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  1. Create an add in or separate app that looks and acts like a “Franklin Covey” paper planner, but is has the calendar entries from iOS or online calendars. The app would have the amazing handwriting capabilities and note taking options in addition to a planner.

    There are beautifully designed digital planner templates made for GoodNotes, but I haven’t found one that actually is linked or can be linked to a native or online calendar. Would pay for this type of app.

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    29 votes

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  3. Good morning,
    Please tell me, if there is any possibility to integrate the hyprtlink-function into goodnotes. With this tool ist should be possible to connect
    Notes within goodnotes to each other or to external documents.

    Kind regards,
    Wolfgang Kunz

    29 votes

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  4. Say you import a pdf file and only take notes/highlight/annotate on certain pages. It would be great to have a window/overview or something where you can see only those pages you wrote something on instead of having to look through the whole file :) (like in notability)

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  5. It would be great to be able to clip web content from a browser (as in Notability). Often I want to copy an equation from Wikipedia and insert it into my notes, ideally with a reference.

    29 votes

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  6. Noteshelf has a calligraphy pen. When I write with it, my handwriting is completely legible and it feels like I'm writing on real paper. I love Goodnotes, but I have to work hard to make it legible.

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  7. It would be great if we could post videos inside of documents and be able to click/play them. That would truly make Goodnotes a multidimensional learning tool.

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  8. Could you include the option to choose black paper (or paper of any color)? For stargazing in the darkness of the night, notes on white papier ruin the dark adaption of the eyes. The ability to use a black background would be beneficial. Thanks!

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  9. Please support Boxcryptor. This allows to store files encrypted on Dropbox. You support dropbox - you should support Boxcryptor as well. Never mind - but who wants to store his private stuff in the cloud without encryption ... :).
    Thanks for realization!

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  10. line extension
    Currently zoom box has the option to extend the line only for writers in a language that is from left to right, yes yes that is most of the world, I understand that.
    Except for those of us who write in languages that are right to left like Arabic and Hebrew, we would be happy if there was also a feature that allows us to write and extend the line for us as well.

    28 votes

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  11. Please add handwriting recognition for Bahasa (Indonesian language)

    I can’t utilize search for my notes.
    Thank you.

    28 votes

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  12. My Idea would be that you can Link an document in another Document so you can quickly click on it and get to the document.

    28 votes

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  13. The current dark mode in GN is simply turning the theme into dark, but not the document. This is not particularly useful, and the dark mode seems to appeal only to people who at the start make the notes with a dark background. What I suggest is to introduce two types of dark nodes and let users have the freedom to choose between the two. The other dark mode would turn every colour into its “opposite” colour (MarginNote does this with their dark mode, and I do find that experience much better). It would be really great if you could…

    28 votes

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  14. I would like to be able to share the document/folder with someone without them being able to edit it. I use this in a classroom as I teach, and I'd like students to be able to revisit information which I write. Google Docs has a great function where users could either view only, or have editing rights.

    28 votes

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  15. When I inputted my class Syllabus and other long multiple-page documents to my notebooks they cluttered my notebook. It would be great if we could have a feature that condenses those un-necessary elements to one outline level and separate subsequent pages in the large documents from the rest of the notebook view.

    Maybe utilize the vertical and horizontal scrolling? Have normal pages scroll using the user designated scroll direction (eg vertical) and the sub-outline pages scroll the other scroll direction (eg horizontal).

    You could only add two directions then I suppose

    28 votes

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  16. I’d like to mix up my flash cards from different folders by selecting which folders to study so I don’t need to go to each folder and study from those flash cards separately.

    28 votes

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  17. Useful if someone import pages wrongly.

    Say I want to import a 300-page pdf file into a new file, but I mistakenly chose to import it into the current file. It would be convenient if there was an undo button to delete those new pages in the current file.

    28 votes

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  18. Have mathematical tools like the ruler, protractor, compass, divider, set square etc. For math students as holding a compass or divider over the ipad would damage the screen.

    28 votes

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    1. Add a two-page display mode

    Two-page mode allows you to take notes more like a real book

    1. Split the screen in one program instead of two separate programs

    Sharing a toolbar is more convenient

    1. Page turning animation is not very smooth, always need to move a large range of hand to turn the page, I hope to optimize the movement, one hand slightly stroke can turn the page

    2. Draw in straight line in highlighters are easy to use, and I'd like to add a same function to the fountain pen.so, Take notes more smoothly

    28 votes

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  19. I use "GoodNotes 5.4" with iPad Pro 2018, I am totally satisfied, however the geometric tools should be improved. Ideal would be to add predefined geometric figures, triangle, rectangle, square, circle. I have a lot of difficulty creating perfect squares, there are no way to manage the fill separately from the contour line. It is not possible to draw dashed lines. The option adding layers in drawings would also be nice. Are you planning to add these features in the future?
    Best regards

    28 votes

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