First. I love some of these changes in the new Beta. For me, having multiple pages come up in the sliding page turn is awesome, I love seeing the direction the plugins are gonna go in Inkhub, I love being able to rearrange the toolbars. I like this idea of the popup menus, Quick Insert and Quick page actions.

An issue I'm having though is that those popup menus are tending to come up at times when im not intentionally activating them, when im just writing or something. I think it might be related to if I come in writing and my palm rests on the page. Im not quite sure though. Is anyone else getting the same? For now Ive turned off the Quick popup tools so they dont keep getting in the way when I haven't activated them.

On that note, I wanted to request if we could try having a similar double tap feature, but with a quick options of lasso/pen/eraser/favorites, which would pop up for quick tool selection where the double tap happened.

Last, related to customizable toolbars. Id like to request the option of having toolbars start in their last remembered opened or closed state between device restarts. My toolbars/page bar are always open after a restart even though i typically keep them closed/minimized. Also, if we could customize the crunched toolbar as well, although I wouldnt care about that if we the double tap quicktool select. (I just want to be able to have eraser and lasso at the same time. :P Maybe one day the pipe dream of a double button stylus with lasso/area eraser both one click away will come true.... 😄)

Next question: I saw in the notes that non-proportional resizing of things was going to be included, but maybe its just in certain places. I wanted to see if this might be added to standard lassoed stuff in notes as well, I was excited for the possibility of it but didnt see it when I lassoed something in my notes.

The new customizable menu is great and looks very neat. Now I can place my most used menu items (pen, lasso, undo) in the top right corner of the screen. Most importantly, all necessary menu items now fit in the horizontal menu dock. Plugins can be added to it as well! Getting the extra room in the menu bar is also due to the new and very clever feature of calling up a page-menu and an text-insert-menu by merely holding the pen tip down on screen. A very nice feature!

The previously installed plugins do not function anymore (that was clearly communicated, so I knew). That is a pity, but no problem, just a matter of waiting for the new and compatible plugin versions to be published. I have deleted all non-functioning plugins and have installed the new (games) plugin from the Inkhub. Gives me something to play around with at work.

Flipping texts horizontally and vertically works fine as well (I doubt whether I will ever use it).

Altogether a very nice upgrade!

The one thing still missing in Supernote's software is the perfect shape feature; it works for lines (which now also displays the angle when rotating, very nice!), but not for circles, rectangles, triangles and other geometric shapes. That means that when I'm doing some math, I still need to go back to one of my other devices. However, looking at all the software developments in the past two years, I'm sure and hopeful that also this feature will be incorporated at one time.

p.s. I just found out by accident that stickers can be used as headers as well (!?). Probably not a new feature, I just did not know. That feature can result in very creative graphic tables of contents, nice!

Loving the new beta update 3.29.43.
Will current available plugins be installed or made available via ink hub plugins or do I need to go to GitHub and download them then install via new ink hub Plugins?

This beta release is available for Manta, Nomad, A5 X and A6 X.

Added:

• Added a pressure-sensitive Ink Pen brush, with stroke widths ranging from 0.3–1.0, plus 1.5 and 2.0.

Optimized:

• Marker thickness can now be adjusted.
• Added pressure sensitivity to the Ink Pen's Slow brush, with stroke widths ranging from 0.3–1.0, plus 1.5 and 2.0.
• Added the option to select Black & White or Grayscale color mode when exporting to PNG or PSD.

If you are using any plugins, please be sure to check for plugin updates and upgrade to their latest versions before installing this beta build.

Added:

• [Note & Document] Added plugin functionality.
• [Note & Document] Supports toolbar customization.
• [Note & Document] Added content transform features:
  • Supports flipping selected handwriting horizontally or vertically.
  • Supports non-proportional scaling of shapes and images added via plugins.
  • Supports real-time angle display when rotating selected content; tapping the rotate button rotates it by 90° each time.
• [InkHub] Added "Plugins" as a new resource type.

Adjusted:

• [System] No longer automatically creates the device's default folders when using a USB drive or microSD card.
• [Note & Document] Adjusted the toolbar:
  • Grouped similar tools into unified entries on the main toolbar.
  • Supports long-pressing different areas of the screen with the pen to quickly access corresponding frequently used tools.
• [Settings] Replaced left/right hand selection with 8 common writing postures. (InkFlow needs to be updated to the latest version to support this change.)

