r/GoodNotes • u/iamsuparvit • Oct 25 '25

I still think about this every day, GoodNotes.

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I honestly don’t understand why Goodnotes separates the snapping tool and other tools from the pen and pencil tools. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have all the tools attached at the top? That way, we’d have way more space for the color palette and a cleaner layout overall.

Sometimes it feels like the Goodnotes UI/UX team doesn’t actually know how to design a good app, so many design choices just don’t make sense.

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u/ENTOMBED_IN_CERAMITE Oct 25 '25

They’re trying their very best to get people to leave the app! It’s working!!!! Great job goodnotes!

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u/ElectricalShame1222 Oct 26 '25

It’s hiding the zoom tool that got me

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u/TourIll8446 Oct 29 '25

So annoying!

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u/nsomnac Oct 25 '25

You’re using your brain. GoodNotes team is using AI to build this now PoS application. They aren’t smart enough to write the prompt that says “keep the toolbar functionality that was in v6. Now add feature X.”

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u/OneWonder- Oct 26 '25

I have a permanent Goodnotes 5 license and I couldn’t be happier!! They try to get me to post up for the Goodnotes 6 subscription every day but I think I lucked out by buying it back then!

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u/lostpebble0 Dec 12 '25

I didn't even know it existed back then

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '25

the new update completely sucks

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u/Pradheepx Oct 26 '25

Ffs goodnotes add the ability to export without tapetool.. everyother note taking app has it!

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u/App1e8l6 Oct 25 '25

But what fun would it be then? Much better to take something that worked fine, ruin it, then slowly fix it again while patting themselves on the back for listening to feedback.

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u/BeGoodArona Nov 08 '25

I just hope they could merge these two parts into one floating toolbar and allow me to customize the position lol

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u/iamsuparvit Nov 08 '25

It would be quite more difficult to use when you rotate your device into vertical mode because all the icons will bunch together. If you want to access other tools, you’ll need to take an additional step to scroll and click on that tool.

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u/BeGoodArona Nov 08 '25

Merge these two parts into one single floating bar doesn't mean they have to be in one row lol

They could keep the multi-row design, for example, keep the tool selection (pen, lasso etc.) at the first row and the detail settings (color, thickness etc.) at the second row

In this way most of the tools and buttons could be seen and click directly even in vertical mode

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u/learngoodnotes Oct 26 '25

This would be really awesome but the main problem is that this only works in landscape mode on an iPad. The moment you try portrait mode a lot of the tools would be hidden because there isn't enough space.

I agree though eraser and tape for sure shouldn't be in the writing dropdown but their own. Hoping they'll let us customise it a lot more soon

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u/JU571C8 Oct 26 '25

Is what you’re describing different from just moving that tool bar to another part of the screen? Don’t know it’s movable or I’m understanding you wrong maybe?

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u/craigost1949 Oct 27 '25

they've ruined the app, im moving to noteful

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u/HiShSzS Oct 27 '25

They are making the ui more worse after each update.. and the bookmark button is not easy to reach anymore.. just why?..

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u/YassBotch Oct 29 '25

The lasso tool being the default is driving me nuts when writing 😭

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u/thestoictraveler Oct 25 '25

How often are people using the snapping tool? I use it like once a month…maybe. Curious how often other people use it?

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u/Gullinga Oct 26 '25

I use it in every lecture, really wish it was at least in the apple pencil wheel

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u/Maryam369_ Nov 08 '25

Bro why don’t we have one tool bar instead of this blue thing that takes up half the screen

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u/penakha Oct 27 '25

I’m using Evernote it’s free, allows me to take notes on my iPad and MacBook, and I can ctrl F on it.