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  1. When annotating an image that I imported onto the note, it would be amazing that if/when I move the image that whatever I wrote would move with it as if I wrote on the actual image itself. Currently, I could use the lasso tool but that seems very clunky for such a smooth interface such as Goodnotes

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  2. Please bring back the undo and redo buttons in the macOS version of Goodnotes. It is dearly missed by this teacher that uses Goodnotes for instruction.

    3 votes

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  3. The infinite canvas currently does not export as a searchable pdf file. When we export the file, it works like a picture which gets pixelated when we zoom
    So it would help a lot if we could search handwriting and text within the infinite canvas

    3 votes

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  4. Please bring back the ability to erase the outline while keeping the shaded fill after using the “hold to perfect shape” feature. It was super useful for creating clean shaded boxes and diagrams. A toggle to separate fill and outline would be amazing!

    3 votes

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  5. GoodNotes feels very slow and outdated when it comes to the slow animation when clicking on folders. Instead of feeling snappy and responsive the long animation leaves me feeling sluggish.

    The same goes for when I open the page view sidebar and the search sidebar. These slow opening animations are outdated and make GoodNotes feel unnecessary sluggish when compared to Notability’s snappy, simple animations.

    3 votes

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  6. Having to press the icon twice instead of once to use a tool is time consuming. I need to take lecture notes and switch between tools quickly. Another way is to make a shortcut bar for tools with specific settings.

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  7. I import a lot of older books and text images from classes, but in order to use goodnotes AI, the words in the imported PDF need to be actual text.

    MacOS does it well in preview, but I can't export it as embedded text from the image scan, so I'll have to resort to janky online tools that take forever to read the images then ultimately import it again to goodnotes.

    I've seen some occassional messages from the AI sidebar asking if it can read it, but it never does and the message is sporatic anyway. How can goodnotes read…

    3 votes

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  8. I’d like to suggest that GoodNotes add an auto-refine or handwriting smoothing feature that subtly corrects small imperfections in handwriting without changing the user’s natural writing style.

    Currently, when writing with the Apple Pencil using the ballpoint pen, I’ve noticed that the strokes sometimes add unwanted flicks or extra lines at the end of letters, which makes the handwriting look less clean and natural, this is extremely irratating as on other app my handwriting doesnt appear to be like that. Even with the stability setting at zero, it still happens, and it disrupts the flow of writing, especially for users…

    3 votes

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  9. Please add 3-5 types of text styling so we don’t have to change font size between planners. Attached is 3 different text styling from notability.

    3 votes

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  10. Please remove this ridiculous toolbar.

    The toolbar is an essential place to find your tools - The way you could customize it was just great - Also it did not hide content behind a floating thingy.

    Your decision to hide the ruler behind another tap (And just not allowing us to bring it to the front) is another miserable choice. How dare you?

    3 votes

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  11. Previously it was great. Now I have to select separately whether I want to switch between the two. Remove the audio option and bring back the bookmark option instead.

    3 votes

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  12. I use iOS and Android both.
    Please rollout FooNotes cloud sync for me.
    Please

    3 votes

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  13. 设计的越来越麻烦又没必要了,文字输入找半天找不到原来是框选有神秘小开关,框选框着框着有回到文字,神秘小巧思发力了别让ai给你当设计师了,再改那些细枝末节试图成为notability的样子你看人家理你吗,再单相思一个试试看。明明点一下能解决的事情现在多少个都要找半天点好几下,搞出来这种东西的设计师大学没少用chatgpt吧。找个写反馈骂的地方都没有,如果你和notability是宿敌你大概是输得很彻底的小受受!

    3 votes

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  14. With the new update the font size is capped at 100 which for larger documents is still too small. Please let us insert whatever size we want like before.

    3 votes

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  15. Hi, I used to make filled rectangles without borders in GoodNotes, but after the latest update I can’t find how to do it anymore. I’ve tried using Undo and even the eraser, but I still can’t remove the border line.

    3 votes

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  16. Choosing pen tools but it keeps going to eraser.
    The mode that wrap annotations (pen, editing, writing) in one place including eraser is someone troubling me.
    When used lasso tools then change to pen, it keeps getting to eraser before pen. When it wasn’t merge before, I can manually select pen then it’s pen.
    Now when I select pen, it goes to eraser.

    I want it to be pen first when I choose the category.

    3 votes

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  17. When I’m writing with my apple pencil I’m constantly accidentally activating the paste, zoom, comment, link long press menu with my fingers, I never use this menu, so I think it would be helpful to be able to disable it in the palm rejection settings menu.

    3 votes

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  18. If you use for example the new forms and switch to the rubber by tapping your Apple Pencil and then you open the Pencil Menu, the rubber is selected.
    I would prefer the rubber as an independent tool like the powerpointer.

    3 votes

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  19. In the new goodnotes 7 update the shape tool does not do sharp right angels and the draw and hold feature does not give perfect right angels so they should add this as a feature where your able to choose on a "natural shape" or a "precise shape" and when you try and draw a circle it does not give you an option on if you want it at an angle anymore this also goes for a trapezoid if you want a trapezoid and you use the shape tool or the hold feature it gives you a rectangle. So in…

    3 votes

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  20. I echo this like other users did before. Math can be very messy especially with lots of questions. When you have to screenshot a question, you need to do a full 4 actions sequence to get a pasteable screenshot. If we can have a select copy paste screenshot this would be a killer-feature !

    3 votes

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