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  1. When I switch from the document editor to the view of the structure, I would like to see at once the line in the structure which is equal to the page in the document, which I am about to edit.
    In the mini-page-view this works already. In the structure view of the document, I miss it.

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  2. The current smallest eraser size is still too big to make fine adjustments. I’d love to see the ability to set a custom size, like with the pencil.

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  3. It would be nice if there is a stabilizer like in procreate

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  4. You should be able to draw on study sets. For example I am using a picture as my question for the study set, but want to highlight/mark or even point to a specific part of the picture. This change would have lots of applications

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  5. The existing shape tool uses a "draw and hold" feature to automatically recognize shapes. While useful, this can lead to incorrect shape detection, especially when drawing quickly in time-sensitive environments like college lectures. The tool may select the wrong shape, causing frustration and slowing down workflow.

    Implement an option to pre-select specific shapes (e.g., rectangle, circle, arrow, straight line) before drawing, similar to the shape selection tools available in Microsoft OneNote or Word. This would allow users to choose their desired shape in advance and draw it more quickly and accurately without relying on the shape recognition feature.

    By giving…

    11 votes

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  6. I think many people here agree the app does most of what you’d expect from it, but not everything.
    In my opinion, one of the biggest drawbacks is the lack of precise, accurate document editing tools… im saying, for example:
    - Rotation and resizing; lemme expand. First of all, make them separate. i dont want to change the size of something accidentally when resizing it, or vice versa. moreover, the option to do so its very tedious to reach, everytime, as it means lassoing everything, holding, clicking resize. its not practical, and the option to not change line thickness but…

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  7. I want to be able to shift a document beyond the paper’s edge. I’m not always writing at a desk, so I’ll have no hand support when I get to the edge of a page. If I could shift the page’s border towards the center of the screen, I could use the iPad as a hand brace and better utilize the whole page.

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    • the duplicate function and the ability to move things through pages… you can move things through pages only with the lasso tool. So ,for example, when you duplicate something you can’t immediately move it in another page because isn’t selected with the lasso tool.
    • Typed text (function between handwriting and audio): Create a to-do list, a toggle list) (as with Notability).
    • Free text field: create squared/lined/dotted text field backgrounds (as with Notability)
    • Automatic dark mode, which, for example, automatically adjusts the font to the dark / light background (as with Notability)
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  8. Currently on the Windows version, you can only export the entire notebook. For a student with a notebook containing 100 pages of homework, this can take a while, then I have to re save the PDF with just the pages I need to turn in. Please make it so I can select one or a couple of pages and export that group.

    2 votes

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  9. App version: 6.3.61

    After editing, the back window shows Google drive backup error code 403, but the documents were uploaded successfully.

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  10. The ask Goodnotes feature has so much potential but is so limited in his uses right now. Multiple studies show that infos hold longer to memory when you tried to retrieve them. That is the case even if you didn’t know the answer at the time of the question. If we could use the Ask feature to create multiple questions on our document it could be so beneficial. Right now the fact that you cannot chose a segment on which creating questions or ask the app to create more is a shame.

    2 votes

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  11. I wished I could insert equations into my flashcards in the text part. Just like how I would insert an equation in LaTeX... Since GoodNotes allows to convert handwritten text to LaTeX equations, it would be nice to insert the LaTeX code directly into the flashcard for studying formulae.

    6 votes

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  12. Hi, I feel like this should be relatively easy to implement since we already have the audio recording option. But I would like the option to also upload an mp3 and take notes alongside it. If you are like me sometimes you will have to miss lectures for meetings and other projects. It would be awesome if I could upload the lecture audio mp3 and take notes with it instead of having to rerecord it through my ipad microphone.

    4 votes

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  13. ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED !!!!
    Everytime i export a document, the highlighting is a layer over the text i write when on the actual document, it goes under the text. PLEASE

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  14. Currently, if you’re recording in one window and want to open another document, you can’t without stopping the recording or without having the windows open before you start recording.

    Options for this:
    1. Add a quick note switcher or something like that so that you can easily open another document as a new tab.
    2. Allow the ability to open a new window of the app. Currently if you try to open a new window, it’ll automatically switch to the note that is actively recording.

    Use case: recording a lecture in your lecture notes and opening a textbook or another…

    2 votes

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  15. With the new apple pencil pro, integrate the option to squeeze to erase and then when you stop, it goes back to your previous tool. I believe this is a new feature in notability.

    4 votes

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  16. Being able to have colors that are saved per notebook would make it a lot easier and clearer what topic you’re noting. For example, if I use red in English but change the preset to green in Science, it would make sense that those colors stayed in their own presets in each notebook.

    2 votes

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  17. A feature that automatically makes your handwriting look neater and smoother

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  18. Could Goodnotes use the free LAMY iPadOS SDK framework to support all LAMY safari note+ features?

    Lamy is a well-known pen company that recently released an iOS-compatible digital writing stylus, the safari note+, named in part after its iconic fountain pen of the same shape. This stylus features two assignable buttons in addition to pressure sensitivity, palm rejection etc. on apps that support it. Goodnotes does not support those features currently.

    Under a list of recommended apps (Goodnotes included) LAMY calls out that other app's developers could support the safari note+'s features using the free-of-charge LAMY iPadOS SDK framework. Given…

    16 votes

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  19. The hover feature is a distinguishing feature of Apple Pencil 2 & Pro. It’s great that Goodnotes utilizes hover within the main writing space — BUT, when using the zoom box option, hover disappears. Hover is a necessity for me, making the zoom box a non-option as of right now.

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