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  1. outline structure

    Structure for outlines
    Though adding pages to outline is a great feature, Goodnotes will be more convenient if we can have some simple structure for outlines such as a Chapter-section-subsection structure, which makes both pdf reading and handwritten notes much better organized within one notebook instead of creating multiple folders.

    102 votes
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  2. Right to left support

    Please add right to left for auto advance so we can right in Arabic language.

    102 votes
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  3. Have a way to make links clickable...both in imported pdf files and on links we copy and paste into our documents.

    We should be able to go to links (hot!) in our browsers. The attachments: in the first one, I've copied the link to the source document. If link us live, I can go to my source document to click on links there (this would be the minimum). In the second attachment us the entire pdf with all its highlighted links....which currently go nowhere. We should be able to click on all of these and go to those links.

    102 votes
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  4. Hi, its a great app. If can make the writing continuously also goes from right to left not just from left to right

    My language is arabic, we start writing from right side goes to the left
    The writing continuously is a great technique but it just good for whom is writing from left to right

    102 votes
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  5. Expandable folder/file list

    If there was one thing I could change or add to it would be the library view, I don't particularily like the virtual bookshelf that so many apps use. I'd much prefer a simple expandable folder/file list, ideally sortable on file name and revision date.

    101 votes
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  6. Translate/add the Swedish language

    It would be fabulous if you could add Swedish to language. I can surely help with translation if needed.
    Best regards,
    Kattis

    100 votes
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  7. Implement Apple Touch ID

    Please allow touch ID (or face ID) to secure the documents made in the GoodNotes 5 app.

    100 votes
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  8. Selective iCloud Sync

    I would like to choose which notebooks / documents get synced through iCloud. I have plenty of documents on my iPad that I don't want to have on my iPhone. Things like PDF manuals or PDF presentations that I just can't use on the smaller iPhone screen.

    100 votes
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  9. Add rich text formatting

    GoodNotes provides the best handwriting experience, but the lack of rich text formatting (bold/italics, font sizes, font colors, bullets, numbered lists - you can only do one option per entire text box) makes apps like Notability a better option at the moment (despite the fact that the handwriting really sucks). There's no app that has handwriting at the level that GoodNotes has and also had proper text capabilities

    100 votes
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  10. Add shortcuts for "Page Width" to fit the page to the screen width

    Can w add a shortcuts for "Page Width" (just like what we have in Microsoft Word) to zoom the page so that the width of the page match the width of the screen?

    This is very useful when you want switch the iPad Mini to landscape view (to have bigger text size or get bigger keyboard to type faster).

    This is also useful when you want to switch back to a page width zoom level after you zoom it for some purpose.

    100 votes
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  11. Different "preset" shapes and define "custom" shapes

    We should be able to add shapes from a predefined set of shapes from the developers. Plus we should be able to save our own custom shapes like for eg a rectangle with different length and breadth or a elliptical shapes etc

    99 votes
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  12. Lasso available in zoom window

    Please make lasso available in zoom window when writing. Current behavior is exit zoom window when lasso is selected.

    99 votes
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  13. Guide lines

    Lines to locate the different elements in the page. When you want to align two elements is really difficult because there aren’t any guides that assure you the correct position.

    This feature would be optional, I mean, if you want, you could use it and if you didn’t want, you wouldn’t use.

    98 votes
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  14. Full screen Editing

    Please have a way to edit a document in full-screen mode; i.e. hiding all toolbars but still able to edit a document.

    E.g. double tap with two fingers to hide/show toolbars without leaving edit mode

    This is legitimately the only thing holding me back from using Goodnotes 5 all the time

    98 votes
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  15. Make it possible to add GIF’s and short VIDEO CLIPS

    You could select gallery and add your video/GIF. Then you’d be able to move it anywhere in the page and make it any size you want. You could also drag and drop GIF’s directly from other pages. And if possible, record short videos directly in GoodNotes.
    The videos and GIF’s would keep repeating in a loop while they are on the screen. It’d be good to be able to pause and resume them with a touch, and for there to be a option to have a timeline at the bottom of videos (so that you can scroll through) but you…

    97 votes
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  16. add graphing

    I use this app mainly for calc. I am a college student working on my masters in electrical engineering. I would love to see charts, graphs and diagram formats to add to my page, much like how it works on pages and word. also I'd love to see dotted lines, "fill in" shading, different pen affects etc. I love the app, I can;t wait to see what else you guys add to it. Big fan

    97 votes
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  17. Color picker tool, enabling to add color of TEXT to presets, show the actual hex color code

    I text a lot and I also like to keep the color tone of my notes but the app doesn’t have the feature to add the color to presets for the text function. It also could be more convenient if there’s the color picker tool so I can keep the tone of my notes whenever I text or write. Lastly, I notice that the hex code of the color is ALWAYS #FFEEFF. As I said before, GoodNotes doesn’t have feature of setting text color to presets so I intent to remember the hex code instead but it’s still FFEEFF... I…

    96 votes
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  18. search function customizable to search select folders

    Customizing searches or ability to archive old documents

    When searching I do not have the ability to select which folders to search in. As a medical student, I use goodnotes for every lecture as well as all textbooks and have an excessive amount of files. The ability to search within a selection of folders would limit the amount of search results I have. Another option could be to offer an archive function that removes certain documents/folders from future searches.

    96 votes
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  19. Enable Hyperlinks

    When a doucument is imported that has hyperlinks it would be useful for the Hyperlinks to work in the imported document.

    96 votes
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  20. Add encryption of data

    Add encryption of data. Allow notebooks to be encrypted.

    96 votes
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