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  1. It would be great if you can edit imported pdfs directly in the app. Ex. if professors have mistake on slides it would be nice to be able to erase it rather than just scribbling on it, which just makes it look messy and takes up space on page unnecessarily

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  2. Design a novel user interface (UI) incorporating features and aesthetics reminiscent of the Liquid Glass technology employed in the iPhone. This design concept aims to create a sleek and distinctive visual experience.

    11 votes

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    Hello,

    Thank you so much for sharing your suggestions!

    Great news — our Liquid Glass UI is currently rolling out 🚧. You can experience the latest UI by updating your app to version 7.1.0, with more refinements and improvements coming in upcoming releases.

    We'll keep you updated as we continue rolling out enhancements, and we'd love to hear your thoughts or any additional feedback in the meantime!

    --

    Goodnotes Team

  3. Stop allowing goodnotes to make irreversible AI outlines that I can never toggle off unless I go delete them one by one which is super inconvenient. I get that you guys are trying to develop AI but this is seriously ruining the user experience. Make it either so that it only generates outline when I ask it too, or make it so that I can get rid of it when I import the document.

    5 votes

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  4. Option to add audiobook in goodnotes.

    Goodnotes is an ultimate library for students like us. You can give us also option to add audiobook. And adding notes in timestamps of audio book will be nice also

    3 votes

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  5. Shape tool has become worse than goodnotes 6. Earlier we could draw any shape by drawing and holding the shape but now it converts every weird shape into a perfect shape line like square, rectangle or star
    Just make it as flexible as goodnotes 6 shape tool

    12 votes

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  6. I would like to be able to change the color of the menu I mentioned in the photo 🙏🏻

    3 votes

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  7. Please introduce a theme customization feature in Goodnotes.

    It would be great if users could personalize the app by selecting their own colors or applying themes from a theme store.

    In addition to light and dark mode, please allow customization of the writing UI, menu colors, and background styles as well.

    3 votes

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  8. 제발 개선좀 해주세요!!!!!!!!!!!!
    너무 불편함.
    아니 텍스트 치고 싶은데 전체 인식처럼 블록이 씌워져서 쓸 수가 없어요.
    링크도 왜 내가 넣고 싶은 부분에 못넣는지.
    텍스트도 왜 내가 넣고 싶은 부분에 못넣는지.
    전체 인식 블록 좀 안 되게 해주세요!!!!!!!!!!!
    전체인식 텍스트가 저런 악보나 음표를 인식할 수있다고?
    아니요. 저중에서 인식하는것은 페이지번호 60밖에 없었어요.
    전체인식도 제대로 안되고 복사 붙여넣기도 안되는데 괜히 이상한 기능을 넣어서 쓰는게 넘 불편해졌어요.
    넣고 싶은 곳에 텍스트 넣고 넣고 싶은 곳에 링크좀 넣게 수정좀 해주시면 안됩니까
    기본 무료앱도 페이지 아무곳을누르면 텍스트 입력할수있고
    링크를 원하는데 넣을 수있습니다.
    제발 수정좀 해주세요.
    굿노트 결제했는데 왜 더 불편할까요
    그리고 레이어기능좀 만들어주세요.
    쓰다가 화병날거 같아요.…

    1 vote

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  9. Hi Goodnotes Team,

    I am using the Goodnotes app on my Android tablet and Chromebook.

    Currently, when a note is open, the app keeps the display turned on indefinitely and prevents the device from automatically sleeping, even when left untouched for a long time.

    Could you please add an option in the app settings to allow the device's default screen timeout / auto-sleep function to work while viewing or editing notes? Having the screen stay on continuously consumes unnecessary battery when I step away from my device.

    Thank you for your hard work and for creating such a great app!

    1 vote

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  10. Please add the zoom window to the whiteboards

    2 votes

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  11. 音楽の授業で、先生のお手本のフレーズをメモするために録音機能を使っています。手書きのメモの横に録音した素材を貼り付けることが出来たら、振り返りがもっと簡単になるのになぁと思っています。
    In music class, I use the recording function to write down the teacher's sample phrases. If you could paste the recorded material next to the handwritten memo, it would be easier to look back.

