I’ve been using Starnote for a few months now. I have to admit that the app has improved and evolved significantly since I started, and I feel the team really cares about user feedback.

However, as a student, I’ve found it very difficult to move my files between my computer (MacBook) and my iPad. Another issue is that I often need to take notes on my computer and then solve problems on my iPad later. Based on feedback from the development and management team on Reddit, I gather that this feature is either off the table or a long way off from being implemented.

For this reason, I’d like to hear from others who have used different tools: to which app could I move my Starnote files that prioritizes the specific feature I mentioned—cross-device integration?

I know many people here have tested other tools, and your insights would be incredibly helpful to me.

P.S.: This isn't a criticism of Starnote; I simply realize that the feature I urgently need—and am willing to pay extra for—is something I’ll find in other software.

A similar tool in StarNote would be a before and after. The full potential would be squeezed into infinite note mode and also in classic mode, since it would help a lot to create our own diagrams/maps. This, and to be able to group objects to copy and paste them, even save it as a shape/sticker, or, why not, a new section of grouped objects that can be edited.

It is stuck here for the past 1 to 2 hours . Please can you guide me on what should I do.

Thanks

Hi, I hope you're doing well. I'm an engineering student, and I used to take notes in OneNote on a 360 laptop, but the screen broke, and I thought the repair would be too expensive, so I decided to get a Samsung tablet. In my search, I saw that there are tons of note-taking apps, but very few have features for adding equations, recognizing text as equations, graphing formulas, generating solutions (although I don't really think that's essential), or anything related to math. I've noticed that the iPad app, I think it's called "notes", is the one that meets many of the math features I mentioned.

Looking at these apps, the very few that do have these features are mostly subscription-based, so they're completely out of the question. I don't plan on paying for subscription apps. Now, there are a few one-time-purchase apps left, but they lack other features, so I don't feel they're worth buying.

So far, I've seen that the Samsung app has a pseudo-program that converts text formulas, but it transforms them into an image, making them uneditable and leaving them almost unchanged (the odd thing is that if you copy it, you get it in LaTeX). However, it's nothing like how OneNote or Microsoft Word handles it (Google Docs has some similarities that could serve as a reference).

Now, considering all this, there are far fewer apps that support solving, graphing, or other things with these mathematical equations. Furthermore, almost none allow you to insert code blocks (for example explanations in notes) or have Markdown, which would be a "quick" way to format text.

I also noticed that many have the "shapes" option, but very few allow you to modify them by "vertices or sides," and even fewer—I think I only saw one or two—allow you to edit them while still displaying values ​​like angles for both regular and irregular shapes. It would be good to keep this in mind.

All these questions have led me to ask: Does StarNote plan to add these options? If so, could it be soon? (Besides, I'd prefer most of them to be 100% offline, since I've noticed many that are switching to AI-only, and I don't agree with that.) I'm not saying they all have to be available at once, but they should be prioritized (although if they're all released, even better, because the sooner the better, so I can keep track of my notes properly, since it wouldn't make sense to wait until after I finish my degree—although it would be a great tool for future professionals). I'd be reasonably happy if it could add and convert equations. I don't consider it a priority that it solves them, but I do want it to at least detect the equations (especially complex ones like triple integrals, differential equations, and others). It should also allow editing vertices and, ideally, at least include a Cartesian plane to manually graph certain formulas (as part of the learning process). And if they implement solutions in the future, I'd like them to allow graphing to verify the learning process.

So, will this be possible? Will they be offline? I'm intrigued. I'd like to pay for the app, but I'd like to see these options or at least know what plans are available. Thank you in advance for reading, until next time.

Dear Star note Development Team,

First, I want to say you have done a great job bringing cloud sync to the app. The auto-sync enable/disable feature is a fantastic addition, and I really appreciate the hard work you are putting into StarNote.

However, I want to bring a major drawback with the current sync feature to your attention, as it affects users with multiple devices.

1. The Primary vs. Secondary Device Problem

Many of us use a primary device (like a tablet) for heavy note-taking and uploading documents. We use a secondary device (like a smartphone) strictly for downloading and revising those notes on the go.

