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  1. Please add full screen editing like Notability. This would make your product far superior than theirs.

    24 votes

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  2. Remember the tool I last used in that specific document.
    E.g one document where the highlighter is selected and the other document keeps the pen selected, so the selection isn‘t app wide

    4 votes

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  3. Remember the tool I last used in that specific document.
    E.g one document where the highlighter is selected and the other document keeps the pen selected, so the selection isn‘t app wide

    2 votes

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  4. Would be great to have the option to open PDF files directly, e.g. from iCloud Drive. After some edits were applied, save the changes in the file directly.

    I‘ve organized all my files in iCloud. Using Good Notes I always have duplicates and there’s a noticeable amount of work to keep them synced, besides that the export flattens the PDF so no further edits are possible.

    7 votes

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  5. Add one more default pen/highlighter/etc colour to give you more colour options that you can easily switch between. Similar to using a real 4 colour pen.

    36 votes

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  6. When writing, it is natural to tilt the notebook and place it at angle. Typically people use 45 degree angle with their paper notebooks. Some tilt more, some less.
    On the other hand, when reading, typical notebook and book position is where text is perpendicular to the line of sight.
    It could be really nice if there was a way to tilt notebook inside of Good Notes without tilting the iPad. Tilting entire iPad is even less convenient when iPad stands on a stand (which is how I use it most of the time).

    P.S. Good Notes does recognize tilting…

    7 votes

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  7. Please please please add the keyboard shortcuts from GoodNotes 4 to GoodNotes 5. I love the new updates but I severely miss those shortcuts.

    8 votes

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  8. I would love a keyboard shortcut for adding custom outline entries. Right now, it takes several taps.

    21 votes

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  9. Sometimes we import a whole pdf into goodnotes and annotate some of the pages. it would be nice to be able to easily search and extract all the pages that have annotation to serve as a quick reviewer.

    17 votes

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  10. Make the new gesture control optional (so we can turn it off, if we don't use it and don't want to risk using it by mistake).

    5 votes

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  11. The following are essential for reading and annotation of scientific papers that have a citation list and internal references:

    Issue: Following an internal PPF link does not reach exact position in target page.

    Feature request i: After following internal PPF link, highlight target line until next user input

    Feature request ii: After following internal PDF link, show button to return to original position.

    28 votes

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  12. In Goodnotes4 I could use my stylus Wacom, but in Goodnotes5 only can only be selected apple pen.

    4 votes

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  13. Please add a way to overlay two PDF sheets for comparison/mapping.

    By default PDF backgrounds are clear - can we get a way to overlay the line information from one PDF sheet on to another? This would be extremely useful for architects, engineers, contractors, fabricators, etc.

    For example, in Bluebeam I can take a snapshot anywhere in a PDF and paste it on to another sheet with no white background.

    One way to accomplish this would be with a layer system. Another would be with the option to do an overlay sheet on top of another sheet, with the upper…

    17 votes

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  14. Considering the high refresh rate of the iPads display, there must be a was to reduce the latency of the Pencil, especially when drawing long lines quickly. Just take a look at Apple's Notes App. There is almost 0 lag, no matter how fast you dran of write.

    15 votes

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  15. The marked text or picture gets mirrored with the selection tool and picture tool.

    72 votes

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  16. First, I love Goodnotes!
    Would it be possible to make a larger Return Button. I'm often taking bullet type notes, so I use the Return often, and when going quickly, it takes a moment to look and make sure I hit the button to create the next bullet, as it's quite small. I know this is a minor issue but it would speed things up for me a lot.
    Thank you very much.
    Cheers,
    Anthony

    3 votes

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  17. The lasso tool should have a mode (switch?) where it only selects objects that are completely enclosed by the lasso area, not anything that intersects with the lasso area. This is very useful for selecting things in complex drawings.

    11 votes

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  18. Some documents are better viewed managed in vertical scrolling other in horizontal. For example, a document I am reading is better in horizontal, with fixed page dimensions, a note that I am jotting down is better in vertical to allow passing through pages. GoodNotes should retain the selection made per document while applying the same selected mode for the open documents. Ditto would be for the pencil and highlight colours.

    18 votes

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  19. I know for long people have requested for a voice recording facility in GoodNotes. I would like to see the possibility to import recordings through the voice memo app from Apple and also the ability to import screen recordings or videos

    38 votes

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  20. Good Notes for Microsoft Surface

    14 votes

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