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1. [URGENT] Severe usability issue: Text Box insertion blocked by existing document text

   Dear Goodnotes Support Team,

   I am writing to report a critical usability flaw regarding the Text Box tool that severely disrupts the core note-taking workflow. I strongly request your development team to review and resolve this issue as a top priority.

   Currently, Goodnotes only allows users to tap and create a Text Box in completely blank areas where no document text exists. When I tap directly over or near areas with existing document text, the app completely ignores my touch input and refuses to open a Text Box at that exact spot.

   My entire workflow depends on tapping directly on or right next to document text to type notes, answers, and annotations. However, because the app forcefully prioritizes the underlying document text, manual touch inputs are completely blocked. Having to create a Text Box in empty margins and then manually drag it over every single time is extremely inefficient and frustrating.

   This is a fundamental feature flaw that severely hinders the user experience. To fix this workflow-breaking issue, I strongly urge you to implement the following improvements in an upcoming update:

   1. [MUST BE FIXED] Prioritize the Text Box Tool: When the Text Box tool is selected, tapping ANYWHERE on the document—especially over existing document text—MUST immediately create a Text Box at that exact touch location.
   2. [MUST BE FIXED] Prevent Document Text Interference: Existing document text should NEVER block or override a user's manual touch input when using editing tools.

   The ability to freely place text boxes anywhere on a document is the most essential function of a note-taking app. I emphasize once again that this issue desperately needs a swift fix.

   I sincerely ask the development team to prioritize this request and address it as soon as possible. I look forward to a positive response and a quick update.

   Thank you for your time and support.

   Best regards,

   Dear Goodnotes Support Team,

   I am writing to report a critical usability flaw regarding the Text Box tool that severely disrupts the core note-taking workflow. I strongly request your development team to review and resolve this issue as a top priority.

   Currently, Goodnotes only allows users to tap and create a Text Box in completely blank areas where no document text exists. When I tap directly over or near areas with existing document text, the app completely ignores my touch input and refuses to open a Text Box at that exact spot.

   My entire workflow depends on tapping directly on… more

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2. Probleme und Verbesserungswünsche zur Windows-Version

   sehr problematischer Workflow, da viel Zeitverlust durch folgende wiederkehrende Probleme:

   Programm/App im Vergleich zur Apple Version sehr viel langsamer
   Programm/App schließt sich oft, wenn von Dokument zu Dokument gewechselt wird
   Abmeldung von Geräten die selten genutzt werden
   Programm/App springt während der Arbeit oft zum Startbildschirm zurück

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3. Theme Customization

   Please introduce a theme customization feature in Goodnotes.
   
   It would be great if users could personalize the app by selecting their own colors or applying themes from a theme store.
   
   In addition to light and dark mode, please allow customization of the writing UI, menu colors, and background styles as well.

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4. Change Record back to how it looked in Goodnotes 6

   The floating record numbers are extremely distracting and take up valuable space. Please revert it back to how it looked in Goodnotes 6 - a small unobtrusive icon on the toolbar.

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5. [GIPHY] Ability to crop GIFs inserted

   Now, Goodnotes allows to insert GIFs natively from the stickers tool, powered by GIPHY, but i would like to have the ability to crop them, some times there are GIFs that i only want part of it to adjust around my text or to shape them a bit... it would be nice to have the option just like we have with other selections

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6. Zoom + Remove Blank space for Text Doc on Mac

   Currently, Text Documents are displayed in a relatively narrow, fixed-width column, leaving substantial unused white space on either side of the screen. Even when the Goodnotes window is maximised, I cannot enlarge the document or adjust its width to make better use of the available screen space.

   This makes reading, studying and working with longer documents unnecessarily difficult, particularly on larger Mac displays.

   I would greatly appreciate the following improvements:

   Adjustable document width: Allow users to expand or narrow the text column, ideally with a "Fit to Window" option that automatically adapts to the screen size.

   Independent zoom controls: Introduce adjustable zoom levels (e.g. 75–200%) using keyboard shortcuts, trackpad gestures or a zoom slider, without changing the document's actual font formatting.

   Customisable reading layouts: Offer narrow, standard and wide document layouts to accommodate different screen sizes and reading preferences.

   Currently, Text Documents are displayed in a relatively narrow, fixed-width column, leaving substantial unused white space on either side of the screen. Even when the Goodnotes window is maximised, I cannot enlarge the document or adjust its width to make better use of the available screen space.

   This makes reading, studying and working with longer documents unnecessarily difficult, particularly on larger Mac displays.

   I would greatly appreciate the following improvements:

   Adjustable document width: Allow users to expand or narrow the text column, ideally with a "Fit to Window" option that automatically adapts to the screen size.

