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  1. I am partially posting this to see if others are have this issue or if it is just me. I have two 3rd-party "Apple Pencil", one of which I only used once to verify it worked and maintain as a backup in case something happens with the other. The primary one I have used for over a year now with no issues. Since the most recent update at the beginning of October (toolbar was a horrible choice, side note), and more than half of my strokes misregister or do not register at all (best way I can explain it). I…

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  2. 枠線で囲った時にその枠内で特定の色だけを消去することができる機能。勉強中にペンでの記述が重なってしまって見にくくなってしまう時の対処法として。

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  3. リンク設定において、デフォルトの設定が「次のページ」になっているため、不便です。デフォルト設定を「このページ」にしてほしいです。「このページ」に設定することで、手間を省くことができ助かります。

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  4. I truly appreciate the new features introduced with the recent update—they’ve been very helpful. I do, however, have a small request that I believe would make the workflow even smoother.

    Currently, whenever I switch from writing to drawing shapes or lines, I need to manually adjust the stroke width each time to match my pen. This process takes a little extra time and interrupts the natural flow of writing and drawing.

    It would be wonderful if there were an option to quickly set the shape or line stroke width to match the current pen width—or to have a few ready-made…

    3 votes

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  5. My girlfriend studies chemistry, and I would appreciate to have on Goodnotes the ability to draw chemical formulas, and stuffs that can be used for organic chemistry

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  6. Enable all of the preset color options to be “scrolled” through the same way the tool options are.

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  7. I would like to be able to create my own preset of pens/highlighters in different sizes and colors. On the tool bar there could be a pencil case tool that allows you to add different pen and highlighter presets so you easily have all your favorite pens and colors in one place. This would be very helpful when taking notes in class, saves time switching color to color.

    3 votes

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  8. With the new integration of Ai in Goodnotes, I would love to have the choice of Ai making a practice quiz based on my notes/slides presentation pdf you saves in goodnotes. I have two ideas:

    1. Ai makes practice questions based on your notebook and like the flashcards uses spaced repetition
    2. Ai can create a practice quiz, like multiple choice and matching
    3 votes

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  9. I am an engineering grad I do all my notes in Goodnotes the only feature that I need the most is the laser writing gets erased within a second , it would be great if I write as much as I want on the screen with laser and on one “clear all” option all laser writings gets cleared . I tend to do most of my rough calculations besides my notes and it becomes hard to erase my rough with main writing as lines get overlapped , it would be convenient for me to scribble over my notes with laser…

    3 votes

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  10. Hello Goodnotes Development Team,
    This update has caused several inconveniences in use:

    1. The pen and eraser are now grouped under the same category, which makes it difficult to intuitively know whether I’m using the pen or the eraser. I often start writing only to realize nothing appears because it’s in eraser mode. This requires extra attention and disrupts the workflow. I hope the pen and eraser can be separated into different categories again.

    2. It’s great that the shape tool now includes circles and squares, but the original straight line function has become much less usable. For example, when I try…

    3 votes

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  11. hoping for having a notebook of infinite canvases, so it’s easier to jump between canvases and that the organization is less disseminated compared to just folders, similar to onenote

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  12. When choosing the tool , the new drop down bar stays there until you click it again to hide it. Can it be made to auto-hide after a couple seconds of not being interacted with?

    i.e. click the pen tool and the drop down for pen, eraser, pencil, highlighter shows up and takes up more space.

    3 votes

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  13. While attending class, I usually record the lecture and then study again at home by listening to the recording. However, after updating to version 7.0, the following inconveniences have arisen.

    First, the recording bar takes up too much space on the screen. Before the update, it was fixed on the top bar, so it didn’t interfere with the slides. But now that it has changed into a bar form, it can’t be minimized, and it just floats around the screen, which is very inconvenient.

    Second, every time I press the play button, a pop-up window appears on the left side,…

    3 votes

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  14. Up to now there were 2 workarounds to get shapes without borders:
    (workaround 1): hit "Undo" as soon as you draw the border (this was the most convenient/faster);
    (workaround 2): zoom in to erase the border.
    With the new update both workarounds stopped working.

    3 votes

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  15. Possibility to import documents with a margin on the right to be able to take notes on the document during classes on the powepoints of lectures.
    Possibility to add it on our documents like the photo I put please !!

    3 votes

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  16. In previous versions of GoodNotes, when creating a shape (e.g. rectangle, circle, etc.), there was an option to choose whether the shape should be filled or not. This was extremely useful, because sometimes I needed just the outline of a shape, and other times I used the fill color without an outline.

    With the new update, this option is gone. Shapes are always filled, and it’s no longer possible to have only an outline or only a filled shape without a border. This limits flexibility and makes it much harder to use shapes in different contexts.

    It would be great…

    3 votes

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  17. The new feature “White board” was launched, but the default language won’t applied.
    My native language is Japanese, and I set it as a default language.
    However, the default language for “White board” is not Japanese but English, and I need to change the language everytime. I hope this bag will be corrected.

    3 votes

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  18. Coming over from Onenote. I love goodnotes except I miss the organization tree side panel like in onenote. Have a notebooks, sections, and page. Please consider incorporating that feature

    3 votes

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  19. Hello to whoever this may concern,
    Could you folks add an ability add subscripts and exponents easily please!!! also if you could make it very accessible for quick note taking

    I have attached 2 screenshots that depict what I'm requesting for clarity sake

    Thank you,
    Tyler

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  20. I would love to see a dark theme option in Slide Show (Presentation Mode). Currently, presentations are displayed with a light background, which can be harsh on the eyes, especially in low-light environments such as lectures or bedside teaching.

    Notability already offers a Dark Presentation Mode, and it’s extremely helpful for reducing eye strain and improving readability during night study sessions or when presenting in dim rooms.

    Adding this feature in GoodNotes would:

    Make presentations more comfortable on the eyes.

    Improve usability for students, educators, and professionals who work at night.

    Keep GoodNotes competitive with similar apps.

    Suggested Implementation:
    A…

    3 votes

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