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multiple page view
Please allow users to view two or more pages of the same document side-by-side within a single window, similar to Microsoft Word’s multiple-page view. This would make it easier to see consecutive pages at once without having to scroll continuously.
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stabile elements across devices
Please do find a way to prevent elements from moving around when switching between different devices. It is very frustrating to edit a dokument om my ipad omly to open it om my macbook and seeing that the textboxes and highliting etc have moved in relation to eachother. It makes it very hard to navigate on my macbook, and the contet does not make sense because of this. I am uploading two pictures where one is from my ipad, and the other is the exact same document opened om my macbook. Pleeeease find a solution for this! Thank you.
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Urgent: Full Arabic Support (Lost Subscriptions & Huge User Base)
Hello Goodnotes Team,
I am writing to strongly request full Arabic language support (including handwriting recognition, search, and UI). There is a massive community of Arab users who rely heavily on Goodnotes, not just for studying, but extensively for professional work and business.
I genuinely want to subscribe to the Pro/Premium version right now, but the lack of full Arabic support is the only thing stopping me and thousands of other users from paying. We need to be able to search our handwritten Arabic notes just like English users do.
You are missing out on a huge market of potential…1 vote -
highlight
PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU ! As a medical student, I rely heavily on typed summaries. Please implement a native keyboard shortcut (like Cmd + Shift + E) or holding with your finger ( on iPad) to highlight selected text directly within a text box. This would eliminate the need for manual drawing
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Audio Recording Center
It would be great if we could manage all audio recordings in a single location to optimize space. Alternatively, we could have a conductor on the file page to indicate that a file contains an audio recording, allowing us to manage it if we no longer need the audio.
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File organisation system
I would like to request a more visually structured and collapsible nested hierarchy in the Library, similar to the Subject → Divider → Note system used in Notability.
While GoodNotes currently supports folders and subfolders, the structure can feel visually flat when managing many courses. A more clearly defined nested interface would improve overview and navigation.
Requested improvements:
1. Collapsible parent folders
• Ability to expand/collapse folder levels directly in the Library view
• Clear indentation to visually distinguish hierarchy depth
2. Dedicated “Subject-level” containers (optional layer above folders)
• A top-level grouping system specifically designed for academic subjects
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Variable Page Length
Allow pages to be variable length so that ideas and content can be organized and not limited to print sizes. I use the cornell notes template, and often use the que and summary section to cram in more notes of similar ideas to keep it all together, which is counterproductive in a digital format. Google Docs has pageless scrolling, which is similar, but I do like the notebook format of page breaks when I want a new concept/idea.
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Backup for Pen/highlight Colors
I recently had to delete and re-download the app because of a bug issue and lost all of my saved colors. It would be awesome if there is a way to save or back up pen and highlight colors so that you don’t have to reprogram them when re-downloading the app.
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Problems with highlighting notes in a text box
Whenever you use the textbox tool and type notes, its very difficult to highlight the text. It never works like you would intend it to, and it takes multiple attempts to highlight a portion (either by double clicking or clicking and dragging) of the sentence or paragraph that you might want to bolden. Please make it so that its fluid and doesn't take a lot of attempts to highlight textbox notes.
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Option to undo closed tab and pin certain open documents
I have two similar requests:
I am a private tutor so I usually have a couple of standard documents open on my iPad all the time (e.g. PDF of the periodic table). When I close the app (not minimise) or when I press the x button by mistake, I need to re locate it in my folders. I know I can 'favourite' it but it would be so much easier if there is an option to pin it (sort of like in Safari/other web browsers where you can pin open windows). That way it will always open when I open…
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Larger previews in miniature mode
A function where you can enlargen the miniatures in the miniature view mode would be handy. That way it is easier to find the correct page which you are looking for.
Perhaps through a preview mode for the individual pages, or better: a setting to see the pages in different patterns e.g. 3 pages next to each other, 2 pages next to each other or single page.
This would come especially handy for flashcards as well, as those are very hard to organise in the miniature mode.
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Scroll to current page in Miniature View
As of now, when you open the Miniature View of a Notebook, the pages are shown from the very start.
I suggest an option to either show the current page first or a button/option to auto-scroll to the current page.
Whenever I work with 300+ flashcards and just want to change the order of a card in the miniature view, I have to scroll a long time to find the current card which I am looking for. It's also very easy to miss when you have a large amount of cards/pages, since you only have the thin blue lining of…
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[Apple Widget] Add Widget on Lock Screen
Have the scribble allowed in goodnotes and allow widgets on lock screen!
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Whiteboard mode
Hi,
I’m using a lot goodnotes for math textbook etc…
And when reading those books I create whiteboard for each book wich becomes very messy with time and this is my idea. When the use wants to have a « whiteboard » for the current textbook it creates a whiteboard attached to the book and you can access it only by the book1 vote -
Sync Cached Search Index Across Devices
The Current Bottleneck
Currently, managing a large library across multiple devices introduces a significant friction point: local search indexing.
- The Waiting Game: Opening Goodnotes on a secondary device or setting up a brand-new device requires a lengthy indexing process for all changed or new documents.
- Resource Drain: While downloading the actual PDFs and notes takes time, forcing every individual device to build its own search index from scratch is incredibly inefficient. It consumes massive amounts of battery life and CPU power.
- Screen Time: To make matters worse, the app must remain actively open on the screen until this indexing completes,…
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Recognize and Change Shorthand
A feature like preferences in Google Docs where we can set certain terms / symbols to be recognized auto changed to whatever you want , i.e. you can set “w/o” to be auto changed to “without.”
If not automatically, then be given the option for it to be changed (similarly to the way spellcheck words).
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Turbo sync on same account
I would like to edit a notebook on my Mac and iPad at the same time using Turbo Sync for minimal lag. That way I can use the full size keyboard on my Mac, drop in screenshots from my Mac, and then annotate or draw figures with the Apple Pencil. I was ready to pay for 2 subscriptions to pull this off but because they would both be associated with the same Apple ID it did not work.
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[Apple Watch] Allow Recording from Watch
Please link with the Apple Watch to allow users to record audio/meetings from the watch and then access ai summaries and view notes on other Apple devices. This would make it far less intrusive then recoding with the phone.
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Column View for File Navigation
At the moment, browsing folders requires opening them one by one, which makes it difficult to maintain context within the broader file structure. I would like to propose the addition of a column-based file view, similar to the column view available in Windows File Explorer or macOS Finder.
In this view, folders would open in adjacent columns rather than replacing the current view. This would allow users to:
- See the full folder path at a glance
- Navigate through nested folders without losing perspective of the directory structure
- Quickly move between hierarchy levels
- Drag and organize files more efficiently
A column…
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[Lock Objects] Add Lock Icon to the Primary Object Menu
Please include a lock function/icon in the primary image click hover menu.
And/or even more functionality to be able to “pin” tools nested in the ellipsis (overflow menu) to this primary hover menu permanently as specified by user.
This would save several inputs in order to lock elements, similar to how (once locked) the hover menu populates with a rapid unlock image icon.
Please & thanks.
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