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  1. Currently, GoodNotes does not offer a way to temporarily hide pages without deleting them. Users who want to remove certain pages from view must delete them permanently. This lack of flexibility makes it harder to structure notes effectively and increases the risk of accidental data loss. Enable users to hide pages temporarily without deleting them, providing an intuitive and visually clear way to manage hidden pages.
    How It Would Work
    • A new “Hide Page” option would be added to the same menu as “Delete Page.”
    • Hidden pages would no longer appear in the main document but remain accessible.…

    3 votes

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  2. デザインの仕事をしております。
    その際にレイヤーシート機能があると打合せの際に書き換える必要なく様々なデザインをご提案できると思います。

    他デザインアプリ コンセプト や プロクリエイトにある機能にはなります。

    無料アプリ 自由ノート(freenot)にはその機能が入っているようです。
    ご検討の程よろしくお願いいたします。

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  3. I use the learning sets regularly and it's super quick. However, I noticed a few points that make it a bit complicated to use.
    I would therefore like to give you some suggestions for improvement:
    1. Mark cards: A function to mark certain cards that would be very helpful to find them more quickly (like with QuickNotes)
    2. Search function within the flashcards: It would be really nice if you could search for specific words within the learning sets, like with the documents. With learning sets with over 100 cards and the small preview, it is almost impossible to quickly…

    3 votes

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  4. I would love the ability to customize the aesthetic of the app header. I tend to prefer neutral colors, and there are other apps that allow for color customization.

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  5. I’ve been a dedicated GoodNotes user since early 2021, having chosen it over Notability after extensive research. It was a near-perfect note-taking app for me, and the one-time purchase model made it even more appealing. Over the years, I’ve adjusted to its shortcomings because, overall, the experience was solid.

    However, in mid-2024, as I began my MBA, the necessity of recording lectures became undeniable. But to my absolute frustration, GoodNotes makes this process far from discreet. The recording indicator is blatantly visible—a glaring orange timer that continuously updates, drawing unnecessary attention. Every time I record, people notice and start asking…

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  6. A two-way sync would allow me to synchronize the data over multiple devices.
    This means that a backup on Nextcloud can be restored without the need to import each document separately.

    Additionally, it allows the user to share documents with others and sync any changes made to the document.

    This would a huge productivity boost for
    - students in Germany
    - enterprise users

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  7. When inside a folder somewhere on the screen can you show the file path similiar to windows file explorer so we can simply drag a file to any part of the path rather than clicking the drop down options and then clicking move. Also, the move menu that shows all your files appears on the side when you open a file so you can directly drag and drop would also be great.

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  8. the flashcard function could use improvement. I am unable to bold or even underline my text on the flashcard. I can't even use my pencil to highlight/add notes. There is no way to go from card to card editing without going to the outline each time. The main concern is not being able to bold text in the card since it now all blends in and is not as helpful

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  9. Adding a dropdown menu for folders in the left toolbar, akin to Notability and OneNote's setup, would streamline navigation, especially for users juggling multiple categories of notes or documents

    3 votes

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  10. BUT IT WORKS WELL ON IPAD. FIX IT IMMIDIATELY!!!!!!!

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  11. It would be great to have a feature where double-tapping on the pen thickness icon lets users seamlessly toggle between line styles, such as solid, dashed and dotted. Instead of having to open the context menu.

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  12. I suggest the function of short-answer questions. Currently, I know that there is the function "study set", but we can pass a question despite we didn't memorize it accurately. So, it can be prohibited by make the type of question of "short-answer question".

    More specific form is as below.
    Form of the document is same with the study set. However, the method which it tests us will become "short-answer questions". Only if we write the accurate answer, we can pass to the next question. If we don't know about the answer, click the 'answer' button, then we can see the…

    3 votes

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  13. I’ve noticed that the lengths on the ruler do not align perfectly with the boxes on the checkered sheets. Fixing this alignment issue would greatly improve accuracy and usability.

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  14. Instead of every change in palette or pen type or size to be applied to every notebook, can we have the features same as the last time we used that specific notebook instead of every change being applicable to every notebook? If one had to make an art notebook and a notes notebook then the choice of colours and pen would vary and it's not practical to set everything up again before resuming

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  15. As a student, I often have my uni books in epub format and it would be great to have the possibility to modify/annotate them as we alreadu can with pdf. I know you can convert EPUb to PDF easily, but it doesnt always come out right, so EPUB support would be easier and more comfortable

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  16. Can the edit feature for the elements have the same mechanics as when we move notepads/files?

    Currently we get a teeny-tiny screen, and have to drag stickers individually, and click "done". This makes it really frustrating and time consuming to organize stickers, which sometimes get all jumbled on download.

    It would be better to a) be able to select multiple elements and b) drag them to other collections if we want, c) on a larger or full-sized window, and d) to not have all the work undone when we click out of that window. Basically the same mechanics as the…

    3 votes

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  17. A stamp that dynamically updates with the data and possibly time to stamp onto your note page

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  18. You can not delete the duplication until restart of the app. Then the old picture/text etc. disappears and only appears at the intended place. It‘s really annoying. Also if you zoom in to write sometimes parts of the strokes or dots disappear. You have to either overwrite it to fix it or erase/undo and write again.

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  19. Calculator for math problems or for money purposes

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  20. Please make the transcript available to all users regardless of their iOS device. Why is that notability has this feature available for all users, but your company has this feature only available for certain iOS devices ?

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