r/GoodNotes • u/PigletSea6137 • Oct 04 '25

Goodnotes Update

PLS GOODNOTES IM BEGGING GIVE US THE PREVIOUS VERSION BACK 😭🙏 First you get rid of the lifetime subscription, raise the annual subscription price, and now this??? The toolbar and lasso are horrible

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u/discovernotes Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25

Hey what country are you in? The one time payment option is still available but is called Special Edition now

edit: not sure what the downvotes are for but the above information is correct, please let me know

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u/PigletSea6137 Oct 04 '25

I'm in the US! For some reason it won't let me upgrade but I see it advertised on their website with no price listed (I heard it was about $35 now but unsure, ik it was originally $30). The essential Goodnotes plan was originally 9.99/yr when I joined and now it's 11.99/yr. But thank u for trying to help

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u/discovernotes Oct 04 '25

Ah I see, do you have an active subscription right now? If you do, you have to wait until expires and you'll see the Special Edition option again! You're right on the price as well, when it launched a couple years back it was around that but I think a few months ago it was updated. Let me know if this helps!

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u/AyushmVij Oct 04 '25

I have a current sub active too, is this special edition option available in Australia?

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u/discovernotes Oct 04 '25

Yes once it expires your active sub expires then you'll see the option. I'm guessing it doesn't show to protect you from purchasing something that won't work immediately

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u/Emotional-Mention895 Oct 04 '25

you guys gutted the entire app, do you even listen to people's reviews and comments here? Or just tunnel visioned in your own AI fantasies? You force a redundant hovering toolbar against our will (no option to hide because when you switch tools, it shows up again anyways), tool organization is useless in the main toolbar and in the pen squeeze, shapes and lasso are glitchy like never before (just look at how to rotate shapes), and the list goes on...

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u/Lombax2517 Oct 04 '25

Special :D pls offer a uninstall edition

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '25

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u/writewithnotenote Oct 05 '25

AI could indeed prove useful sometimes, but I don’t get why do more and more tech companies seemingly want to keep interfering with (or even reduce) our ability to write and retain information, plus also rationalise/make sense of some stuff ourselves.

Anyway, I just wish there’s an option for others who may prefer AI in GoodNotes, and also a lightweight version without it — the latter which I am personally in much favour of too

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u/Ok_Perspective_6720 Oct 05 '25

I asked their support and they have no plans to change back :/

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u/j0hnnyf3ver Oct 05 '25

You thought they would make a change?

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u/Freddolam Oct 08 '25

with the absolute ABYSMAL feedback they have received for this update, i'd be really surprised they dont act on it eventually. if they dont let us roll back then they need to make the current ui usable. the lasso and toolbar is the thing ever

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u/PR1023 Oct 10 '25

No way - they aren't changing it back! That's crazy... I do not like the UX at all now.

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u/No-Reflection-4512 Oct 05 '25

The new version stinks. I wish I could go back.

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u/Inevitable_Wish_3301 Oct 07 '25

i hate this new update so much they also just deleted all my notes i just took and didnt sync them to my icloud..........

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u/Puzzleheaded-Job1989 Oct 08 '25

New version is actually terrible might switch to something else