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  1. I suppose that the toolbar could be further simplified. Also, the toolbar should be allowed to move to both the LHS and the RHS, it would be more convenient for changing the tool to use more rapidly when writing!! The position of it should be moved by the drag of our finger which make it easier to chance position instead of search for the bottom in the settings.

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  2. I use GoodNotes 6 to grade student papers just about anywhere and then export the graded pages to a shared Google drive folder per student via the iPadOS files app using a drag and drop motion from GoodNotes to the target folder. It’s very seamless and efficient!…

    …However, the file that’s created in each student folder is named simply as the page number from the GoodNotes notebook from which it came. For example, if I drop and drop page 15 of 32 from a file called “Unit Test A” into a student folder the file in the Google drive destination…

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  3. When drawing an arrow freely with the ballpoint pen tool, it would be fantastic if GoodNotes could automatically convert it into a neat, straight arrow. This feature could also adapt to curved arrows, subtly smoothing out the lines without losing the intended shape. For example, if the user creates a zig-zag arrow, the feature would only refine the edges slightly to make it look smoother, without drastically altering the zig-zag style.

    If this doesn’t consume too many resources on the iPad, it would be a great addition to improve the visual appeal of notes, allowing for more polished and professional-looking…

    7 votes

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  4. Different pen styles would be great! Specifically a crayon type of pen or other stylistic types of pens.

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  5. Hi,
    Please add Flashcards to Goodnotes for android. It's a very helpful feature for student. I'm waiting for this.
    And ruler too, Thanks.

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  6. 1 vote

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  7. My idea is when the teacher posts a new homework, the students can get a notification on their device. A follow up to this idea is we can get a schedule in the menu. The schedule can show us what homework we have, when it is due and which notebook it is located. In the schedule, students can also write their own dates (e.g. exams, quizzes etc)

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  8. When selecting handwritten text, there is this "A" with the text cursor icon which I often confuse with an "AI" function. I think that some other icon would be really helpful to avoid confusion.

    Here is a suggestion for a better icon: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/text-editor_2535559

    In the screenshot, I highlighted the problem.

    1 vote

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  9. 尊敬的开发团队:

    作为一名勤俭节约的男大学生,我最近狠下心花了一笔不小的开销买下了你们的GoodNotes,一开始真是欣喜若狂,但渐渐发现问题一个接一个,让我非常失望。最严重的问题就是 发烫。我的iPad Air 5从来没有在使用其他应用时发烫,除非在酷暑时没有空调。但只要一打开GoodNotes,特别是在开始写字、记笔记时,靠近磁铁的地方(我估计是芯片的位置)就开始发烫,甚至烫得厉害!这绝不是我设备的问题——无论在WPS、OneNote还是其他笔记应用上,我从来没遇到过这种情况,完全不发烫!

    更让人无奈的是,这种发烫还带来了一系列问题,最明显的就是 延迟。即使设备烫手时,我用OneNote也从未出现过延迟,而你们这个收费应用居然连基础的流畅度都无法保障。OneNote免费、支持多平台适配,而GoodNotes价格并不便宜,却只服务于iOS用户,居然还出现这样的瑕疵!真的不敢相信,一个付费应用在用户体验上居然比免费软件还差。

    希望你们不要回复一些诸如“重启设备”的解决办法。我买这个软件不是为了每天重启iPad,更不是为了把你们的产品当祖宗供着!重启治标不治本,真要是有用,我至于来这里投诉吗?软件收费也不少,好歹也让用户体验对得起价钱,不要只顾华丽的外表而忽视用户的基本需求。请解决这些问题!!!如果只会做华而不实的臃肿功能,而忽视软件的核心体验,那真的令人破防!

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  10. I think an if there is an option where we can record and it automatically changes it to live transcript (like plaud app) would save us students a lot of time from making notes. And also if it had an option to make charts would be amazing!

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  11. On the board, the students can see where I am going to change the text or continue writing, as well as what I am commenting on and pointing out with my other hand. This is what makes the blackboard so effective.

    If you want to replace the blackboard with GoodNotes, this would also have to be made possible. Technically, I think this would be possible. In presentation mode, the tip of the writing tool can be displayed (even before writing, in hover mode) and other parts of the text can be marked with a finger, which can be commented on…

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  12. can the laser pointer be permanent optionally

    3 votes

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  13. The search tab is really helpful but sometimes it’s hard to see the highlighted word I am looking for. Adding the ability to change this color to something brighter would be very helpful!

    4 votes

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  14. I believe it would be a lot easier if all colours were linked as this would mean that I don’t have to add colours I like using to the pen, pencil, highlighter, and text colours. I’d only need to add it once rather than twice.

    It would also be good if we could have our own colour pallets similar to procreate as they can then be named, which makes it easier than scrolling through all the colours I have trying to find the colour I’m after as I’ve got so many colours now I’m easily loosing them! It could also…

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  15. Moveability of the virtual page on the virtual background would be a huge banger. Maybe even rotation to fit to the user natural hand allignment on the page.

    Why?

    I ALWAYS have that huge problem on the lower part of every page. Cant access it porperly because of the rim of my iPad. It gets worse with my confuguration because i have heavy duty case (work in industry) which thickens the iPad alot.

    ofc I would have the same problem with normal paper or notebooks.. but we could have that option, right? :D

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  16. Many cross stitchers use Goodnotes to stitch downloaded pdf patterns and highlight the charts(graphs) to keep track of where they are and know what percentage they have completed. Many like to track stitch count (per stitching session and cumulative), so it would be nice if Goodnotes had this feature. Thanks for considering this suggestion.

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  17. sometimes after highlighting a block and making notes on top, you might write something wrong and want to erase only the word but not the highlighter, but the eraser currently only has a "erase highlight only" option, i wish there were an option to "erase pen only" or to have a layering option (erasing only the top layer upon first time erasing the same area)

    4 votes

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  18. 1 vote

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  19. 檔名較長時在修改檔案名稱的時候常常按不到最前面跟最後面,會一直跳出。
    螢光筆希望可以出水平直線功能,不是畫了按住不放才直線,這樣要等很久,而且只要稍微歪一點,就會變成斜直線,要有一個可以強制開啟水平直線的功能。

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  20. Hello GoodNotes Team,

    I use the GoodNotes app daily for studying and journaling, and I’d like to suggest a feature that could make the user experience even smoother.

    Currently, to view two pages side-by-side, I need to enter split mode, which requires multiple steps: pressing the split mode button, selecting GoodNotes again, and reopening the file. While this works, it can be inconvenient, especially for frequent use.

    I’d love to suggest a two-page view that automatically activates when the device is placed horizontally (landscape orientation) without needing additional steps or split mode. This adjustment would allow for a seamless experience…

    7 votes

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