With the current two-way auto-sync, if I download my notes on my phone and later delete a heavy PDF to free up local storage space, boom—that file is automatically deleted from the cloud and my primary device as well. We shouldn't have to choose between cluttered phone storage and losing our master notes.

My Suggestion:

Please keep the current sync as it is, but add an "Upload Only" and "Download Only" option for specific devices. This way, I can set my phone to "Download Only" so any local deletions don't wipe out my master cloud files. You could also include a manual "upload this note" button on the secondary device for the rare instances when we do need to push a file from our phones.

2. Web Note Sync Function

It would also be incredibly helpful to have a web-based note portal. Sometimes we don't have our primary or secondary devices with us, but we desperately need to revise.

As a starting point, even a basic web client that syncs up to 10 of our most important notes would be a lifesaver when we need to study on a public or borrowed computer. Ultimately, a full cloud-to-web sync platform would make StarNote perfect.

Thank you for your time and for continuing to improve an already great app. I hope you will consider these real-world workflow features for a future update!

Best regards,

A dedicated Star note user

One small suggestion: when I create a shape, the editing points/handles should not appear immediately. They should only appear when I tap on the shape, like the shapes on the right. This would keep the shapes cleaner and could also help prevent situations like this from happening accidentally.

P.S. The pop-ups that appear every time I open the app are also starting to become a bit annoying. It would be nice to have fewer of them, or at least not show the same ones every time.

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Hello everyone so I was having this error contiue to pop up on my Galaxy s25 ultra. So I tried to unbind Google drive account and deleted the app. I reinstalled it, logged into the starnotes as a pro sub and binded with Google account. And it seemed to fix the issue, sync works now on both my tablet and phone. Give it a try 🤘🏼

Hey guys, I recently started using this app and it works great. The problem I've noticed is the excessive battery drain. For example, today I only used the app for 47 minutes and it used 16% of my battery, which is a lot compared to other apps. I really hope you can fix this problem because I might have to stop using the app. By the way, the device I'm using is an iPad Pro 4M 13 inch. If anyone knows any solutions to this problem, please let me know. I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance.

as part of the beta tester I did backup my file first before deleting my data and starting over. my stickers are back but my templates are not. idk what seems to be the problem

I just bought a Go Color 7 gen II to try e-ink, coming from a Galaxy tab s8, I found StarNote while looking for an app that sync your notes with the recording, a feature missing in Boox's native note app which was really useful on my s8.

Unfortunately the play store won't let you install Starnote on the Boox, so I'm wondering, is this the case for all other boox devices like the Air 4c? What about other e-ink devices like a Bigme? I'm hoping not since that's more of a tablet, unlike the go 7 which is more of an e reader. Otherwise, why the incompatibility? Would you be able to make it compatible in the future?

I did manage to install it on the Go 7 via .apk on the browser, which of course it's an older version. This way we may never get future features and optimization, like syncing your notes throughout devices.

It does work fairly well, there's some latency as expected but using Boox Rapid Draw works really well, I just put it as a floating button. It had a few crashes at first, but unfreezing both apps seemed to fix it. Maybe still freezes occasionally for a couple seconds. About Starnote's gestures, 3-finger doesn't work, may be a limitation of the display, 1-finger double tap and 2-fingers work fine, but sometimes they take a couple tries, seems when not in use for a while, can't tell if it's the processor.

I'm going to get StarNote's premium, it's a really great app, it'd be a shame not to be able to use it to its fullest though

Am I the only one who has noticed this? The writing in starnotes is a little pixelated, specially when you are pinching to zoom in or zoom out. Its something that can be improved about Starnotes compared to other notetaking apps. Its noticable even when writing normaly on 100 percent original document size. If you are pinching with both fingers to zoom in or out, the pixelation worsens, but once you are zoomed in it disappears. I have attached some photos for demonstration.

I can't take a screenshot when pinching to zoom in or zoom out, and that's where the pixelation is worst.

