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  1. Dark mode for GoodNotes that works like in Notability: PDFs are inverted, and notes created in dark mode are automatically adjusted for printing.

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  2. I took notes after importing the PDF, and then I modified the original PDF. How can I re-import the PDF without losing the existing notes?
    导入pdf后做了笔记,随后原始的pdf做了修改,如何不丢失现有笔记的前提下重新导入pdf呢?

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  3. Bookmarks in shared notebooks don’t sync for other users. I add bookmarks, but my students can’t see them. It would be great if bookmarks could sync across devices. Thank you!

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  4. Goodnotes takes up a TON of space on my phone - so much, that had to delete it in order to update my ios

    I don't need access to most of my notes all the time - it would be great if we were able to selectively synch specific notebooks or folders to be on our physical devices while the rest stay in the cloud. At present our only option is to export notebooks as goodnotes files or pdfs, save them somewhere else and delete them from the app.

    For example there's only one notebook I'd like to have access…

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  5. I really like how the app looked in Goodnotes 5. I feel like the saturation of the colors in Goodnotes 5 was easier on my eyes. One of the reasons (if not, main) why I didn't switch to Goodnotes 6 was because of how deeply saturated the background and stuff looked. It is really harsh on my eyes, and the background is just straight black.

    Can there be a way to have the Goodnotes 5 saturation but still having the features of Goodnotes 6? Or perhaps adding an option to where you can adjust the saturation and color of it…

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  6. Some pens support haptics like the microsoft surface pens. Goodnotes currently doesn't support this function and being able to write with haptic feedback on a pen that supports it would make writing feel much better.

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  7. I love using Goodnotes for studying and working, but I wanted to suggest a small feature that could really improve focus. On iPad, the status bar (with the time, battery, etc.) stays visible at the top while using the app. Personally, seeing the time constantly adds pressure and anxiety, especially during deep work or study sessions.

    It would be amazing if there were an option to auto-hide the status bar, similar to how Notability does it when opening the app. This small change would really help users like me stay focused and less distracted.

    2 votes

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  8. I would love a format that is similar to a word processor so when I add or delete a section on a page it automatically resizes the pages joining accordingly.

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  9. If you press Clear page and quickly swipe, you actually clear the page you swiped to, and not the current page. This is very annoying, and almost never what you actually want. Can you make Clear page always clear the current page?

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  10. GoodNotes is the best note taking app for iPad.

    But there is a chunk of the userbase which uses it on their laptops/mac's and use the text feature a lot - both full page writing tool and floating text box alike.

    There's a lot to improve and catch up in these features comparing to dominating industry standards of note taking apps writing tools like in Notion for example.

    GoodNotes could leverage its handwriting features combined with an improved text writing experience to be even more outstanding in the market of note taking apps.

    The improvements include:
    1. Introducing easy via…

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  11. Sometimes you just want to hide a page - without deleting it.

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  12. It would help if one could move Cards between different decks. Merging multiple Card Decks into one session would also be helpful for the smart study Mode

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  13. I've seen really mixed reviews—some people love it, while others say it's full of bugs and practically unusable. Is it still worth buying? Should I go for Goodnotes 5 instead? Or would another app be a better choice?

    For context, I'm in high school and plan to keep using it in snake game, where quick reflexes and a good appetite are all you need to dominate the leaderboard.

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  14. As a high school teacher, it is important for us to let panel head acknowledge and check our markings on students' works. Also, collaborative work could not be done because each goodnotes classroom folder could not invite other teachers to edit or view content. This highly increases the inconvenience and decreases the possibility in transferring files to the other teachers concerned.

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  15. Hello I really enjoy studyset feature.
    My only complaint is that the card is too small even in the landscape mode in ipad mini/pro.
    Could we make the interface like the one in the second screenshot?
    Also, it would be amazing if we can do pinch zoom in the studyset cards.

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  16. If linked to the outline, the pages linked will guide me to the content I linked.
    Example for current situation:
    If I add one page before the content I wish to link on Document A, the current linked page will move to the next page from page 7 to page 8. And when I click on the link on Document B, it will still guide me to Document A, page 7. But the actual content has already moved to page 8 cause of adding a page.

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  17. 我的設定一直都是繁體中文,不過近期有簡體中文的出現令我很是困擾,希望貴公司可以積極解決,感謝!

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  18. I like to use black background with white ink as primary ink (I believe it is good for my oled pixels).
    I like to use other colour inks here and there for emphasis.
    I would love a feature that turns things as follows

    Black background——————> White background
    White ink —————————> Black ink
    Other colour ink. ——————-> no change

    Because that would be the most ideal way to print something
    (Of course I can do these with existing features, but it will take a lot of time depending on amount of notes I make)

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  19. Maybe a function where you can erase specific pens ex) erase pencil only

    Also when you remove tape it removes anything written over it as well :)

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  20. Sometimes you need to know the answer and the Question or the technical Term. It would be helpful being able switching it instead of having to make an extra studyset. You could always switch it back.

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