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  1. Be able to import multiple elements at one time.

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  2. An easy way to upload pdf with powerpoint slides on it so that it creates a few lines underneath or next to the slide when uploading it to GoodNotes. That way we can write our notes during a lecture next to the slide instead of cramping al of the information on the actual slide itself.

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  3. I did not find any information on whether I can use the dictation function with Goodnotes, so I assume I can't.

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  4. Similar to on Microsoft word, when placing an around text, the text should have an option to automatically wrap around the image in different ways.

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  5. do not limit the highlight bar to only 3 colors!! at least make it to 5 please!!!

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  6. it’s a great function especially when you are running out Of space on ur page.
    I have a suggestion, here we are typing to add notes. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were just allowed to write on the black dialog box that opens up, straight with our apple pencils? As most of us will be using our Apple Pencil to take notes.

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  7. So that you can see all your pages quickly.

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  8. Please add the square root symbol (aka the radical) to the recognized shapes so when you draw one freehand it snaps to the correct shape. It can be difficult drawing one without the top part getting squiggly. (tags: math, algebra, calculus, statistics, science, engineering, shapes)

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  9. I love the flashcard feature in Good Notes! But, I have an idea for how to make it more user-friendly. What if you could put 'tags' on certain cards? For example, in my bio flashcards, I would love to tag which chapters the card is from (e.g., "Ch. 1", "Ch. 2", "Ch. 3"). Then when I launch the flashcard feature, I can select which tags I would like to review. If I feel comfortable with the content from chapter 1, I would leave those cards out. You could also tag cards by their level of difficulty, kind of question (true/false,…

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  10. It would be amazing if it was possible to edit an existing PDF. Right not, Goodnotes can't, and the only way to actually have the modified PDF as output, is to manually export all of it.
    Imagine you have a sync folder (maybe with Dropbox, or Syncthings, etc), and you open a PDF (that is inside that sync folder) with Goodnotes. You start to edit the PDF with Goodnotes and everybody that has that sync folder, have the edits updated almost in real time. This is not possible right now, while it is possible in other PDF apps like PDF…

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  11. Enable File Storage without iCloud backup - My daughter is halfway through her sophomore year in college and loves (we all do) good notes. Her first years data is taking up several mega bytes of data (almost 32) which is all the memory she has on her iPad. As she continues we will obviously have to buy a new iPad and storage but would be great to be able to save that first years data to an offline file for use down the road to refer to and or share with friends. Good notes rocks, please add that feature!

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  12. thats all i need

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  13. In the pages view, when clicking the arrow on a page, would be great to add a new feature "Archive". This sends the current page to the last page of the notebook and slightly dims it, or adds an icon indicating it is archived.

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  14. a pomodoro timer ( be it stopwatch or custom timer with breaks ) within the app.
    when the timer starts it blocks all the other apps and only lets you use goodnotes and allowed apps.

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  15. Hi - I love Goodnotes, but it's too cumbersome to repeatedly switch between read-only mode and editing mode and it creates needless cognitive burden (e.g. you have to think about which mode you're in).

    It would be great to have a setting where I can enable hyperlinks (e.g. navigational links) to work AT ALL times - even when I'm in editing mode. In such a scenario, I could happily edit with my Apple Pencil (including scribbling over hyperlinks), but the moment I touch a hyperlink with my finger, Goodnotes would take me to that link.

    This feature alone would help…

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  16. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
    I would be happy if you could add more colours to the tool bar in order to switch between them faster.
    Is this feature already planned in your road map?

    Yours sincerely
    Alexander Gaiduk

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  17. There should be a way to edit pdfs or books in full screen mode. Just basic editing capability is needed for eg. a single pen or highlighter option should be there so that we can underline, mark or write something while reading in full screen just like we do for any hardcopy. Reading on full screen mode, the experience is on another level and if basic editing capability is added it will be just perfect( cherry on top of cake).

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  18. Have more sizes for the eraser that we can change and save.

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  19. The extra menu bars and tab names just take up much needed screen real estate specially on the budget ipads with not so huge screens. While reading a book, the most i need is just my tool palette so i can highlight occasionally. Other things are just distracting and rarely needed!

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  20. I have seen some relatively dangerous behavior regarding notebooks set to auto-backup. When the backup process crashes/fails, the failing notebooks are automatically excluded from subsequent autobackups (see screenshot).

    This behavior is acceptable, and probably even desirable, so that other notebooks can continue backing up just fine.

    What bothers me about this behavior however is that I receive absolutely ZERO notification that one of my notebooks is no longer backing up. The only way that I can find to learn this is to manually navigate to Settings-->Automatic Backup-->View Backup Queue and note the list of excluded notebooks. This seems very dangerous…

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