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  1. It would be really helpful to have a toggle in the settings that allows users to turn off the default margins when viewing PDFs in horizontal (landscape) mode.

    At the moment, horizontal view automatically adds greyed-out margins on either side of the document, which reduces the amount of space available for writing or annotating. This isn't the case in vertical mode, where the document fills the screen edge-to-edge.

    Having the option to disable these margins would:

    Maximize the usable screen area

    Make PDFs easier to annotate or edit

    Provide a cleaner, distraction-free full-screen view

    For users working on small screens…

    2 votes

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  2. Im Textmodus verschiedene Schriften wählen und die größe einstellen zu können. Auch dass Hoch-, Tiefstellen währe wirklich sehr gut.

    Tabellen erstellen währe auch sehr hilfreich

    1 vote

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  3. Proposed Feature:
    Flexible Page Placement for Improved Writing Comfort in Landscape Mode

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    I would love to have the ability to choose where the writing page is placed on the screen — not just centered, but also aligned to the left or right side. Currently, the page is always centered by default, which isn’t ideal when writing in landscape mode on an iPad.

    Benefit:
    For left-handed users, having the page aligned to the right would allow the hand to rest comfortably on the screen while writing, instead of hovering awkwardly. Similarly, right-handed users would benefit from a left-aligned page. This…

    1 vote

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  4. It would be great to have more control over typed text formatting in GoodNotes. Specifically, the ability to change font size, color, and style—just like in word processors such as LibreOffice or Word. This would make typed notes much more flexible and visually organized, especially for studying or professional use.

    2 votes

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  5. There isnt a way to reset smart learn. It just shows the cards i didnt remember last time i used it. It would be nice to be able to do it. Also a feature wich allows you to mark favorite flash cards and only revise them is essential.

    2 votes

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  6. Goodnotesにチャット機能(ChatGPTレベルのAIボット、主に使い方を教えてくれる)をつけると良いと思うのですが、いかがでしょうか? 日本語のappストアのレビューを見てみると、Goodnotesの上手な使い方や設定方法を知らない人が非常に多いな…と感じます。

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  7. A two-way sync would allow me to synchronize the data over multiple devices.
    This means that a backup on Nextcloud can be restored without the need to import each document separately.

    Additionally, it allows the user to share documents with others and sync any changes made to the document.

    This would a huge productivity boost for
    - students in Germany
    - enterprise users

    4 votes

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  8. Please introduce a function for skipping silent parts of a recording, as already possible in apple “voice memos”

    5 votes

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  9. Make it possible for the app to recognise a rhombus shape and enhance shape recognition in general. Sometimes when I make small circles it detects them as ovals or worse as squares. For my use case this problem is a huuge limitation.

    5 votes

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  11. Allow the user to specify a default notebook for quick notes. If not specified, use a system default notebook. Never close an open notebook when starting a new quick note (open the specified default notebook or the system default notebook in a new tab if they are not already open)

    2 votes

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  12. My most used goodnotes notebooks are drastically different page sizes. I often have to switch the font continuously or duplicate an existing text box in the destination notebook in order to have the proper sized font.

    5 votes

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  13. Let a person who added a lock to a file or notebook at least be able to delete it since only one password is used for everything you lock. Especially if they’re trying to have a medical folder due to their HIPPA rights. I mean seriously I can’t even lock my medical information folder now.

    1 vote

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  14. Assign tools to long press — e.g. long press to switch to eraser, release to go back to the previous tool. It’s faster and more reliable than double tap or the current long press toolbar (which isn’t that useful most of the time).

    A lot of students at my uni prefer Notability just for this feature — especially since scribble-to-erase isn't always accurate. also the scribble to erase is sometimes not precise enough or just does'nt work 100% of times so long press really is a deal breaker.

    1 vote

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  15. While scribble to erase works with pen, it is not working with pencil. That option should be added.

    4 votes

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  16. I would love it if we would be able to have notes on the side of our pages for easier annotating. Whenever I upload a PDF of some sort, I find it difficult to keep all my annotations spaced out on the page, especially with uploaded textbook pages where there is a lot of text and very small margins. Being able to add images and diagrams to the side for note taking would also be great, as sometimes I want to see it as a reference but don't actually want it on my page. The sticky note feature doesn't suit…

    4 votes

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  17. 希望增加笔盒工具(包括钢笔+荧光笔+铅笔),铅笔浓度增加可调节选项,以及增加不同颜色的激光笔刷(同钢笔颜色预设)以及图形库

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  18. Please add this! I love good notes so much but I use an iPad and Samsung phone. I really want to be a digital planner girlie but I don't want to bring my bulky iPad everywhere! I'm so jealous of the iPhone users!

    5 votes

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  19. I have huge study sets (hundreds of flashcards). I would love to be able to set a limit for daily flashcards (e.g. 50 / day, similar to Anki), since I find it very demotivating to see a number like 150 flashcards due, especially, after I created new ones.

    2 votes

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  20. it would be nice to have the creation date in the drop down menu under every page/file/note

    and to be able to search documents by date

    5 votes

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