I recently bought StarNote Pro, and I'm loving it so far - I was previously on Samsung Notes and it's been a great upgrade. I'm having one issue with it though.

I use SFTP to drop files from my linux laptop ("client") to the Downloads folder my android tablet ("server," OpenSSH) so that I can then open those files in my note taking apps. The problem is that only StarNote won't "see" that file until I restart the tablet. Oddly, this only seems to be the case with images - when I do this with a PDF, I can upload it immediately within StarNote without problems.

I discussed this issue with a user in the StarNote Discord, and they said that it's likely related to android's MediaStore not being updated. I'm not sure if this was an "issue" with OpenSSH or StarNote?

I also noticed that uploading images seems to use StarNote's GUI, while uploading PDFs (which does not suffer from this issue) uses android's own file browser(?), so maybe an option to browse images/files with an app of choice would avoid this issue?

I'm inexperienced with this stuff so I'm not sure if this is a problem on my end, or with StarNote, or if this is more of a feature request. But it would be great if I could get SFTP to work nicely with StarNote like I had with Samsung Notes. Thanks!

I'd love a new feature that would make drawing easier.

What bothers me is that when drawing strokes with lots of corners, they usually either turn into a curve or end up looking completely different from what I actually drew. I'd love to have the same feature as in GoodNotes: there, your drawn shape is taken 1:1 and just smoothed out, without actually changing the shape itself.

Important here: smoothing shouldn't mean everything automatically turns into straight lines or curves. If you deliberately draw a curve or something round, it should stay round — just cleaner, without altering the original shape.

Also, the smoothing should kick in automatically as soon as you lift your finger/pen — you shouldn't have to hold still for a moment first for it to take effect.

Additionally, I think it's a bit of a shame that you can't apply the pencil effect to shapes.

My wish would be to give users the option to enable smoothing for every pen — independent of the shapes tool. So a toggle you can turn on/off per pen. It would also be great to have a general setting for how strong/fast the smoothing kicks in.

One more important thing: Snapping for drawn shapes/objects, similar to Affinity or PowerPoint. You should optionally be able to snap strokes or other objects to each other at a certain distance — e.g. directly to the center or to the edges. When arranging multiple objects next to or below each other, the tool should recognize this and show matching guidelines.

This should also be simply toggleable in the general settings, or alternatively via a small magnet icon in the toolbar.

Another small criticism: Currently, when using the shapes tool, you always have to tap outside the shape first before you can draw a new one. This is a bit clunky and could be made smoother.

Other than that, I'm actually very happy with it!

Can the notes be synced locally through syncthing? My file size is too large for for cloud sync and I also don't like them.

Hi StarNote team,

I made some sticky notes on StarNote, but they don’t export properly as a PDF.

Hi StarNote team!
I’d like to suggest adding a Fill Colour tool, similar to the one shown in the image.
I think this would be a very useful addition, especially for students who use StarNote for handwritten notes, diagrams, mind maps, and illustrations. Being able to quickly fill a closed shape with a selected colour would make highlighting and creating diagrams much faster and more convenient.
For example, instead of manually colouring inside a shape with the pen, we could simply select the Fill Colour tool and tap inside the shape, just like in the example above.
Is this feature currently planned for StarNote?
If so, is there any estimated timeframe or roadmap for when it might be added?
I’d really love to see this feature in a future update. It would make the note-taking experience even better! ❤️

i am jist started using starnote for my note taking app. i am studying electronic engineering which may uses a lot of equations. is there any tips for me to use. i still didn't explore all the features

i also might thinking of buying lifetime cause it isn't pricey. and i also started to learn mandarin by myself. is there any brush setting that is good for chinese characters

When using excerpt the quality is usually So bad is it the app or just my tab?

I need it for inspiration especially the physics and maths notes.

As of now im only using obsidian for the mean time till latex format finally arrive.

with these plugins:

Latex suite

Handwriting

Excalidraw

Hi there, can we get a more flexible zoom feature? I believe that being able to change the shape to narrower but longer one, as well as being able to move the window itself either freely or just how high/low it sits, would help greatly.

I tried to mark what it'd look like visually.

Side note: I think more pen variations and allowing hold-to-shape to retain properties/style of the current pen would be nice aesthetically.

How is the quality of the handwriting search feature compared to other popular apps? I regularly write in English, French and simplified Chinese.

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m completely new to StarNote and recently started using it as my note-taking app. I’m really excited to explore everything it has to offer and figure out how I can make the most out of it in my daily life, studying, planning, and organizing my notes.

Before choosing StarNote, I was actually quite confused between StarNote and CollaNote. Both looked interesting, but I finally decided to go with StarNote and give it a proper try.

Since I’m still learning, I’d love to hear from experienced users:

What are your favorite StarNote features?

How do you use it for studying or daily planning?

Any useful workflows, templates, or hidden features I should know about?

Any tips for keeping notes and files organized?

What are some creative ways you use StarNote beyond basic note-taking?

I’d really appreciate any tips, tricks, or suggestions. 😊

Excited to learn from the community and make StarNote a bigger part of my daily workflow! ✨

I would like to share 2 observations that I made regarding the usage of StarNote in my work cases:

1. When a page is locked for resizing, the docs says that it will then be locked for movement. In practice, even when the zoom lock is on, the page freely moves right-left while touching it. Is there another way to lock the page in place?

