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Customer Suggestions for Goodnotes (Apple)

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  1. It would be great if you could select the default highlight color depending on the document you're in, so that if you highlight using the text selection for multiple lines, you can have it in the colour you wish, and not always yellow. It's a bit tiresome to have to change the colour to your own preference every time

    2 votes

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  2. I love the save as default feature, but depending on the document I will use one size or the other. It would be great to have a default font per document, just as you can choose one template per document and do not have to change it every time I write

    2 votes

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  3. Over the last several updates the lasso tool has gotten a delay when you try to select something. It happens when you select something with a small lasso area. Larger lasso areas do not create this delay. I'm not sure if this is intentional, but it's made the lasso tool much less user friendly.

    Here are some steps to reproduce the issue.
    1. Create a line or dot with the highlighter tool
    2. Select the lasso tool (either regular or rectangular) and select the highlighted dot using a small circle
    3. Note that the dot is not selected for up…

    1 vote

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  4. Dear GoodNotes Support Team,

    I hope this message finds you well. I am a daily user of GoodNotes, utilizing it on both my iPhone and iPad for schoolwork. However, I also own a Samsung Fold 4, which I take with me to school regularly. Unfortunately, I’m currently unable to access my GoodNotes files on this device.

    I was wondering if there are any existing or upcoming solutions to allow users like me to sync and access files across iOS and Android platforms. This feature would significantly enhance the productivity of users who work with multiple devices.

    If this isn’t possible…

    1 vote

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  5. I am sad that a similar request had been closed so im trying again: to have the possibility to make a note sheet beside the script but in the same document would be awesome! I struggle a lot with this in Goodnotes, I use the app for all my university stuff and when I go through the documents I always have to insert a clear page and scroll. it would be nice to get some sort of note sheet or postIt beside. That would also be very practical if we want to export all the notes out the document.
    I…

    2 votes

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  7. When viewing outlines, if the name for the outline is long, the user can only see only a few words (around 2-3 words). I wish goodnotes could add a function to adjust the sidebar width on Mac.

    2 votes

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  8. 既存のノートに、スクラップ帳のように画像を取り込んで、その上から文字を書き込む使い方をよくするのですが、その時に、誤タップや投げ縄ツールで取り込んだ画像を選択してしまい、画像が動いてノートがぐちゃぐちゃになってしまうことがあります。そこで、ページ上の特定の画像のみを「編集不可状態」に出来るようにすることで、「取り込んだ画像に対する書き込み」の快適性を格段に高めることができると考えました。ご検討ください。

    2 votes

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  9. Have a button that you can click to return to all open pages when searching folders and say you don’t want to open another folder/document.

    1 vote

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  10. Apparently goodnotes 6 only provides 1 default font type in the "typing section",

    I suggest goodnotes to provide different text fonts in goodnotes, such as "Times New Roman", just like in the textbox feature.

    If this feature of providing different text font is also provided in the "typing section", this would be very useful, as some people are only used to a particular type of font.

    4 votes

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  11. I routinely scan student papers so that I can grade them on my iPad. The other day I accidentally had some papers upside down when they went into the scanner.

    No problem! Goodnotes has the ability for me to select pages in mass and rotate them around.

    However, when grading those papers and attempting to convert handwritten comments to text, I noticed that the conversion gets oriented upside down from my current viewpoint because it interprets that the page was rotated all the way around and so it’s attempting to make sure that the conversion is viewable correctly from the…

    1 vote

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  12. Mostly i make notes with a taken foto as whole page, there is a menu option for that. But the foto is only in goodnotes. It would be very nice when there is a copy in the standart foto library as well. Then I don´t have to take the foto again with the standart foto app to have a foto without any notes.
    Maybe there is an option to choose between storing in the standart library as well or not...
    That feature would help and save a lot of time...

    1 vote

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  13. Sticky Notes
    - Sticky notes should impose text size when resized
    - Text should be stuck on the sticky note and not laying on top of it
    - Allow sticky notes to go outside of a page
    - add a tethering point which can tether a specific point on the notebook, and a spot on the sticky note which will allow for it to be moved while also maintaining its connection to the text

    2 votes

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  14. I am dislexic a PDF read aloud would help so much. (like how adobi arcrobatic) this would help as well as when I am trying to take a brack but would like to keep reading but my eyes may not be able to take any more reading anymore. (part of the reson I love how I can highlight the needed parts of any test book pages I needed with this note taking app.)

    1 vote

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  15. Please add support for more iPad models for audio transcription, as many students use Goodnotes for note-taking. This feature is very useful, but unfortunately, it only works on several iPad models. Not all students can afford to but a new iPad while the old ones still working!!

    15 votes

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  16. I’m working on a university project and need reliable statistics on child abduction cases in Minnesota. I'm particularly interested in recent trends, different types of abductions, and demographic data. If anyone knows of credible sources—like government reports, studies, or databases—that provide detailed info on this topic, I’d really appreciate your recommendations. It’s been tough finding accurate data! Thanks in advance for any assistance!

    1 vote

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  17. I really like the new pencil writing tool, it’s definitely my favorite to write with in terms of smoothness and just what I like for journaling - but I can’t actually use it because it’s SOOO LIGHT. Like its opacity is WAY WAY DOWN. Can it be like an actual pencil?? So I can write with it and actually be able to read it??

    3 votes

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  18. I would like to suggest adding an option to unlock files within a specific folder instead of unlocking all locked documents across the app after unlocking just one. This would enhance security by limiting access to only relevant documents while also providing more control and convenience for users. Thank you for considering this improvement!

    1 vote

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  19. All of the time I want to create a circle and because it's not perfect enough it gets completed to an oval. I would suggest a menu when you click on the shapes tool (like the one when you click the lasso tool) where you are able to enable/disable shapes that get created.

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  20. I want to be able to create arrows with "auto complete", just like for circles and all the other shapes

    4 votes

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