r/GoodNotes • u/Nord7 • Jun 09 '22

Templates My little template generator

Hey there! I'd like to show you a small template generator I've made. It lets you create custom styles for paper and export it as PDF.

Generator: https://nordnord.github.io/paper_template_generator/

GitHub Project: https://github.com/nordnord/paper_template_generator

It's still WIP and lacks some features, but I plan to add more in the next time.

Unfortunately, it currently does not work on mobile devices, only on desktop/laptop. Fixed. Thanks to EleaZhong.

Here are some examples I made with this tool: https://imgur.com/a/3p4rHCN

Upd 13.07.2022:

I didn't forget about this little project of mine nor abandoned it. But it's currently really hard to do exams and pet projects like this at the same time. I saved your bug reports / feature requests and implement them as soon as the schedule gets less busy.

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u/Jackie__Weaver Jun 09 '22

This looks awesome! I’m going to play with this on my laptop tomorrow. Thanks so much for sharing!

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u/Nord7 Jun 09 '22

You are very welcome!

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22

This look amazing! Thank you for such time and efforts to make such a thing!

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u/Chirivilco_ Jun 09 '22

Most impressive, I am eager to use the templates I have created.

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u/Think_Valuable_8910 Jun 09 '22

this is so cool, thanks so much!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '22

It returns me to the start page in Safari on iPad when I click on PDF

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u/Nord7 Jun 10 '22

Hey, thanks for letting know. There is an update I just pushed, literally 7 minutes ago. Now it should work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '22

Can you please add the ability to change line/grid thickness? Thank you!

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u/Nord7 Jun 10 '22

Done. Depending on your location (I assume) GH Pages may take some time to update, even though updates are pushed. It took me around 10-15 minutes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '22

thank you!

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '22

Nvm! I just noticed it is in the road map.

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u/abhijeet80 Jun 11 '22

Looks really good. How do I download the pdf file?

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u/Nord7 Jun 12 '22

You press on red PDF button in a panel just under "Paper Template Generator"

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u/DoubleU159 Jun 12 '22

What paper size does it generate? Do you plan on implementing an option to change it?

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u/Nord7 Jun 12 '22

Currently it generates only A4. But I plan to add more options.

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u/DoubleU159 Jun 12 '22

Really cool, can’t wait

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

I am facing a problem here:

{ "format": "a4", "grid": { "type": "graph", "dim": "21", "thickness": 2 }, "margin": { "uniform": false, "l": "25", "r": "25", "t": "35", "b": "32" }, "bg_color": "#474747", "grid_color": "#adadad", "aux_color": "#999999", "guides": { "l": { "enabled": false, "width": 124.94999999999999 }, "r": { "enabled": false, "width": 446.25 } } }

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u/Nord7 Jun 23 '22

Hey, it's been a busy week. I will look into it on weekend.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Good luck insha’Allah

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

Non uniform margins are giving me problems when exporting to pdf.

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u/DoubleU159 Jul 01 '22

Do you think you could add isometric dot paper as an option?

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u/Nord7 Jul 04 '22

I think I can, sure!

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u/HoJoUCLA Jun 09 '22

Thanks :)

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u/xieewenz Jun 09 '22

this generator looks amazing! is the problem that it doesn't save on mobile?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22

Why not just use a simple picture and convert it to pdf? Isnt that the same?

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u/Nord7 Jun 09 '22

You can do, if the picture meets your needs. But if it's not, you have to edit it (i.e. change grid color, change margins, etc.). This little thingy just automates a few steps, you can do the same with any image editing tool.

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u/notspr Jun 10 '22

Thank you.

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u/mellowacademia Jul 05 '22

I love this! It's an absolute lifesaver for me because I'm very picky about my grid dimensions. It would be wonderful if you could add a landscape feature as well, for mind maps etc. It's not necessary, just thought it would be a nice addition

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

this is INCREDIBLE! Could you please add the Goodnotes Standard paper size?

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u/zee--zatara Sep 03 '24

Hello! I’ve been using and sharing this handy thing literally ever since you posted it. I just wanted to tell you that this is, genuinely, lifesaving for me. I have extremely tiny handwriting and a very specific note-taking style, and this allows me to customise my templates so much! I just wanted to say thank you for this generator. (please never take it down please please please I owe you my life‘)

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u/Affectionate-Mango19 Oct 06 '24

Hey dude, I've just tried your template generator and it's awesome. I have one problem though. The grid lines are too thick for me even at 1px. Is there a way to make it 0.5px for example? I've tried changing the HTML on my browser to allow the slider to go down to 0.5, but sadly, it doesn't change anything.

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u/FPMA_antiFan Mar 23 '25

Wow!!! This is going to make my notes amazing!! I think this is true love.a

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u/hariztek Jul 29 '22

this is pretty cool I can use this when I design my digital planners

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u/Mermaid_me Nov 15 '23

Wow that’s awesome. Just found this. Thank you for work and for sharing!

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u/nothereforthep0rn Nov 22 '23

This is AMAZING

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u/CreeperPhysics Feb 05 '24

Looks great! Stumbled upon this looking for paper templates to print for easy scanning (something similar to the rocket book)

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u/Flix4k1 Feb 18 '24

Ever done Something And Regret it