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IMPROVED SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY

The search function within GoodNotes is a failed system. Anyone who has used GoodNotes and Notability knows that the search function of Notability is FAR superior. You can search for phrases, search within specific dividers and subjects, etc.

If I were to search for “green house gases” in GoodNotes it would pull up every result for “green,” “house,” and “gases” in every single note stored within GoodNotes. It turns something that should produce 5-10 results into 500 results and renders the search completely useless.

All I’m asking for is the ability to place words in brackets and pull the results for only the complete phrase (example again, “green house gases” not “green” “house” and “gases.”) AND to be able to confine a search to a specific note, notebook, or folder.

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  • Samig Mung-aroon commented  ·   ·  Report

    I still have this problem, another app is much better in searching, only the exact words I want shown up.

    If Goodnotea fix this problem, you will be a perfect apps for me.

  • Jesus Mendoza commented  ·   ·  Report

    Upvote! Goodnotes is not equipped to search for phrases which makes it difficult when you are trying to narrow down a repetitive word. I often use textbooks in medical school that are lengthy and it is difficult to find specific conditions due to overlap.

    Additionally, once the app finds what you are looking for and you click from the sidebar, it takes you to the correct page but not where the text is. I end up having to zoom out to see the whole page and try to tease out what it actually found since I use highlighting liberally throughout my notes. Included a screenshot for reference; it would be nice to have the app zoom you in to that section or make the search more obvious.

  • Dave Hergert commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not allowing for complete matches or working around it with quotes is rough. Love Goodnotes so much, I decided to subscribe to it but really need this functionality.

  • Albofera, Joseph Jay commented  ·   ·  Report

    Absolutely agree with this, the search function is downright bad, we absolutely need a revamp of the search function, it is poorly implemented.