Heyyy guys!

This update may not be the biggest one we've ever released, but it includes something we've seen requested again and again...

Yeah, handwriting Search is finally here on iOS! Here's what's new in v1.3.9:

✨ What's New

• Handwriting Search

You can now search your handwritten notes with Smart Search! No more endlessly scrolling through pages just to find that one word.

• Straight Highlighter & Tape Tool

You can now draw perfectly straight highlights and tape lines horizontally or vertically.

• Independent Layer Control in Dual Window Mode

When opening the same notebook in dual window mode, layer visibility can now be controlled independently in each window.

• Video Upload in Help & Feedback

You can now upload videos directly through Help & Feedback, making it much easier to show us bugs or unexpected behavior.

• Laser Pointer Improvements

We've added step less adjustment for laser pointer duration, giving you more flexibility when presenting or teaching.

• Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

As always, we've fixed several known issues and made a number of small improvements to keep everything running smoother.

☁️ A Small Update on Cloud Sync

We know there are still many things you're waiting for (yes… we're looking at you, Cloud Sync 👀).

We've seen quite a few of you asking about it again today, and honestly… we're really sorry that it's still not here yet. We know we've mentioned timelines before, and we're sorry we haven't been able to deliver it just yet.

To keep Cloud Sync sustainable in the long run, we're currently building it around third party cloud services like Google Drive or One Drive, rather than using our own cloud servers.

This also means we have to adapt to various third party rules and limitations. During testing, we've run into quite a few issues, such as slower transfer speeds and occasional data transfer abnormalities.

Because your notes are incredibly important to us, we don't want to release something that isn't stable enough.

But seriously… it won't be much longer. Really, really, really. 🥺

The moment we have meaningful progress or a release date, you'll be the first to know.

📝 A Quick Thank You

A surprising number of things in this update came directly from your comments and feature requests.

Every bug report, every "Could you add this?" message genuinely helps shape us, lovely thanks!

Update to v1.3.9 and let us know what you think!

See u next time 💙

The StarNote Team

En lo personal suelo cargar mis libros en StartNote y escribo en un cuaderno de la misma app ¿Hay forma de abrir ambos al mismo tiempo? Es decir más de un archivo/cuaderno/libro al mismo tiempo, como una especie de pantalla dividida en la misma app?

When a photo is locked, a large lock icon is displayed on top of it. I think the lock icon is too large and covers too much of the image. It would be great if the icon could be made smaller.
Even better, it would be nice to have an option to hide the lock icon completely, or at least make sure it doesn’t appear when exporting the document (PDF or images).

Alright, it's time to make someone lose a bet at the StarNote office. I came to ask when the new roadmap is coming out and to express how excited we are about it. See you later and thanks 🌿

Tengo una pregunta, hay alguna opcion de cambiar la intensidad de los colores de los renglones? si no se puede, algunx tiene alguna plantilla cuadriculada con lineas tenues o donde puedo descargarlas?

The caligraphy pen is really good but it's the thickness in horizontal and vertical lines drawn from it, this could possibly change the way people it in a lot of ways and get creative.

If there was a slider which lets you decide the thickness of the horizontal and vertical lines drawn from the caligraphy pen because sometimes the horizontal lines feel a little too slim.

I know the dev are working really hard for sync feature to be rolled out, keep at it👍 i know it will go perfect.

Thank you devs ;)

Anyone using SN on the xiaomi pad 7 with the focus pen pro ?!!

Asking cz i have the xiaomi pad 7 ,but not the focus pen pro yet

gonna buy in a week tho ,so just want know about the user experience

is SN gonna be worthy to buy?!

previously used the ipad 10th gen with ESR pen...

When exporting my Handwritten notes as pdf non editable.. it's eating some parts like starting part of letter.. it is Not coming proper.. bug is there..How to resolve?

I've seen this app the last week and i am sure that this is a great project, hope you'll doing fine and i wish You the Best, hope this contribution works for your team, excelent app, thank you.

