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  1. [KR]

    안녕하세요. Goodnotes 7.0.6 업데이트 이후 Shape(모양) 도구 사용 시 수평(0°) 스냅 밑줄이 생성되지 않습니다.
    • 문제 요약: Shape 도구로 직선을 그려도 이전처럼 정확히 0°로 스냅된 밑줄이 나오지 않음.
    • 재현 단계:
    1. 문서 열기 → 2) Shape 도구 선택 → 3) 텍스트 아래에 직선을 긋기 → 4) 결과: 수평 스냅이 적용되지 않음
    • 기대 동작: Shape 도구의 Line이 0°로 스냅되어 밑줄로 사용 가능
    • 실제 동작: 스냅이 적용되지 않아 미세한 기울기가 발생, 밑줄 대량 작업 시 정렬 품질/속도 저하
    • 영향도: 수업 진도 시 하루 수백~수천 개의 밑줄을 긋습니다. 현재는 Ruler(자) 도구만이 정확한 수평을 보장해, 자 배치/이동으로 인한 추가…

    2 votes

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  2. The option to change the default setting on Goodnotes on Mac DISSAPPEARED. Doing my state exams rn and I need that option back.

    2 votes

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  3. I had this posted some time ago, and then someone mistakenly merged it into an unrelated feature, so I have to recreate it.

    The idea is simply to join pages of a PDF in vertical scroll such that the seam is either invisible or a thin line, and importantly to allow writing to bridge the page seam. Obviously the writing would break in terms of pdf pages, but so long as the break is invisible in vertical scroll, it would allow me to both use the white space between pages, but also to draw reference lines from the bottoms of…

    2 votes

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  4. I really miss the old version where I could type text and handwrite in the same note. Now I have to choose between typing or writing note, which honestly makes note taking so much harder.

    I know there’s the “text” option in the handwriting mode, but it’s just not the same… it doesn’t sync as neatly, and I waste so much time adjusting font size, boldness, spacing, etc. It totally breaks my focus and I end up missing a lot of info during class.

    Please, please bring back the ability to type and write in the same note again. It…

    23 votes

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  5. allow for custom outline order, current outline is in order outline is added (not in page order), allow to for choice of how to order outline titles (alphabetical, page #, date added, etc). also after closing app, view options for seeing/not seeing for example pdf outlines resets-- make choice semi-permanent or until you manually change and select or unselect an option again.

    35 votes

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  6. Since the new goodnotes (7) update, I always go back to latest tool I was using before the eraser, especially to the lasso tool, I do not want it, I want to be able to go back to pencil mode after the eraser again.

    11 votes

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  7. Please bring back the typing tool in handwritten documents as a separate button in the toolbar.
    Also, please fix the overlapping of the typing “toolbar” with the title when typing.

    10 votes

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  8. Goodnotes has become more cumbersome and slower with the latest update. I now need two clicks to switch between pens and the laser pointer. When I have images, there is now always a white border at the top of the projection, and I first have to switch to read-only mode to display the image in full screen.
    The fold-out toolbox also takes up space on the screen.
    Adding to favorites also requires one more click.
    The updates have only increased the amount of work involved and represent a deterioration. On the other hand, I don't need AI or sound recordings.…

    11 votes

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  9. 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

    10 votes

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  10. The infinite canvas currently does not export as a searchable pdf file. When we export the file, it works like a picture which gets pixelated when we zoom
    So it would help a lot if we could search handwriting and text within the infinite canvas

    3 votes

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  11. The old text at the top was better now its hard to change font size and things like that

    8 votes

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  12. Antes era posible usar las formas geométricas al mismo tiempo que se usaba el lapicero (y seguir usando el mismo color). Ahora es necesario entrar al menú de formas y volver a buscar el color que se está usando.

    2 votes

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  13. It requires a lot of effort just to select a text and after that it’ll say selected and it takes a lot effort for it to go back to normal, its super annoying and unfriendly.
    Also the textbox needs optimisation
    It should have the option of adjust the size on its own, especially when i am copy pasting something which has a lot of text it’ll go past the borders and making it sooo difficult to resize which itself is a big pain in the A
    Like it should have an option for fit to page or u can select…

    2 votes

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  14. Add a pressure-sensitive eraser, which allows the user to adjust the pressure level. Feeling different pressures determines whether the eraser function is activated.

    1 vote

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  15. Please bring back the ability to erase the outline while keeping the shaded fill after using the “hold to perfect shape” feature. It was super useful for creating clean shaded boxes and diagrams. A toggle to separate fill and outline would be amazing!

    3 votes

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  16. GoodNotes feels very slow and outdated when it comes to the slow animation when clicking on folders. Instead of feeling snappy and responsive the long animation leaves me feeling sluggish.

    The same goes for when I open the page view sidebar and the search sidebar. These slow opening animations are outdated and make GoodNotes feel unnecessary sluggish when compared to Notability’s snappy, simple animations.

    3 votes

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  17. Please can we have the ability to pull in documents (word, excel,PowerPoint, pdfs, images, videos) directly from OneDrive.

    It would be great if these could be live documents with the option to refresh them. If we were able to push notations on PDFs back it would be amazballs.

    771 votes

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  18. Previously, line spacing was to the hundreths place (eg. 29.38) but is currently rounded to whole numbers (eg. 29). This prevents text from fitting on the lines in the in-app templates, even when adjusting font size, and essentially renders those templates useless.

    Moreover, it's frustrating to see a clear break between previously typed notes neatly formatted to fit the templates and newly typed notes with spacing different than that of the lines on the pages (and previous text).

    I cannot stress enough how much I appreciated the precision line spacing, it truly affects the entire app experience. Please please please…

    2 votes

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  19. Please make it so that every time you unpause a recording on the miniplayer, the whole menu does not automatically pop up (Video demonstration attached).
    It takes up a large part of the screen and moves the whole note page so I need to readjust every time, and when I play and pause one segment repeatedly I need to close it every time. I really enjoyed how it was in the previous update, where the bar was simply at the top next to a play/pause button. The new UI is fine, I just really don't want the whole menu popping…

    2 votes

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  20. When the screen is split, the UI feels very intrusive. In particular, the recording icon appears on both screens and is quite large. The same goes for the Undo button. I think unused tools should be consolidated into one place, and the freed-up space could be used for tools that are actually needed. This idea aligns with your philosophy of being “all in one.”

    1 vote

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