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  1. A feature with which I can scan a written sheet of paper, for example. But then the handwriting should be recognized automatically so that I can edit it again. (Erasing, moving and so on)

    3 votes

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  2. I often organize, review, and make comments on multiple large documents that I have imported to Goodnotes. The new comments feature is a great addition, but its value is limited for my use because the pages with comments are not flagged in any way, nor am I able to view all comments. I am forced to either bookmark any page with a comment or add those pages to pdf outlines, which is redundant and crowds up the outlines and favorites.

    It would be very useful if all comments in a document could be viewed collectively in an outline format, with…

    3 votes

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  3. This has happened over the past few days I have seen that iPad Air 5 gets heated my to a certain degree when using it for 10 minutes also its quite irritating as my hands is in that position where the pencil is placed ig its the position of chip where en this occurs same thing happens with the notes app that's why I had stopped using it now its happening in notes app too.

    3 votes

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  4. Create separate moveable toolbar for stamp/element function to easily add commonly drawn things such as shapes, signatures, etc. without switching tools back and forth

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  5. Goodnotes for Mac would be an awesome presentation tool if you could hide the toolbar etc. and just show the content whilst in editing mode. Similar effect to "Mirror Presenter Page" on iPad.

    With the one key shortcuts to change tools and a small Wacom tablet and pen it would be great to annotate PDFs and then move on the next slide.

    3 votes

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  6. Having separate tools active for finger actions and pen actions would save on manual tool switching, thus saving time and unnecessary effort. In my personal case I’d like to able to have a separate tool for my Apple Pen (Pen tool for note taking), then instantly being able to highlight a line just by using my finger, without the effort of manually switching tools. Furthermore, using the finger to select and drag, or place a sticker or image. I know that you can switch between tools with double tapping the Apple Pen, but that is generally reserved for erasing, this…

    3 votes

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  7. Ability to scroll differently for separate documents! I would love to be able to scroll vertically/ horizontally for different documents. Some documents I prefer vertically and some horizontally, but it's a hassle to have to change the direction everytime.

    3 votes

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  8. It is almost impossible to resize images to a desired shape when it just shrink from center point. please, if you don't want to change 1 button resize, at least make its pivot top left corner so we can adjust our images neatly.

    This thing makes me crazy, i have 10 screenshots on a page from iPhone which i must resize and every image is different in size.

    3 votes

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  9. I would like the ability to make larger font sizes.
    Currently, I view a A4 size and I double that so that I can see essentially 2 pages on one page.

    I would like the ability to make larger font sizes. Right now, the largest you can get is 200.

    3 votes

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  10. Currently, Goodnotes only offers automatic backup of files and folders to the selected cloud storage provider. This is useful, but it does not allow for full synchronization of files that are directly added to the cloud. This can lead to inconsistencies between the files stored in Goodnotes and the files stored in the cloud.

    Solution:

    I propose a new feature that would allow users to fully synchronize their Goodnotes files and folders with the cloud. This would ensure that any changes made to files in Goodnotes are also reflected in the cloud, and vice versa.

    3 votes

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  11. I would like invisible notes. Would be great in GN-pages for preseting or teaching. Just an option for a text-field to mark it as invisble in the presentation oder "only visible on iPad".

    3 votes

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  12. Add the ability to program a gesture to rotate pen colors. I use multiple colors for my notes and this feature would save me SO MUCH time.

    3 votes

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  13. I would like to be able to move the divider between the colors and tools to the left to allow a greater selection of colors to be available. I remember this was a thing before in Goodnotes, where the ruler and laser pointer were behind the divider and I could access a greater number of colors and/or line thickness.

    As a user who rarely uses anything past the lasso tool and sometimes the image insert but uses several colors in my notes it would very useful!

    3 votes

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  14. Cycle through 3 (or more) tools/brush with double tap Apple Pencil.

    If you double tap, it will cycle through the last three tools (or more depending on setting choice)
    So for example:
    1. Start from from 'PEN' write something.
    2. Double tap Apple pencil and it will go to 'HIGHLIGHTER', and highlight a word.
    2. Double tap Apple pencil and it will go to 'SHAPE TOOL' and under line some text and draw a box.
    3. Double tap Apple pencil and it's back to 'PEN' and write something.

    This will prevent needing to move the pen up to the tool…

    3 votes

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  15. 3 votes

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  16. When I want to listen to a specific part on my document, instead of skipping through the recording by myself until I find it. I could just click on the text I’ve written while I recorded that part, and Goodnotes would automatically skip to the part and start playing the recording.
    I hope that makes sense, it’s just like notability. I know a lot of people who would switch to Goodnotes if that feature is available.

    3 votes

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  17. A vertical integrated multi-window would be nice for people that write in a vertical position as if it was a piece of paper. Notability's way of doing it is perfect. See attached picture.

    3 votes

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  18. An app that would allow me to view my notebooks and flashcard on my Samsung, no need to edit documents but just to see my full library and view my notebooks in the case that I need to and don't have my ipad on me

    3 votes

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  19. It's great it's now possible to customise the toolbar -- but if you strip it down to only tools you use, it can become very small and is unfortunately centred (so it's less efficient to change tools if you write with one hand and select tools with the other).

    Please remedy this!

    3 votes

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  20. Allow handwriting or text to be rotated, shrunk or expanded with two fingers when selected with the lasso tool.

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