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  1. Especially with the new GoodNotes 5 for Mac, it would be useful to have 3 different "default" text font/style/size options, similar to how you have three different options for highlight color, thickness, etc.

    62 votes

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  2. I would like to be able to select an area of a page and have every non-white pixel change to a color of choice. This would let me change the color of handwritten text.

    3 votes

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  3. I would like to toggle between ascending and descending sort order after selection name or date.

    I would suggest being able to tap again on the same sort type (Name/Date) to switch between ascending and descending order as this is already a common option in iOS software.

    16 votes

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  4. Make a tool that converts the handwritten mathematical symbols or equations into formatted equations directly into the notebook, just like the "Ink equation" function in microsoft word for inserting formula.

    12 votes

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  5. Instead of having a ruler or a protractor one might simply have the ability to reference past lines. with the use of a reference tool, one could establish relationships relevant in the file. It might tell you what angle two lines form and set up a scale internal to the document. I mainly use Goodnotes to draw geometry because of its wonderful shape tool. It is much easier to use rather than constraining to the grid which feels awful, much like other programs. The drawback in goodnotes is there is no sense of scale or relationships.

    8 votes

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  6. Make the Legal paper template available in white background. For printing purposes, I want the background to be white but the lines come out in printing.

    9 votes

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  7. Please add ability to favorite a file from the search tab

    4 votes

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  8. 希望可以一次性关闭,所有的标签页,每次不知不觉打开好多,关起来有点恼人

    2 votes

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  9. When Repositioning things it would be so helpful if lines popped up to help with getting items evenly aligned. Both Horizontal and Vertical.

    37 votes

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  10. I have entered all my Journal Colors and added them to Presets. When I type something, those colors are not available. I have to manually enter the hex code to get the proper color text .... Every .. Single .. Time!

    30 votes

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  11. Currently, a Fillable Form is rendered inactive when uploaded to GoodNotes 5. Handwriting is still functional, but none of the Form Fields are. It would be excellent if we could fill out a form, and then make notes on the side. The Form should then be exportable, with all notes, and completed Form Fields.

    45 votes

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  12. I find that to hold ctrl and double press I, the next character is typed in the form of subscript, but these features are not mention anywhere. Can you make a cheatsheet of goodnotes for keyboard?

    43 votes

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  13. I wanna use B5 paper to print my notes,please add this type of paper,thanks a lot.

    4 votes

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  14. Please allow sharing to goodnotes. I just bought the new app to support you, but on IOS I can share a webpage as pdf to goodnotes, it's not great but at least something.
    On macOS the productivity is broken really.
    it doesn't make sense for me to keep Evernote and GoodNotes together

    please integrate to the OS properly
    Also allowing to "clip" webpages in simplified view for later annotation is a MUST in 2019

    6 votes

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  15. As a user, I would like to be able to export some or all pages of a notebook to plain text, so that I can process the resulting text further.

    Why would you want to convert handwritten notes to plain text?:

    • can be more easily manipulated by text editors
    • more readable
    • easier to share

    Existing functionality:

    You can already lasso a page, and convert it to plain text. This is great for when you want export only a part of a page. However, converting multiple pages or even an entire notebook to plain text using this feature, will fatigue the…

    6 votes

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  16. Currently when sorting by date, documents are sorted by date they are last modified. I'd prefer an option to sort by date first added to GoodNotes. e.g. I add lecture slides on each day of class and would like them to stay in that order even though I recently wrote stuff on the oldest lecture.

    29 votes

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  17. I use the Apple pencil for writing and would like 1 finger scrolling all the time. Currently the 1-finger scrolling setting only kicks in until after I write the first stroke using the pencil. It's annoying that I have to remember to scroll using 2 fingers before I write the first word.

    10 votes

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  18. Currently when you import or crop an image, it seemingly randomly resizes depending on how much you’re zoomed in etc. If you crop part of a full sized page, it will show the cropped part full sized after the cropping too. This is a very tedious process.

    I create a lot of sticker sheets with labels, icons etc. If I export them as separate files from my graphic software, I’d like it to be imported in goodnotes at the exact dimensions I exported them at. Mainly since my dimensions are based on the document I am working with, so a…

    14 votes

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  19. I work a lot with imported PDF and want to organize them with outlines. I usually select a headline on a page, copy the text, select Add Outline (with two clicks) and insert the copied text.

    I'd really like to select a text and have the option to directly add an outline in the context/selection menu (directly besides marking or copying the text).
    This would mean only 3-4 clicks instead of 8.

    5 votes

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  20. When the zoom window is first activated, its position on the original page is centered. When the zoom window is again activated, its position is the last position zoom window was located.

    I wonder if it's an improvement to allow the user to choose where the zoom window magnify after tapping on the "zoom window" button. Basically should it be a two-step gesture like this: First tap on the "zoom window" button, then tap the document page where your want the zoom window to magnify.

    The reason for this suggestion is that I usually find myself adjusting the location of…

    10 votes

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