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  1. We need to be able to draw forms with the highlighter on GoodNotes 5 like it was possible with GoodNotes 4.
    Please include this feature in GoodNotes 5.

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  2. I often am annotating pdfs. ppt etc. from another open medbook or rubric. It would be insanely convenient to be able to view the two documents side by side rather than flip back and forth. I understand concept of opening another app but that would be a view only. I may take screenshots from a text using goodnotes but I still have to flip back to the other document to add it to my the other notes. I guess it would be like apple's split view but working within the app.

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  3. If it’s possible in the new version to bring back turning off blue rectangular in auto advance mode while zooming. Maybe it’s possible in the 5th version, but I still can’t find how
    Thank you in advance

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  4. Make it so the eraser only erases a tiny portion similar to how Notability now has partial erase. It would make it so I can do more intricate art in the app itself.

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    GoodNotes has this feature since several years. You can disable “erase entire stroke” in the eraser settings by double-tapping on the eraser icon in the toolbar. By default, it is set to partial erasing.

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  6. When introducing files from Archives App we can no longer import multiple documents at the same time

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  7. I would love the iPad is 13 two slides of the same app to come to GoodNotes. Also I would love a more streamlined pencil for even handwriting that is less wobbly

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    GoodNotes 5.3 adds full support for iPadOS/iOS 13 including the ability to open multiple instances of GoodNotes and pair it in split view. You can read more about the latest release on goodnotes.com/ipad-os

  8. That way, one can have all the important stuff for e. g. a test

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    You can export selected pages in the thumbnail view. Open the thumbnail view (grid icon in navigation bar of an open doc) > tap select icon > tap on pages > tap “export”

  9. Please add the ability to redact (or black out) portions of text. I’d like to email documents to clients but there is often confidential information that needs to be removed.

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    You can change the pen color to black and draw over the sections you want to redact. Export it as a flattened PDF and the confidential information can’t be seen by anyone else.

  10. Please allow highlighter pdf option, which highlits the text itself without “leftovers”, like there may be found on pdf editing apps, not only marker option, as there is today.

    Thank you

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  11. My PDF software (provided by my employer, I don't have a choice to not use it) cannot parse a JPG2000 file (photos taken WITHIN GoodNotes are saved as JPG2000.... if I take a picture with my ipad camera, SOMETIMES, GN will parse this as a regular JPG... but usually it does not.

    This is really frustrating when I export to PDF to share with others in my workgroup, and they cannot see the photograph that I carefully annotated to explain the thing we are working with...

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  12. On mac version of goodnotes 5 - the highlighter is set to freehand. A highlighter with a straight line would be much better

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  13. Being able to have multiple notebooks open at the same time - currently you can only have one notebook open at a time - it would be great if you could have multiple notebooks open at same time

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    In the current version, you can already create a new window using the keyboard shortcut CMD + N or the menu bar item. In the new window, you can open a new notebook.

  14. App for mac just to view notes

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  15. We need an app for Mac OS URGENTLY !

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  16. Set up a folder where all deleted documents will be placed for 30 days

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  17. When open this app, this screen (file attached) happens, and it last quite a few minutes. So it make me miss about 5 minutes of my lecture.

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    Sorry to hear about that. For bugs and problem reports, please contact our support team via support.goodnotes.com. The problem you reported should be fixed by updating to 5.1.7.

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  19. Test

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  20. It would be great to be able to completely get rid of a cover in an existing notebook. I know you can change them, but it doesn't seem possible to remove them.

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