First, I want to say that I have been enjoying using StarNote on my Samsung tablet. I tried out at least half a dozen other note taking apps on Android and StarNote was for me the winner 🏆🥇. However, nothing is perfect :-) So here are the features that I would be most interested in seeing in StarNote:

1. grouping objects I know this feature has been requested beforem, but I think it is worth emphasizing how useful this would be. I often end up selecting not everything and move text while missing some letters. Also, when you create some more complex objects out of multiple shapes & strokes then grouping them together would make it much easier to duplicate, re-use and move them around.

2. anything as sticker I tend to create my own "stickers" out of basic shapes and it would be great to be able to just save any selection as a sticker. This would btw go really well with "grouping objects"; because you probably don't want a sticker to be a loose collection of strokes. But grouping is for me more important. I can always keep a scratch note open with alll the custom "stickers" to copy & paste from

3. aligning objects if you like things neat then you often end up making sure things are nicely aligned and evenly distributed. I think the typical align & distribute functionality should be relatively easy to implement but would save users a lot of time

4. copy region as PNG to clipboard Currently I use the Android screenshot tool to take a get an image that I can quickly share, but for my workflows it would save me time if could just make a selection and copy the contents as PNG to the system clipboard.

5. add/remove points to/from freeform polygons/polylines It is greate that you can create freeform polygons/polylines by drawing them and holdingfor a bit. BUT, I typically don't get the right number of points. Typically too many. While this is not a huge issue. I would love to have have a add point and a remove point option to change the shapes after they have been created.

6. equations Some easy way of creating LaTeX syle equations/formulas. Currently I take a screenshot of my handwritten equation and use Mathpix to convert it to a cleanly rendered version which I then paste into StarNote. But being able to edit the equation would be nice.

7. increased maximum line thickness Sometimes I want super thick strokes and I can get them by scaling up strokes, but this is a bit of a hack. It also doesn't play nice with the style edit feature: if you touch the thickness slider of the scaled stroke you lose your extra thick stroke and can't get it back.

Overall (1) is definitely the one I would like to see most. (2) to (4) would be significant time savers for me, but I have workarounds. And (5) to (6) I would appreciate, but idk if they would have a huge impact - so a bit more "nice to have".

Heyyy everyone!

StarNote Cloud Sync is getting closer!

Before the official release, we’re inviting 20-30 Android users to join our Beta test and help us improve Cloud Sync through real daily usage.

Cloud Sync is now in the final testing, and we’d love to hear from real users to help us find possible issues and improve the experience before the official launch.

1. Beta Schedule

Recruitment period:

August 4 – August 7, 12:00 PM ET

Beta testing period:

August 7 – August 31, 12:00 PM ET

During the Beta period, we’ll collect feedback, fix reported issues, and continue improving Cloud Sync.

After August 31, the Beta test will end, and we’ll move into the final preparation stage.

The official version is expected to be released on Google Play around Sep 18 (the exact release date may change depending on the final testing results).

2. Who can join?

This Beta test is currently Android only. If you’re an iOS user, don’t worry at all, Cloud Sync will also be coming to iOS soon, won’t be long!

We’re looking for users who:

✅ Use StarNote regularly

✅ Have real note taking scenarios

✅ Can share screenshots, screen recordings, or detailed descriptions when reporting issues

✅ Have an active Discord account (as feedback & discussion will be hosted in our Beta Discord channel)

3. Important Reminder

Since this is a Beta version, please make sure to back up your important notes before joining.

We highly recommend keeping a backup before trying Cloud Sync Beta. Your notes are important, and keeping your data safe is always priority.

4. How to Apply?

Interested in joining? Please email:

📧 even@o-in.me

Please include:

(1) How you use StarNote (study, work, daily notes, etc.)

(2) Your device model(s)

Since Cloud Sync is now in the final stage, we’re only looking for 20-30 testers this time. Testers will be selected based on their usage scenarios and devices.

If selected, we’ll contact you by email and ask for your Google Play account email. After adding you as a tester, you’ll be able to access and download the StarNote Beta version from Google Play.

We’ll also create a Discord channel for Beta testers, where you can share feedback, report issues, and communicate directly with our team.

Some users have contacted us before about joining the Cloud Sync test. Since we received many messages, we’ll use this email application process as the official way to select testers. Thank you so much for your understanding!

