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dot line

Why not add the function of drawing dotted lines
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Goodnotes for Window os and Android os

Some people don’t use an iPhone or Mac for their phone or laptop please sell on Window os and Android os.

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Hello,
Goodnotes is available on both Windows and Android.
Feel free to install the app:
- Microsoft Store
- Google Play
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Delete PDF-outline

It would be nice if you could delete parts of the pdf outline or the complete outline of an imported document. Currently, you are only able to edit your own outline.

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Hello,

The option to delete outline items is already available. You can delete items one by one by selecting individual entries, or you can select and delete multiple items—or all of them—in bulk.

For more details, read here.
Let us know if that works for you!

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Link document in document

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.

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Thank you so much for sharing your suggestion! We’re happy to let you know that the option to add links to your internal Goodnotes documents is already available.
For more details, please check out this article.
Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you!
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More color change

currently, there are only three colors appear and if we want to change to a different color we would have to click the option menu to change the color. I think it would be better to add 2 more colors,
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Hello,
As part of the September 2025 toolbar update, we expanded the number of color slots in the toolbar to 5.
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I'm a surgical resident, and I've used almost every form of note taking, app and study method available in my 30+ years of being a professional student.

I've used Notability for a long time, but switched to Goodnotes because of the feature set, community, and one-time fee model. There are a few key missing features that make me switch back and forth between the apps.

Disclaimer: I realize the amount of effort it takes to execute new features and believe people should be compensated for their work. I would not be opposed to in-app purchases for the additional features proposed below.

Gestures A. 2-finger tap to undo. Gesture recognition is poor. I find the app can't tell the difference between undo and zoom. Ideally, tapping once rather than twice to undo. I find it's faster to tap to undo on my iPad than it is to tap the button on my Apple Pencil to erase. B. 3-finger tap to redo. This gesture is missing, or input recognition is not captured. Again, the option to tap with 3 fingers once vs twice is preferred for expediency.

Inefficiencies A. Missing color dropper. There are over 450 separate requests for this and it hasn't happened. "But we have hex codes" you may think. NO. Try to white something out on anything that isn't 'FFFFFF' shade of white. Hex codes are inefficient, especially for students taking notes during a lecture. To this effect, increase the max pen diameter. It's really frustrating and time consuming to have to scribble something out vs redact it with one stroke. B. Improve shape recognition, and add the option to fill with a solid color. more than 50% of the time I draw a circle and get a rectangle, and vise versa. Imagine how frustrating this is when I'm trying to draw something complex like pathways (complex flow chart) or a mind map. Also, including arrows as a recognized shape would be game changing. i. Once a shape is drawn, give the user an option to change the fill (solid, transparent (or even better, a sliding transparency scale) line color and line thickness. C. Give users a customizable tool bar where they can add their customized writing instruments (i.e. writing implement, color, diameter) and lasso tools. This would be akin to the analog of picking up a different color pen. The current system feels like the user has to open a box of colored pencils, pick the color, sharpen or dull the implement, test it out, and repeat until it's what they're looking for. It's too many steps. It should be as fast or faster than changing analog writing instruments. D. Instant alpha. Oh the time I would save! Having the ability to remove a background from an image would be phenomenal! i. Ability to erase portions of an image. I can draw on it, why can't I erase a portion of it? E. Elements. Seriously, I love this idea! However, there's a lot of room for improvement. i. Users should be able to choose to save a page of images/shapes/icons (think sticker sheet) as a .collection file. Having to cut out individual images is painfully tedious. ii. At the bottom of the elements drop down, organization of elements can be improved by giving the user an option to display all categories rather than horizontally scroll for days looking for the right category. Or, allow titles instead of icons. The some of the element icons are so small they're unrecognizable. iii. Element and shape scaling options are limited to the original ratio. Please change this scaling option to include independent adjustment vertical and horizontal dimensions (exactly like the adjustment options for images). iv. Why is creating color changing elements so limited and difficult? In order to have the option to change the color, the object has to be drawn, handwritten, or text directly input onto a page. Why can't I select text from my digital textbook and change the color? Or paste a black and white image (think simple icon line drawing) and change the color? F. Layering objects. Assigning objects to front, back, move forward or backward. G. The lasso tool options are fantastic. Would love an addition to select as a rectangle vs free form. A rectangle is faster when batch selecting. H. The option to change pen diameter on handwritten text or shapes. I. The option of changing the color of a selected object by dragging the color to the selected object.

