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  1. The audio recordings and their sync with the written notes is an amazing feature that I use daily.
    An improvement that could be made is adding the ability to change inputs to bluetooth devices for the audio recordings (like external microphones or bluetooth headsets) - This would be especially helpful for people who sit in the back of a lecture hall and would allow them to place a microphone at the front and record the lecture more clearly.

    2 votes

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  2. I only use the large eraser when I want to quickly erase a large portion of the screen. It would be great if, after I do that and select another tool, the eraser size would return to a default (which, in my case, would be the small eraser). As things stand now, I never think to reset the size. So, the next time I double-tap my Apple pencil to engage the eraser, it's still on large and I end up erasing tons of stuff I don't want to (this requires me to undo those changes and then change the eraser…

    3 votes

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  3. I use a different app (speechify) to read off pdfs, etc to me. It works really well and helps me get through readings in in uni I would struggle with other wise. However, I much prefer to highlight my readings, etc as a doc in goodnotes. I think such a feature would be immensely helpful for college students in good notes.

    9 votes

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  4. I use goodnotes in uni and have audio recording turned on during notes in my lectures. The thing I have noticed is that while helpful, for many of my classes, when I go to make refined notes it means i have to go back and listen to the whole lecture again (often pausing alot write down and catchup with things the prof said). This means that I often have to spend 2-3 hours on a one hour lecture just to get everything the prof said written down so I don’t miss anything. Thats alot of time dedicated to a class…

    4 votes

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  5. Group/Lock aspect ratio/align left-right-top-down

    2 votes

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  6. Please bring back the ability to automatically bring up the share to option when sharing a link/collaborating. It makes me do extra steps now to take the link copied and go place it somewhere to send it that way

    1 vote

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  7. Add the option in settings to remove recognized languages

    2 votes

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  8. I use the note-paper layout with lines and the side part on the left for punching. I like this layout because I am using handwriting and typewriting in one document. I would love to have this layout with squares and with a right and left side. So when I am printing double sided, the side part is always where the punching is.

    1 vote

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  9. Maybe you can do an newer modern design for the Toolbar because it looks a little bit old. Maybe you can do a smaller minimalistic design because the Toolbar is a bit big and it take much space so if you do the Toolbar a bit smaller or minimalistic you can use more space to write.

    1 vote

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  10. I would like to select items in handwriting mode by circling them twice with the pen.

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  11. Can a feature be added to lock a PDF after it has been signed perhaps with a date/time stamp when the PDF was locked and finalized? I am in law enforcement and I use Goodnotes to have people sign department forms. It would be great if the form could be locked and stamped after it is signed to show that the form has not been altered. Thank you.

    2 votes

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  12. Audio transcription just like Notability!!! I have always used Goodnotes until Notability created the transcription feature. Please add this because I want to be able to use Goodnotes again!!

    15 votes

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  13. I am joining the many who have requested a sticky note feature, hoping that GoodNotes will consider this request.

    I love how Goodnotes handles notebooks and flashcards so well, and I would like to be able to write sticky notes in GoodNotes. The template would be a stack of sticky notes that users "peel off" and place on other documents. Apple has something like this for their computers.

    There could be a "bulletin board" where sticky notes could be placed if they aren't being placed on other documents. The board could work like notebook paper, and users would need to…

    4 votes

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  14. Please make this. From Notability. Hide pen

    2 votes

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  15. Hi! Sometimes I forget to stop the audio clip and it continues to record leaving me with so much wasted data space and unnecessary long clips that I can't edit or shorten. If we just had the feature to simply edit the audio clip, that would be AMAZING.

    9 votes

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  16. I would like the ability to make larger font sizes.
    Currently, I view a A4 size and I double that so that I can see essentially 2 pages on one page.

    I would like the ability to make larger font sizes. Right now, the largest you can get is 200.

    3 votes

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  17. Goodnotes lacks granular cloud backup options, limiting users' control over their data.

    Solution:

    Implement granular backup options to allow users to:

    Choose specific folders and files for backup
    Choose where the specific folders are stored withing the cloud
    Define individual backup schedules
    Exclude folders and files from backup

    4 votes

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  18. Add the option to have no language selected for text recognition so you won't get the red dots under your handwriting in your own language

    5 votes

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  19. Currently, Goodnotes only offers automatic backup of files and folders to the selected cloud storage provider. This is useful, but it does not allow for full synchronization of files that are directly added to the cloud. This can lead to inconsistencies between the files stored in Goodnotes and the files stored in the cloud.

    Solution:

    I propose a new feature that would allow users to fully synchronize their Goodnotes files and folders with the cloud. This would ensure that any changes made to files in Goodnotes are also reflected in the cloud, and vice versa.

    3 votes

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  20. This one is simple! Please add a feature to zoom out of a page or powerpoint slide so that we can view one slide in a smaller frame than the screen size is. I don't like how the slide automatically fits the page without being able to zoom out a little to give space to edges/corners.

    1 vote

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