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  1. I often annotate books for school and it would be nice if I could search only my handwriting and not the entire text of the book

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  2. Being able to overlay a grid that we can toggle on and off and also move around the page would be helpful for writing straight on pdf documents.

    At the moment, all we can do is add a new page with the grid template. But for writing in PDFs (a digital assignment where you handwrite answers to questions, for example), there’s no way to overlay a grid to aid in writing straight.

    Procreate has a similar grid feature where you can toggle the grid on or off and you can draw on top of it.

    13 votes

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  3. I’m starting a daily journal/diary on GoodNotes and would like to document special events with videos as well as my notes that I’ve written down. I’m writing a new suggestion instead of voting on a previous one because I noticed that quite a few people might like this feature, but I haven’t seen any confirmation that it’s underway. Is this feature I’m the works? If so, what does the timeline look like for us to get our hands on it??

    13 votes

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  4. How about that?!
    There seems to be a bug you didn't fix with your last update for the Mac.
    When we select a text in a page, we have to click somewhere else to deselect it ON THE SAME PAGE IT WAS SELECTED and only then we can select Text in another page.
    Sorry for the Caps, it's for emphasis on the problem.

    Assuming most are working with lecture slides, pages are not really pages but short slides with some text on them.

    13 votes

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  5. This was also listed under "Automatic Action Item" back in 08/19 - but I think it should be considered.

    I have many notebooks (one for each customer). I want the ability to mark written text as an "Action Item" in any notebook (Use the "lariat" tool?) and they automatically get added to an "Action Items" notebook so they are all in one place.

    Each item is listed under a separate bullet and can be deleted once completed.

    Having the option once lassoed to create a calendar reminder / update would be nice, but probably far-reaching at this point.

    13 votes

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  6. Kinda like in procreate, clip studio or photoshop that the line drags a bit, but it helps make the lines more smooth and pretty.

    13 votes

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  7. To avoid ambiguity, there could be a button that creates a resizable box for entering formulas.

    1. For mathematical formulas, it would be great if GoodNotes could recognize special characters such as Greek letters or things like "x" with a bar over it (used to denote the mean of numerical data) or x^a (x to the power a)

    2. For such formulas, GoodNotes should support MathML export. What I mean is, GoodNotes would save both the formula as I entered it, plus the MathML form.

    This feature would be very useful for scientists, engineers, mathematicians and computer science professionals.

    13 votes

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  8. Please add full screen presentation mode.
    Not only during these times of remote meetings, having the possibility to use Goodnotes on the iPad directly is greatly needed.
    Thanks!

    13 votes

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  9. I have a recommendation of note alignment in horizontal.
    The problem is all my hard writhing note there are wasting space on the right (attachment 1). It is caused by my palm is reach to the edge of the iPad. If I fill that space up I need to hand my palm in the air or rest my palm on the table. The process isn’t smooth. Even my small hand in 11” iPad.
    If that possible to user align the note to a side (depends on left-hander/right-hander) free up the other side for palm (attachment 2) instead of now always…

    13 votes

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  10. I’d like to have a functionality similar to OneNote where I can invert notebook background color and my gray scale stroke colors. I like to write notes in dark mode on a dark background, so it doesn’t hurt my eyes. But when viewing or exporting, I’d like it to have a white background and black strokes.

    13 votes

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  11. Have a tool similar to a text box, but instead of typing, it recognizes and converts handwriting like with Nebo. I would like a more efficient way to input text through handwriting then the current system. It is very time consuming to have to write, lasso, convert, copy, paste and then delete the original text. Nebo is very limited in it’s formatting ability, but as an input tool it is a great model for what GoodNotes should be able to do.

    13 votes

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  12. Just make a calligraphy pen please. Noteshelf is better because they have this.

    The writing experience is everything when you use GoodNotes5 all day. I’m sure you guys can change the pen shape easily if you wanted.

    Make it so.

    Thanks

    13 votes

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  13. Im talking like a quick pull coordinates graph, rulers, ability to type equations, make tables, and most importantly a much better shape recognition (it is tough to achieve since GN5 uses vector instead of pixels and this can be solved by making a shape menu that you can drag and drop into the page)

    Also, I would die for a "dublicate" option in the menu like in notability instead of having to copy and paste every single time!

    13 votes

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  14. I'd like to have the opportunity to create Symbolic Links in folders. This feature would let us use folders as an index for subjects comprised by notebooks or other folders without having to duplicate it.

    13 votes

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  15. Just insert an auto-outline function — as given in Microsoft Word — so you can declare a style (e.g. Blue color, 3.5 mm pencil) as a title or subtitle and the written will be added to the outline of the document automatically.
    That would be awesome, I love the feature in imported pdf files.
    Thanks!

    13 votes

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  16. Android is rubbish, please do not waste your resources on Android, focus on iOS and Mac.

    13 votes

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  17. GoodNotes 5 has adopted the use of very small thumbnails, which almost obviates the intent of being able to easily select a relevant page.

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  18. 13 votes

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  19. The handwriting seems like neat, like auto modifying?I’d like a more smooth handwriting style, I write, and GoodNotes just show what I write, instead of modifying it at first.

    13 votes

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  20. As someone who uses GoodNotes for studying Japanese, I would love to be able to attach a recording to a typed or handwritten word with the pronunciation of that word. So when I click it I can hear the correct pronunciation.
    I think it would be extremely helpful for those of us using GoodNotes for languages.

    13 votes

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