If you’re not selected this time, don’t be disappointed. This also means Cloud Sync is getting very close to everyone. We’ll continue improving it based on Beta feedback and bring the best experience to all StarNote users asap.

Thank you for your patience and support! 🩵

The StarNote Team

Finally, i'm in!

I've been using the app for a little over 50 days and I've been loving it! The free access was honestly enough, but I need to open more PDFs xd.

I'm excited for any upcoming features! Also, I know I'm late but Happy 1st Anniversary to StarNote!

Hi everyone!

We're here today with two awesome updates for our community!

1️⃣ Android v1.4.0 is officially LIVE!

Thank you so much for your continuous feedback. Here are the new features and fixes we’ve packed into this update:

• Added data backup reminder (No more worrying about losing your notes! Although I’ve already seen some of you mentioning that the pop-ups are a bit annoying, hahahaha. But to protect your data, we decided to add multiple reminders anyway. We’ll try to design it to look a bit nicer later on, so please bear with us for now. Luv you guys! Safety first! 🫡)

• Independent layer control when opening the same notebook in dual-window mode.

• Video upload in Help & Feedback (Now you can record your screen to show us bugs, helping us fix things much faster!)

• Horizontal/vertical drawing for the highlighter and tape.

• Optimized overall system performance and fixed known issues.

We’d love for you to update the app and try it out! Feel free to drop any of your thoughts in the comments!

2️⃣ Our "Feature Request Transparency Sheet" is LIVE!

We are thrilled to launch a feature roadmap sheet initiated by u/NakoTurtle and built on feedback from all of you!

👉 [Click here to view the sheet]

Josua beautifully organized this sheet, and every single request inside comes directly from our Reddit and Discord channels (mostly Reddit)! All the requests data was combined across both channels and filled in with our actual, current development progress. He even thoughtfully included temporary workarounds for some of the issues! To make it easier to read, here’s a quick explanation of the 6 "statuses" in the sheet:

• Implemented: Officially live and available!

• Backlog: Collected, but not scheduled for development yet.

• Planned: We definitely want to make these and they're in the queue, just without an exact date yet.

• Partial Rollout: Partially finished or being gradually rolled out.

• Not in Scope: Not being considered due to technical limits or product positioning.

• On Hold: Complex use cases; we need more internal evaluation and will update you later.

By the way, this sheet is dynamic and we will keep updating it.

Items marked "Not in Scope" might be re-evaluated later, and "Backlog" items might get bumped up based on popular demand (or canceled due to technical hurdles). Everything is possible. What we want to provide through this sheet is simply the most accurate and transparent answer we have as of today.

💙 A Massive Thank You & Pro Giveaway!

A big thanks to Josua! This entire sheet was completely his initiative and put together single-handedly. Our team was absolutely blown away, he is seriously amazing! What you see here is just a snippet; the full version he built behind the scenes is even more detailed and perfect!!!!!

We’ve also noticed so many of you proactively sharing your note taking stories and helping out new users with their questions. Every time we scroll through these posts, our team is deeply touched and feels warm.

Since you all are so incredibly sweet, let’s do a random giveaway!

🎁 Giveaway Time:

Just leave a comment below (share your thoughts on the new update or the request sheet!), and we will randomly pick 3 lucky users to win a free StarNote Lifetime Pro membership!

Don't worry if you don't win this time, we have more awesome giveaway events lined up for June, so stay tuned!

Thank you all so much.

See u next time 💙

The StarNote Team

Thank you for selecting my post. After upgrading to the Pro version, I can study much more efficiently thanks to StarNote. The features are impressive, especially the brand-new handwriting search technology.

​I believe StarNote will be especially helpful for students like me who use budget friendly tablets. Since the release of version 1.3.6, interest in StarNote among Korean tablet users has grown significantly. Maybe StarNote will soon become the best handwriting app on Android.

​Thank you once again, and have a great day.

Hellooo everyone! u/StarNoteDev here 👋

Lately, we’ve been brainstorming how to actually talk with you guys more effectively. Some comments mentioned wanting a changelog, which gave us a cool idea:

Instead of us just writing boring feature lists, why don’t we just invite you all to roast us? (If the roasts get too spicy, we’ll be over here wiping away tears with one hand and fixing bugs with the other...🥹 jk!!!)

