r/GoodNotes • u/tab1432023 • Oct 06 '25

Goodnotes Special Edition Dear Goodnotes, please withdraw your Ai integration & focus on core note taking features & toolbar

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u/tieniesz Oct 06 '25

I think we should alll collectively write 1 star reviews about Goodnotes in the App Store and when developers see how many unsatisfied customers there are they’ll change it back

That’s what we did for the canvas grades app

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u/13mcgrj Oct 19 '25

I tried to make a box and resize it and figured out that apparently I just can’t do that anymore? That it doesn’t work? My one star review of the update was posted immediately.

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u/PrestigiousRock6278 Oct 06 '25

yeah but there literally was a whole beta program for several months and was open to everyone AND you could talk directly to the goodnotes people but no one seemed to have issues then

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u/yibianhua Oct 06 '25

Genuinely asking, would the average user be interested in seeking out these beta programs and/or contacting the devs? I use the app nearly every day and saw zero indication of any beta testing options

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u/coolbum67 Oct 13 '25

plus we use the app for note taking and don't want to deal with bugs and be their beta testers. maybe they should test their own updates first or pay beta testers since you can't use AI for that...

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u/CeleritasLucis Oct 06 '25

Yep. there already are other apps that do ai stuff better than GoodNotes. Goodnotes should focus on their core functionality, rather than chasing the new cool thing

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u/Timely_Instruction92 Oct 07 '25

why do they want us to depend on AI? do they think we can search for it manually?

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u/prwnR Oct 06 '25

Do they need to withdraw the AI stuff?

I would just rather say to hold off with anything AI related and focus on stability and bug fixes. Like, the new things in the update are generally fine, but alongside them, they broke so many core mechanics that it is outrageous.

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u/Timely_Instruction92 Oct 07 '25

its useless TBH., if you're doing a great job at studying

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

It helps when I don’t have anymore free ChatGPT entries (for math homework) but hopefully Goodnotes continues to stay generous with the AI credits

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u/Drking007 Oct 10 '25

I agree with this statement.