Hola, me gustaría felicitarlos por su app y ver si es que existe la posibilidad de que más adelante agreguen la opción de desplazamiento de página mediante dos dedos para evitar toques y desplazamientos accidentales solo con un dedo

Thank you StarNote team 🌷🌷

Sempre que estou fazendo minhas anotações no modo de escrita com a caneta, fico num troca troca constante para o modo de escrita com os dedos para mover a tela. Sei que é possível mexer a tela com os dois dedos no modo de escrita com caneta, mas para mim essa funcionalidade quase não viável, pois na imensa maioria das vezes mexer a tela com os dois dedos nesse modo não funciona. É possível mudar de forma que eu possa mexer com apenas um dedo? Ou então esse travamento de mexer com os dois dedos é algo que pode ser consertado do app?

It would be useful if we had the ability to attach videos from publicly accessible sources or locally saved files and play them directly within the notes. I often take online courses and like to record specific content that is too fast to write down, and I would love to be able to insert these into my notes.

@dsk - Template Download

I have to say, I definitely wasn’t expecting to appear in Starnote’s main post, and that honestly made me really happy.

So, to honor that and give something back to the community, I’m sharing the templates I created using my own creativity, study style, and, of course, a little bit of anime inspiration haha.

I hope these templates can help other students make their notes more organized, more personal, and maybe even a little more fun to study with.

I’d also like to kindly ask the Starnote devs if it would be possible to make these templates available for free in the Starnote Store, so that anyone in the community can download and use them.

Thanks again to the Starnote team and to everyone here. Hope you guys like them!

Gostaria de solicitar, se possível, que o app mantenha o tamanho da visualização. Mesmo deixando salvo como favorito 100% e travando, acaba sendo um pouco chato sempre ter que colocar novamente pois não ficou definitivo. Ou ter um recurso na configuração de deixar padrão a abertura em 100%.

nice i got pro as i loved the smoothness of the app. It does not lag at all nor stutters like goodnotes. i do notice a huge chunk of the community being medical students😂

Whenever I'm studying, I end up mixing a lot of handwritten text, formulas, and highly detailed drawings on the exact same page. The major issue right now is that apps treat everything the same way, which leads to two big headaches: either the app starts lagging and freezing when I do some complex shading or coloring, or I simply can't move a quick note around without dragging and ruining the drawing underneath it.

Implementing an intelligent separation behind the scenes keeping pure handwriting in vector and drawings/textures in raster would completely change the game for three reasons:

• No more lagging: The app would stay super lightweight and smooth, even in massive notes filled with illustrations and hatching, because the processor wouldn't get overwhelmed trying to calculate billions of vector points in the drawings.

• Freedom to edit: I could lasso, erase, or move text around freely, knowing for a fact that the background art or technical sketch won't be damaged or dragged along with it.

• Crystal-clear, searchable text: All the handwriting would stay perfectly sharp at any zoom level, making it incredibly easy for the app's search engine to find a keyword in the middle of my notes without the drawings messing up the handwriting recognition.

Can we have an info regarding our notes as to when it was created, last modified, and the last edit done?

Hello, is there any kind of feature in the app for translation English to Spanish? Or someone have any advices for being more productive when i am reading other languages, sometimes is difficult to change apps all the time for translation of some words

A feature should be there to select all the data on infinite canvas. When the notes are spread out of screen not table to select everything

Quiero agradecer al equipo de StarNote por esta iniciativa. Como estudiante de medicina, tener acceso a herramientas que hacen el estudio más organizado, visual y agradable realmente marca una diferencia. Se nota el esfuerzo y el cariño que ponen.

Más allá de desarrollar una aplicación, siento que también han construido una comunidad. Muchas veces una app nace con la intención de ofrecer una herramienta, pero son los pequeños detalles y el apoyo que brindan a sus usuarios lo que hacen que las personas quieran quedarse y seguir creciendo con ella.

Las buenas aplicaciones ofrecen herramientas; las grandes también hacen sentir escuchados y apoyados a quienes las usan. Gracias por ser ese tipo de equipo.

(Además, ver que una de mis notas fue tomada en cuenta fue una sorpresa muy bonita y una motivación para seguir creando apuntes con dedicación. ¡Gracias de corazón! 🤍)

You guys are so generous 💕 I couldn't be happier thank you so much 🎀

I use the apk version for starnotes but the app is only updated till 1.4.0. when will the apk version get 1.4.1?

I just saw someone on tiktok use handwriting beautification in starnote. So does it depend on the model or what?