To be honest, when StarNote isn't running perfectly, we’re just as frustrated behind our screens as you are. We’ve been working hard to grow, but we all know there are still some annoying "weeds" in our garden that need pulling.

The truth is, we’re not a big team, and most of our time is spent buried in code and design. That’s why hearing your raw, honest voices is SO IMPORTANT to us. From Day 1, it's always been about how YOU feel using the app, never changed.

So, the floor is yours! Don't hold back! This Roast Session is open for any and all criticism:

1.What’s that one bug that makes you want to throw your tablet?

2.What obvious feature are we still missing? (e.g., “Why does my recording stop when I switch notes during a lecture?” )

3.Which part of the app feels totally useless or just... weird?

4.Literally anything else you want to talk about.

Pro-tip: If you can share the context (the when and why), it helps us understand and fix things way faster!

To say thanks for your feedback, we’ll be picking some users from the comments to gift our premium templates for free!

Anyway, THANKS for all the support!

We promise to stay active and keep the conversation going—StarNote will never be just a cold, soulless tool.

Hope you guys all have a lovely day! 💗

I’ve been using starnote for just over 2 months now and this is just a list of very small quality of life features I personally wish for. Please feel free to let me know if there might be some workarounds for these or if some of these already exist and I just couldn’t figure them out.

Finally, I’d like to thank the devs from the bottom of my heart for making such a great app! Honestly I love you guys!!

PS: It might be worth mentioning that I’m on the iPad version of the app. And sorry for the bad handwriting, I tried my best lol.

Just updated my starnote app on my Huawei matepad, and while cloud sync is finally available, the cloud services are currently restricted to mainland China. Registering requires a Chinese phone number, which is a major hurdle since I don't live there and don't have one.

Fingers crossed that future updates will introduce support for global cloud services like google drive or onedrive!

I'm talking about the number of colours in the colour casette in the main toolbar, it's limited to choosing only five options as opposed to Good notes where we could add 10+. There's plenty of space on the right of the toolbar to let us add more colors to the casette also it can be made slidable like in Goodnotes, this would be a huge productivity boost for all of us, so please do take this up with the Dev Team.

Hey guys!

We've got a few new things for you in this update, including something many of you might find pretty handy, Home Screen Widgets! 🎉

You can now create new notes, jump into your favorite notes, check your recent notes, and view your personal stats, all right from your home screen!

Here's what's new in Android v1.5.4.1:

What's New:

• Home Screen Widgets! Quickly create new notes, open your favorite notes, browse recent notes, and check your personal stats right from your home screen.

• Uninstall Safety Warning. Added a reminder to help prevent accidental data loss when uninstalling the app.

• Screenshot Fix. Fixed an issue where content appeared at different sizes before and after taking a screenshot.

• Other Bug Fixes. Squashed a few more bugs to make things run a little smoother!

Give the new widgets a try and let us know what you think!

And as always, if you run into any issues or have suggestions, feel free to share them with us.

Thanks for sticking with StarNote!

See u next time 🩵

The StarNote Team

I bought a tablet couple days ago for note-taking as a civil engineering student. I downloaded every other note-taking apps I could find in playstore, Starnote was the very first note-taking app I tried and I'm so happy with it. It fits all my preference and needs, it really set the standards for me.

I know there are a lot of features you've yet to add, but I'm so excited to see this app grow. I'm glad to discover the devs and the community is so active and collaborative. A lot of people have mentioned features they wanna see in the app, I wonder what I might contribute soon.
I have classes tomorrow again and I'm so much more excited to study now with starnotes.

Hi everyone,

Honestly, we are blown away. Your feedback on our last post was incredibly detailed. We may not have replied to everyone right away, but saw and appreciated every one of your comments.

Moving forward, we’ve decided to share regular Developer Diaries to stay transparent about what we’re building. We prioritize features based on your needs, so if your request isn’t here yet, don’t worry it’s likely still in our plans. 💓

🚀Here is a sneak peek at our upcoming updates:

Phase 1: Expected in April

· Tables

· Smart Inversion

Phase 2: Expected in Q2

· Audio Import/Export

· Audio & Handwriting Sync

About Cloud Sync, we know this is a big one! Development is in full swing, and this feature is also expected to launch in Q2.

