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  1. I need to be able to swipe through the flashcards IN THE EDITOR. I do NOT want to go back to thumbnail view, click on the next card, check if it has an error, go back to thumbnail view, swipe down, click the next card, remember which card I just opened, etc! I don’t want to do this to add a new flashcard either!!!!!

    4 votes

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  2. I love that the text tool can now be pinned and it doesn't rest every time!!! however what is very annoying is when you are annotating your text notes and the palm of your hand triggers the text you are drawing on. By having a pin text button this could mean annotating text without triggering the text box

    2 votes

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  3. It would be great to be able to add shapes to a sticky note.

    1 vote

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  4. Why are we not able to edit shapes in the zoom window anymore? Everytime I click a shape it exits the zoom window

    2 votes

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  5. This isn’t an idea, but a broken part of the app. Currently, when a text box is made and anything is handwritten into it, the text is not capitalized, even if there was no way to misinterpret the letter. For example, it is impossible to mix up an uppercase G with a lowercase g, yet anything typed with an uppercase G will be switched to lowercase, including the beginning of the sentence. Please fix this! It didn’t used to happen. I currently have to go into any text box I make and erase the first letter, pull up the keyboard,…

    1 vote

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  6. Add More Granular Range Options to Pen Sliders (Tip Sharpness ~ Pen Flatness)

    Currently, the pen settings provide only fixed percentage options for sliders such as:

    Pen Tip Sharpness (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)

    Pressure Sensitivity (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)

    Pen Flatness (0%, 33%, 66%, 100%)

    For example, pen tip sharpness can only be selected from preset values like 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100. However, I would like to set more precise values such as 65% or 80%.

    This limitation is especially noticeable with pen flatness, where the selectable range jumps directly from 66% to 100%. I wish…

    1 vote

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  7. please allow us to have sub and superscript in writing, it would be very useful for those of us doing chemistry who need to write formulas and don't want to have to switch between typing and writing

    188 votes

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  8. when I’m writing to convert to text, when tapping to make a new line when using dotpoints it converts to modern size 24 rather than remaining in the same font as i was previously using. this same issue does NOT occur when not using dotpoints. If this issue could be fixed i would love it

    1 vote

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  9. Current undo redo gestures:

    • Undo: Double tap with two fingers
    • Redo: Double tap with three fingers

    With some improvements (Speed up repeated undo/redo operations):

    • Undo

      • Initial undo: Double tap with two fingers
      • Subsequent undo actions: Single tap with two fingers
    • Redo

      • Initial redo: Double tap with three fingers
      • Subsequent redo actions: Single tap with three fingers
    232 votes

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  10. When using the fountain pen with Apple Pencil rotation enabled, users must constantly re-adjust their grip to keep the nib horizontal. Locking rotation forces a fixed default angle that often looks unnatural for a fountain pen.

    Please add the option to lock the nib at a user-defined angle, for example by letting the user set the angle with a slider so the pen hits the page the same way every time. See image for example. This would greatly improve writing flow, style and comfort.

    3 votes

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  11. At the moment there is no search tool in text documents. I don’t understand this decision at all. Being able to search within a text document is absolutely crucial.

    2 votes

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  12. While in split screen, it would be very useful if we were able to drag and drop images between windows as a PNG. For example, if I’m reading a neuroscience PDF textbook, i want to be able to click and hold a diagram, drag it to my notebook page, and drop it without the white background. Currently, you can only copy-paste screenshots. We should be able to remove the background. other apps can do this and I would rather it be in goodnotes.

    1 vote

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  13. Please make both of them optional.

    I mainly use the lasso tool to move objects around and the "Universal Object Menu" that constantly pops up at random positions is so distracting. I keep hitting things I do not intend to while moving around objects.

    Same goes for the Quick Selection. I regularly import screenshots or pictures with the intend of writing notes on them. I do not want them to be selected every time I accidentally tap on them while moving the view of my document. I was able to deactivate this feature before, why is this not possible anymore?

    1 vote

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  14. When using stickers, I would like to make them small as they are then the right size if using them regularly, but the quality reduces so significantly this isn’t possible, and I have to resize them every time, which is time consuming, and the inconsistency in sizing is annoying. If there was a way to increase the quality it would be great.

    1 vote

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  15. The new split screen feature on an ipad is very annoying and difficult to use since the update. As I am using one side of my screen to see powerpoints and articles, and using the others to write notes on, it constantly changes sizes and makes me toggle back and forth and has been very frustrating to use. Please change it back to the 3 dots at the top and make it easier for all students to easily take notes.

    3 votes

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  16. On iPad, when I place a Sticky Note near the page margin, the pop-up opens partially cut off/off-screen and it’s inconvenient to use. It would be helpful if the pop-up could extend beyond the page edges or automatically reposition, so it always stays fully visible.

    I’m attaching a few screenshots:

    (1) note placed near the margin (highlighted)

    (2) pop-up being cut off/off-screen

    (3) example with the note closer to the center where the pop-up is fully visible

    2 votes

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  17. Lock elements on the page so they can’t be moved, edited, or erased by mistake, while you continue writing, highlighting, or rearranging other content on top.

    [Ideas and suggestions moved from Layers topic]

    35 votes

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  18. You completed the image lock. Yay!
    Unfortunately once an image is locked, I cannot use the links programmed into the base document that are behind the image. Added links can be layered on top but the base document cannot be altered.

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  19. The ONLY thing that Noteshelf has on you guys is the writing experience. Noteshelf has true marker feeling with lights and darks as you write. The pencil is far better... goodnotes' pencil (while appreciated) is primitive in comparison. The writing experience should be a priority to pull in a whole new category of work - art. It doesn't have to be all art tools. I don't expect it to be an art app. But I would love the writing experience and sketching experience provided in Noteshelf that, in actuality, they have had for the past 10 years. Everything else about…

    47 votes

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  20. I would like to have a feature that allows users to crop or trim pages to remove unnecessary areas and view documents in a cleaner format within GoodNotes.

    Currently, only objects such as images can be cropped, but there is no way to crop the actual page area itself. Adding a page cropping feature would greatly improve usability, especially when working with scanned documents or PDFs that include unnecessary margins.

    Page Cropping Using the Lasso Tool
    (Apply to: Current Page / Selected Pages / All Pages)

    Crop current page only

    Keep only the area selected with the Lasso Tool and…

    45 votes

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