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  1. Add the possibility to have more than three standard colors as to allow a faster change in between more than three colors. As I have one "text"- color, I would love to be able to draw more quickly while using more than the other two standard colors that I get to set. Opening the color drop-down menu and choosing one color thus replacing a current standard color is not as fast. There is still space in the top bar for more colors, so that should not be a problem. There could be a tab in the settings that asks how…

    26 votes

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  2. Just add an option to automatically create a new page when start writing on the current page, so combined with the vertical mode, it will be like an infinite scrolling... (I think that will work with the current framework)

    26 votes

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  3. There is currently no indication of the size of the page I’m editing, which makes it very difficult to change the template without going through an annoying trial-and-error dance to make the page size match the existing page size.

    I’d really like a switch to show ruler markings on the edges of the page to check the page size and, if possible, an indication of the current page size (letter, A6, etc)

    26 votes

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  4. Would like to see a wider variety of pen/pencil colour options :)

    26 votes

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  5. Please look at my Suggestions for GoodNotes 5 in the PDF below. My topics:
    - Back button to the currently opened files/tabs
    - More colors in the toolbar
    - Insert geometry templates/shapes
    - Current Bugs

    26 votes

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  6. I would love to use GoodNotes on my Surface Go tablet!

    26 votes

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  7. I tried out OneNote before I caved and got an iPad just to use this app with a planner PDF. But what I did like about OneNote is the two colorful pens it has. That change colors as you write or draw. One looked like a rainbow and the other was kind of like a galaxy colors. Please add some like those.

    26 votes

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  8. Currently, the dialogue box that appears when editing the color of selected text only allows users to select from the 'Custom' section. If users use their own colors entered in as hex values, and save them in the 'Presets' section then these won't be available to them without memorizing the hex codes. Having the ability to easily change the color of text and highlights to user presets would make recoloring documents much easier.

    26 votes

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  9. Im a good user of GoodNotes on my ipad and I wonder if it will be a ver for Win 10 Surface computers?

    26 votes

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  10. If I write an important reminder in one of my Goodnotes books I would like funtionality that allows the option of linking this to a calendar reminder date and time. When the reminder goes off it leaves me a message that links to a bookmark where the remix we originated from in Goodnotes.

    26 votes

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  11. underline for text and more font options

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  12. I LOVE this app. The only thing that irks me is the filing system. Any chance we could get a layout option that would ditch the bookshelf setup and make it more like notability?

    26 votes

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  13. Using OpenAI's Whisper model which is open sourced, Goodnotes can enhance the audio recordings done on the iPad and also feed them through OpenAI's Whisper model for on-device audio transcriptions.

    This will maintain user privacy and provide unlimited transcriptions at the expense of battery life but it would be well worth it to click transcribe and have a textview in a window to the right that is synced to the time. Notability has done this and it looks fantastic.

    25 votes

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  14. Audio Transcripts—the power to turn any audio recording directly into text within your note! Capture every detail and never worry about gaps in your knowledge. Copy, paste, and search within time-stamped text, so you always have the info you need! Now available with Notability Plus

    Notability has just released this feature to the market and I think it's very important to have this function for students or lectures.

    25 votes

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  15. When I type too much text and it goes beyond the bottom of the page, the overflow text doesn't automatically get added to the next page - I need to manually add it.

    Could you make it so that when the text goes beyond the bottom of the page, it gets automatically added to the next page to prevent the need for manual intervention?

    This would allow for a smoother and faster note-taking experience.

    25 votes

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  16. Dear Goodnotes,

    Allow the text to carry over to the next page continuously like in a word document. Where the number lists continue as well. Furthermore, if any new additions where made to a page, the parts that would have previously fit but don't fit anymore can be carried over to the next page automatically. Currently neither the numbers are able to continue, nor am I able to add to a previously page without have notes disappearing.

    I know that Goodnotes is designed for a page to be contained and formatted to a single document, but full page 'typing mode'…

    25 votes

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  17. When highlighting a text you are already able to hit speech and it will be read to you. It would be great if there were speed options 0.5x, .75x, 1x, 2x, etc...
    I am an auditory learner so this would help with all my e-textbooks. It would also be great if you can pause it while it is being read to you, in case you have to get up or move for a second.

    25 votes

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  18. self explanatory, would be SOOO useful as someone trying to use goodnotes to take notes for my asl classes. i feel like this is a very needed feature that people have been asking for for years (i've done an in depth search to see if gif support is possible and found requests for it from several years back)

    25 votes

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  19. Please allow us to embed YouTube videos in our notes.

    Also allow us to import video files and audio files from our device into our notes.

    These features are very important for study purposes. I can’t efficiently go through all of the info that I have to review without being able to make proper use of YouTube videos, as well as video and audio files.

    25 votes

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  20. When I am trying to use the “study flash cards” function, it’s often too small to see, even when I write really large on them. No matter whether I see it on a tablet or laptop. I want a function so i can expand the study flash card window because it presents my flash cards so small and I can’t make it bigger to see it more easily.

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