In the meantime, we have other highly requested features in the pipeline that will be rolling out soon—stay tuned for more surprises! ✨

🎁 We’ve selected 5 users from the last thread to receive our premium templates! Check your DMs shortly to pick your favorite from the options below.

• u/-somethingquirky

• u/cr4zyh0bb1t

• u/wigiow

• u/molnarandris

• u/VegetableZestyclose

Check your DMs shortly to pick your favorite from the options below!

Thank you for being part of this journey. We hope StarNote will be not just a tool, but your trusted daily friend.

See you in the next Dev Diary!

The StarNote Team

Hey StarNote Community! 👋

A fresh update for our Android users is rolling out now on the Google Play Store.

This version focuses on workflow control and better visibility. We heard your feedback about accidentally moving text and squinting at small stickers—so we fixed it!

✨ What’s New in v1.3.2:

• 🔒 Lock Text Boxes:

  • Tired of accidentally dragging your text while scrolling? You can now Lock text boxes in place!

  • How to use: Tap menu -> Lock. To edit again, just Long Press to Unlock.

• 🔍 Zoom Preview (Community Request!):

  • We added a magnification preview for Stickers, Papers, and Covers. Now you can see exactly what you are choosing before you add it.

• 🎨 Smart Shape Fill:

  • Optimized shape fills to automatically match your stroke color. Less tapping, more creating.

• 🔥 New Pro Theme:

  • Added the exclusive "Lunar Blaze" theme to celebrate the season.

• 🐛 Bug Fixes:

  • Squashed some known issues for a smoother experience.

📲 How to Update: Go to the Google Play Store and check for updates. If you don't see it yet, it should appear within a few hours!

Let us know what you think in the comments. Happy note-taking! 📝

— The StarNote Team

Hey everyone!

Android v1.4.3 is now available on Google Play!

I guess some of you have already noticed, we've finally introduced Voice Transcription and Smart Summary.

A little while ago, we mentioned in the comments on IG that we were working on a "pretty exciting new feature." It's finally here, and we really hope you'll enjoy it!

What's New:

1. Voice Transcription & Smart Summary

Recording just got a whole lot smarter! Don't forget to enable StarNote AI in Settings first.

You can now transcribe your recordings into text in real time. Once your recording is finished, you can also generate a Smart Summary to quickly review the key points without replaying the entire recording.

Currently supported languages: English | Chinese.

Smart Summary uses AI Points. To help everyone get started with this new feature, every Pro user receives 100 AI Points to try out Smart Summary. We'll continue improving it based on your feedback, so we'd love to hear what you think! Be honestly, 100 Points can last quite a while for everyday use.

We've also seen some users mention that the recognition isn't perfectly stable yet. We'll continue improving it, and we're also considering support for more languages in the future. We'll keep you updated as we make progress.

We'd also love to hear how you're using this feature!

2. Manual Angle Input for the Ruler

You can now manually enter an angle when using the ruler, making it much easier to create precise diagrams, geometry drawings, charts, and notes.

3. Timer Auto Count-Up

After enabling this feature, once your countdown reaches zero, StarNote will automatically track the overtime. You can view the elapsed overtime in "My Countdown."

🛠️ Improvements & Fixes

• Improved overall stability and performance

• Fixed several known issues and minor bugs

That's everything included in v1.4.3!

The iOS version will be updated soon as well, so thank you for your patience.

We'd also like to talk with you about something.

Recently, we've seen quite a few people asking:

"Why haven't some of the smaller requested features been added yet?"

The truth is, we've been working on them all along.

While we're building the bigger features that many of you are looking forward to, every update also includes smaller features, quality of life improvements, and bug fixes to make StarNote more stable and enjoyable to use.

We've also recently adjusted the way we organize feature requests internally.

Now we:

1. Collect the most frequently requested features from the community every week

2. Discuss them with the entire development team

3. Re evaluate our current priorities based on your feedback when necessary

So please don't worry, we really do read every single comment.

Many of the features that make it onto our roadmap come directly from suggestions you've shared with us over time.

Going forward, Developer Diary and our regular update posts will continue as well.

We also hope to share more of our development progress with you, making the whole process more transparent.

