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  1. A ruler to help draw lines

    Is it possible to create a ruler to help draw lines at any angle at controlled length? And to measure the size of an object in the PDF file? I use goodnotes to review civil drawings since confinement. Thanks in advance!

    50 votes
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  2. lag

    I am using GoodNotes 5 for PDF annotation.
    I am experiencing some lag or dropped frames when scrolling. GoodNotes 4 had a smoother experience when using two fingers to zoom around.
    The dropped frames also do not happen when using the apple pencil to scroll.
    I would love to see this fixed, as it is really annoying.

    7 votes
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  3. Add sticky page markers to your notebooks and PDF documents

    It would be so cool if you could add sticky mage markers (see attachment) to your notebooks and PDF documents – just like in a "real" notebook. If you "click" on a page marker, you jump to that section. But the difference is, this does not have to be a structure point or something.

    Also, I cannot use bookmarks, because I cannot arrange those in several categories which I would definitely need.

    Also, this would be quite handy.

    10 votes
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  4. EXPORT FINDINGS OF THE SEARCH TOOL OR THE WHOLE STRUCTURE OF A DOCUMENT AS A WORD/EXCEL DOCUMENT

    Thanks for this amazing search tool! There is only one problem: When I am searching within a particular PDF document, I find it a little clumsy because the window that opens containing the findings is so small. Furthermore, when I go to one of the pages found, the window disappears. But mostly I need to open a few other pages found which is quite complicated because I have to search again, remember which pages I have already opened etc. I would need the findings as a list or something, probably even in a new tab, which you can directly export…

    3 votes
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  5. Horizontal only or Vertical only resizing!

    You should be able to resize your selection horizontally only or vertically only. Sometimes I want to make something wider or taller and can’t. I have to just increase it in the 1:1 proportion. Please add this feature! Thank you!

    5 votes
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  6. I wish for some text typing improvement

    text fonts and sizes are not convenient to change, and after moving text box, the horizontal length of text box is fixed and this bothers so much.

    plus, there is a storage bug in automatic backup...while writing with backup on, many gigabites of storage disappears

    8 votes
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  7. More on "duplicate"

    "Duplicate" rather than copy-paste would be a great idea. Already you can do it with a second GN window open (as noted in another comment) by dragging to the other window, dropping, then dragging back (even several times, if you want).

    But why not allow the same facility without a second window? At the moment, dragging the "white box" in the same window looks promising... but disappoints by just snapping back when you let go. Why can't it simply duplicate? That would be a super time-saving feature.

    27 votes
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  8. Notebooks and Folders

    I would like to be able to put folders into Notebooks so that I can organise my work flows. If this is not possible please can you make it possible to customise the folder cover, even if this is only by colour. There are some attractive Notebook Covers but the folder covers are rather dull and uninspiring.

    6 votes
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  9. Calligraphy mode for headers

    (This is not about adding a calligraphy pen itself.)
    I suggest adding a calligraphy mode, that similar to the app Over lets you type something and convert it to a nice style.
    This makes it possible to create good-looking headers easily without having to be a pro.

    4 votes
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  10. Battery drain

    To address the battery drain issue maybe you could implement a feature in which the software transforms strokes into vectors just every 10 seconds or so instead of doing it instantly. Or maybe an option in which one can deactivate vectoring on pdf files, where in my opinion it is not really necessary. This problem is huge! 15-20 % drain in 1 hour of use is unacceptable. Despite preferring GoodNotes, this is the reason I really am considering Switching to Notability.

    9 votes
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  11. Use tap-and-hold (with adjustable delay) to activate Lasso automatically when you're in Pen mode (as MetaMoji Notes does).

    2 votes
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  12. make highlighter presets available when changing colours

    When selecting text or highlight lines and changing the colours, only the pen color presets are available. It would be great if there was a tab to switch to the highlighter color presets.

    3 votes
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  13. Show currently open tab

    When you are in the file explorer, there is no way of opening the tabs currently open other than finding one file currently open and opening it or opening a random file and closing the new tab.

    12 votes
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  14. Adding “quick date” ability to naming notebooks

    Would like a button or similar feature when naming a notebook or folder. I create multiple notebooks weekly and like to have the date as apart of the name. Need a quick way to do it.

    2 votes
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  15. “Close other tabs” menu on the current tab

    In the "Documents" app, if you open multiple pdf files and touch the currently open tab, the "Close other tabs" menu appears. So, you can easily organize unnecessary tabs except for the pdf file you are currently viewing.
    However, the "Goodnotes 5" app shows serious inconvenience and inefficiency in opening a new window, removing unnecessary windows, and then finding and opening the required pdf file again.

    9 votes
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    try this instead  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. In the meantime, please try disabling the ability to automatically open documents as new tabs in GoodNotes > Menu > Settings > Document Editing. You can still open documents as new tabs by tapping on the drop down arrow next to their name in the library view. The best way to open a previously opened document is from the search tab in the “Previously Opened Documents” section.

  16. Lasso tools - change text to icons

    The text is too long (take screenshot, resize, color...).
    Instead, show icons. Most these keywords have agreed icons (copy, cut, delete, color, resize).

    At least, when viewing two notebooks open side by side, showing icons in a must because one cannot even see the whole lasso menu, making choosing an action even more time consuming.

    1 vote
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  17. Lasso tools - add Duplicate

    Please add Duplicate. Otherwise, we are stuck with Copy, then long click to show the Paste menu, then clicking Paste.

    45 votes
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  18. note switcher

    I know there are tabs, but id like a way to open another document without having to leave my current note and go searching in the folders/search field directly. I feel it could save time.

    2 votes
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  19. Condensed Slides

    Ability to condense power point slides into one, in order to alleviate the storage usage of the document but also to make finding the slides much more streamlined.

    Meaning multiple slides(3 or more) would be put on one page in a slightly smaller version of the original in order to avoid having to scroll through lets say 90 slides or more.

    3 votes
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  20. Quick actions on Homescreen

    Force touch / long press on Homescreen (Goodnotes app) for Quick actions where users can create new notes , or quickly get to folders.

    3 votes
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