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  1. When using the up and down keys on the magic keyboard for the iPad Pro, scrolling in Good Notes 5 has no smooth animation, but harsh stops. In Safari the scrolling animation is really smooth, and gives a more convenient experience when reading long documents.

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  2. sorry I do not speak english very welll.
    my suggestion is a magic wand tool when cutting out the background of the image. I know you have the free hand option but it is limited and still leaves traces of the background of the image.

    3 votes

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  3. When adding a new document (PDF) to Goodnotes, it would great to check if the document is not already in the library (Apple Books does that already).

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  4. This feature is very limited and has become a nuisance as I write my notes. Notes and Nobility have this feature. Hopefully, this can be incorporated into the next update because this app is my go-to for schoolwork.

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  5. It would be very helpful if you improve the tab option for example: The tabs which are opened out of one folder could be included in 1 Tab like a dropdown list. I have opened lots of pages at the same time From different folders.
    Thank you very much and best regards

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  6. While editing a note on my iPad, there is a row of tab's at the top showing other notebooks. I don't understand how those are sorted. Anyhow, I suggest to sort the tabs by the date when those documents have been edited last. This would be, IMO, the most useful sorting.

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  7. Automatic Evernote backup

    3 votes

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  8. Also, making the highlighters brighter in dark paper? Like making it stay like when you are applying it? Or a bigger pen instead, to use that.
    Thank you sosososo much and keep up the great work, I love it ❤️

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  9. change the mouse cursor when the highligher is activated. When the highlighter is yellow, i can barely see it on the screen. Please change it to something more noticeable.

    3 votes

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  10. For adjusting what should be selected with the lasso tool you always have to open a dropdown menu. This could be done with the property menu on the right. That would be faster and you would see directly, what the lasso tool is going to select before using it.

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  11. I would like to be able to download certain documents to share across devices and certain documents to be a one device only thing.

    Like my planner, id love to have on my phone and iPad, but my school notes, don’t need to be on my phone.

    3 votes

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  12. 3 votes

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  13. I only can write Text from left to right but i need to spin the Text or Figures along lines in the Documents...
    And i can not print DIN A3 - no option to choose that...

    3 votes

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  14. When you copy and paste it paste incomplete because it doesn’t fit in the page and part of it is hidden, it can be better...

    3 votes

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  15. It would be nice being able to scroll pages with page up and page down in GoodNotes on a Mac, just like in any other document viewer.

    3 votes

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  16. I have recently begun using the desktop version a lot more since my 4-year-old has effectively stolen my iPad. I love that I can use the app seamlessly between my devices. However, I have noticed that it is difficult for me, especially when using two windows of GoodNotes, to maintain a natural reading experience. I'm trying to take notes while reading a PDF imported to GoodNotes on the left and have my note-taking notebook open in a window on the right.

    I would love a tool that allowed users to place their cursor within the text of a document and…

    3 votes

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  17. Create "slide" paper option. That creates a notebook where every page is a slide that can be exported as a slide show.

    3 votes

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  18. Please let the lasso tool have a double feature so complicated drawings don't have to be drawn again but just be copied and pasted or doubled. This feature would be a lifesaver for all the students!

    3 votes

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  19. If I select an area with the lasso, e.g. a math drawing such as a triangle , I want to double it sometimes because I often need it multiple times but right now I have to draw it again because there's no feature to double it. So it would be nice to get the 'double' feature on the lasso tool. This is really needed for all students!

    3 votes

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  20. like in procreate app, to do like lettering titles

    3 votes

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