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  1. This option to have lasso tool to be able to copy, paste, and move existing text, images, graphs, any visuals that are important would be simply amazing.

    430 votes

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  2. 425 votes

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  3. Rectangle professional looking highlighter. Like in microsoft word, adobe acrobat reader or apple books.
    Current one looks unprofessional with business or legal documents.

    396 votes

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  4. Be able to modify on mac pdf and sync back to app.

    396 votes

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  5. It would be useful to have a grid or lines that float above the paper, but are not saved with a PDF. As it is now I use the graph paper template to write on. It helps keep my writing straight and makes it easier to draw lines and boxes. But I’d rather that my audience not see the grid. A better solution for me would be to use the plain paper template but with a grid I can turn on and off as needed. The grid appears on the iPad but is not visible on the AirPlay output.

    391 votes

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  6. 385 votes

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  7. Add a streamline option for the pen/pencil/marker tools similar to the streamline option in Procreate. That way, those who write in cursive won't have as much trouble with shakiness & therefore there wouldn't be any "jerky" lettering.

    368 votes

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  8. We need to be able to have continuous scrolling in this app. And I get super annoyed when I have to do 10 things to select and move text. It goes under the GoodNotes pages because they are hard page breaks. Please fix soon!!!

    367 votes

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  9. I’d like to suggest that GoodNotes add an auto-refine or handwriting smoothing feature that subtly corrects small imperfections in handwriting without changing the user’s natural writing style.

    Currently, when writing with the Apple Pencil using the ballpoint pen, I’ve noticed that the strokes sometimes add unwanted flicks or extra lines at the end of letters, which makes the handwriting look less clean and natural, this is extremely irratating as on other app my handwriting doesnt appear to be like that. Even with the stability setting at zero, it still happens, and it disrupts the flow of writing, especially for users…

    342 votes

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  10. The application currently faces challenges in providing smooth translations of text. Regrettably, I require the translation feature for several slides. Therefore, I will need to transfer the slides and certain texts to an alternative application in order to facilitate translation. I sincerely hope that the translation functionality will improve in the near future, with the inclusion of the Arabic language as well.

    329 votes

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  11. Feature Request: Shared Folder Collaboration with Real-Time Updates

    Dear GoodNotes Team,

    I am a teacher who relies on GoodNotes daily for lesson planning, organizing resources, and collaborating with colleagues. While I truly appreciate the powerful tools GoodNotes offers for handwriting and annotation with the Apple Pencil, there is one feature that would greatly improve collaboration for educators:

    The ability to share entire folders with colleagues so that multiple users can:

    Add new documents to a shared folder.

    Write on and annotate shared documents using the Apple Pencil.

    View and access changes in real time, including edits, new notes, or added…

    322 votes

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  12. It would be awesome if different documents could remember the pen options for each of them. This feature was available in GoodNotes 4, but I was shocked that it disappeared in 5. I usually need to switch between several documents each requiring a different pen size/color, and I almost went mad after typing the desired pen option for 100 times because it was not remembered for each doc. I have been bearing with Goodnotes 5 for half a year, and I will probably switch to Goodnotes 4 if this simple and useful feature is still not implemented.

    312 votes

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  13. Integration with onenote

    300 votes

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  14. The tool similar to the one they have on word ( either the remove background, or set to transparent tool) for images… because I love to make aesthetic notes and it is so time consuming having to manually remove the background on images of third party tools and then import them into my notes

    287 votes

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  15. Add an option to change the paper template throughout the whole notebook, so that in the end every page will have the same background with one simple tap.

    286 votes

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  16. A eye dropper for the pen and high lighter because a lot of people use this app to study or for calendars (including myself) and some people like to group things with high lighters or underline and it’s pretty hard going back and checking if you got the right color or if it’s slightly lighter or darker especially with the highlights

    280 votes

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  17. More languages like Hebrew

    280 votes

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  18. I know that the Mac App hasn't been updated recently, and there isn't an app for PCs yet.

    Why not instead make a web app that will allow you to log in through your Apple ID or "GoodNotes code" (something that is generated to all GoodNotes users), so that both Mac and PC users can use it?

    278 votes

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  19. It would be very helpful if we are given the ability to select several images and import them all at once. This will save time and it will make it easier to work with projects that require a collection of photos. One way I would use this is to upload multiple pictures into flashcards. I think it would also be great for journaling. A feature like this will help speed up my workflow. It is a nice productivity feature.

    My workflow would be much more efficient if I could multiple images simultaneously instead of individually, since I work with images…

    275 votes

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  20. Ability to recognize typed text and handwritten text in png or pdf when importing documents or handwritten notes in pdf from another application.

    272 votes

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