Optional/additional views A. An optional view for rulers (think Microsoft word). B. A snap to grid to help us align objects and shapes. C. A book view where two pages are displayed side by side (like they are in a physical book). D. Horizontal scrolling that displays more than one page at a time. Like in vertical scrolling where the top or bottom of the next/previous page is visible, but in this case the left and right of the previous/next pages would be in view. E. Closing the gap between pages in vertical scrolling so it appears like a continuous document. This could be a preferences option or done by double tapping on the bottom edge (vertical scrolling) or right edge (horizontal scrolling) of a page. F. Zooming out further than the vertical limitations of a page. I will admit, this limitation drives me nuts. Zooming out further really helps with document navigation and it's disorienting not to be able to do this. Having to open the thumbnails menu to reorient is inefficient.

Navigation A. The ability to create links in text from an outline, table of contents, index, etc. B. Use the lasso tool or a gesture to follow a link in a document without exiting document editing mode. C. Files menu i. Option to display favorites first ii. Column view (like iOS) that shows the file nesting (i.e. parent folder --> child folder --> documents --> document preview) iii. Make vertical and horizontal document and file folder icons the same vertical size. Overall, the icons are too large. It wastes visual space to have one vertical document space out a row of folders/horizontal documents. iv. Color changing option for folders (i.e. Google Docs)

*Color changing options are a trend in the Goodnotes community, and for good reason. Using different colors increases pattern recognition, memory and recall. Using colors to organize can make a significant impact for users with various learning abilities and styles.
I'm a surgical resident, and I've used almost every form of note taking, app and study method available in my 30+ years of being a professional student.

I've used Notability for a long time, but switched to Goodnotes because of the feature set, community, and one-time fee model. There are a few key missing features that make me switch back and forth between the apps.

Disclaimer: I realize the amount of effort it takes to execute new features and believe people should be compensated for their work. I would not be opposed to in-app purchases for the additional features proposed…
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Thank you so much for taking the time to share your ideas — we really appreciate the thought and effort behind them 🙏
To help us review and prioritize feedback more effectively, we’re going to close this idea for now, as some of the ideas already live. It currently includes multiple suggestions, which makes it harder for us (and other users) to discuss, vote on, and track each one properly.
If you’d like, please feel free to submit each idea separately, or add your vote to existing ideas that match what you’re suggesting. That really helps us understand what matters most to the community.
Thanks again for sharing and for helping make the forum better!
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Spam in suggestions

There are surprisingly high amounts of scammers and spams on goodnotes feedback page

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Modular toolbar

Hello! I wish you add a modular toolbar which I can snap of the current position and move it anywhere I like. And also the ability to customise the toolbar would be nice. Still, cheers for the great app!

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Thanks for your feedback!
We’re excited to share that in our latest update (September 2025), we've added the floating toolbar, that you can place anywhere on the screen: top, bottom, left, or right — for a more personalized and flexible workspace.
Make sure you're updated to the latest version to access this new feature.
Toolbar customization options are currently in development and will be available very soon.
Thread for the customization feature request here: https://feedback.goodnotes.com/forums/191274-customer-suggestions-for-goodnotes/suggestions/50583833-toolbar-customization
We’ll share another update as soon as the customization options go live — stay tuned!
Automatic Outlines with Heading Texts/TextBoxes

Much like words or google docs, when you select text type to Heading 1,2,3. Outlines will automatically add the Heading to Outline page(like in the picture).

This would be version useful and saves times when taking notes. still keep the "Add to Outline" button.
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Hello,
This way of organizing outlines is available only in Text Documents in Goodnotes, as only in Text Docs can you structure headings using H1, H2, etc. Once you add H1 or H2 headings, they will automatically appear in the Outlines section.

For Notebooks, other outline creation options are available:
- Import it from a PDF
- Generate it automatically using AI
- Create it manually
For more details, please read here. Let us know if this works for you!
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Quick Eraser

What happens is that for cursive handwriters we write whole word with a single stroke and when the problem occurs on the last syllable we have to undo and then whole word gets removed.
It would be a great feature to have if you could just hold with 2 or 3 fingers to undo the same way as the word written so that only last syllable gets erased quickly.
Thanks

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Thanks for the feedback!
We already have quick gestures available for that:
— Undo: Double tap with two fingers
— Redo: Double tap with three fingers
You can find more details here: Quick gestures for Undo and Redo.
Please make sure your app is updated to the latest version.
Use lasso tool to drag content to next page instead of having to copy/paste

I love using the lasso tool to move my handwriting around on the page. I also use the vertical scrolling feature to write my notes, but when I want to move text from one page to the next within the lasso tool, I can’t just drag it on. I have to copy/paste to the next page then cut or erase the text from the previous page. It’s a small thing, but a change that would improve work flow.