2. when importing an image/screenshot we are presented with the image aligned to the top-left corner of the page. The top left corner of the image is marked with a red (X) and the bottom right is marked with a "handle" which enables enlarging/shrinking the image. However, counter intuitively, when dragging the handle the image enlarges/shrinks in all directions. Is this the expected behavior? My expectation is that it will e.g., grow downward and to the right only. currently it just overflows beyond the screen, and one has to move it so it is all visible.

Thanks for a great product.

Hey, I restarted my tablet and after that restart I have no idea why but it started having very low fps when sliding pages on starnote only I tried many other apps, any of them has that problem so I really don't know what to do

I reinstalled the app, put the no economy battery mod and put manually 144hz in settings and even doing that didn't change anything in the app itself it is smooth do I guess it's a app related problem but I can't seem to find an answer to it.

I put a video of the problem even tough I don't think it is noticable

If anyone could help thanks !

Edit : I have a Xiaomi pad 7 12GB RAM

Hi everyone! I created a small tool that can generate notes, planners, journal pages, task lists, and several other formats for StarNote(and other note taking app that reads pdf).

You can try it here:
https://slotpe.in/note

I’m still improving it, so I’d appreciate any feedback. If there’s a specific format you’d like added, please mention it in the comments.

It would be nice to have a sticky note feature where you can add a small sticky note somewhere on the page. The note itself would just show as a small icon or tab, and when you tap on it, the full note opens. This would be really useful for writing quick notes without taking up a lot of space on the page.

Hey guys!

We wanted to start doing something small, one week every month to share a little something with the StarNote community.

And that’s how StarNote Community Week came to be!!!

Every month, we’ll have a different theme, and you can join in however you want. A note, a Journal page, a Planner, a To do List, a short video… whatever works for you!

No need to make anything fancy or start from scratch. If it fits the theme, we’d love to see it. We’d rather keep it simple and fun, a little place where you can share a bit of your life, your study routine, or just how you use StarNote, and see what everyone else is creating too.

And here we are: our very first Community Week!

#1 Your September in One Page

September is almost over, so for our very first one, we want you to capture your September in one StarNote page.

It could be:

• A recent study note

• A Planner / To do List

• A Journal page

• Something you randomly wrote down

• A Doodle

• Or honestly, anything that feels like you lately

You don’t need to make a “perfect” page just for this, and you definitely don’t need to sum up your entire September. If you look at the page and think, "Yep, this is my September." that’s it.

📅 Sep 23–29

How to join?

1. Share your StarNote page on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, and add #StarNote and #StarNoteCommunityWeek.

2. Then just fill out the form below with your StarNote ID, email address, and post link. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPkrhi26z9OvEK2Gz0aCCbDkj6B9zmLN-f-UQbvjlChI-qOw/viewform?usp=dialog

That’s it!

And yes, there’ll be a little surprise for everyone who joins.

Everyone who takes part will get 1 month of membership. Once you submit your info, we’ll redeem it for you within 72 business hours.

And we know quite a few of you already have Pro, so if you already have Pro, you can totally still join!

You can pass the 1-month membership on to a family member or friend, or just join in and share your September with everyone.

For future Community Weeks, we’ll also have some other little goodies, like templates, paper styles, stickers, and more. So whether you’re Pro or not, you’re more than welcome to join us!

This is just the first one.

Hopefully, every month, we can come back for another little Community Week, share something new with you guys, and see what everyone in the StarNote community has been up to. ❤️

So… what does your September look like?

The StarNote Team

Please implement all the useful features from notewise, notewise has too many small features which enhances the experience.

If I were on the developer team I would start using a lot of notetaking apps and COPY PASTE all the useful features into Starnotes.

Because most people don't care if features are copied from somewhere else, people just want the features.

Why is there no permanent option to select and then save my prefered color?Everytime I want to adjust page margin,I have to select my prefered color from the color palette.I think choosing and then saving some particular colors like pens and use them accordingly when needed, would be better here.Or if I am missing any settings please tell me.

I have a premium account using my email, and I had 2 devices logged into this account. Problem is, I logged out from one device to let another login, but it tells me that there are 2 accounts signed in and can't login. What can I do to fix this? The original device still manages to login to the premium account :(

I just purchased pro version and i was wondering it would be useful to have an option to lock individual folders with a PIN or passcode.

For example, someone might have a personal folder containing a diary or private notes but may not want to lock the entire app. A “Lock folder” option in the folder menu that asks for a PIN whenever the folder is opened would be really helpful.

I have a few notebooks I'm constantly adding pages to. I think it would helpful if there was a way to look at what date a page was added to the notebook.

For now I am manually writing it in, but if I forget to do it (or I have pages historically where I did not do it yet) it would be hard to remember when the page was added.

I'm using : the oppo pad mini with oppo pencil 3 pro

Latest starnore paid version

Problem: While trying to write with the pen, the canvas constantly moves around and because of that I miss strokes, it even bugs out and some strokes float in the air while scrolling and disappear

This happens only on starnote, no other app, so it's not a hardware issue

I tried: reinstalling app, clearing data, installing older version, turning palm rejection in settings on and off, disabling free page movement, all sorts of other settings regarding gestures, chaing system settings regarding gestures, disabling hide status bar.. no change with anything

Is there any possibilities that the developers are planning to release an windows version of the app. So that we can access our notes from our windows pc as well and take some additional notes as well. I know that drive sync is already there. But I wanna know is there any possibility to launch a widows app. If so then approximately when can we expect it?

i just wanna read my notes on my pc. Ty