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  1. Please allow us to auto-deselect all tools (highlighter, shapes, and lasso). Thank you!

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  2. It's really annoying that text boxes move along my hand when I just wanna edit some contents.

    It would be nice to be able to fix each text boxes, not to move while dragging, editing or sth.

    e.g. when pressing a text box, option for 'fix' and 'unfix' could be possible.

    ((sorry, i'm not good at english.))

    9 votes

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  3. Instead of "Using the Lasso Tool" guide button, you can change that area into toggle-able options for "selecting handwriting", or "selecting image", et cetera. With this way, I don't have to open the context menu from lasso tools, and also, that space will be more useful and UX friendly too.

    Please see my image for referencing.

    9 votes

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  4. I would like to see a possibility to delete a notebook locally and only save it in the Cloud like it is done in Apple‘s books app. This would be helpful if you have a relatively small device storage and many large documents you don‘t need all the time. You could just download them if you need them to look something up.

    9 votes

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  5. Adding the detection of trigonometric functions (sin, cos, ....) with upsetting and stretching function of the shape to represent the amplitude and different frequencies.

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  6. When I write on a pdf I imported, I cannot add lines in the background to make sure I write straight when adding additional notes by hand.
    It would be great to have a filter that simply puts lines all over the document so I can write straight and then be able to remove these lines and only keep my added written notes on that pdf doc.

    9 votes

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  7. Add shapes/polygons that can be adjusted (Squares, Arrows, Circles etc.)

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  8. A toggle that auto-deselects the shape tool after one use, just like the eraser.

    A further enhancement would be turning the whole tool into a toggle, which detects and corrects any shapes if it is turned on. This should ideally work with the highlighter alongside the pen. I understand there might be complications on this improvement, so I put the auto-deselect function in the title, as this toggle will suffice to solve the frustration where a circle would appear unexpectedly while writing a sentence.

    9 votes

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  9. It would be really useful to access Zotero/ Citavi or Mendelay Libraries to annotate papers from those libraries

    9 votes

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  10. Make the Legal paper template available in white background. For printing purposes, I want the background to be white but the lines come out in printing.

    9 votes

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  11. 9 votes

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  12. Now iPadOS has very rudimentary mouse support through the AssistiveTough feature. Perhaps it would be nice to make use of this? Currently, in the presentation mode the mouse cursor is hidden, along with other interface elements.

    While GoodNotes 5 already has a very nice laser pointer feature, this still requires you to be near the iPad. On the other hand, when doing a presentation, the ability to move away from the podium would be very nice.

    I happen to have the Logitech Spotlight presenter, and it can actually move the mouse cursor, when paired with my iPad Pro. So, it…

    9 votes

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  13. can yall make it more similar to like how onenote allows you to create bullet points and overall a better typing experience in the case that i rather type out my notes on my mac rather than put them into word and can have all my notes in a single place.

    9 votes

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  14. Goodnotes used to open to the last notebook I viewed. Now it constantly goes back to the main document screen and I have to find and open the document I want every Time. Is there a way to make it stop doing that?

    9 votes

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  15. I read books in PDF. The editorial margins are usually decided for print publication. I would like the ability to increase the page size to have more space to take notes.

    Thanks.

    9 votes

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  16. I have a lot of files in Goodnotes. Sometimes I want to access them in two folders but don't want to have two separate files. Therefore, please add alias to the file system.

    9 votes

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  17. Presentation mode through wifi (indicated URL in web browser).

    The presentation mode is available through Apple TV and an HDMI cable. It would be great to present the screen of Goodnotes wirelessly to an external screen, such as a digital whiteboard.

    The app "Airsketch PRO" has this feature by typing an indicated URL in the webbrowser of the external screen. Bringing this feature to Goodnotes makes presenting much more flexible. No need for an Apple TV and without a cable you can walk further away from the external screen.

    9 votes

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  18. After a day of meetings, I find myself not remembering to go back to the "action items" (or forgetting the action items.) Would be so powerful if action items were automatically added to iOS reminders, or even if there was a quick manual way (i.e., circle the actions with lasso and have option to create/add to remdiners.)

    9 votes

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  19. I believe work flow would be improved if select and copy is quicker.

    Lets say, leave one finger on the screen and select would copy, doing that with two fingers on the screen would past it.

    The time holding the finger down sometimes makes quicker write the sentence again instead of copying it.

    9 votes

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  20. Your support tools for creating new templates is poor at best. The link to the YouTube video is deleted. The most recent info is 2 yers old!?
    I just want the simple answer to create my key tasks at the top of the page and daily notes below without buying templates on 3rd party sites. You seem to support the 3rd party eco system over providing SIMPLE instructions for users to for their own.

    9 votes

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