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  1. FTP/SFTP file backup (auto backup) in GoodNotes files and pdf for work on a non mac computer

    GoogleDrive, DropBox and OneDrive are available, but FTP/SFTP for share in own systems (for business or friends) isnˋt available.
    I think this can be useful for other tools.

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  2. Have an option for dashed line which is very helpful for STEM majors.

    6 votes
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  3. Remove text box

    I love GoodNotes but the most tedious thing I dislike about the program is my handwriting. It would be amazing if the text box could be configured for a general use so you can write how you would with the pen but it converts to a preinstalled font. I have so much trouble with the text box adjusting them to the side, trying to go to the next line without using the keyboard, moving the text box.

    6 votes
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  4. Laser pointer as pen

    The laser pointer has a very cool design to it. I would love if they could make the design of how it looks into a pen so you could write notes using that design

    6 votes
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  5. 不要去掉隐藏系统状态栏的选项！

    你们在最新版本中去掉了这个选项，无法隐藏状态栏。本来工具栏面积就很大，现在不能隐藏状态栏，导致文档显示面积进一步被压缩。不要为了适配iPados15的分屏键，就让整个软件变得难用。

    6 votes
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  6. Let user be able to customize the keyboard shortcut

    The situation is

    1. some user who use secondary language need to switch back to EN before they can use keyboard shortcut
    2. some use prefer to use Cmd+1, Cmd+2, Cmd+3 ,...

    so it wound be better to let user customize the keyboard shortcut their own way

    (including shortcut for each 1st - 3rd color of highlight and pen)

    6 votes
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  7. Change background colour in imported documents

    Making it able to change the colour of the background of the imported documents so it looks more like a real paper page could improve the reading experience, while one is studying and making notes. Since the background in the notebooks are designed after this concepts, it seems weird that it is a neglected feature for the imported documents.

    6 votes
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  8. Hex Selector and Palettes

    Give us a Hex selector tool that we can use to select a color from a portion of a pre-created notebook to match the theme of the notebook. Right now we have to use an external Hex color selector and upload a picture to that program and then go back to Goodnotes to input that Hex code to get the color. Also, give us the option to create palettes that we can quickly select back and forth between colors that we have curated.

    6 votes
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  9. Small Grid Paper Template

    When buying paper notebooks the most common page designs are:

    • lines
    • grid SIZE: medium
    • grid SIZE: small

    Please make a template for a small grids, as they are extremely helpful for STEM students. Could even be used by artists by using the template for their creations and later on changing the template t blank.

    6 votes
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  10. preview search results

    When searching on iphone spotlight search, it would be good if a small preview image of the document would show. Notability has this feature so it shouldn’t be hard I think

    6 votes
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  11. convert notes into flashcards

    writing flashcards takes a lot of time.
    Here are some ideas for improvement:

    When writing a note you can link two entities (word, image, sentence..) for example by "virtually framing" them to tell the app to create a flashcard from these words (the framing will only be displayed when you tell the app to create a flashcard)

    Add tags to the flashcards to better organize them, study only certain tags and see which tags need to be revised more.

    Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

    6 votes
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  12. enable keyboard shortcut M for element

    Currently keyboard shortcut for Element is not enabled. even though it is stated as M upon hovering over the button.

    also an option to not leave element tool after adding an element will be nice. it'll be useful when catching up on the older task during bullet journalling.

    6 votes
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  13. Google calendar in monthly views integration!

    Add a shell window--that can be inserted on Monthly calendars- to show my SYNCED GOOGLE CALENDAR !

    6 votes
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  14. Theme system

    I love GoodNotes. But a feature I’d like to see is one wherein the background and ink colors change when toggling between dark and light modes. The iOS notes apps does this, but it’s just a terrible note taking app. Maybe the option to toggle between date and light mode, with accommodating background and ink color inversions, could be an option within the app. Thanks.

    6 votes
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  15. Continuous writing on pages

    When you finish writing on a page, it automatically goes to the next page. If you are writing and then go back and add something, it currently disappears off the bottom of the page. Notability is AMAZING for this...... Catch up goodnotes.

    6 votes
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  16. Mac app is slow for large PDFs

    Mac app is slow for large PDFs, as a person who studies a pdf on the MacBook and takes notes on the iPad, the Mac app is quite slow to navigate through the PDF. I'm running the latest app on the MacBook Pro 16

    6 votes
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  17. Pen that writes similarly to the Apple Notes / Scribble one

    I would love a pressure sensitive ball pen! I cannot make my writing look nice in any of the pens currently offered in GoodNotes - the fountain pen is too pressure sensitive, and the ball pen has no pressure sensitivity at all.

    GoodNotes outdoes every other note taking app I have used in every respect except the pen - my notes look much, much nicer in other apps, but they do not have the functionality I need, which GoodNotes offers.

    I would be sooo grateful for this feature!

    6 votes
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  18. Text Colour Improvements

    Text needs the option to save custom colours. Changing text colours also seems inconsistent and often changes the entire block instead of only highlighted text.

    6 votes
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  19. Add lines to flash card templates

    Please add lines to the flash card templates. I love using the flash cards but mine always end up so messy!

    6 votes
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  20. Integrate Apple shortcuts as workflow

    Hi there.
    It would be useful to have better integration with Apple shortcuts. For example, something simple like "email document to this sender" would make workflows more efficient. I'm often emailing documents to one particular sender, so by having a single button to press to email a document to the same sender would be beneficial. Other examples would be to import documents to Goodnotes, or export them to a folder.

    6 votes
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