   Independent zoom controls: Introduce… more

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7. [Selection] Select Element from anywhere on screen

   Please revert the elements selection back to its original form:
   - click on the elements tool and it remains selected just like the pen tool.
   - Tap anywhere on screen and the elements dropdown shows
   - tap on an element to paste it onto the page in the location that was originally tapped
   - if more elements are needed, continue to tap in screen where you would like the element then select the element from the dropdown.

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8. Opt-out für ausgewählte Ordner bei Goodnotes Cloud Goodnotes Cloud

   Goodnotes Cloud synchronisiert derzeit die gesamte Bibliothek. Für berufliche und private bzw. schulische Inhalte wäre eine Einstellung sinnvoll, mit der einzelne Ordner von der Cloud-Synchronisierung ausgeschlossen werden können. So könnten Nutzer gemeinsam an bestimmten Dokumenten arbeiten, ohne vertrauliche berufliche Inhalte hochzuladen.

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9. Folder size

   To be able to change the size of the folders. Not individually for each folder, but as a general setting.

   Like big, medium or small size.

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10. Please add diagonal arrows

    I can see curved arrows and I can also see shaped arrows but there are no straight arrows that are straight from one point to another for any direction

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11. Where is my "copy" option when using the lasso tool?

    Oh... that's where the copy tool is! Buried behind the ( . . . ) menu, so now in layer two of the context menu when I have circled content I want to copy and move.

    Why?

    And I do realize there is a Duplicate option but I don't want to drag my content around behind me, I want to have the copied content ready to be pasted multiple times over without it visibly overlaying other content which Duplicate does.

    But maybe I am just super old fashioned and want to copy and paste content all the time and therefore I get frustrated by all the extra taps to get to "Copy"?

    Please, just please, make your menu options WAY more flexible or stop rolling out changes for a while.

    Oh... that's where the copy tool is! Buried behind the ( . . . ) menu, so now in layer two of the context menu when I have circled content I want to copy and move.

    Why?

    And I do realize there is a Duplicate option but I don't want to drag my content around behind me, I want to have the copied content ready to be pasted multiple times over without it visibly overlaying other content which Duplicate does.

    But maybe I am just super old fashioned and want to copy and paste content all the time and therefore… more

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12. edit imported pdf

    It would be great if you can edit imported pdfs directly in the app. Ex. if professors have mistake on slides it would be nice to be able to erase it rather than just scribbling on it, which just makes it look messy and takes up space on page unnecessarily

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13. High resolution JPEG image export for Whiteboard

    I love the new whiteboard feature, but it seems that it has been built without exporting in mind with the only option to export still being a PDF file. This makes it impossible to export most whiteboards without losing quality, and making large whiteboards unreadable. Similar to Microsoft whiteboard, it would be fantastic if there was the option for a high resolution JPEG image export feature to complement the new update. Thank you!

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14. storage

    Fix Goodnotes Storage Management – This Is a Technical Disaster

    Goodnotes’ storage architecture is fundamentally broken. My actual library size is ~6 GB, yet the app is bloated to 27 GB on-device. This clearly indicates severe issues with cache invalidation, temporary file persistence, and orphaned/ghost data retention.

    Instead of performing routine garbage collection and data compaction, Goodnotes seems to endlessly accumulate redundant assets (thumbnails, partial syncs, stale caches). This is textbook storage leakage — exactly what happens when an app doesn’t properly implement lifecycle management for its local data.

    For an app marketed as a professional-grade productivity tool, this level of inefficiency is unacceptable. Users shouldn’t be forced into a delete-and-reinstall cycle just to reclaim wasted storage. Implement proper cache eviction policies, file system hygiene, and background storage optimization. Until then, Goodnotes is less of a note-taking tool and more of a storage black hole.

    Fix Goodnotes Storage Management – This Is a Technical Disaster

    Goodnotes’ storage architecture is fundamentally broken. My actual library size is ~6 GB, yet the app is bloated to 27 GB on-device. This clearly indicates severe issues with cache invalidation, temporary file persistence, and orphaned/ghost data retention.

    Instead of performing routine garbage collection and data compaction, Goodnotes seems to endlessly accumulate redundant assets (thumbnails, partial syncs, stale caches). This is textbook storage leakage — exactly what happens when an app doesn’t properly implement lifecycle management for its local data.

    For an app marketed as a professional-grade productivity tool, this level… more

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15. dutch

    have the new recognition Dutch

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16. arrow-shaped sticky notes that minimize automatically

    Sticky notes that are also arrow-shaped, and a feature that automatically collapses sticky notes that aren't in use and expands them when you click on them, without always having to collapse them via a menu

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17. Revert shape tool to Goodnotes 6 Version

    Ever since the new update to Goodnotes 7, the shape tool is a lot less flexible and very strict and jerky when drawing shapes, and is very frustrating to work with. The previous version was much more user friendly and I have no idea why anyone thought messing with something that was working just fine was a good idea. Please change it back to the previous version or at least provide a toggle so we can choose which version we want to use instead of forcing this downgrade on everyone. Thanks!

