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  1. Specific shapes like sine curves, coordinate systems, arrows, and tables should be added.

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  2. Different rulers, such as a triangle and a circle, would be a useful addition.

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  3. It should be possible to crop custom backgrounds, such as a PDF or an image that has been added as a page.

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  4. 1 vote

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  5. Proposal for GoodNotes: Automatic Math Tool Insertion

    Feature: Automatically insert math tools (formulas, diagrams, graphs) based on handwriting or user input.

    Key Functions:
    1. Math Expression Recognition:
    • OCR (Handwriting recognition): Automatically detects math formulas (e.g., ) and converts them into standard math notation.
    • Symbols and Special Characters: Recognizes math symbols (e.g., roots, fractions, Greek letters) and formats them correctly.
    2. Math Tools Insertion:
    • Formula Editor: Allows users to insert and edit complex math formulas.
    • Graphs & Diagrams: Automatically generates graphs (e.g., for ) and inserts them into notes.
    • Geometric Shapes: Quick insertion of geometric shapes…

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  6. Long Press on the „Share Button“ to send documents as a Goodnotes Document via Airdrop. Very useful for school.
    Customize your own quickshare button in Settings.

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  7. why does it take like 3 minutes to load every time i open the app? and worse, you set the loading spinner to automatically be at 90%, so people thinks it's actually going to finish in a reasonable time and don't leave the app. ok actually. i'm deleting your app. this is ridiculous.

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  8. It takes too many steps to convert handwriting.

    1; circle /select handwriting
    2: tap circle, hope the menu comes up
    3: tap the 3 dots button
    4: tap convert
    5: tap text
    6: tap convert again
    7: change font because the default settings don’t apply to converted text

    Should be 2 steps
    1: circle/select handwriting
    2: tap a convert button

    If it makes a mistake, you’d have to edit it anyway. So the pop up is redundant.

    I know this is possible because your code is already ‘converting’ the handwriting in order to be able to spellcheck and search handwritten…

    3 votes

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  9. I suggest for the laser pointer to show up in the notes when you do a voice recording. Not saying for it to stay on the page but would be nice to make notes such as circling something while a professor goes over it without the circle being permanent. Hence the laser pointer function.

    3 votes

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  10. When I go to export a document from Goodnotes 6, the program (IOS) gives me several default persons to email my document to. None of them are the one I want to send the document to. How can I make my own default person(s) to send my exported document to?

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  11. Da wir ganz viele externe Anbieter in GoodNotes integrieren, wäre es dringend nötig, diese Links mit unseren Schülern zu teilen.
    Es fehlt die Möglichkeit den Schülern ein Textfeld oder den Link über z.B. AirDrop zu schicken.
    Sehr gut wäre auch ein QR Code Leser, um in GoodNotes QR Codes direkt aus einem Bild zu öffnen.

    1 vote

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  12. The new scroll bug is really annoying me while taking notes in lessons I can’t even study cuz it scrolls to the wrong spot. Please I beg yall to resolve it. I have to force quit so it would stop.

    2 votes

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  13. A feature for automatic handwriting smoothing and beautification, similar to Apple’s Notes app, would enhance the handwriting appearance in GoodNotes, making it look more natural and consistent while improving the overall user experience. Especially for people with bad handwriting this would be a magnificent upgrade!

    6 votes

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  14. Please give users the option to hide folders. I have folders with archived information on that I do not want visible, but don't want to delete.

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  15. 1 vote

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  16. Hey,

    When writing on top of an inserted image whilst having zoomed in on said image, it sometimes occurs that whilst trying to move the visible area instead the whole image is moved/ the positioning of the image on the page is moved.
    This happens because the image was accidentally selected and therefore made movable.

    To counteract this it would be nice to implement a feature that allows the user to "freeze an inserted image in place", meaning it can not be selected (and therefore not moved) anymore until it is "unfrozen".

    Thank you for creating and developing a great…

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  17. Please go back to the original flattened PDFs, that allow work to be flattened and not warped. Now the file sizes are huge, layers do not print well, and PDF's can change greatly depending on how you view them. THIS SUCKS. I've had issues since the past update, and never had an issue in the past several years I used this app.

    1 vote

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  18. If we had brighter highlighters we wouldn't have to overlap them. It also drives me nuts how when highlighting anything handwritten it immediately darkens the colors. Using the lasso tool to "Send Back" the highlighter is a waste of time.
    I'm not saying remove the overlap feature all together, but give us the option to toggle it on or off.

    11 votes

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  19. Currently, GoodNotes does not offer a way to temporarily hide pages without deleting them. Users who want to remove certain pages from view must delete them permanently. This lack of flexibility makes it harder to structure notes effectively and increases the risk of accidental data loss. Enable users to hide pages temporarily without deleting them, providing an intuitive and visually clear way to manage hidden pages.
    How It Would Work
    • A new “Hide Page” option would be added to the same menu as “Delete Page.”
    • Hidden pages would no longer appear in the main document but remain accessible.…

    3 votes

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  20. Please add support for third party mouses that when you are in normal mode you can click and hold the document and then move the document. It would be extremely helpful because I often work with large pages as infinity canvas and I can't move the viewport to a different location with a mouse.

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