine Einstellungsmöglichkeiten besitzen, die das automatische Ausschalten des iPads verhindert.

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  6. I am using this app for taking notes while watching lectures. Sometimes, professor change the order of teaching lectures like 1.3 →1.1→1.2. Therefore, I need to change the order them, but now I cannot do that.

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    You can reorder pages in the thumbnail view by dragging them to a different postion. If you need to reorder written notes on the page, use the lasso tool to cut out the text, then make space by moving other objects on the page, and paste the text back in.

  7. For me the lack of auto straight lines and geometric figures after a long press is really one of those dealbreakers.. i know you have the tool for that, but that tool is simply too simple, you can't edit the shapes properly and you cant interact 2 circles and make them have the same center and change the radius of each one, or move just one corner of a triangle , etc.. this is THE FEATURE you should really really copy from notability, and its the real dealbreaker for me

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  8. We cannot use the app on my daughters device even though it is mentioned that it is usable within Apple family

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    Sorry to hear about that. If Family Sharing is not working properly, please contact Apple’s Support. GoodNotes is available via Family Sharing but it can’t be an issue of the app itself. Instead, it is likely related to your account or the App Store – something we, unfortunately, can not help you with. Apple’s support should be able to help you with it quickly.

  9. PLEASE build an option to deactivate „Drawing perfect lines, curves, and shapes“. It is not welcome in any situation!

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  10. My iPad is already IOS 14 and I can't go back. I can't Downgrade
    I hope a quick improvement.
    So when are you going to update it?

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  11. After the latest update you cannot use it installed fonts on ios any more. I want to be ables to write in Overlock again.

    2 votes

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    An update that will add the new Font API to GoodNotes will be available shortly. Please note that it is not an issue exclusively related to GoodNotes but could affect other apps as well on iOS 14.

  12. I currently updated my devices to the current IOS 14 and it currently does not allow my custom fonts as a selection in the drop down menu because GoodNotes uses the old font API. I am hoping this issue will be resolved soon and I can resume using Goodnotes with the custom fonts I created. Thank you.

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  13. Add page number on the top or bottom of the paper

    18 votes

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    The latest update GoodNotes 5.5 is now available on the App Store. While scrolling through your document, you can now see the current page number and the total number of pages in this document. If you don’t like to see the page numbers, you can disable it in Menu > Settings > Document Editing.

  14. I get this (attached) message when opening Good Notes. Is it because my VPN is on? There is no way of contacting you except for this suggestion page, please provide a way to contact you.

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    You can contact us directly from our help center on support.goodnotes.com. There is a link to a contact form in every article. Could you please use that to send us the diagnostic data that you can export in GoodNotes > Menu > About? We’ll investigate your case.

  15. At the moment in order to go back to editing my document I need to choose it once again or opening another one and then close it.
    It makes working on GoodNotes a bit messy.

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    Thanks for the suggestion. We will see how we can improve the user experience in the future. For now, please open the search tab where you can find the “Recently opened documents” section.

  16. Have notes sync in real time. Maybe allow multiple users to edit. For example making a presentation in which you have a full view of it on one screen and can make live edits with the Apple Pencil. Kinda like google docs

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  17. When importing or taking pictures, i am missing an option to crop them.

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  19. Once a line is created using the shape tool, the user should be able to manipulate that line by lengthening and shortening it from either end. Additionally, line snapping needs improvement. Lines should snap to each other and to text boxes more efficiently.

    5 votes

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  20. When we finish writing a sheet and we want to go to the next one, if we don't have it created, it gives us the option to add a sheet. It would be much better if it automatically added a sheet with the used template, without having to go to the menu to choose template.

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