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  1. Have a second shape tool, or maybe an option in the current one, that works like the Microsoft word shape tool. Choose a shape from a predefined, yet extensive, list. Be able to choose outline and fill color (including clear), and maybe even opacity. Once it's placed on the page allow scalability of the whole shape, rotations, and even adjusting points on the shape to make warped shapes. Included here should be arrows, a line, and a dotted line.

    4 votes

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  2. I was recently told that you can only back up and synch to iCloud if you want to use GoodNotes5 across multiple devices. It would be great to be have the option to do it through Google Drive or Dropbox as well.

    I believe this was an option previously. Please, please bring it back!

    7 votes

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  3. Please add the ability to copy the sharable link in the Mac OS share menu (managed in System Preferences > Extensions > Share Menu)

    2 votes

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  4. Group and ungroup favorite pages in one same document. For example, when you do literature reviews in academic work is always useful to group information related to one concept or research question. It would also be useful to see group favorite pages from different documents that have been label with the same name

    2 votes

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  5. iPad still locks even with "Automatic Screen Lock" disabled when having multiple GoodNotes windows open; not necessarily in splitscreen, just instances.

    If only one GoodNotes window exists in my iPad active apps, the screen doesn't lock (stays awake as desired). Multiple GoodNotes instances defeat this feature.

    1 vote

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  6. I'm in the process of creating timed handwriting practice sheets for note takes to be able to write neater and faster by practicing under a specified time limit so that they can take easier to read or neater notes while writing quickly during fast-paced lectures without having the need to rewrite or make them neater afterward by spending a lot of time or even you just don't want it to take too long just to copy down your notes in neater handwriting.

    I would love to know what do you think of it?

    I've created a sample practice temple (see…

    1 vote

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  7. add a tool to insert or delete white space in case i wanna write sth abrove something I have already written.

    8 votes

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  8. In my opinion it would be amazing if the highlighter aways automatically went under the pen, so it would work better with lighter pen colors and dark templates. The highlighter works good with black pen and it doesn't make it opaque or something, but I makes lighter pens murky. Maybe there could be an option in the highlighter settings to change wether the highlighter goes on top or bottom.

    21 votes

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  9. These 3 features are really essential even if you miss the recording features..Otherwise perfect App..Thank you Goodnotes

    5 votes

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  10. 1 vote

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  11. I’m delighted I can move files from hard drive back to good notes and the outlines are remembered, however they are all out of order. I can’t seem to fix it

    1 vote

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  12. It is VERY ANNOYING for me to use text box if we can’t save our favorites colors like what we are doing for those writing tools.
    I HATE to change the size and color and the style EVERYTIME!

    1 vote

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  13. I would like to have the option to write by text fractions and powers. Things that are used in mathematical quite often.

    10 votes

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  14. Hi,

    So I haven't used the app consistently in about a year.. Recently I've began using it again. I've uploaded a text i'm studying in pdf form. While I am studying I am taking notes and I thought how nice it would be to include these features. The tinting would be nice for prolonged staring at the screen while reading (Similar to what I think kindle's used to do, maybe). I know I can have blank pages with yellow but, I would recommend adding the option of tinting documents such as my pdf with hundreds of pages with walls of…

    4 votes

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  15. Whenever I use the app and wear a long sleeved piece of clothing (Shirt, long T-shirt, hoddie...) the app detects the clothing as if it were a finger moving the screen or zooming in and out. This should not happen.

    I also want to add another palm rejection mode. In which the app only allows 2 fingers at a time. The rest of the fingers (if used more) will get rejected. For example, if the app detects 3 fingers at the same time, it will do nothing (since every action requires only 2 fingers).
    I use the palm rejection mode…

    1 vote

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  16. I find it very inconvenient to write a text. I feel uncomfortable trying to edit the characters because the text box keeps moving. I want a function to fix the movement of the text box.

    17 votes

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  17. 在用GoodNotes 打开电子教材的时候,常常有几百页,用手指滑动找起来很麻烦,像n家的可以快速滚动和跳转找到自己想要的那页就很方便啦!希望多多改进。

    2 votes

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  19. The ability to increase or decrease PDF margins when annotating will be an useful feature.

    18 votes

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  20. Flash cards are too small. On the iPhone, I can barely see the print/diagram and in landscape mode it's nearly impossible. On the iPad, they're large enough that I can make out the diagram.

    The flash card is not taking advantage of the full width of the screen in study mode. It's using the bottom half of the screen to display the answer instead of flipping the card.

    I attached a PDF showing the screens for both the iPhone and iPad. I, also, took screenshots of another flashcard app to compare and contrast.

    47 votes

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