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sort ideas based on number of votes

In this forum please allow to sort the ideas based on number of votes. This will allow users to identify and vote for existing ideas aligned with their needs. This will also reduce repeating the same idea over and over again

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Hello! You can select the “Hot Ideas” tab to see which topics have the most votes.
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More color options in top menu bar (more than just 3)

On OneNote I have 14 different colored pens and highlighters up top. GoodNotes is superior to one note in almost every way except this one. I color code my notes, so I am forced to used one note. If I were to try and color code using goodnotes, it would take me hours longer because there are so many extra clicks to get to the correct color of pen or highlighter. Having more color options up top and allowing both pens and highlighters in the menu bar like one note would be amazing.

There is plenty of room up there, changing pen thickness is not important enough to have that much space up top, other colors are. But honestly there is plenty of room for more colors, you could just shift the thickness all the way to the right and the other menu options all the way to the left and have room for 10 more colors.

On OneNote I have 14 different colored pens and highlighters up top. GoodNotes is superior to one note in almost every way except this one. I color code my notes, so I am forced to used one note. If I were to try and color code using goodnotes, it would take me hours longer because there are so many extra clicks to get to the correct color of pen or highlighter. Having more color options up top and allowing both pens and highlighters in the menu bar like one note would be amazing.

There is plenty of room up there,…
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[Outline] Sub-Outlines / Tabs / Navigation in the notes

When I import some PDFs their outlines are imported too. I love this feature. I have noticed that when this happens, the outlines have sub-outlines to make navigating the outlines easier.

However, I can not create this in my own GoodNotes outlines. It only works when I import a PDF that already has this structure built into it.

I would like to have a feature in GoodNotes where I can create sub-outlines in my notebooks.
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Sub-items in Outlines Now Available! 🎉
Hi there,
Thank you for requesting this feature and sharing your feedback with us!
We're excited to let you know that multi-level outlines with sub-items are now available in Goodnotes 7.0.22 on iOS and Mac starting today.
What's new:
- Nest outlines to create hierarchical structure (chapters, sections, sub-sections)
- Reorder outlines and sub-items by dragging and dropping
- Create sub-items manually in your handwritten notebooks and imported PDFs
- Collapse and expand sections to reduce clutter and navigate faster
This makes it much easier to organize and navigate large notebooks and PDFs without endless scrolling.
Learn more
We'd love to hear what you think! Feel free to share your feedback with us.
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audio recording

Audio recording just like notability pretty please please. I am literally begging you guys.
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Toolbar location

It would be great if the user can decide where the toolbar located (Left, right, or Top)
Like other painting software, I can use left hand to switch between tools without moving my wrist

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Thanks for your feedback!
We’re excited to share that in our latest update (September 2025), you can now place the floating toolbar anywhere on the screen: top, bottom, left, or right — for a more personalized and flexible workspace.
Make sure you're updated to the latest version to access this new feature.
Quicker Outline Creation

I love using the existing outline in PDFs, but it's tough work to create one if it isn't already implemented. A great feature would be the possiblity to choose the option "set as outline title" for marked text to quickly greate an outline for a document.

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Hello,
At the moment, we don’t have an option to add a specific part of the text to outlines, but this is available in the page settings.
For faster outline creation—especially when starting from scratch—the best option is to generate an outline using AI, which has also become available recently.
For more details, please read here.
Give it a try and let us know if this works for you!
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Toolbar location

Can we please get the option to set the toolbar left or right. this way it is easier to switch pens and tools.

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Thanks for your feedback!
We’re excited to share that in our latest update (September 2025), you can now place the floating toolbar anywhere on the screen: top, bottom, left, or right — for a more personalized and flexible workspace.
Make sure you're updated to the latest version to access this new feature.
More Platforms

Currently GoodNotes is only available to Apple Users.
If GoodNotes became available to Windows users, this would broaden their platform and reach over 100 million students.
Most college students are on a tight budget - by reaching the Windows platform you are reaching approximately 70% of college students

Make GoodNotes available for Windows/PC users.

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Hello,
Goodnotes is available to download on Windows devices.
Download it on Microsoft Store.
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Keyboard Shortcut for New Page

Sometimes I have a page filled with text notes and I need to make a new page but trying to swipe over just moves the text box to the left and I have to reposition it back and then tap the New Page button at the top of the screen. I see Cmd+N has no current shortcut and I think it would make a nice addition and make creating a new page that much easier.

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Keyboard shortcuts for quick new notes creation are live 🎉
Hello,
Thank you so much for sharing your suggestion! We’re happy to let you know that new keyboard shortcuts are now live on Apple devices starting from version 7.0.32 released today, making it even faster to create and manage your notes.
You can now use:
- Cmd + Shift + N to open QuickNote
- Cmd + Option + N to create a New Notebook
- Cmd + N to open a New Window
Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how it works for you!
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