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  1. Add a page flip option to make it look more like an actual notebook when continuing on to a new page instead of only swiping.

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  2. I need to save images into MS Windows word / desktop. For this I 'Export' the GoodNotes5 doc into PDF Editable file. However when trying to save images in a MS Windows PDF Editor , no PDF Editor recognises the images as objects (I tried four different PDF editors), and they cannot see layers, or image objects. As a result images cannot be copied and paste directly in a different application like Word.

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  3. I used Goodnotes 4 in my iPad. When Goodnotes 5 was released, I installed it and I just loved it. But one feature I miss that was useful in Goodnotes 4 is the color palate on the zoom and write box. Every time I have to change color, I’ll have to move all the way to the right upper portion of screen to change it. It was much easier in Goodnotes 4 where it was right on top of the zoom and write box. Please bring that option in Goodnotes 5.

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  4. I switch between pen and lasso probably about 10 times minimum in 5 minutes, if not more. I write things and like to continuously organise my content, my thoughts as I go. This is especially useful in process diagraming and mind mapping.

    Automatically turning off lasso once used would be annoying if you have to organise multiple things sequentially.

    I would like to see this feature improved by being able to swap the double-tap Apple Pencil 2 gesture for Pen --> Lasso --> Pen, rather than Pen --> Eraser --> Pen as it is by default.

    An additional option to…

    7 votes

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  5. Apple Watch version. Even if it’s just to be able to see flagged pages that you can see quickly on the run or be able to dictate to a quick notes page that you can write up later when at your other devices.

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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.

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

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  8. Please allow the shapes to detect a perfect hexagon. It detects uneven hexagons but not hexagons with equal sides... This is very important for chemistry and biochemistry majors

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  9. So often I find that there are certain tools in the toolbar that I just don't have a lot of use for/only come up once in a blue moon, and I think with the new multi-document feature, this would be more than just a creature comfort.

    It would work by allowing you to have all the tools you don't want on the bar in a "chest," and that would include the colors as well. Since you can drag and drop all the UI elements, you can essentially customize your UI to use the least or most amount of space possible!

    7 votes

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  10. Can you please add the opportunity to "freeze" while presentation-mode. Like you did in GN4. This was great, because you could take a look foreward without confusing the audience by scrolling.

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  11. As a neat workaround for the lack of infinitely large docs - give me a (dot) grid that is zoomable. So I zoom in, and instead of loosing orientation because I have to write 4 lines within one element, I want to see a finer grid appear as i zoom in. That helps to put and structure a lot more content on one page. (See figma or others that do this)

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  12. Most PDF creators can make a fillable PDF with named fields, we need the ability to capture that data.

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  13. Ladies and Gentlemen,

    an idea:

    • it would be very practical and helpful for students and teachers if the folder structure were structured like a kind of TAB structure (similar to the pages in GoodNotes)

    • so one would have a better overview

    See photo in appendix.

    Yours sincerely
    Yavuz Ata

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  14. 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…

    7 votes

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  15. Have the pen settings so it’s not saved as a global settings. Eg Fountain pen for note taking, Ballpoint pen for drawings.

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  16. 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?

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  17. I would like to be able to change the color of pre-written text faster and more precisely than the lasso tool allows. This could be done by letting the user drag their highlighter over the text they want to change, then by changing the color of the selected pen marks to a new color (without creating highlighter marks on top).

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  18. When we create a new notebook we should be able to choose the number of pages we want added for the paper template we selected. For example, I want fifty pages of the blank paper template automatically added to my new notebook.
    That way we don’t have to manually add page after page or keep pulling on the current page and release to add another page.
    This feature would be the equivalent of buying a physical notebook from the store with a set number of pages.

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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.

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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.

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