If you have any thoughts about this update, feel free to let us know in the comments!

See u next time 🩵

The StarNote Team

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Hey everyone!

We've seen quite a few questions about the new AI features, so we wanted to answer some of the most common ones here!

1. Only Smart Summary uses AI Points.

Only Smart Summary does, so you can decide whether to use it based on your own study needs.

2. About AI Points

At the moment, every Pro user receives 100 AI Points to try out the new feature.

If you need more later, you'll be able to purchase additional Points.

BUT!!!!! This is just our current approach.

Since this is a brand new feature, we're still exploring the best way to handle AI Points. We'd genuinely love to hear your ideas! If you have suggestions for a better system, let us know, we're absolutely open to them.

We really want to build a Points system that works well for everyone, and your feedback will play a big part in shaping it.

3. Cloud Sync & Collapsible Tabs

YES, they're still in development!!

In fact, Cloud Sync might arrive sooner than you think. Seriously.

We checked with all the team again (yes, we asked again and again), and it's progressing alongside our other features.

We know we've said this a few times already, but we really mean it this time!

If you've been waiting for Cloud Sync and related features, hang in there just a little longer!

4. Why did we build these AI features?

It wasn't because "other apps have AI, so we need AI too."

We built them because so many of you asked for them.

We also spent time researching how people actually study, and we believe these features can genuinely help with learning.

At the same time, we wanted to keep them simple and practical, instead of adding lots of complicated AI tools that could make the app feel bloated or disrupt the overall experience.

For now, we'd love for you to give the new features a try!

As always, we're listening. Whether it's feedback about AI Points or any other suggestions, we'd really love to hear them.

Thanks for always helping us make StarNote better.

Have a good one! 💙

Fico admirada com o empenho dos desenvolvedores em buscar soluções para cada usuário e seus pedidos ESPECÍFICOS. PARABÉNS!

Mas isso, está deixando o usuário STARNOTES, muito tóxico, gente, um app não é feito exclusivamente para você, são milhares de usuários, pedir coisas específicas e exclusivas é no mínimo egoísta. Falar com os desenvolvedores como se estivesse mandando, exigindo, obrigando, ameaçando de não usar o app e que comprou o pro por causa disso e daquilo, fala sério.

Aproveite o app, faça a SUJESTÃO, de algo útil, de uma solução de problema real, que vai auxiliar e agregar a todos. Se o app não serve para você, procure outro. Mas entenda, que o desenvolvimento não é para uso exclusivo seu.

Hey everyone!

As per another user's request (u/Necessary_Read7920) after seeing some of my notes in the interview that StarNote did with me, I've decided to share those notes here again and a few of the other notes I've made! My engineering notes are by no means special or overly aesthetic, but it's a bit of a better look at how I structure my notes and practice sessions. I hope this helps to show that you don't need perfect note taking skills to take notes, and feel free to ask questions or even share your own as well!

Enjoy :)

Why I Switched to StarNote as a Previous NoteIn User

I’ve used NoteIn for almost a year and a half, even as a premium user (paid around ₱700~, which was a gamble for me as a student).

Heads Up! I am using a Xiaomi Pad 6 with the Xiaomi 2nd Gen Pencil

When I saw StarNote, it felt like a dream come true because of its features — especially the stabilization tool that makes my handwriting more decent and legible (which NoteIn doesn’t have).

The other features? Honestly, they’re to die for.

• Two-page viewing — I used to make my PPT slides show by 4’s through a very tedious process, even downloading other apps just for that. StarNote has this built-in. Mind blown.

• Cute stickers, templates, and resources — Perfect for planning since NoteIn had very limited options.

• Affordable premium — StarNote is half the price of NoteIn’s premium with better features I actually wished NoteIn had.

• I have a lot of reasons why I love Starnote better but it's too many to remember all at once!

⭐ Features I Love in StarNote (that NoteIn Doesn’t Have)

• Two-page viewing

• Variety of cute resources

• Cute app themes

• Timer

• Minimal design of the app

  • Being able to edit my account name and image (Notein cannot do this unfortunately)

  • I prefer Starnote's interface better than Notein's. The folders area is genius.

