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  1. Make the comments that are embedded in a PDF readable on Goodnotes 6.

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  2. If I create a note using the squared paper, positioning text (in text boxes), export that as a flattened PDF, import it as a template and use it, the typed text area no longer correctly aligns.

    It's weird, it's not starting the typed text box in the same place on the template as it is on the squared paper template, and the text seems to have a larger size or more of a gap between lines as it starts to creep line by line down the page (see example below).
    Should be a (super-)quick fix?

    2 votes

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  3. Hi,
    In class, we tried to collaborate on vocabulary by having each student write down a portion of the words in a separate study set. The idea was that at the end of the lesson, we could merge all the sets into one, so everyone has the complete vocabulary list.

    Unfortunately, we realized that Goodnotes doesn’t currently allow merging study sets, which makes this workflow impossible. Instead of learning with 30 different study sets, it would be great to have a feature that lets us combine multiple sets into one.

    Would love to see this added—does anyone else think this…

    4 votes

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  4. Allow users to zoom out further than the page size to quickly scroll through the content, and write on the edges of pages by centering the edge on the tablet.

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  5. More features on the "type with keyboard" tab, such as highlight, superscript and subscript, and maybe even equations in keyboard (for all of us math students)

    5 votes

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  6. 3 votes

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  7. Instead of having the overflow text at the end of the pages, just automatically add a page, just like the Word app would do. Make the pages connected instead of divided.

    2 votes

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  8. I found that in the newest version, when rolling pages horizontally, if my finger slides fast, next page will automatically adapted(i.e. next page’s top will align to the top of screen), I felt uncomfortable with this feature sometimes and I want an option to switch it off.

    4 votes

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  9. Please bring back the original flashcards function from goodnotes 5, where you could write like normal on a flashcard template page and then practice them. This version was so much easier and more intuitive (and more unique) than the new version where you need to make a separate study set with only one option between text, image, or handwriting (which is also super inconvenient that it opens as a separate tab). Please bring back the flashcard testing option, at least for goodnotes 5 which still has the flashcard template.

    1 vote

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  10. It’s extremely crucial for me to be able to make guides for documents (of course being able to have them visible or not anytime I need to). I can’t stand the fact that I can’t align, for example, stickers in a precise row or column.
    Using grid paper doesn’t help me at all, I want to have an option so that stickers, text boxes etc snap to guides made by me (I was hoping „ruler” feature will help with that, but alas, it didn’t).

    2 votes

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  11. Being able to add page colour and size variation to custom template imports

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    1. the biggest limitation with my flashcards at the moment is having to manually draw a box for image occlusion cards. then colour in the box myself with opaque ink. as there is not an auto fill function for shapes where you can adjust the transparency of the colour, or "tape" option i can use to cover parts of the image. it would be great to be able to build easy image occlusion cards by simply selecting the area i want occluded.

    2. more options on card type like true false, fill in the word ect.

    3. archive function. i'm now a year…

    2 votes

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  12. I didn't realize how much storage the fountain pen and brush pen needed to write compared to the ballpoint pen.

    I am suggesting a way to destructively convert fountain pen strokes and brush pen strokes to save storage in exported PDFs and in goodnotes documents.

    This would save /reduce storage space needed for a document and/or the exported PDF.

    Possible UI implementation:
    1. Select handwriting that was written with a fountain pen or a brush pen.
    2. Open the ... button for "More settings"
    3. Choose button titled "Convert handwriting to ballpoint strokes"
    4. Pop-up confirms that conversion cannot be…

    1 vote

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  13. Hi. The word complete is the absolutely most annoying thing in the world. Why would I need anyone to finish the last 2 letters of the word I am writing, plus placing it at the wrong place. Please make a setting to be able to disable it once for all future files I open. And also, just in general, why would you set as default an experimental feature. I am sorry for being so blunt, I have a lot of pressure at school, and I do not need my notes app to be trying things on me like a guinea…

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  14. I would like to see GoodNotes be able to import documents in chronological order. Currently, when I import a document and I want to add multiple pages at once to this same document, but they have a specific order they have to be in, GoodNotes will import them randomly. So, one of two things will need to happen: 1.) I have to import each page in the order needed—one by one. 2.) I will have to import them all at once and then go to the side-window page view and re-organize them there. Both of which are pretty tedious when…

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  15. Every time I (or my friends) scroll through a note, when entering the bottom of the page, it automatically scrolls forward to the center of the next page. Also when softly scrolling in zoom mode near the bottom or top.
    This bug (I hope its not a feature) made me angry multiple times by now. GoodNotes is so unbelievably unusable at the moment, wow!

    Hope this gets fixed soon. Contact me if you need further technical information!

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  16. Allow word wrapped outlines for long titles of various sorts.. Currently, outline titles, document titles, etc., are cut off when they are too long.

    What is the point of having a long title is you can't read it?

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  17. Goodnotes is the best and only app for me in terms of handwritten notes of any kind on my iPad. The only update I have been waiting is TAGS.

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  18. add multiple hex codes at once instead of having to manually add them one by one. There should be a feature where we can upload a hex code pack and get all colors at once!

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  19. It would be nice to be able to adjust the sensitivity of scribble to erase. Sometimes, when trying to erase large blocks of writing, if you don't scribble thoroughly enough Goodnotes won't recognize that you're trying to erase and you have to do it again. Maybe there could be a feature for us to determine how sensitive we want it to pick up on scribble-to-erase, for users who use it really often to erase?

    5 votes

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