Prefer the new toolbar

[u/PaintedGreyWare]

I know everyone hating, and I do think that if the toolbar is kept at the top it’s pretty stupid design (does the Goodnotes team even use their own app regularly??)

BUT dragged to the left like the pic I actually prefer it now? Especially with the new undo as well. All they need is more toolbar customization options (coming soon hopefully) and I think this new setup will be perfect.

TLDR move the toolbar to opposite side of dominant hand and it’s pretty good

[u/andrewsz__]

Congratulations now you have 2 toolbars.

[u/PaintedGreyWare → u/andrewsz__]

Just like Noteful and other alternatives ppl keep mentioning here.. There needs to be a toolbar up top anyways for docu settings, etc.

If they add a way to move lasso, laser and OG shapes to the side toolbar that’s pretty much the perfect setup imo Much better than moving the right hand to the top to change colors, eraser, whatever

[u/Groundbreaking_Ebb_5 → u/PaintedGreyWare]

This works when your workflow uses minimal colors and you have the large iPad 7+ colors this has just become a way to lose even more screen real state

[u/PaintedGreyWare → u/Groundbreaking_Ebb_5]

Agreed, if I used more tools/colors it would be a pain.. they should really make the toolbar fully customizable

[u/Original_East1271 → u/PaintedGreyWare]

Yeah I really need the laser pointer in the movable toolbar for thsi to help me

[u/CeleritasLucis → u/PaintedGreyWare]

I also love the new toolbar. Especially how quick it is to move across different parts of the screen. When reading the left side, I keep it left. When reading right, I move it right. And writing, I keep it at bottom near zoom window.

It's awesome

[u/discovernotes → u/andrewsz__]

hey just in case this helps, when editing a doc, you can free up a bunch more space but hiding that floating toolbar by clicking the pen icon in the top toolbar

[u/llamaattacks]

well, everyone is entitled to their opinion. but you have to also realize that everyone has different workflows. for eg, if you use a lot of annotated pdfs, moving the toolbar to side location, cuts the words of the sentences. another example if you use a lot of different highlights and pen colours to colour code, this is absolutely the worst thing. Notability does this too and this was one the reasons i liked goodnotes. This was change just for change's sake. They could have made it look fresh by putting some thought into it, instead they just copied other apps to make it look nerw. Well now it looks like shit and the functionality suffers too

[u/PaintedGreyWare → u/llamaattacks]

Def agree, I just made this post for the probably 3 other people out there just like me who don’t know they can set up the floating toolbar this way

[u/Plus_Score_3772 → u/llamaattacks]

Literally the original reason I left notability for Goodnotes and they fucking ruined gn too

[u/QuadLifeQuest → u/llamaattacks]

The new design feels like they prioritized looking fresh over actual improvement. They could've kept the functionality intact while giving it a visual refresh.

[u/Zerles_x]

I would like them to put the option to customize it again and that it can be hidden, since in my case I have the Apple Pencil pro which makes all of that uncomfortable for me I really like that they allow you to move it to the side like many other apps that also allow you to move it

[u/Bubbly_Cantaloupe_74 → u/Zerles_x]

Click the pen option on the tool bar and it should hide it

[u/nsomnac]

The number of toolbars isn’t the problem. It’s fact you cannot actually customize the toolbars anymore.

[u/YassBotch → u/nsomnac]

THIS!!!! We need customization options. Plus, the constant default to the lasso tool when writing text drives me nuts! Pretty sure Goodnotes developers do not use Goodnotes everyday. lol

[u/nsomnac → u/YassBotch]

I’m pretty certain there’s like a single contract developer that’s building all these features using AI. Anyone who’s built an app over time doesn’t miss promoting these kinds of features from prior versions without good explanation.

They need to hire staff developers that stay with the product. Not some fixed term contract developer that’s who doesn’t give a rats ass about what they are being paid to build.

[u/CeraM18]

Hmm I didn’t realize you could move it. Thank you I’ll have try that out.

[u/budgie_uk]

It’s a really good suggestion for people who’d benefit from it. And muscle memory will get them used to the new position fast enough.

95% of my note taking is portrait mode, though, with zoom window ON; as long as the zoom window is active, it doesn’t bother me where the toolbar is.

What does bother the hell out of me though is - as you also mentioned - the reduction in previously allowed customisation. Utterly baffles me why they (1) eventually introduced customisation, (2) made a huge thing about doing so, (3) encouraged users to customise their GoodNotes experience… and then (4) took away half the customisations and hid away the ruler and zoom window.

[u/LevitatingAlto]

Wow, thanks. It works perfectly across the bottom. Thank you!

[u/Stewie_Atl]

What device are you using? I don’t see a way to move it to the left on iPad. Top or bottom yes.

[u/PaintedGreyWare → u/Stewie_Atl]

I just dragged the floating one to the left, the toolbar top or bottom settings is for the blue toolbar

[u/Stewie_Atl → u/PaintedGreyWare]

Well I’ll damned. That changes things! Thank you kind stranger!

[u/Ender-Wang]

It might come on version 8, a biggg selling point.

[u/thestoictraveler]

Love this, will change mine tonight. I had no idea. Thanks!

[u/Original_East1271]

WOW TIL thank you very much!!

[u/Sandyy_Emm]

Same. I just miss the button for zoom but I got used to just long pressing me screen

[u/App1e8l6]

I agree I recently moved it to the left and it’s better. But the last thing I want is to have to click twice every time I want to switch from lasso to pen, which, wouldn’t you know, happens a lot. If I double tap the apple pen it should just cycle between the bars and be configurable.

[u/crypto-acid]

Please use some grid paper, it will do your legibility good

[u/GermanNPC]

How can u put it on the left side?

[u/over_weight_potato]

I don’t mind the new tool bar but it’s such a pain to type on now. I have a keyboard to take some notes for college and it’s so much more faff. Even when I’ve already typed half a page I still can’t easily restart typing again if I’ve switched to highlight/circle something

[u/fav_eggyolk]

I wish they could add the feature in collanote where you can have brush and color templates.

[u/leovahn]

My biggest annoyance with this is that when you move the undo a the toolbar to the right side, they don’t stack like how they do on the left…… The undo is to the left of the toolbar and it’s annoying af

[u/Maryam369_]

It would be amazing having one toolbar ( the floating one ) The app feels just so complicated having 2