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  1. exporting without background

    Could Goodnotes 5 allow export to PDF or image without the template background? Whenever I select export without background, it remove all my inserted or imported picture/pdf.

    I would like to export without template background for printing, because it is waste of ink.

    Also, can we export selected pages too ?
    Can Goodnotes auto convert the light colour ink in dark mode to dark ink when exporting without background? (like Notes App in iOS13)

    8 votes
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  2. Vertical scrolling, shape Tool, Shape Library

    Hallo, ich fände es sehr hilfreich, wenn man Dateien (wie zum Beispiel Bilder, Textfelder, oder die eigene Schrift) mit Hilfe des cut Tools zwischen zwei Seiten hin und her bewegen könnte (bei Vertical scrolling) außerdem fände ich eine Lineal Funktion und eine Bibliothek aus bereits vorgefertigten Formen sehr sinnvoll.

    Manchmal hat man ebenfalls das Problem, dass Linien parallel zu den blatträndern ausgerichtet werden, was sehr hinderlich ist wenn man auf beispielsweise fotografierten Folien gerade Linien ziehen möchte zum unterstreichen von Text oder ähnlichem.

    Außerdem erkennt das shape Tool leider oft die Formen nicht oder erkennt Formen welche man eher selten…

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  3. Line referencing tool

    Instead of having a ruler or a protractor one might simply have the ability to reference past lines. with the use of a reference tool, one could establish relationships relevant in the file. It might tell you what angle two lines form and set up a scale internal to the document. I mainly use Goodnotes to draw geometry because of its wonderful shape tool. It is much easier to use rather than constraining to the grid which feels awful, much like other programs. The drawback in goodnotes is there is no sense of scale or relationships.

    8 votes
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  4. I need to create fillable form PDFs and export the captured data.

    Most PDF creators can make a fillable PDF with named fields, we need the ability to capture that data.

    8 votes
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  5. Mouse cursor in the presentation mode

    Now iPadOS has very rudimentary mouse support through the AssistiveTough feature. Perhaps it would be nice to make use of this? Currently, in the presentation mode the mouse cursor is hidden, along with other interface elements.

    While GoodNotes 5 already has a very nice laser pointer feature, this still requires you to be near the iPad. On the other hand, when doing a presentation, the ability to move away from the podium would be very nice.

    I happen to have the Logitech Spotlight presenter, and it can actually move the mouse cursor, when paired with my iPad Pro. So, it…

    8 votes
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  6. An option to change the page size of an imported PDF

    I read books in PDF. The editorial margins are usually decided for print publication. I would like the ability to increase the page size to have more space to take notes.

    Thanks.

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  7. Add more dictionaries

    It would be great if you could add medical dictionaries for us to download so we can easily define the terms we encounter

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  8. ‘Palm - rest’ on Goodnotes 5

    Please add ‘palm-rest’ on Goodnotes 5. Or any other feautire that can move up the bottom of the page for easy writing

    8 votes
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  9. Independent Geometry Tool Pen

    The pens for writing and the pens of the geometry tool should be able to be selected independently of each other.

    8 votes
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  10. Possibility of searching a specific index in the index tab

    Having the possibility of searching an index we have add directly in the index tab would be very comfortable, especially when you have lots of them

    8 votes
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  11. rotation degrees

    I think that could be useful know the degrees when you are rotating an object

    8 votes
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  12. Open PDF directly instead of import

    Would be great to have the option to open PDF files directly, e.g. from iCloud Drive. After some edits were applied, save the changes in the file directly.

    I‘ve organized all my files in iCloud. Using Good Notes I always have duplicates and there’s a noticeable amount of work to keep them synced, besides that the export flattens the PDF so no further edits are possible.

    8 votes
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  13. Please please please add the keyboard shortcuts from GoodNotes 4 to GoodNotes 5. I love the new updates but I severely miss those shortcuts.

    Please please please add the keyboard shortcuts from GoodNotes 4 to GoodNotes 5. I love the new updates but I severely miss those shortcuts.

    8 votes
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  14. Add option to choice automatic compress image or not

    At this moment, the higher resolution image will be compress to lower size after crop image. This compression mage some images looks like blur due to high resolution screen. Please consider other compression method / stop compression after crop option.

    8 votes
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  15. diffrent pencil types for normal writing and geometry

    I would like to have diffrent pencil types for normal writing and geometry.

    8 votes
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  16. Black page template

    Just as you provide a native white or yellow page, it would be great if you could provide a native black page. I use a custom template (black page + white ink), but it does not feel native (e.g., rendering delays when scrolling). Thanks!

    8 votes
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  17. Erase stroke should be use point to erase

    Because there are big size of eraser it hard to use
    If it small as point it would easy to use than present erase.

    8 votes
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  18. Create word hypolinks - To different page / book or internet

    Create word hypolinks - To different page / book or internet

    On selection of text or image, be able to turn it into a hypolink, from here give us the options to select a page from either the same book or a different one, or either insert a url which would load up internet browser.

    8 votes
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  19. Compress the size of exported PDFs

    Even small documents (4-5 pages) seem to result in 6+ MB-sized documents. I think the fill colour option of the shape tool might be the culprit.

    8 votes
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  20. Jump back to the last place being edited in a note when the note Tab is selected, not to the start page, or cover page

    It is very irritating when you touch a Note Tab, either deliberately or by accident, then that not opens at the cover page, not at the last page being edited. You have to select the thumbnails and scroll to the last page. Have an option in settings that states when selecting a note tab continue at the last page being edited or cover page.

    8 votes
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