    13 votes

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  12. Goodnotes often opens unexpectedly on the Home Screen (at least after every update).
    Please add a button to the Home Screen so that users can easily return directly to Tab View (i.e., the actual working environment).
    It's really annoying to have to select an already open file every time just to get back to Tab View.

    7 votes

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  13. The Masking Tape feature is extremely useful for memorization practice.

    However, during repetitive active recall study, users currently need to manually hide each revealed masking tape again before testing themselves another time.

    This becomes tedious when many masking tapes are used on a single page.

    An optional “Auto Re-Hide” mode would solve this problem.

    Example:

    • Tap to reveal
    • After a user-defined delay (1s / 3s / 5s etc.), the masking tape automatically hides again

    This would create a much smoother flashcard-like study experience and improve memorization efficiency significantly.

    The feature could remain completely optional and be turned ON/OFF depending on…

    3 votes

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  14. The Masking Tape feature is amazing for active recall and memorization.

    However, when a page contains many masking tapes, users currently have to tap every single one individually just to review the full content.

    This is especially inconvenient when users want to quickly review the entire page or check the overall structure of their notes before testing themselves again.

    A simple “Reveal All / Hide All” toggle would make studying much smoother and faster.

    Possible options:
    • Reveal all masking tapes on the current page
    • Hide all again with one tap
    • Optional notebook-wide support

    This would greatly improve…

    3 votes

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  15. 其實有得俾學生寫答案, 方便老師批改, 呢個需要只限疫情期間, 而家無呢個需要, 10個老師經歷過電子批改, 11都會prefer改實體, 我睇介紹時, 只係勾起我的惡夢

    以下的建議最實際啱用

    建議1. 可以做「電子工作紙」, 老師可加text box 或 options選項, 學生揀答案/打字, 自動批改答案, 老師可選擇是否即時讓學生看到答案, 而老師可即時看到誰對誰錯, 且即時有答對率等數據

    建議2. 可以做埋 "draw it" 的功能, 老師可在一個畫面便看到所有學生(或起碼同時看到9個, 再可碌落去睇埋) 某一part/某一題的答案

    建議3: 為方便我請學生加入我的notebook, 我直接send QR code / link 俾佢哋加入, 好方便, 讚! 但當我打開該notebook後, 按student list, 唔係跟alphabetical order, 好難check邊個入咗邊個未入, 可否有按alphabetical oder 這個功能?

    1 vote

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  16. Please add actual font-size controls to Text Documents. It’s ridiculous that in 2026 I can change text “styles” but I still can’t simply make normal body text larger.

    I do not want to turn half my document into headings just to make the text readable. That is not a workaround — it’s bad design.

    This is also an accessibility issue. People with eye strain, visual fatigue, or simply different reading preferences should be able to choose a comfortable font size. The regular Text Tool already supports font sizing, so there is no good reason for Text Documents to be this…

    1 vote

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  17. It would be super ultra cool if I could upload my own font to Goodnotes. Some apps already do that such as Phonto. When I type in Goodnotes on my Mac, I enjoy using all my Saved fonts. But on my iPad Pro where I do 95% of my Goodnotes work when I look at the text, I inserted using Mac, the font changed..

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  18. I have a master to do list, but often i'll be in another notebook and will create a to do item and write it on the side of the paper. i would like to be able to send that item to the master to do list, so i don't lose it in the many pages.

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  19. Funcion graficar de math assist

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  20. Hello Goodnotes Team,

    I am writing to strongly request a critical feature that is currently missing from the app: an option to clear all handwritten notes and annotations across the entire document at once.

    Currently, users have to manually delete annotations page by page or clear pages individually. Having to erase notes page by page in a long document is extremely time-consuming and inefficient. It is genuinely surprising that a full-document clear option is not yet available in a leading note-taking application.

    Adding a "Clear All Written Content in Document" feature—ideally with a safety confirmation prompt—would drastically improve the user…

    1 vote

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