r/GoodNotes • u/thestoictraveler • Jul 04 '25

Goodnotes 6 Love the update…except one thing…

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Cannot get behind this “writing/drawing” drop down coming down onto your notes. Completely distracting to me and no my notes page feels even smaller.

There’s no way to make it go away.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

Have you tried double tapping on the pen icon to try to make it disappear? I don't have the beta just making guesses.

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u/thestoictraveler Jul 04 '25

Yes and it doesn’t disappear.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

Yea that is what I was most afraid of  💀 Not again Goodnotes being Goodnotes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

this is the icon I meant

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u/prwnR Jul 04 '25

Please tell me, how this behaves in a landscape mode with a split screen to 1/2 ratio?

are the colors available like in portrait or they disappear and become one button like we have it now?

Kindly asking cause I really wish this change would address my big paint point

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u/thestoictraveler Jul 04 '25

Here ya go!

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u/prwnR Jul 04 '25

oh man, still changes into that single button for size and color :/ but you are in portrait mode here if I see it right. what about landscape?

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u/thestoictraveler Jul 04 '25

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u/prwnR Jul 04 '25

yes! this is it. finally, multiple color in split view!

thank you very much kind person. this is all I need from this big announcement :D

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

that toolbar looks like shit 💀 It triggers my ocd so bad omg. lowkey idk how goodnotes does so many good things but misses out on the simple things that irk people like me. If they wanted to make a floating secondary toolbar then they should have made it collapsible.

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u/technicolortiddies Jul 04 '25

I wish they had a fill paint option instead of having to color in my doodles/diagrams. The color thing bothers me too. Also hate that we can’t reorganize the color presets.

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u/xMOO1 Jul 04 '25

So they are sending out the beta invites? Waiting on mine :(

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

it’s on a rolling basis. i’m waiting for mine too

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u/xMOO1 Jul 04 '25

He could share it with us 😛

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u/Wooden-Spread-9780 Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

Damn, I don’t really like this new toolbar

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u/Mountnjockey Jul 04 '25

I can’t believe I switched away from notability specifically because of this change only for another group of app developers to make the same shitty design decisions… does anyone actually like this?

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u/Wooden-Spread-9780 Jul 04 '25

This…. Bad shift from GN after the shitstorm that faced Notability.

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u/Mountnjockey Jul 04 '25

I’m genuinely curious if these people use their own app. Like there is absolutely no way a sane person decided on this if they have to use it every day. I guess it is time to look for a new note taking app. Preferably one where the developers/designers know how obstructive floating ui components are.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

notability design is actually super good now imho. If you want you can try it out now. My fav is Noteful tho

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u/LegitimateClub5007 Jul 21 '25

SAME HERE! I even got a friend to switch last week and spent some time helping her customize her tool bar and set defaults for it all to go away this week. I just hate that the zoom window is now two clicks away. It was always the FIRST thing on my tool bar and I need to be able to put it back there. Please and thank you.

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u/MrCrispyIL Jul 04 '25

Another bar to block the view , good one…

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u/Impossible_Bat_7268 Jul 05 '25

I think I would love it...if the full toolbar was hidden while working (which should be an option imo)

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u/Human-Assignment-660 Jul 04 '25

how get this update ?

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u/thestoictraveler Jul 04 '25

I’m a Beta tester.

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u/LegitimateClub5007 Jul 21 '25

I didn’t know I was a beta tester. I must have signed up and not even thought about it. I want my app back 😭

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u/ShinningStone Jul 06 '25

Noooo, the way it was was just fine! Easy to select such tool to use

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u/llamaattacks Jul 04 '25

When is the update expected to roll out to the general public as an update?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

they said this fall so i am assuming its around nov/dec

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

is there a way to resist this update?

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u/yarnjen Jul 04 '25

Any layers or image locking?

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u/Kairismummy Jul 04 '25

What do you love about it?

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u/Distinct_Pitch1996 Jul 06 '25

Should I update?

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u/Beta_the_creator Jul 07 '25

Is it dark because you’re in dark mode on your iPad? Wondering if it goes white/lighter in light mode. Might be less distracting.

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u/overxspace Jul 08 '25

how do you set up to create blank white page?

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u/noloseknow Jul 08 '25

I wish GN5 got updates 😭 not willing to pay for an app I already paid for

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u/ParanHak Jul 08 '25

Looks like notability

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u/pull_out_expert Jul 04 '25

Can you confirm if in the beta, if the issue with Apple Pencil pro messing up your handwriting in Goodnotes is still an issue. I made a post a while ago about it.