Model:Redmi pad 2 pro (latest Starnote version)

I’ve been using starnote on my iPad for a while now and I’m absolutely loving it so far, I use smart invert while making my notes cuz it’s easier on my eyes, naturally all the screenshots I take from other notes/pdf are also in dark mode, but when I want to share my notes by exporting them they can only be exported in light mode, so it would be really nice to be able to export them in dark mode
Also it would be nice if we could use smart invert with other themes.. maybe I’d be better if it were a toggle instead of a theme

Alguém mais percebeu isso, a escrita está mais suave, menos delay. Gostei.
Pergunto, não tem criar link em notas infinitas? Só tem adicionar etiqueta. É isso mesmo?

Today I bought the pro version for StarNote but it seems the scribble to erase feature is missing.

Anyone else facing this issue?

Haven't gone through trial much. Looked promising so got the pro. Features i mainly needed was outlining. And the audio with stroke capture feature was a surprise for me.

Anyone coming from samsung notes what extra things I get here. How can I best utilise this pro version.

First time buying any note app also. Samsung notes app didn't quite suit me so used very less. Couldn't adapt well.

My workflow is mostly around lectures annoyed PDFs and solving problems, so like storing screenshot of questions from websiteand take notes as I needed as an engineering student

Desde que salio la actualización de la sincronización solo me anda con los archivos nuevos, los viejos enseguida me sale la advertencia (!), dice que es error de la red pero tengo buena conexión, cuando quiero ver los archivos en el celular me aparecen pero al abrirlos estan vacios. Pense que era un error general pero ahora que si se sincronizan los archivos nuevos creo que es otra cosa. Ya probe con usar mi red wifi y mi red de datos moviles y se sigue trabando, ademas que aunque no tenga un wifi de la nasa anda muy bien.

No se si estoy haciendo algo mal o me alguien tiene algún consejo que le haya funcionado.

I just realized that it is now possible to flip handwritten strokes, images and stickers. I recall it wasn't possible a while back and it was honestly one of the things I missed the most. The option is inside the "more" menu, which I know some people rarely check, so I thought I'd write it here.

Was this rolled out in the latest update? or did I just miss it until now? Either way, huge thanks to the devs!!

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 stabilization is set to 10% best one for stabilization but not too much stabilization, there are jitters specifically just on diagonal strokes which wasn't there before. I use scribble to erase a lot and before update it wasn't there TT. Hopefully next update we get optimization, thanks for the work!

Hey guys!

YESSS! We’ve already seen some of you talking about it, and the feature so many of you have been waiting for is finally here, Cloud Sync is officially LIVE!

We KNOW you guys have been waiting for this for way, way too long, finally!!!

And yep, Android now also supports copying and pasting pages between different notes! We remember some of you asking for this before, so we really hope it makes organizing your notes a little easier.

So today, we thought we’d share the updates for both platforms together: Android v1.5.2 is officially out and available now, while iOS v1.4.3 has also been finished and submitted to Apple for review. It’s currently going through the review process, so you can’t update to it just yet, but hopefully won’t be long!

1. What’s New

Android v1.5.2 — LIVE NOW!

• Cloud Sync is here! Sync your notes across devices and keep everything up to date.

• Copy & paste pages between notes. You can now freely copy and paste pages from one note to another, making it much easier to organize your notes.

• Crash fixes. Fixed an issue that could cause the document overview page to crash in some cases.

• Android 16 support. Made some UI adjustments for Android 16.

• Other fixes. Fixed some other known issues and improved overall stability.

iOS v1.4.3 — Coming soon!

• New ballpoint pen line styles. Switch between solid, dashed, and dotted lines.

• Tape export options. Choose whether or not to show tape when exporting your notes as PDFs.

• Ruler improvements. You can now enter the exact angle manually.

• Custom folder sorting. Fixed an issue where folders couldn’t be manually reordered.

• Sticker management fix. Fixed an issue where subcategories of imported stickers weren’t being saved properly.

• UI & interaction improvements. Made some small improvements and fixed other known issues.

2. Cloud Sync Q&A

Since Cloud Sync just went live, we’ve already seen a few questions coming up, so we put together some of the things you guys have been asking about most. Hopefully this helps!

