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  1. The following improvements would be great :)
    - A display at the query when the flashcard will be queried again under the classification "Good" "Hard" "Easy" ( depending on the classified learning level for example: Hard= will be asked in two days, good= in four days)
    - Display how many flashcards are requested
    - Display how many flashcards have been queried
    - Display at the end how well the individual flashcards were answered

    23 votes

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  2. In addition to being transcribed into an editable document, you can add short text, forming notes with what you underline and what you add. You can see the document in a preview. Later, you can edit, convert to pdf and share the new document.

    2 votes

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  3. The current convert feature (handwriting to text) requires me to manually select the text from the pop-up. Can you please make it so that I can directly “copy as text” (similar to Apple notes)? This would be so much more convenient since I often send snippets of my notes to my friends via chat (in text format) and also I sometimes want my handwritten title as an outline, so I need to get the text.

    3 votes

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  4. Sometimes, I wanna to edit the page after I did notes. Like add a picture. If GoodNotes has a function can put handwriting notes into a transparent layer, I can move it to anywhere, even move to another page. So that I don’t have to erase and write again.

    11 votes

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  5. Sometimes I have a page filled with text notes and I need to make a new page but trying to swipe over just moves the text box to the left and I have to reposition it back and then tap the New Page button at the top of the screen. I see Cmd+N has no current shortcut and I think it would make a nice addition and make creating a new page that much easier.

    4 votes

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  6. Offer an integrated option that can allow users to create or edit templates. It could be a desktop-version or a webapp or whatever, but it is so frustrating that I can't simply create my own darkmode templates from the whitepaper templates. I would love to have a customizable template feature as well, perhaps mod some aspects of a page or have a selector of template variants.

    12 votes

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  7. This is more of a bug report than a feature request, and it concerns the rotation of scanned documents from my iPad's camera.

    When importing a scan into GN using GN's own "Scan Documents" feature, the user is permitted to change the rotation, crop, and color scheme (b&w, color, etc) of the scan. This happens after the picture is taken with the camera. I frequently have to rotate a page 90 degrees to correct the text direction, but no matter what rotation I chose, GN imports it to a notebook with the original orientation. Very often, this creates a mismatch…

    7 votes

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  8. My physical paper has smaller squares per piece of paper. It would be great if i could customise the size of the squares on GoodNotes :)

    8 votes

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  9. Add more shapes to pens and document remember pen styles that are used for that document in past.

    3 votes

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  10. I hate having to move my hand all the way to the top of the screen to change colors and then go back to the bottom of the screen to continue taking notes. I would like it so that I could just pop out the color tool bar and move it to the bottom of the screen so I can easily color-code my notes. Having it to the side would be useful as well.

    I attached an example of what it could look like.

    10 votes

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  11. The ability to save custom text box styles and easily access them (using the text style icon) so that they can be re-used rather than changing the default each time.

    It would be great to use when trying to type out different styles of notes such as for headers or key notes. Take for example creating agenda week headers using pretty fonts and fun colours vs text boxes to note key points during a lecture that must be done quickly and can easily be read. In this example, it would be valuable to be able to quickly switch between different…

    49 votes

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  12. The pen box function can store more pens and put them somewhere on the screen, so that users can set them up in advance and put them in the pen box, so that they don't have to always switch brushes, which is more convenient.

    1 vote

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  13. Hey goodnotes
    I wanted to give one more suggestion , you should also add up the feature of converting , black written on white into white written on black , in order to reduce eye strain.i.e, converting pdf pages
    It will be helpful for me and i hope for others too

    2 votes

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  14. Please add Mizige Paper for people studying Mandarin! Thanks

    1 vote

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  15. Right now the toolbar is placed at the top or at the bottom. But while working and taking notes, it requires to change the tool from highlighter to pen or vice-versa many a time. And on IPAD PRO 12.9 Inch the reach is not easy to change the tool. So if the toolbar is placed vertically on both the side then it can reduce the efforts of user. Thank you for hearing out! Stay safe :)

    5 votes

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  16. Please, the dark blue menu bar, while in drawing mode, is pretty distracting, and the number one reason I almost didn't stick to goodnotes..
    At least make it dark grey or plain light white, or at least create a number of some new inter-changeable menu designs, that we could "buy" in the app, if not for free...Dark mode doesn't help here..

    4 votes

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  17. By using finger and holding, it should be possible to move pictures and photos from one page to the next rather than copy, insert on new page, delete on old. That is really awkward.

    14 votes

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  18. About once a year I waste half an hour trying to see if I can save preset text colors the same way I can save custom pen colors. Because the interface is identical I perhaps unfairly assume this will involve much the same code and would therefore be an easy fix. I therefore keep thinking a fix would be right around the corner. At this point, I would be better served by having you come out and say that you are never going to get around to it , so I can spend my time jury-rigging a work around. Don’t…

    1 vote

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  19. Badly in need of emoji section to stickers option

    5 votes

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  20. PIN TABS - PIN INDIVIDUAL CHOOSEN TAB - TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL TABS CLOSE

    28 votes

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