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  1. Add it on Windows!

    Please add good notes on windows! I have a surface book and want to use good notes so bad but I can’t. It’s forcing me to use one note instead. I don’t want to buy an iPad when I have a perfectly capable tablet. Please add this to windows software!!

    93 votes
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  2. Please let me CANCEL the latest update. (9/29 Deterioration of Toolbar and Bookmark)

    I'm struggling with my studies right now because of the worst update ever.

    Things especially I want restored:

    ① Toolbar
    Please restore the history that was on the right side of the element, image, and sticker buttons (as shown in the image).

    ② Bookmark
    Please restore it so I can immediately see if a bookmark is attached in the top right corner, and make it easier to press.
    Also restore the bookmark section within the pages (as shown in the image).

    ③ Entire toolbar
    Please revert this area. This update brought nothing positive.

    I realize fixing everything is difficult, so…

    92 votes
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  3. Pen options

    Add more pen options please! I don't like how my handwriting looks in this app but I love everything else this app has to offer. Notes Plus offers pen types that resembles my handwriting but is limited in areas where this app excels. Adding more pen options would eliminate the competition altogether for me.

    92 votes
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  4. Superscript

    I'm Korean high school student. So, I have to use superscript fuction when i have to do some assignments. - especially in math, geometry - I really hope that I would be able to use 'superscript fuction' asap. Thx :)

    91 votes
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  5. When I rotate an object, I want to be able to rotate it without re-sizing; the two features should be separate.

    The rotate, resize objects is currently tied to together, therefore when I just want to rotate an object I can’t unless my hand is really steady otherwise it resizes the object as well - these two functions have to be separate.

    90 votes
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  6. swedish

    please I have been using GoodNotes for 2+ years now and I really need GoodNotes to recognize Swedish so bad. I mean I wan to understand what I'm writing on my note and I can't because I have a really bad hand writhing :( So please make my life easier <3

    90 votes
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  7. Nextcloud support

    Please add nextcloud support for backing up notes. The German government is now switching to it and is just a great solution for self hosting clouds. Also many universities (at least in Germany) use it.

    90 votes
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  8. Add Spreadsheet(excel) & Word doc support

    Add support for Microsoft documents / open office documents / Mac iWork's documents

    90 votes
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  9. Add Romanian language please

    Please add romanian language as well, text recognition was the primary reason I have bought the app and I was very disappointed not to find Ro there. Thank you!

    89 votes
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  10. Math Requirements

    Hi, these are my suggestions that I hope you will develop it in this app:

    1- add Cartesian coordinate system because draw it every time is uncomfortable.
    2- I hope that moving from one page to another will be from up to down not from left to right because that gives you sensibility of the connections between the pages or let this as an option in the app.
    3- Support right-to-left languages such as Arabic, please. We are suffering from this.
    4- When we choose to write why don't you put a color box on the top of the page…

    89 votes
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  11. Lock

    Need to be able to lock individual items. In planners sometimes the layout itself is a sticker. Need to lock that so I can move the stickers above without the bottom one moving.

    88 votes
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  12. Hungarian handwriting package

    Hungarian students need Hungarian handwriting recognition during their studies!

    88 votes
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  13. A web clip feature

    Add a built-in web browser to clip images or content directly into the app. Great for research and note taking.

    88 votes
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  14. Line Smoothing with pen tool

    Create a sliding bar to adjust the strength of the line smoothness to personal preference - from
    Really strong to none.

    This will be helpful for those who don’t have a steady hand, and also for creating illustration doodles, lettering and neater handwriting.

    87 votes
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  15. Please add support for right to left languages!

    It's very frustrating to cancel the auto advance option in Hebrew, and also please let the user options to choose scrolling direction - left to right or right to left.

    87 votes
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  16. Change Nav Color (or Hide)

    I’d love to see the nav bar color changed to a more neutral, less distracting color.

    You could probably consider this a purist request, but I’ve always found the navy blue navbar to be unappealing and distracting.

    I’m not too interested in offering exact solutions, because I trust that good developers will make good decisions regarding UI and implementation.

    But if I thought about it for a moment, potential solutions could be:

    ● Navbar colors that match the journal cover
    ● Simple user preference w/ preset colors and a custom color swatch option
    ● The ability to change the navbar…

    86 votes
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  17. Hebrew

    Hebrew support. Writing from right to left. Sliding from right to left. It would be so helpful to all of the Hebrew speaking student out there

    86 votes
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  18. Add multiple “Save a default text box style”

    I used good notes for many different things, college note taking, filling in pdf documents, bullet journal. Please add an option to save more than one default text.
    The font i use for note taking sometimes is too small for the font required to fill in documents. And my bujo is dark themed so the font needs to be white. It gets tedious having to change it everytime i open a text box depending on the document i am working on

    85 votes
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  19. Math Calculator, Measurement Unit Conversion and Currency Conversion, within the app

    I use GoodNotes to take notes during lectures but I also do a lot of my homework in this app. I wish I could at least perform some basic math calculations without leaving the app. Right now, if I want to do any calculations for math class or some other class, I need to leave the app in order to do a Google search or I have to use my phone to do it.

    It would be helpful if I could write out the problems with the Apple Pencil and GoodNotes would be able to help me perform some basic…

    85 votes
    16 comments  ·  Admin →
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    needs more information  ·  AdminGoodnotes (Moderator, GoodNotes) responded

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. Would it work for you to open a calculator app as a slide over app and then just swipe it in from the side when it is needed? You won’t have to leave GoodNotes for it and you can easily make some quick calculations.

  20. Greek language

    Could you please consider adding a Greek language word recognition? I mostly write in Greek so that would be very helpful for my studying

    85 votes
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