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  1. Make a note using staedtler S-pen, turn the pen upside down, and use the eraser to move on to the eraser function. However, if you turn the pen upside down again and try to make a note, the eraser function will continue and you will have to press the pen function again every time.

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  2. When using the lasso tool to paste objects, it takes about 1 second for the options menu to appear.

    Since users typically don't stay on the same spot for longer than 0.5 seconds when using the lasso tool to select items, it makes sense to have a shorter wait time until the options appear.

    This would make copying and pasting many objects much faster.

    Thank you for considering this improvement!

    3 votes

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  3. Seamless page is especially crucial for moving images from one page to the other instead of needing to copy and paste if the image is on the wrong page.

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  4. I'd like to transition to using GoodNotes exclusively for studying because of its fantastic study set feature. However, I'm facing a challenge in exporting my flashcards from Anki to GoodNotes. The problem arises due to the presence of pictures and highlights in my flashcards. It would be greatly appreciated if a solution could be found to address this issue.

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  5. After writing down a paragraph in a specific color (lets say black), I would like the ability to select a tool (maybe one that looks like a lens) and would allow me to go back over the words I have already written and change their color to something else (such as blue or red). That way, I would no longer have to erase something and rewrite it in a new color. It is different from the highlight tool because I am not suggesting adding an additional color, rather I am suggesting the ability to change the color of these pen…

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  6. It would be nice if there were an option to type vertically in Japanese.

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  7. I totally love your Full page text typing tool and use it daily. Especially the Cornell Notes template is my favorite to use with it. But unfortunately it takes a lot of effort to move a text box to the height of the text so that it looks nice and uniform. I would like to see a second frame on the left side of the Cornell Notes template in addition to the full page typing frame. This would be very helpful.

    3 votes

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  8. We need support for the new Oneplus stylo in the new oneplus pad, now its feels wierd writing.

    3 votes

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  9. I would like to be able to set a default size of an element going forward. My elements almost always come into the document as huge no matter how big the thing was when I saved it (when using Add Element tool) and I don’t want to reduce file size so they stay high image quality if I do need it at a larger size. I’m usually zoomed in when I add an element to my page so having to zoom out as far as possible and move the element around so I can grab the size change is a…

    3 votes

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  10. At the moment, it is a two step process to return to the normal eraser after using the highlighter only erase.

    It would be much more simple if the pop-up message had the option to disable the highlighter only erase, rather than the current pop-up where there is only the options to go to the settings or ignore.

    3 votes

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  11. When inserting a photo, most of the time I just want it to span from left to right while keeping it’s aspect ratio / proportions. Currently, scaling a photo is scaling it from it’s center. This results in the necessity for several resizes and drags to match the page border left and right.

    I suggest an option to just hit a button in the context menu to scale the picture to a size where it‘s borders automatically align with the page borders!

    An alternative would be to add the option to scale a picture from it‘s corner, rather than it‘s…

    3 votes

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  12. Since we have vertical scroll, i would like to see an option for chapter scrolling.
    For Example: If vertical scroll is enabled (for pages), you can use horizontal scroll for scrolling through chapters. If pages scroll horizontal, chapters could scroll vertical.

    Together with page links - i think - this could be a great boost for structuring notebooks and usability.

    This may include the creations of chapters or - if not possible - using outlines (as "start" of chapters)

    3 votes

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  13. I would love to have an option to select the standard mouse and highlight text on Mac

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  14. 3 votes

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  15. The current version of GoodNotes (5.9.106) uses the default highlighter colour of yellow when highlighting selected text with the "highlight" button in PDFs imported to Goodnotes. It would be great if GoodNotes could provide us options of highlight colour then and there only (just like Apple default PDF reader), as it becomes tedious to select the text using lasso tool and then change the colour. Also, the pdf reading experience will be even worse for people not having an Apple pencil, as the highlight button is a far more accurate method of making crisp, accurate highlights than using finger or…

    3 votes

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  16. On iPadOS, one can zoom out beyond the margins of the given page while in landscape mode. However, the page remains centred and it is quite irking when I am trying to write something near the far right edge. This is exacerbated tenfold in portrait mode; you can’t really zoom out at all, making it incredibly frustrating when writing to the right edge.

    I don’t know why this wouldn’t already be the case, or why this shouldn’t be implemented, but we should be allowed to zoom in and out on our page in both landscape and portrait mode and it…

    3 votes

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  17. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the incredible work you have done so far in providing an excellent note-taking experience with your Goodnotes app. I have been a loyal user for several years, and I appreciate the constant updates and improvements that you make to the app.

    I am writing to you today to request a new feature that I believe would enhance the overall user experience. As someone who frequently uses the Goodnotes app for taking notes, I find that the toolbar on the side of the screen can sometimes take up valuable screen…

    3 votes

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  18. On a daily basis I (and tons of other students) find it extremely useful to take photos of the board the professor writes on and insert said image into my handwritten notes.

    The document scan feature is perfect for this, as it straightens and adjusts the image and makes it more legible.

    Unfortunately every time you use it the scanned image is imported on a new page. An option to insert the scan as a resizable image instead would be perfect. Thanks!

    3 votes

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  19. This would be so helpful, if we could get like a link to our study sets and be able to do them on the computer. Smart learn syncing with the app would be great also, but it might not be possible as its a public link

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  20. Make the flash pen with more clolrs not only the red because red distract attention

    3 votes

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