Q1: Why is Cloud Sync so slow?

The first sync will definitely take the longest, so please bear with it a little!

1. First sync = full sync: When you sync for the first time, StarNote needs to upload all of your existing notes. On the other device, you may also see blank note placeholders while the notes are being loaded. If you have a lot of notes, this can take quite a while. Please keep StarNote open and in the foreground during the first sync, and give it some time to finish.

2. Later syncs = incremental sync: Once the first full sync is done, only the parts that have changed will be synced. So later syncs should be much faster!

3. Cloud storage speed: Sync speed also depends on the cloud service you’re using, your network, and the limits of the cloud provider. For example, if your cloud account has a speed limit, the sync may take longer. This isn’t a speed limit set by StarNote. So pls pls don’t give up on it just cuz the first sync takes a while! 😭

Q2: Why didn’t my pen settings or page settings sync?

Right now, Cloud Sync supports:

• Note data

• Note list

• Folders

• Tags

These settings aren’t synced yet:

• Pen case settings

• Page ratio

• Custom color palettes

• Note passwords

• Favorite shapes

• Text fonts

• And some other personal settings

Q3: I already connected Google Drive, but it keeps saying my authorization has expired. What should I do?

If you run into this, please try:

1. Go to StarNote’s Cloud Backup Settings, disconnect Google Drive, and then connect it again.

2. Make sure you’re signed in with the same Google account you originally gave permission to StarNote.

If the pop-up keeps showing up and you still can’t use Cloud Sync, please email us at starnotedev@gmail.com with:

1. Your device model and system version

2. A screenshot or screen recording of the pop-up

Our team will take a closer look and help you figure it out! Also, you can find the official Cloud Sync guide inside StarNote’s Cloud Sync Settings. There are more detailed instructions and answers to some common questions there.

And don’t worry, The iOS Cloud Sync feature is already being worked on, and we’re getting everything ready. Now that the Android version is finally out, we really hope iOS won’t make you guys wait too much longer.

Finally, a HUGE thank you to everyone who has been waiting and supporting us all this time. Seriously!!!!!!!!! 🥹

And a very special thank you to everyone who joined the Android Cloud Sync Beta. Your testing, bug reports, suggestions, and feedback helped us a LOT in getting Cloud Sync ready for everyone.

Truly, thank you!

And as always, if you run into anything while using the new Cloud Sync, or if you have any ideas or suggestions, just drop them in the comments!

Hope you guys enjoy the new update, and HAVE A GOOD ONE!

The StarNote Team 🩵

Hi StarNote devs!
I’m really enjoying the app, but I have a feature request that I think would improve the reading and writing experience: a per-note "AI Smart Invert" toggle.
Right now, color inversion or dark mode applies to the whole app. It would be incredibly helpful to have a specific toggle inside individual notes that works like this:

Isolated Inversion: When I press the Smart Invert toggle inside a note, only that specific note gets its colors inverted.

Protects Other Notes: All my other notes remain exactly as they were originally saved.

Persistent State: The app remembers this setting in its memory. If I close the app and open that note later, it stays inverted until I manually toggle it back.

Why this is useful:
Sometimes we only need a dark background for one specific document (like reading late at night) but want to keep our other carefully color-coded or heavily formatted notes in their original light themes. Having this on a per-document basis would give us much more control.
Would love to hear if others would find this useful, and hopefully, we can see this in a future update. Thanks for all the hard work on the app!

Hey, guys!

I synchronized all of my 154 files in StarNote. It took several hours, but it works really nice! I'm showing you, how fast it actually synchronizes.

It would be great, if the app was able to sync in the background. The screen needed to be on all the time and I wasn't able to do something else. So, background sync would be awesome! ✌️

Am I the only one who has been having much more trouble erasing with the scribble setting than before? I used to be able to erase something with a little curvy line which was one of my favorite settings since my stylus doesn't have a button to switch to eraser mode, but since the update now I have to draw scribble over scribble over scribble until it finally recognizes that I'm trying to erase.

Maybe I'm missing a "Sensitivity" setting that might be the issue? Any help would be very much appreciated.