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  1. The new typing mode in GN6 has significantly enhanced its versatility. It would be even better if a highlight tool could be added to the typing mode, allowing users to directly apply highlights to text while typing.

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  2. Right now it is really hard to resolve comments in large documents with few comments, because the visibility of the small comment icon is quite low. (Sticky notes are not great since they block whats behind them). It would be a small but really appreciated feature to indicate on the thumbnail preview, that there are comments made to a document page (similar to the indicator for pages added to favorites. It would also be a great improvement to the usefulness of comments, to add an option to comment selected handwriting or text, and slightly highlight it for example.

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  3. Please make it possible to move the toolbar location to the bottom of the screen in macOS. The feature is available on iPad but not on the macOS version. Also consider making it possible to have the tabs on the bottom and the toolbar on either the left or right side. As a teacher using GoodNotes for instruction in my classroom, having these options will make GoodNotes easier for me to use during lessons.

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  4. Enable the option to store a file exclusively on the drive, while still appearing in GoodNotes as an online-only file. This feature would help free up valuable storage space on iPads and Macs, providing users with a seamless experience of accessing their files without overloading their device’s '.

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  5. 윈도우에서 설치 할수 없어요

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  6. Sometimes when I scroll through my pages, perhaps to search for one or take a quick look, the app jumps to a page selected earlier in the middle of writing. Sometimes it always jumps back to the first page and sometimes it happens only after scrolling many pages. This is the most annoying bug I've ever had and it drives me crazy. My classmates are effected by this bug too and we all use Goodnotes 5 on Ipad.

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  7. please add the ability to import footnotes in imported documents.

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  8. Dear GoodNotes Team,

    I would like to suggest adding a feature that displays the file path or folder location of a document when searching within the app.

    Currently, when I search for a document, I can see the title but not the folder it’s stored in. This becomes inconvenient when I have multiple documents with similar names across different folders. Being able to view the folder path directly in the search results would greatly improve file organization and navigation, especially for users who manage large numbers of documents.

    Thank you for considering this feature. I believe it would enhance the…

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  9. Dear GoodNotes Team,

    I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to suggest a feature that I believe would greatly enhance the user experience within GoodNotes.

    It would be amazing if users could customize folder icons and covers in a way similar to how we can currently add custom paper templates or notebook covers. Specifically, I would love the ability to:
    • Import custom icons or images to use as folder icons.
    • Personalize folder covers with our own images or designs, making them visually distinct and tailored to individual preferences.
    • Choose from a wider range of default…

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  10. Give the ability to pin and move own folder or documents to the sidebar in the file browser (just like apple finder for example)

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  11. When importing a PDF, when the window pops up that asks you if you want to import into the current document or make it a new document, you should be able to change the file name in that window when you switch from the default “import to current document” to “import as new document”. Currently, if you choose to import it as a new document, it won’t let you change the file name until after you import. Would be more streamlined to allow this at the import phase rather than after.

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  12. Stickers should be able to be dragged to another page other than its origin page

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  13. If you use the rubber to delete stuff, the rubber should snap to the ruler.

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  14. Since the "Convert" feature was added to the Lasso tool in GoodNotes 5, the response time for the entire Lasso menu has become significantly slower, especially when a large amount of content is selected. I personally do not use the Convert feature, yet it affects overall performance. I would appreciate it if you could add an option to disable the Convert feature for users who don't need it.

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  15. It's about changing the color of the template to dark/light as it is possible in the system color change. It's about being able to change the display mode of the file to light or dark, including pdf files, which I care about the most because I usually don't have any influence on their background color. I would like to be able to change the background color

    2 votes

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  16. I love the new tape feature but I have A LOT of content that I need to tape over at a time! I would really love it if we had the option to make a box around what we want to tape and have the shape snap and fill in (like we have for the shape snap feature). My only other option currently is to make the pen as big as possible and color over an entire paragraph at once which has been very time consuming!

    8 votes

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  17. Being able to access tabs when you are opening a new document

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  18. Improve pencil drawing quality - currently too light to use and must be part of pen options rather than standalone as present.

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  19. We need the ability to adjust the opacity for the highlighter tool and maybe other tools like pen and stickers but right now the highlighter is most important

    3 votes

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  20. I have three requests.

    I would like to be able to sort folders and notebooks manually, instead of sorting by date, name, or type.

    Also, when I write slowly with a highlighter, the lines are automatically evened out.
    I would like to be able to turn that on and off in the settings.

    Also, when duplicating notes and combining them into one, I would like to be able to select and move them all at once, instead of moving them one at a time!

    2 votes

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