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18. Neon pen color

    I would love to have neon color options. Specifically, the intensity/look of the line laser feature but being able to write with it in different colors.

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19. Different storage limits based on Goodnotes subscription plan

    I would like Goodnotes to offer different storage capacities depending on which subscription plan a user has.

    The current 5 GB storage limit is far too low, especially for users who have used Goodnotes for several years and store a large number of notebooks, PDFs, images and documents in the app.

    A paid subscription should include significantly more storage than a basic or lower-tier plan. For example, Goodnotes could offer storage levels such as:

    • Basic / lower-tier plan: 5–10 GB
    • Standard paid plan: 50 GB
    • Premium / higher-tier plan: 100 GB or more

    Users who pay more for Goodnotes should have access to more storage, and there could also be an option to purchase additional storage separately if needed.

    Goodnotes is increasingly used as a long-term digital workspace, not just a simple note-taking app. For users who rely heavily on Goodnotes, 5 GB is simply not enough for long-term use.

    I would like Goodnotes to offer different storage capacities depending on which subscription plan a user has.

    The current 5 GB storage limit is far too low, especially for users who have used Goodnotes for several years and store a large number of notebooks, PDFs, images and documents in the app.

    A paid subscription should include significantly more storage than a basic or lower-tier plan. For example, Goodnotes could offer storage levels such as:

    • Basic / lower-tier plan: 5–10 GB
    • Standard paid plan: 50 GB
    • Premium / higher-tier plan: 100 GB or more

    Users who pay more for Goodnotes should… more

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20. Elevating Goodnotes to the Big Screen: Proposal for Interactive Smartboard Optimization (Senses, ViewSonic)

    Dear Goodnotes Product & Support Team,

    First, thank you for continuously pushing the boundaries of digital note-taking. Goodnotes is undeniably the gold standard on personal devices, but there is a massive, untapped frontier waiting for you: Interactive Smartboards in Education and Enterprise.

    Every day, thousands of educators, presenters, and teams use high-end interactive displays like Senses, ViewSonic ViewBoard, and SMART displays. However, the default whiteboard software on these panels pales in comparison to the fluid experience, organizational depth, and ink engine of Goodnotes.

    Bringing an optimized "Goodnotes for Smartboards" edition (or dedicated display mode) to these platforms would completely revolutionize classrooms and meeting rooms worldwide.

    To bridge this gap, here are the critical hardware-integrated features needed for large-screen environments:

    Native Dual-Tip Recognition (Thick & Thin Pen Logic): Smartboard styluses natively feature dual-end points (fine tip and thick tip). Goodnotes should map these hardware inputs automatically—allowing a user to write fine text with the thin tip and instantly switch to highlighting or erasing with the thick end without manually touching the screen menu.

    Large-Format UI & Ergonomics: Re-architecting toolbars for 65"+ displays—including floating or side-anchored toolbars, larger touch targets, and optimized palm/forearm rejection for standing board use.

    Multi-User & Multi-Touch Input: Supporting simultaneous dual-pen input so two students or colleagues can annotate side-by-side on the screen.

    Enterprise & EdTech Fleet Support: Simplified deployment options for Android/Windows-based smartboard OS environments, alongside dedicated technical support for institutional licenses.

    By optimizing Goodnotes for interactive panels, you wouldn't just be serving individual users—you would capture entire school districts, universities, and corporate boardrooms.

    Please forward this feature proposal to your Product Lead and Hardware Integration Teams. The market is hungry for a premier note-taking solution on interactive flat panels, and Goodnotes is uniquely positioned to win it.

    Thank you for your time, vision, and relentless innovation.

    Warm regards,

    Pritesh Bhatt Sir

    Head of Maths department, Jasudben School

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    Dear Goodnotes Product & Support Team,

    First, thank you for continuously pushing the boundaries of digital note-taking. Goodnotes is undeniably the gold standard on personal devices, but there is a massive, untapped frontier waiting for you: Interactive Smartboards in Education and Enterprise.

    Every day, thousands of educators, presenters, and teams use high-end interactive displays like Senses, ViewSonic ViewBoard, and SMART displays. However, the default whiteboard software on these panels pales in comparison to the fluid experience, organizational depth, and ink engine of Goodnotes.

    Bringing an optimized "Goodnotes for Smartboards" edition (or dedicated display mode) to these platforms would completely revolutionize… more

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