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  1. I like the new feature where the outlines can be viewed in a side bar alongside the document. However I really wish I could have it that the outline title can wrap and go onto multiple lines instead of being cut off with ‘…’. Even though it would mean I have to scroll more to see all the outlines, I’d find it very useful to be able to read the full title I gave each page.

    3 votes

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  2. When I need to adjust the size, the sticker is brought to the front over the text. Also, I’m surprised I need to day this but GoodNotes still doesn’t have an infinite canvas. Another thing that FreeForm has is how it’ll post a preview of the website when you add a Hyperlink. And this app is FREE. It even has more pen types to play with.

    The only reason I still use GoodNotes is because of its Export. Just do what FreeForm can do. Also, a useful tip: If you need Infinite Canvis, just double the page size from A3…

    5 votes

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  3. 1 vote

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  4. In the document you are currently editing, you can set a small link to another document or a page in a document in which, for example, the same topic is described or useful additional information has already been written down. If you then click on it, the document or the page opens directly as a normal document.
    The whole thing is then displayed either as a mini-file, as with OneNote, or as a link.

    1 vote

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  5. I wanted to share some feedback and a request for GoodNotes 6. I noticed many users, including myself, are looking forward to a new feature update we’ve seen discussed online. This feature would be incredibly useful for me, especially since I often watch tutorials on YouTube and record them on my iPad Pro 12. When I’m importing content and need to take notes, this feature would be a game changer. I’ve been a fan of GoodNotes 6 since I bought it and have seen it improve over time. I’m really hoping for a smooth integration of this feature in the…

    1 vote

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  6. It might be great to set up a function, which allows the tapes to appear or disappear all at once. At the moment this is only possible by deleting them (button: deleting all tapes) and undoing the step afterwards, it slows down the working progress considerably.

    4 votes

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  7. You can already edit the text size in text boxes, but why can‘t you do that when you are writing on the full page? The feature is so satisfying to use, it automatically aligns perfectly with the lines, but why are there only some premade options like heading 1, heading 2…? The normal size is just too small. I think this would greatly improve your app and it should be pretty easy for you to implement it. Thank you for this great app.

    2 votes

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  8. The option to convert a pdf or power point file into a flash card would be a really nice add on feature, I spend much of time creating power point but to manually copy and paste and create a flash card is time consuming… hope the future update will have this option.

    2 votes

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  9. I’ve noticed that when exporting a PDF with Handwriting Recognition enabled in GoodNotes, the file size becomes significantly larger if the Recognition Language is set to Japanese and includes handwritten Japanese text. In many cases, the file size increases by more than five times, depending on the document content.

    For comparison, when I scan a Japanese document using a document scanner and apply OCR with Adobe Acrobat (Windows version), the resulting PDF file size does not increase as drastically. This suggests that the file size issue when adding transparent Japanese text to PDFs may not be unavoidable.

    I believe the…

    1 vote

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  10. I usually type notes on my laptop using the text box setting. However if I make changes such as drawing, highlighting etc on the IPad it becomes slightly shifted when looking at it on the laptop. Thank you

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  11. Assuming I have the video content already on my device allow me to embed a video frame in the GoodNotes page in the middle of the other page content. If it’s super complicated to do the same with external video sources then limit it to device content only for now. This would be a big improvement.

    3 votes

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  12. A basic word processing format is multiple columns that can hold text. Currently, even though in the paper choice section columns are offered as an option, when using columns, there is no way to actually put text on the adjacent columns. Text will not flow over nor can a simple cursor touch move text flow over to the next column.

    10 votes

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  13. Remember the last position of the ruler. So if I angle it at 90 degrees and then put it away, when I activate it again it is still vertical or in whatever past position I left it in

    1 vote

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  14. 테이프로 암기하고 싶은 부분을 가렸다가 다시 터치하면 가린 내용이 보이는 기능에 대해 추가적 기능을 제안하고싶습니다.
    테이프를 다시 터치하는 기능을 1. 손이나 2. 어떤 도구를 사용하지 않는 상태의 펜으로만 가능한데요. 3. 레이저포인터를 이용하는 중일 때에도 테이프를 터치할 수 있게 해주셨으면 좋겠습니다.
    사진 첨부합니다. 사진의 상태에서 테이프 기능을 쓰고싶습니다.

    4 votes

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  15. I use a lot goodnotes at night, and it is really bad. I don't like the blue colour that stands out during the night. Would be nice to either leave it black, or just be more minimalistic like apple notes or notability.

    5 votes

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  16. I suppose that the toolbar could be further simplified. Also, the toolbar should be allowed to move to both the LHS and the RHS, it would be more convenient for changing the tool to use more rapidly when writing!! The position of it should be moved by the drag of our finger which make it easier to chance position instead of search for the bottom in the settings.

    1 vote

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  17. New user, using Goodnotes for my Japanese studies, and I would benefit from being able to copy as text from images/PDFs I’ve inserted into notebooks, alternatively being able to select and manipulate text in an image the same way I can in Photos/Notes and other Apple Apps on iPadOS.

    4 votes

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  18. I use GoodNotes 6 to grade student papers just about anywhere and then export the graded pages to a shared Google drive folder per student via the iPadOS files app using a drag and drop motion from GoodNotes to the target folder. It’s very seamless and efficient!…

    …However, the file that’s created in each student folder is named simply as the page number from the GoodNotes notebook from which it came. For example, if I drop and drop page 15 of 32 from a file called “Unit Test A” into a student folder the file in the Google drive destination…

    1 vote

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  19. Different pen styles would be great! Specifically a crayon type of pen or other stylistic types of pens.

    1 vote

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  20. It would be amazing if we could drag a number of folders from Finder into GoodNotes and it creates the folders in GoodNotes with the PDFs in each one.

    I use it a lot for reviewing documents and currently I have to create the folders to match Finder and then drag/drop the PDFs into each one...

    2 votes

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