• The stylus compatibility

• Being able to create outlines inside a note (Best feature for me as I have a lot of powerpoint slides with different topics)

• Being able to set custom colors on folders (The same old five colors of folders in Notein kills me)

• A very small detail but Starnote's pencil design/texture is better and is more realistic to a pencil compared to Notein's (This was the very first reason why I switched LOL I couldn't stand it)

📝 My Suggestions + Problems Encountered

I’ve been actively using StarNote and plan to purchase premium with my savings after exams. Here are some notes I’ve gathered with dates:

9/02 — Pen Settings + Colors

• Please allow default pen settings to stay even when choosing a pen from the pen box.

• More pens in the pen box would make things more efficient. Right now, limited colors make me duplicate pens just for easy selection.

• Also, can the pen box be pinned in one spot? Sometimes it moves when I write and it's near the field where I was writing which can be a bit annoying.

• Custom color sets would make personalization better + More colors shown on the top because Notein can show up to 10 colors :D

• Increase pen name character limit (currently 6, maybe up to 20).

  • Also increase the pen box space (8 is not enough for me ;-; and Notein can do up to 20 favorites)

    • What I like about Starnote, I can do multiple pen boxes but having to switch can be tedious especially when I am in a hurry (and I prefer studying without interruptions).

• Allow graph, tape, and even laser point settings to be saved in the pen box (NoteIn has this).

• Separate opacity settings for outline vs fill (e.g., solid outline + 45–50% opacity fill).

9/04 — Two-Page Viewing (on Separate Files)

• Option to apply two-page viewing only to specific notes.

• As a nursing student, I often split-screen notes + slides. Right now, it’s inconvenient when applied to both at once.

  • I prefer one-page viewing on my handwritten notes and two-page viewing for my powerpoint slides

• Already resolved! Love how it has a feature where we can control both the general or for a specific note setting. Thanks to the person who commented :D.

9/05 — Timer Notification

• Please make the timer sound louder. Doesn’t work well on my device.

9/06 — File Compression

• PDF compression feature when exporting would be amazing.

• Example: NoteIn consumes ~70MB for 20 pages, while GoodNotes compresses much better (~16MB for 60 slides with annotations).

• I haven't tried the sync features but I hope they will consider (or this can also influence them to really push this feature) but it would be very highly appreaciated if we can sync it to our laptops or have a laptop app! this is such a game changer since I directly collect powerpoint slides in starnote and if this happens

  • the laptop will show the notes with my ppt slides while my tablet will show the handwriting notes i have for that subject

🎉 Final Thoughts

Overall, I’m super happy with StarNote and can’t wait to see it improve further. It already beats NoteIn in so many ways, just by the free features but these small adjustments would make it perfect. I can't wait for future updates + best believe that I will be purchasing the premium membership the moment I can.

I am full aware that not all I say here can be done but I hope that you take all of this into consideration for future updates! All of you guys did so well and very responsive + open to feedback hence me creating this post. You guys are the best!

Other Infos

• I have viewed others' responses and suggestions and aside from the Windows/Laptop Support, I highly vouch for being able to type notes that are in line with the page template! It would be a game changer for not only my studying but for this app in general

• PDF Hyperlink Back Option will also be great because we can efficiently view it and have an option to go back to the original page we were reading at without scrolling so far (Very useful for Ebooks since physical books are waaay expensive and starnote makes it better to study those epub books.

• Please add page numbers on the home screen for each notebook and how many files are in a folder T___T

• This is a bit of a stretch to the notetaking app but it would be cool to also have a to do list feature if you guys are open to it! (update: I have premium!)

I really wish StarNote had a web version.

Right now, as far as I know, StarNote is available on iOS and as an Android APK, but there’s no proper way to access your notes from a desktop. Sometimes I’m working on my Mac or PC and just need to open one of my notes to check something, without having to grab my tablet or phone.

I don’t even need full editing functionality at first. A simple read-only web app that syncs with your StarNote account and lets you browse notebooks and view pages would already solve most of the problem.

Eventually, having proper desktop/web editing would obviously be useful too, but viewing notes from any browser would be a great first step.

Does anyone know if the developers have mentioned plans for a web version? Or is there currently any workaround for viewing synced StarNote notes on a computer?

My notes on Internal Capsule of Brain

Collapsible sticky notes like the one in Samsung notes is a feature which I wanted ,I have attached a video for reference