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  1. Currently, in the GoodNotes app, annotations made in other note-taking apps like Apple's native Notes app are embedded into the PDF upon import, making them uneditable within the app. I would greatly appreciate it if you could make it possible to recognize and edit annotations within PDFs.

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  2. Please bring back the Good, Easy, Hard and Again buttons which existed in GoodNotes 5 (pic attached) and implement into GN6 Studysets

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  3. I usually work a lot in the magnifier mode. The AI options seem not to be working in magnifier mode.
    If, scribble to erase, circle to select, and handwriting spell check available in magnifier mode, It would be great.

    3 votes

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  4. I want to be able to add pictures by copying and pasting (ctrlC+ctrlV) files from elsewhere into the notes, and be able to drag and drop picture files into notes. This is possible in Google Docs, and more convenient than the current feature, where you have to go click add a picture and then look for the picture.

    3 votes

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  5. add the option that changes the color of notes, as sometimes I write something in a specific color but then I need to change it and rewrite the whole thing again so having an option that would change the color of the paragraph that I wrote and not waste my time would be extremely helpful.

    4 votes

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  6. It will be extremely useful if the highlighter tool automatically snapped to the text in the document.

    4 votes

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  7. It woud be really useful for my organisation to have numbers as icons in the folder customization. It would generally be useful to have more icons to choose from as there sometimes is no icon that really fits the content of the folder.

    2 votes

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  8. I teach university math and every time I plot a point on the axis, the axis gets deleted. Often, my writing is deleted when I cross a t. Please allow this feature to be deleted.

    2 votes

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  9. Since GN6, the pen size has been looped in with colors, and it would be great if this had its drop-down menu to change the size of your pen. Also, I switch between colors and pen sizes A LOT, and swiping between them has become my biggest pet peeve with the app. Also, if there was a drop-down menu, could we add more than three preset pen sizes?

    3 votes

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  10. When I write something on the picture I pasted, my palm always unintentionally touch the picture and the picture suddenly move. This happens in all devices. So it’s a system problem. Please fix this problem.

    4 votes

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  11. There is a free hand highlighter tool, but it makes highlighting multiple lines of text tedious because it requires dragging across each line of text in a paragraph.

    However it is currently possible to press and select text and then tap on the "highlight" option in the menu that appears. However, this requires using a finger and is not possible with a stylus. It also requires multiple steps to accomplish.

    A better solution (and one that other apps have) is to have a separate tool that the user can use to only highlight text. Ideally, the user would be able…

    30 votes

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  12. i would love to be able to group items (texts, images, stickers, etc) together and be able to move/lock them as one unit. this works for handwritten text through the lasso feature but it doesn't seem to work for others and i think it this could be a great addition!

    9 votes

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  13. Ability to tag an outline page with a colour so that I can make outlines in a document the way one would stick post it notes to the edge of a book. The ability to write a brief summary under the outline label which could be expanded would be incredibly helpful, allowing users to write a brief summary of the page.

    2 votes

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  14. To be able to ghost cards that you do not need to study at the moment, so that way you do not have to delete them from the stack

    2 votes

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  15. Make a note using staedtler S-pen, turn the pen upside down, and use the eraser to move on to the eraser function. However, if you turn the pen upside down again and try to make a note, the eraser function will continue and you will have to press the pen function again every time.

    3 votes

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  16. Enables users to switch between night and light modes while the font color automatically adjusts for optimal readability. This feature is similar to the one found in Notability, where the font color changes based on the template's brightness.

    12 votes

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  17. I use the Text Tool a lot but every time i want the text in another color it takes too much time. I would love to see the simple ability (as with the Pen tool) to put text color presets in the toolbar!

    1 vote

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  18. The ability to handwrite or text annotation on a PDF with infinite space for those who do not have very tiny handwriting. Goodnotes uses the margins of the PDF for handwriting. Maybe adding the PDF to a page to allow for more handwriting space.

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  19. Please create a subscription plan option for only Apple device support. I don't mind paying a subscription fee, but I don't want to pay $10 for platforms I don't use. Give me a $7 Apple only option like you have a Windows/Android only option.

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  20. When searching handwritten notes, the word is highlighted is yellow colour which is visible in white or yellow paper but it is very difficult to clearly see the word on a dark paper. So highlighting it with a lighter colour will be easy to see.

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