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  1. It would become much easier to create neat handwriting and notes that are functional and pleasing to look at. A feature in which you can adjust the stabilisation to your preferences and needs (similar to what Procreate offers) would be highly appreciated and helpful, especially to those who struggle with stable handwriting for medical reasons.

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  2. After the latest update which is the addition of voice recording into the toolbar, the brace cursor disappeared. I think the toolbar customization feature should be offered because the sidebar for the pages does not work effectively, especially for large pdf(s) (for ex. while I am looking at page 123 the sidebar stays at page 4). Thus, adding a brace for any page becomes frustrating.

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  3. It appears that we're STILL waiting for this feature.

    It would be helpful to everyone to be able to resize images to exact sizes whether it be my pixel, inches, cm, etc. At the very least we should be able to add images at their original size. When I pull images into my Goodnotes notebook, even if they are the exact same size, come in at all sorts of sizes then I have to resize them manually. This is a big pain and a bigger time waster.

    Please fix this. We've been asking for it for years.

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  4. Use shape recognition to snap to mathematical shapes like summation ∑ or gradient or even Greek letters. To clarify, not to convert to text, but to keep as writing when writing equations by hand.

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  5. While studying flashcards i often realise I've made a mistake while initially making it. It would be so so useful if there was an option to edit the cards while in study mode. Would make the flashcard feature way more efficient!

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  6. Often the auto-sync across device is slow and bad and I am forced to use the computer only because what I just typed on the Mac Goodnotes don't appear on the iPad version until a long while later. Should give a manual synchronisation option (like anki).

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  7. I'd love the ability to hyperlink text or icons within a note to certain sections of a pdf for quick reference.

    For instance, if I am writing a note about a project, I would like the ability to add hyperlinked text or icons, where when pressed, I am taken directly to a specific section of a pdf.

    Of the hundreds of pdfs I have saved in my iphone/ipad, there's ever only about a single page within the pdf that's relevant. If I were able to introduce those pages within Goodreads by hyperlinking text, I'd be able to put into context…

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  8. if I draw a shape, and i want to make another one exactly the same, i have to lasso it and copy it and then paste it. There should be a "DUPLICATE" button that appears when you lasso something and it will automatically copy and paste.

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  9. Drawing a straight line works really well. It would be great if a beautiful wavy line could also be drawn neatly in a similar way. Teachers use this a lot to underline small errors for example.

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  10. It would be great if highlighters worked on black paper just as on white. What I mean is: if I write with black pen on white, the highlighter goes behind the written text, but if I write on black paper with white tint, the highlighter goes over the text. I prefer using the dark theme.

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  11. Creating an interface where you have the option to write down the Flash card answer before checking / comparing it side by side

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  12. Allow the ability to change the opacity of an item after it is pasted within a document

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  13. An option to export Flashcards (2, 3, 4, ... flashcards on one page) as a PDF, so I can study on paper as well.

    Different sizes and option to customize my own size for flashcards

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  14. I would like the 'favorites' feature from Notability implemented along with the additional screen space that GoodNotes has when going into no-writing mode and taping the screen to make the bar go away.

    Basically I want an ACTUALLY full-screen paper notetaking experience with a small, customizable, movable shortcuts bar that can fit up to 5-10 preselected pen/size/colors. Aka, a streamlined (Note Taking Mode).
    Thanks!

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  15. I was blown away when I learned about a feature in the app Inkflow. The name of the feature that I'm referring to is Inkport. Check out this video to see why I think this feature would be incredibly useful in GoodNotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAd23h9RQeU

    This feature would be amazing for note-taking and getting assignments done.
    Imagine that students are given a handout in class with questions that they need to answer. However, the problem is that it's impossible to write the answers next to the question because there is very little space given in the handout. This obligates students to either…

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  16. I frequently go between black and yellow paper templates, depending on class and revisions.

    Rather than having to manually switch the three colors and pen sizes with each template, what if we could assign a preset for a template.

    Ex: each time I open my black squared template, I'd have white/pink/blue colors set at .3, .5, and 1 but if I switch/insert my yellow dotted template, those presets would switch to black/yellow/blue (etc etc).

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  17. The left margin (where the text box begins) is customizable, which is great for indenting on the left side. However, I like to write in two columns, so it would be great if we could also adjust the margin that is on the right of the screen to narrow it to out liking. That way I do not have to continuously move the text box down a line when I reach the end of my column.

    If I’m not mistaken, this is a feature that was on an earlier version of the app and it was super useful.

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  18. The laser pen brush of GoodNotes5 which is tried perfect for Chinese, Korean and Japanese handwriting.
    So it’s really nice to add a pen brush same as the laser pen.

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  19. There are so many times I will write out a bunch of notes and then look at it think it wold look much better if it was a slightly smaller pen size. It would be great to be able to change the size of the pen after you have written using the lasso tool so you are not stuck with what you have written or have to rewrite everything so it's smaller because you changed your mind when it was too late.

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  20. When uploading a powerpoint or PDF slides to goodnotes, it would be really nice if there was the option to make them slide notes. For example: there would be 3 slides per page on the left side then on the right side there would be empty lines to take notes on. Microsoft Powerpoint offers this as an option when printing slides. I believe this would be a great addition for students since most instructors teach off of slides, this way students can add notes without cluttering the slide or having to rewrite everything.

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