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  1. PLEASE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH RTL LANG such as HEBREW!!! PLSSSS

    I am a student for medicine and we are a lot in my class using iPad pen really love this app and wish it was coming in HEB support i know that it require DEV time and support however it can be really helpful specially cause of studding from home during corona time,
    also in terms of number of users it will push over students to use IPAD in class due to the option to share notes!!! PLSSSS HELP

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  2. add a link / hyperlink to the document

    Being able to add a link / hyperlink to the document where you can directly go to youtube would increase the workflow.

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  3. Preserve outline in PDF during automatic backup

    If you export a single document as PDF and set the setting to "Editable", the outline is preserved. The PDF's which are created by the automatic backup (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive) do not contain the outline, because they are saved as "Flattened". Please add an option to automatically save the documents as "Editable-PDF" in the cloud.
    Alternatively, an option for a one-time backup of the whole library in GoodNotes to "Editable-PDF" would be a great option. At the moment the option "Backup Data" can only be used to create a backup in the Good-Notes file system.

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  4. Windows compatibility!!!

    Please consider making available on PC, there are very few note taking options for students aside from OneNote which is extremely glitchy. I've heard such great things and I'd love to be able to utilize it.

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  5. End-to-end encryption for document sync (even with manual transfer of the password)

    To use GoodNotes in a company environment and to process confidential data, encryption of all data transfers is a must-have.

    Use a standard strong crypto implementation to encrypt all data send via internet to BackUp or sync servers.

    For me it is OK to enter the (strong) password on each device every time or to store it locally on the device. But the data on the external servers should be fully encrypted.

    The system should be well documented and certified by external IT security experts.

    43 votes
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  6. Fullscreen Mode with annotate/writing option

    It would be useful to be able to edit a document while being in fullscreen mode.
    Having some kind of guesture or small button to toggle the fullscreen mode in that case would be great. As of now there always is a menu bar displayed on the top.

    43 votes
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  7. add smoothing for curves

    like in illustrator when it automatically smooths curves. i am in organic chemistry and drawing a lot of reaction mechanims and everything looks stellar except for my shaky curves

    43 votes
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  8. Allow background template colours to be changed

    There are lots of comments regarding different colour templates. It would be great if the background colour could simply be changed whilst continuing to use the same template format. Either that or include a spectrum of colours for each template design so changing the paper template doesn't affect the notes already taken.

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  9. Allow two-page display when the iPad is horizontal since sometimes I want to refer back to the previous page.

    There is enough space and resolution for dual pages display.

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  10. Stamp

    I love the app! It's the best Notes app ever. I would like to have a stamp function. For example with a logo and a signature, which you can insert and design yourself. I complete a lot of pdf's sent out and must sign this and stamp. As a stamp, I always add a picture of the additional function. Goes, would be with the function however much easier.

    43 votes
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  11. Add calendar for reminders, alerts, BFs related to each doc for follow up

    Good notes doesn't provide the option to put a time/date reminder to each document so you can then follow up. Or, to include specific actions/reminders. Integrate a calendar.

    43 votes
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  12. Custom Toolbar in zoom window

    It would be better to be able to edit the toolbar in zoom window. For example, adding more colors option or adding an eraser button etc.

    43 votes
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  13. Adaptive Dark Mode

    Similar to Collanote, it'd be cool to be able to have a toggle for a smart dark mode where the paper colour would adapt to dark or light mode and the text over it would change accordingly (colours would lighten and white would become black). Many of us like printing notes, so white paper is essential but when in the dark, we prefer to reduce eye strain by using dark mode, and being able to adapt the paper colour would just ease this issue significantly.

    42 votes
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  14. Accessible reading ruler

    I love GoodNotes, and it's been a lifesaver with returning to grad school. I use it for all of my reading, which is all digitised this term, but as someone with a reading disorder, I would love if there was a way to turn on an accessible reading ruler, ideally with an adjustable size and colour overlay.

    42 votes
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  15. Sort by highlight color

    Please add a feature where I can view all of the phrases/sentences I’ve highlighted in a particular document, sorted by highlight color and arranged by page order. Preferably exportable into a PDF file. It would be very useful for students like me. Thanks!

    42 votes
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  16. Outline Side View

    So far so good!
    I’d like to see a new layout implemented. I’m sure most users use Outlines to organize their notebooks so it’d make perfect sense to have a fast way to access the outline of the notebook without having to press on the four Rectangle button and then click on Outline (when being in thumbnails or favorites).
    So my recommendation is to have a button to directly show the notebook outline, since I’m working a lot with lectures slides and I have one notebook for each course. The placement of the button could be near the title on…

    42 votes
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  17. Full typing capability like a word processor

    Would be great if the textbox function did more to convert the page to a full word processing document rather than being restricted to the paramaters of a word doc. This would mean automatically going to the next line when typing, font/formatting automatically adjusting to the page template (i.e. actually typing in the lines when I'm using lined paper instead of me having to resize the box and font to try to get them aligned), adding strikethrough and other functionality, etc. Especially for goodnotes desktop! This would completely eliminate onenote for me if I could markup pdfs and take handwritten…

    42 votes
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  18. Google Chrome Extension

    It would be great if you could add an extension for google chrome where by you can 'send' something to your GoodNotes ios app.

    For example.

    In am currently researching for a large essay. I use chrome on my PC and GoodNotes on my iPad Pro. I would LOVE to be able to look at a PDF, or a section of website and 'import' this into goodnotes in the same way you can do if using chrome on the iPad.

    Currently, i have to find something i like, then 'send' it to chrome on the iPad, then open chrome on…

    42 votes
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  19. Toolbar customization

    I would like more customization options for the toolbar. For example, instead of having only three colors shown for the pen and then having to change those three colors, give the option to have more colors present at any given time. Same for highlighters. Another option would be to be able to have preset pens and highlighters present at all times.

    42 votes
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  20. Import EPUB files and the ability to take notes on them

    Import EPUB files and the ability to take notes on them

    42 votes
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