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  1. Using the IOS 15 native OCR function to improve the search efficiency, you can identify the content of the scanned version of the text when establishing a text index, which will make the software more efficient.I don't know if IOS has open this API.

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  2. Clicking the toolbar in the GN5 Mac app expands the window to large view, and clicking again returns it to standard size.

    Basically, quickening the time it takes to widen the GN view WITHOUT actually going into FULL SCREEN mode.

    Should be a quick fix.

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  3. when i tried to upload my notes and folders ..... on One drive as PDFs

    i tried to download them again on Good notes

    i found the PDFs annotations are constant and cannot be edited again

    on the other hand, i tried to do the same manually on some files and repeated

    the process and found the annotations editable, but it would take very much

    time to do this on every file in every folder.

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  4. I would love to have a template that would aid me in script practice, personally I would love for it to be Spencerian Script template, but any script template would be good for practice.

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  5. Allow the ability to reformat/re-color text via simply highlighting with a tool (similar to highlighter) rather than having to lasso and change the color.

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  6. I have shaky hands, and while the straight line feature on the highlighter is helpful, it would be awesome to have the option to change the highlighter color when you select text (i.e, like you would do when you go to copy it to clipboard). You can use the lasso tool to select it after highlighting it, but that is a pain lol.

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  7. It'd be amazing if we could toggle on and off the pressure sensitivity entirely and rather the thickness of the strokes be dependent majorly on the speed of the stroke. This would, imo, make the writing experience a whole lot better for a lotta others like me.

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  8. When having lots of readings for classes such as philosophy and ethics, I think it would be useful to be able to import it into the notebook, but collapse it. Same with images. So, you see the little folder icon in the notebook, click on it, and it opens either the document or image in the full page, so that it's not taking up tons of pages on the notebook.

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  9. I know gesture function for undo has already been introduced.

    But,
    I am grabbing pencil in right hand and ipad in left hand, I usually grab ipad for not to be shaken when I am writing, so I have no additional hand to do gesture!! Even need two finger double tap.

    Rather press undo button is fast and convinient. Eraser button is very useless for me that I have to press pen button again.

    So to press undo button accurately is very important for me to use GoodNotes. But button is very small, even the slightest mislocation woudn’t work. To…

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  10. I use a lot of different colors when I take notes. It helps me remember concepts better so I can color coat specific ideas. As of now, it is a real inconvenience having to click twice to change my color if it’s not already one of my 3 pre-selected colors. Sure, it’s just an extra tap, but since I change colors so frequently (sometimes multiple times on a single sentence), it ends up being really inconvenient. I know I’ve seen this recommended a couple times but I think a great thing to add would be a “toolbar” right below our…

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  11. a toggle option to turn off the three finger undo as i never use it but will accidentally undo my writing as im leaning on the screen

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  12. iPad still locks even with "Automatic Screen Lock" disabled when having multiple GoodNotes windows open; not necessarily in splitscreen, just instances.

    If only one GoodNotes window exists in my iPad active apps, the screen doesn't lock (stays awake as desired). Multiple GoodNotes instances defeat this feature.

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  13. I'm in the process of creating timed handwriting practice sheets for note takes to be able to write neater and faster by practicing under a specified time limit so that they can take easier to read or neater notes while writing quickly during fast-paced lectures without having the need to rewrite or make them neater afterward by spending a lot of time or even you just don't want it to take too long just to copy down your notes in neater handwriting.

    I would love to know what do you think of it?

    I've created a sample practice temple (see…

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  15. I’m delighted I can move files from hard drive back to good notes and the outlines are remembered, however they are all out of order. I can’t seem to fix it

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  16. It is VERY ANNOYING for me to use text box if we can’t save our favorites colors like what we are doing for those writing tools.
    I HATE to change the size and color and the style EVERYTIME!

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  17. Whenever I use the app and wear a long sleeved piece of clothing (Shirt, long T-shirt, hoddie...) the app detects the clothing as if it were a finger moving the screen or zooming in and out. This should not happen.

    I also want to add another palm rejection mode. In which the app only allows 2 fingers at a time. The rest of the fingers (if used more) will get rejected. For example, if the app detects 3 fingers at the same time, it will do nothing (since every action requires only 2 fingers).
    I use the palm rejection mode…

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  19. Please update the feature where you can export your goodnotes 5 book to an PDF and still be able to get the organization done.

    Sadly it is not possible to maintain the right Structure, because when exporting it to an PDF your structure will get reorganize to the date you added each structure. (see my examples in the Pictures)

    Also this feature only works if you export your document as an editable PDF. BUT Sadly then you are also not able to search your hand written text any more, because it does not get recognized.

    So try to implement that…

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  20. When export the note as PDF highlighter ink come up the text.
    If you highlight with multiple strokes, and when you export as PDF highlights will cover text in PDF.

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