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  1. I love that we can change the colour of files in GoodNotes 6 now, but I really want more options!! Have a file “preset” and add your own button would be great to make it customizable. Make it the same as adding new pen colours, with a button to open up more preset collections.

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  2. I love being able to search for key words, both in text and my own written notes, but would love to be able to search for different types of annotations as well. For instance, I tend to highlight key terms in orange, so if I could search for all my orange highlights in a notebook, that would make it really easy to find all the key terms.

    3 votes

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  3. This would be super useful instead of having to copy hex codes all the time in order to be able to use the same highlighter color on different devices .

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  4. because i use the flash card sets to study for my psychology test, i have ended up with them cluttering the documents screen. it would be nice to have a way to merge them all into a combined flash card stack so that i just study one set and add it to the pile for me to study all at once later in the year

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  5. 3 votes

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  6. I love the idea of having study sets in Goodnotes as it is very convenient. I just want to suggest more features for it like multiple choices, match a with b, sequencing, true or false, and an option to write down the answers for identification too would be very helpful to us students. Thank you and have great one!!

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  7. I draw lots of diagrams. The scribble-to-delete accidentally deletes my diagrams.
    Give us an option to turn it off.

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  8. Introducing a feature that transforms typed text or photo into digital ink.

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  9. I've seen posts asking for a version history function, presumably something similar to what google docs has.

    However, I would like to suggest an edit history function, where I get to see how exactly my document was built/written from the first stroke/text/picture to the last, like that of a timelapse. This would help a variety of users, such as people trying to build a mind map, where they would be able to not just visualize their thoughts, but also visualize the flow of their thoughts. This would also help students in seeing where their last annotation was or when any…

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  10. Ability to read/speak pdfs, notes, etc. similar to other text-to-speech apps (with non-robotic voices). As a college student that takes in auditory information better than reading myself it would be very handy to be able to have papers i upload into goodnotes be read.

    3 votes

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  11. It should be possible with one click from anywhere in the document view to get back to currently open tabs. Currently the only way to do this is to open another notebook via one direction or another. Why not have an option to “close” the document view and bring up the open notebooks?

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  12. Hi,
    I would really appreciate the chance to use a SQUARE-TIP fountain pen like the one available on Apple apps (Freeform, Note,...) after the update to IPadOS 17.
    It would be a real game changer to me. Thanks

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  13. App setting to choose to default the spell check for handwriting to off or on. Then inside a document, the ability to set it to off or on.
    I want to be able to default the spell check to “off” for all documents. Then inside a document if I want to turn it on for that document, allow me to turn it on.

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  14. I love goodnotes but I have a windows OS. Please make a written text to text conversion for windows.

    3 votes

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  15. There are a few key items missing for digital planner users.
    1. Please allow digital planner users to click on hyperlinks in every mode - not just in read mode. Planners are hyperlinked so that we can get to pages quickly. Pressing and holding to open link is not efficient
    2.Now that we have move to front/back can we please get lock in place
    3. Copy and paste in exact same place on another page
    4. Customizable tool bar, more pen options, and more than one text favorite
    5. Get rid of drop down toolbar which decreases the planner space.…

    3 votes

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  16. 1) Review diagrams by annotating on them and compare with the answer side by side

    2) Multiple question choice mode: AI Generates multiple choices for questions from sentences, words or images from flash cards already created.

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  17. Dear GoodNotes Team,

    I hope this message finds you well. I am a long-time user of GoodNotes on my Macbook and greatly appreciate the app. However, during my usage, I have identified some areas for improvement that could significantly enhance the user experience.

    Firstly, I would like to suggest optimizing GoodNotes for Macbook users, particularly with regards to the writing experience. It would be fantastic if the app could automatically detect that it is running on a Macbook and adjust the writing width accordingly. This would eliminate the need for users to manually adjust settings constantly to achieve the optimal…

    3 votes

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  18. The study set is a very nice feature, but it is not fully functional yet. One of my requests regarding the study set is the ability to change the size of the cards. In its current state, it is difficult to use, especially when in edit mode, as the letters are small and hard to read. It would be very nice if this were implemented.

    3 votes

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  19. Next to the voice record button or add page button (for example) instead of having to exit document editing and then go to the main settings menu (esp since it already takes so long for iCloud to sync and it fails often so it needs to be refreshed constantly). This would at least save a little time until the iCloud sync function itself can be fixed.

    3 votes

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  20. The Windows version cannot be used offline. This is not practical, for example, at universities if you cannot access your notes and create new ones because there is a problem with the WiFi.

    GoodNotes should create offline notebooks and sync them online. Like on iPad.

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