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Customer Suggestions for Goodnotes (Apple)

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  1. Add a paper size that is the same as the Moleskine XL (7.5” x 9.5”). This seems the closest to the various 11” iPads and would allow a one to one scaled replacement of my favorite notebook size.

    1 vote

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  2. I have a template I want to use for a notebook so I would like to be able to add a cover to my imported document

    1 vote

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  3. 11 votes

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  4. At the shape tool: while writing in shape tool mode the frame isn't equal like goodnotes 4 (you can see what I mean at the video)

    6 votes

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    We’re happy to announce that the update 5.6.0 that we released today adds an improved shape recognition including the option to hold at the end of a line to make a perfect shape, shape selection & editing, and curve drawing. It further improves the recognition of circles and squares and adds back the ability to draw shapes with the highlighter.

  5. Overall, this is a good app to take notes. However, there’s one thing that bothers me all the time. I have to import every single file one by one and it wastes time. Hope it will be able to import multiple files soon.

    4 votes

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  6. After we upgraded to iOS 13.3 ,GoodNotes 5 has been keeping flash out every 2~3 minutes. Please fix this problem fast!

    1 vote

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  7. I use GoodNotes 4 to lecture in large classrooms.

    I had hoped to use it today, but when I fired up GoodNotes 5, and attached an external display to my iPad, the output didn't hide the user interface!

    Please, please, bring that feature back! I was really excited to use GoodNotes 5 for my lectures, but I'm stuck with 4 until this is a feature.

    Thank you for making an excellent product!

    29 votes

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  8. It would be great, if there is a possibility to zoom in and out my notes on the Mac version.

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  9. Can you please advise hwo to sync to OneDrive using GoodNotes 5? Thanks.

    11 votes

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  10. It worked with version 5.3.12. since the update to 5.3.14 it does not work anymore. This was a very practical feature and it should come back

    2 votes

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  11. Please add the ability to redact (or black out) portions of text. I’d like to email documents to clients but there is often confidential information that needs to be removed.

    1 vote

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  12. 1 vote

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  13. It would be great if we can export the list of custom template to another device. Currently, I am not able to use custom template in other device.

    6 votes

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  14. Please allow more capability to the Apple Pencil. After I used Lasso Tool to select items, I couldn't long press to activate secondary menu. Please allow Apple Pencil long press so that we do not need to switch to use finger.

    Second, while resizing using finger, it always recognise as Drag and paste, please fix.

    2 votes

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  15. Have an option to display the page number of the document we're currently viewing. Like ‘page 3 out of 25’ or a simplified version of that. :)

    3 votes

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    The latest update GoodNotes 5.5 is now available on the App Store. While scrolling through your document, you can now see the current page number and the total number of pages in this document. If you don’t like to see the page numbers, you can disable it in Menu > Settings > Document Editing.

  16. Currently GoodNotes is not a ‘Open In’ activity/action extension option from mobile web pages. If I want to edit an article from a website I need to Create a PDF and then Open In GoodNotes or Save to another app and then import to GoodNotes. Notability has this feature already.

    4 votes

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  17. I really like the ability to lock a page position and zoom when using Goodnotes as an electronic whiteboard for lecturing.

    Unfortunately, this feature didn't make it in the presentation mode of Goodnotes 5. That's a real bummer, because it is really helpful in a classroom. It would be nice if you would add this feature again!

    2 votes

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  18. In version 4 while in presentation mode there was an option to lock the screen/view to what the presenter wanted the audience to see. Zooming in and out or writing anything outside of that locked screen/view was not visible to the audience. It would be greatly appreciated if this feature can make it to version 5 as well and become a 4th option under "presentation mode". In addition to Mirror 1. Entire Screen 2. Presenter Page 3. Full page, it'd be a great asset to have 4. Mirror Locked view/screen (or desired portion to be displayed). Something to that effect.…

    2 votes

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    In the update 5.3 for iPadOS, we added the ability to open GoodNotes in multiple windows, which enables you to open the same document in two windows side by side. By tapping on the share button in the navigation bar, you can choose the window you want to present from, essentially enabling you to do much more than screen lock did in GoodNotes 4.

    You can freely zoom in and out or change the page on the other window without affecting what your audience sees.

  19. No way to contact you? Idiotic! This means, no service ... and for us, no purchase! And you really want to charge separately for a Mac version, when already paid for the ios version?
    Ridiculous!

    1 vote

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    1 comment  ·  Admin →

    Sorry to hear that you couldn’t find a way to contact us. You can either send us an email to support@goodnotes.com or use the “Send a request” button in our support center on support.goodnotes.com. You can also follow us on Twitter (@goodnotesapp) to get in touch with us.

    Here’s why the Mac version requires a second purchase: https://support.goodnotes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003643423-Why-does-the-Mac-app-require-a-separate-purchase-from-the-iPad-version

  20. The missing backup to drop ox or Google drive is a problem.

    1 vote

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