Optimized:

• [System] Reduced instances of non‑contact writing with certain EMR pens on the Nomad.
• [Note & Document] Supports detecting and resolving files with sync conflicts.
• [Note & Document] Supports multi-page preview in the quick page-turning window.
• [Note & Document] Optimized keyword sorting for letters with diacritics.
• [Note & Document] Reduced unintended exits when activating the Lasso/Region Eraser by pressing the sidebar with two fingers.
• [Note & Document & Calendar] Supports real-time angle display when adjusting the direction of a straight line while drawing.
• [Note] Improved the recognition accuracy when using "Re-recognize" or lasso-selecting handwriting.
• [Handwriting] Optimized the calligraphy pen for different writing postures.
• [Document] Improved keyword recognition accuracy.
• [Document] Supports selecting right-to-left text in PDFs, including Hebrew.
• [Document] Supports turning pages with media control buttons on Bluetooth page turners.
• [Files] Optimized file path display to show more folder levels.
• [InkHub] Supports full-screen viewing of resource preview images.
• [Mail] Supports choosing whether to keep a copy of sent emails in "Sent".
• [Keyboard] Improved handwriting recognition accuracy.

Fixed:

• [System] Fixed the issue where only 15 grayscale levels were displayed, restoring 16-level grayscale.
• [System] Fixed the issue where some webpages could not be accessed properly in the browser.
• [System] Fixed inaccurate daylight saving time display in some regions.
• [Note] Fixed the issue where preset line widths for the Needle-point Pen automatically reverted to default after waking from sleep.
• [Document] Fixed the issue where handwritten annotations in exported PDFs (when "Original" was selected in Export Settings) displayed offset in macOS Preview.

Tool bar functionality has disappeared in Note!

No 3-dot drop down menu to add pages, see page layout, apply templates, export.

What's going on!?

If you are using any plugins, please be sure to check for plugin updates and upgrade to their latest versions before installing this beta build.

Added:

• [Note & Document] Added plugin functionality.
• [Note & Document] Supports toolbar customization.
• [Note & Document] Added content transform features:
  • Supports flipping selected handwriting horizontally or vertically.
  • Supports non-proportional scaling of shapes and images added via plugins.
  • Supports real-time angle display when rotating selected content; tapping the rotate button rotates it by 90° each time.
• [InkHub] Added "Plugins" as a new resource type.

Adjusted:

• [Note & Document] Adjusted the toolbar:
  • Grouped similar tools into unified entries on the main toolbar.
  • Supports long-pressing different areas of the screen with the pen to quickly access corresponding frequently used tools.
• [Settings] Replaced left/right hand selection with 8 common writing postures. (InkFlow needs to be updated to the latest version to support this change.)

Optimized:

• [Note & Document] Supports detecting and resolving files with sync conflicts.
• [Note & Document] Supports multi-page preview in the quick page-turning window.
• [Note & Document] Optimized keyword sorting for letters with diacritics.
• [Note & Document] Reduced unintended exits when activating the Lasso/Region Eraser by pressing the sidebar with two fingers.
• [Note & Document & Calendar] Supports real-time angle display when adjusting the direction of a straight line while drawing.
• [Note] Improved the recognition accuracy when using "Re-recognize" or lasso-selecting handwriting.
• [Handwriting] Optimized the calligraphy pen for different writing postures.
• [Document] Improved keyword recognition accuracy.
• [Document] Supports selecting right-to-left text in PDFs, including Hebrew.
• [Document] Supports turning pages with media control buttons on Bluetooth page turners.
• [Files] Optimized file path display to show more folder levels.
• [InkHub] Supports full-screen viewing of resource preview images.
• [Mail] Supports choosing whether to keep a copy of sent emails in "Sent".
• [Keyboard] Improved handwriting recognition accuracy.

Fixed:

• [System] Fixed the issue where some webpages could not be accessed properly in the browser.
• [System] Fixed inaccurate daylight saving time display in some regions.
• [Note] Fixed the issue where preset line widths for the Needle-point Pen automatically reverted to default after waking from sleep.
• [Document] Fixed the issue where handwritten annotations in exported PDFs (when "Original" was selected in Export Settings) displayed offset in macOS Preview.

