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  1. A "back to reading" option when browsing in the goodnotes files system would be most appreciated.

    So say I leave a document I was reading in order to browse through the GoodNotes system, it would be nice to have a button which would send me back to where I was reading when I left the document.

    12 votes

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  2. Add a "Duplicate" item to the selection pop-up menu so one can duplicate a selection with one tap instead of having to first select copy, then press-and-hold to show the pop-up menu, then select paste.

    The duplicated selection’s position could be determined by available canvas space or simply be shown slightly overlapping the original selection.

    I’ve attached an image showing the desired behaviour.

    9 votes

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  3. It's annoying when my palm falls off the edge like when writing on regular physical notes.

    I'd love to be able to move my page to the left, so I can rest my palm on the right side, allowing me to write on the rightmost side of the page.

    3 votes

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  4. It would be great if goodnotes adds a pencil tool just like in apple's notes app. I find apple's pencil tool is feels and looks like you're actually writing using a pencil.
    it would be excellent too if you would add a ruler tool or a protractor tool so that users could draw engineering diagrams accurately. I find it annoying that when you want to rotate a selected object, its difficult to rotate the object to our liking without changing the size. And i suggest when you rotate an object it would show the angle of the rotation.

    31 votes

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  5. hello
    To get a screenshot in jpg could be usefull when working on .docx files.

    current type file is PNG and let appears black frames around the pic...could it be possible to set the filetype in the settings for exemple?

    anyway , great app👍

    2 votes

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  6. Due to my studies,I a have a lot of folders with subfolders and other subfolders and so on. It would save so much time, that if the path, you are currently in, is displayed and that you can jump to e.g. a higher folder just by clicking on the name in the path. Just like e.g. the data explorer in windows

    2 votes

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  7. Wenn ich ein Dokument durch Doppel-Tap auf die Fensterbreite gezoomt habe und dann scrolle, verschiebt es sich gerne auch seitwärts. Das hätte ich gerne verhindert.

    2 votes

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  8. Ich hätte gerne eine frei verschiebbare Leiste, in die ich Stifte und Textmarker mit beliebigen Einstellungen hinzufügen kann. Jeweils 3 Farben sind ein bisschen zu wenig.
    Ich möchte eine Kurzwahl zu von mir voreingestellten Stiften mit je einer Farbe und Strickstärke.

    2 votes

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  9. When you finish writing on a page, it automatically goes to the next page. If you are writing and then go back and add something, it currently disappears off the bottom of the page. Notability is AMAZING for this...... Catch up goodnotes.

    6 votes

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  10. Please add lines to the flash card templates. I love using the flash cards but mine always end up so messy!

    7 votes

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  11. I think when circling objects to move them is amazing, but I wish we could resize it, such as making the object bigger or smaller

    4 votes

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  12. 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…

    1 vote

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  13. I use GoodNotes to label anatomy pictures. I paste the picture into GoodNotes app on my laptop and then label the image with my iPad + Apple Pencil. Multiple times, I've labeled an image fully (takes a lot of time) and on my laptop, when trying to sync, it slightly moves the image so all of my labels are now off and impossible to re-align because when you move an image, the labels go behind it (can't see anything). It would be nice if you could merge layers (image + labels) so nothing can detach them like moving the image.

    15 votes

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  14. The outline break is a small feature that would be really appealing to the eyes! More Details in images

    17 votes

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  15. I have imported my own font to use, however, I am unable to use it as fast and efficiently as I wish because every time I create a new text box it goes to the standard font style and size

    5 votes

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  16. I like to type down the notes. but as a Chinese, I type two languages.
    When I type English with the TimesNewRoman font, and then I want to type Chinese, it changes into the font that I don’t like automatically.
    What’s worse, when I want to type English again, it’s still using the font that i hate, this time it didn’t change automatically, I have to change the font by myself again, it’s so annoying.
    Please save the default font by typing languages.
    Please improve the experience of typing.

    5 votes

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  17. Being able to split a page horizontally would allow to insert a new page for notes in between lines. This is useful for exercise pdfs with many questions, so you can answer directly below the question.

    4 votes

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  18. I love the flash cards they are an amazing studying tool. But when studying them, I often feel the urge to zoom into my answers as they have diagrams. Also sometimes I need to fill in a lot of information on the flashcard which means I have to write small and when I do this, it’s really hard to see them in the study mode. It would be really helpful to be able to zoom in and out of the flash cards whilst studying them.

    39 votes

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  19. It would be a lot more convenient if I could place the toolbar on the side of the screen so I could easily reach it with my non-writing hand.

    19 votes

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  20. To utilise the new elements feature it would be great if we would be able to import or export elements sets. This would be great for digital sticker sets you buy from Etsy or similar places, so you do not have to import each sticker individually.

    12 votes

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