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  1. two-way sync option for google drive where deleted files on the app will also be deleted on google drive. Upon the google drive sync, folders that I have moved or deleted were still there

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  2. I need to be able to select text on my mac desktop goodnotes application.

    My workflow:

    I'm writing many papers for school, and do all my research on my mac, downloading pdfs. I then upload all the research articles on my goodnotes 5 for mac application, after which i use the ipad goodnotes 5 application to read, annotate and highlight the papers.

    Examples of copying text from the mac application:
    * When i'm writing my paper, I sometimes have to manually enter the reference into Word. I have to do this by hand and can't copy and paste.
    * When…

    32 votes

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  3. Add the option to make the selection tool rectangular to make it easier and faster to select things that do not overlap with any other elements. Would also make it easier to crop out things e.g. from a Powerpoint presentation.

    Something similiar to the selection tool from Notability

    32 votes

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  4. Right now, we can scroll through the pages (vertical scrolling) only using our fingers. It would be awesome if we could scroll through the pages vertically by using the apple pencil on the non-page areas (the grey areas on the side of the page). Thanks!

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  5. 希望能在大纲页面增加自定义大纲层级,否则所有的目录都平摊出来,看起来结构性不强,也不方便翻阅。

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  6. In the latest update to Goodnotes, the shape tool doesn't easily create standard shapes, especially rectangles/squares. E.g., if the shape is drawn too quickly and the corner points are not even, the resulting shape is an irregular four-sided polygon instead of a rectangle with 90 deg corners and parallel sides. I would imagine the need for rectangles is much greater than irregular four-side polygons. Otherwise, fantastic product that I've recommended to anyone considering a tablet for note-taking.

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  7. This is an amazing feature notability has that is extremely welcome and needed in Goodnotes. The text function in goodnotes is flawed and if you don’t use the default 24 point, you are completely out of luck and text doesn’t line up with the spacings

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  8. It would be great to have it as it was in goodnotes 4.
    It aus uncomfortable to switch tools only in the upper toolbar while writing in the zoom window

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  9. I like the toolbar at the bottom because it's easier to change between pen, eraser and highlighter like that. But, when the toolbar is set to bottom, the zoom window moves to the top of the screen, which is more or less unusable. Please keep the zoom window on the bottom or maybe put the full tool bar directly on the zoom window.

    32 votes

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  10. I know these are for a single complaint, however, the entire update is the issue and the app would be better reverted to the previous version.

    This has been the worst update in a long time. First and foremost, the bookmark feature has been absolutely stripped on confidence and essentially ruined. Using the new text boxes is a nightmare - the new editing tool the sits next to the text box simply obstructs the document, is clunky, and makes editing the text boxes infinitely more difficult. Also, there is no longer the ability to use apple’s native ‘look up’ feature…

    31 votes

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  11. Coloured Tabs would be great.
    I have many goodnotes files open, many for different subjects. If I could colour the tabs, I could more easily distinguish betweens subjects and more quickly find the subject I am looking for.
    For example: my thermodynamics folder is red. Notes to my thermodynamics lecture could corresponed to a red tab by default. Homework for thermodynamics, that are also in the red thermodynamics folder, could also have their tab colour switched from red to pink (similar colour, different purpose).

    31 votes

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  12. There is a free hand highlighter tool, but it makes highlighting multiple lines of text tedious because it requires dragging across each line of text in a paragraph.

    However it is currently possible to press and select text and then tap on the "highlight" option in the menu that appears. However, this requires using a finger and is not possible with a stylus. It also requires multiple steps to accomplish.

    A better solution (and one that other apps have) is to have a separate tool that the user can use to only highlight text. Ideally, the user would be able…

    31 votes

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  13. it would be great to adjust the highlighter opacity

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  14. Images and screenshots should also be read for text. Screenshots are often taken of slides and put into notes- but all of this information is excluded when searching words.

    31 votes

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  15. In many cases when using the text box option I can adjust the line spacing and font size but the more I type the less the text actually stays on the lines of the page. So far, the only way to deal with this issue is to create multiple text boxes when the text starts to drift away from the lines. In most cases, I like to text for the full length of the page and it's difficult when even the line spacing doesn't actually stay consistent.

    31 votes

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  16. The current highlight tool adjusts its position based on how user draws the line. However, lines drawn manually may not perfectly align with text from the PDF file, so the inconsistent gaps between different highlights may look awkward and ugly.

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  17. Currently resizing an image proportionally resizes from the centre. Often when trying to resize an image to the same size as an existing one it is convenient to line up from the corners, but as the resize feature stretches the image from the centre it becomes inaccurate and difficult to guess the relative size of images

    31 votes

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  18. I am missing the feature to covert handwriting to formula, such as integrals, partial derivatives, greek letters and so on.

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  19. It would be great to have pentagon, hexagon and other shapes recognized.
    Like a chemisty mode in GoodNotes.

    31 votes

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  20. It will be perfect to be able to change the laser color in the presentation mode as sometimes it is not possible to point red objects with red laser pointer

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