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  1. Please add a type of "streamline" for each pen type that is adjustable so it would fit each individuals needs and wants.
    It would improve handwriting which would prevent me from spending so much time during note taking to go back and rewrite things and it would make the notes that I do write much easier to read. It would make notes more aesthetically pleasing and legible which would save time. It is an easy win win win situation.

    47 votes

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  2. As a developer I would love to have the ability to use markdown on the Mac app for more natural writing flow. And perhaps some more natural Mac feeling when editing files. Like the use of keyboard shortcuts for deselecting a text box (eg. esc)

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  3. Flash cards are too small. On the iPhone, I can barely see the print/diagram and in landscape mode it's nearly impossible. On the iPad, they're large enough that I can make out the diagram.

    The flash card is not taking advantage of the full width of the screen in study mode. It's using the bottom half of the screen to display the answer instead of flipping the card.

    I attached a PDF showing the screens for both the iPhone and iPad. I, also, took screenshots of another flashcard app to compare and contrast.

    47 votes

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  4. Notability - you drag and drop a url in. You can then click on the link and open in a browser.

    Goodnotes - it just copies plain text from the webpage. Urggh.

    47 votes

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  5. Scratch back and forth to erase, like in notes plus.

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  6. Implement an eraser which size it covers gets bigger as erase strokes are faster and bets smaller when the eraser is moved slowly. Thus we can erase quicker bigger area but still have precise eraser when we move slower.

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  7. The shape tool is nice but needs some tweeking/bug fixes

    • shapes should a "first class citizen". Once drawn (or inserted) it should be able to resize, change colour and border thickness. Currently a drawn shape can be scaled and moved but never changed in any other way.
    • sometimes I just want a box but ends up drawing something that isn't 90 degrees in all four corners. I have to undo and redraw and it just kills momentum
    • when I erase hand written text inside a shape and then erase it, I also always erase the background fill.
    • connected arrows. I'd…
    46 votes

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  8. When highlighting notes or docs, I have a system based on the color of highlight.
    Example:
    Yellow - todo later
    Orange - look into further
    Green - Note about dev tools
    Blue - Note about software process

    Would love to see all highlights gathered onto one page for quick reference
    Ability to select highlighted entry and link back to source.
    Filter highlighted entries by color.

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  9. I would love an option for more smooth and streamlined handwriting like in procreate. I use GoodNotes mainly for handwriting and sometimes writing on an iPad can get a little wobbly

    46 votes

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  10. I want to make a digital scrapbook and would love to see some glitter and metallic pens. Microsofts One Note has them but your app is better.

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  11. A streamline feature would produce cleaner writing and a smoother experience.

    46 votes

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  12. Implementation of an ToDo or task list with push notes will be good

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  13. New brushes and allow for the pen to have more options. Specifically streamline. Writing in GoodNotes is disappointing.

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  14. The writing produced in goodnotes is too choppy and not as smooth as the writing produced in the Noteshelf app. Apart from how good your handwriting is, the resulting curves in each handwriting looks more realistic. Please improve the writings produced in GoodNotes so it results in smoother curves and handwriting.

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  15. Would love to have a built-in calculator when studying my notes. I can't open a calculator while in GoodNotes. I can't open two or more apps at the same time with Ipad. It will be of great help. Thanks.

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  16. The ability to save custom text box styles and easily access them (using the text style icon) so that they can be re-used rather than changing the default each time.

    It would be great to use when trying to type out different styles of notes such as for headers or key notes. Take for example creating agenda week headers using pretty fonts and fun colours vs text boxes to note key points during a lecture that must be done quickly and can easily be read. In this example, it would be valuable to be able to quickly switch between different…

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  17. It would be great to sync saved custom colours so that we won't need to make it again after reinstalling app or after installing it on multiple devices.

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  18. Please add Duplicate. Otherwise, we are stuck with Copy, then long click to show the Paste menu, then clicking Paste.

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  19. I’m trying to search for multi-word phrases in GoodNotes on my iPad and the search engine appears to be treating each word as an independent search term. Is it possible to search for the entire phrase?

    Example: Searching for “Looking for this phrase” is apparently translated to searching for “Looking” OR “for” OR “this” OR “phrase” instead of using AND’s or using the actual search text, perhaps in “ “‘s?

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  20. Please include continuous page scrolling which would Really improve and speed up working with the app.

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