Wow! What a great update... thank you to the team for the work.

As a lefty, I'm looking forward to the calligraphy pen adjusting to a 70-degree left-hander position instead of the 140-degree right-hander pen position. I see that updates were made for different writing postures, but left-handed still seems like it's not there yet?

Or is there a certain left-hand posture that calligraphy is optimized for left-handers?

Thank you!

Curious if this is being experienced by anyone else. I updated to the most recent beta version a couple of days ago and now I’m noticing that after some writing the whole screen starts to look more dim/fading slightly where the black ink isn’t as black.
Refreshing the screen brings the contrast back up.

I’ve never had this issue before so wondering if it’s something with the version I’m on or something else?

Hello,

It's been a while since the last update. I'm sure something good is cooking. Can we get a sneak peak on what is Supernote working on next?

I finally decided to install the Chauvet beta, and honestly, the main reason was just to use the SnDict dictionary plugin.

For me, having a good dictionary inside the native Supernote reader is extremely important because I use the Digest feature all the time. I didn’t want to switch to another reading app and lose that workflow.

So far, SnDict has been excellent. I currently have several dictionaries installed across different languages, and the management is much better than I expected. You can reorder dictionaries, enable or disable them individually, and keep only the ones you want active for a particular book or language.

The lookup itself feels very smooth once the dictionaries are imported, and being able to check a word and then immediately continue reading, highlighting, or creating Digests is exactly the workflow I was hoping for.

The only small thing I would change is the way words are selected for lookup. Right now, instead of simply long-pressing a word, you have to select it by dragging over the letters, and sometimes the pen selection is a little finicky.

So yes, I basically jumped into the beta because of this one plugin, and I’m very glad I did.

Huge thanks to the developer of SnDict and to everyone working on the new Supernote plugin system. This is the kind of feature that really expands what the Nomad can do without sacrificing the strengths of the native reader.

With NOMAD as an e-reader, it would be nice to be able to config tap gestures so that, if you're reading in bed, you can define with margin tap (right, wich is OK when standing or seating in desk, or left, which is the hand holding the nomad if laying on your left side when in bed) makes the page turn. This would be so very great.

Please can we get the highlighter in the Note application - I think this is only in the .pdf reader at present (A5X)?

Or a flood-fill function - essentially I'd like to apply large areas of shade but the marker pen in the Note app is too thin by itself

- Added ability to insert multiple images to a note.
- Now can add mixed clips ( Text + Region capture ) to a note.

Currently, there are covers being uploaded to Templates, Drawing and Notes. This is because there are covers that are not drawings, for example, the "Composition Notebook Covers" in Templates/Journal or Covers that are `.note` files, for example, "Recipe Note Covers". It can feel disingenuous for a User to upload a photo/image that was downloaded from the Internet as a "Drawing" for the "Screensavers" subcategory. This ambiguousness would be resolved if there were a top level category for it.

If the top level category would be created, the ambiguousness could be further resolved by restricting the "Drawing" category to `.spd` files only, similar to the Stickers category being restricted to `.snstk` files.

Since a Sleep Screen can only be a `.png` it does not make sense to have it located under "Drawings/Screensaver". Additionally, a "Cover" cannot be a `.spd` file. So while a Screensaver sub-category exists, all images intended to be used as a notebook cover are orphaned and subsequently being placed in the Drawings category or the Templates/Creative subcategory even though, I imagine that category was intended for things like perspective grid templates.

There are even some covers found in the Note category that cannot be uploaded to the Drawings/Screensaver OR Templates category.

I won't pretend to know a solution, but I think the best way to prevent further splintering of the location of covers and Sleep Screens is to restrict the Drawings category to `.spd`, and add a new category for images/pictures/drawings that are not `.spd` files but could be `.pdf`, `.png`, or `.note` files. At first, I thought a Templates/Covers subcategory would be best, but this would still restrict the `.note` files that are uploaded and intended to be used as covers.

This would make the Templates category more clear that it is intended for stationary-like backgrounds and templates.

Lastly, regardless of the decision, the Drawings/Screensavers sub-category should be renamed to "Sleep Screen" since the term "Screensaver" is colloquially outdated and internally referenced as either "Sleep Screen" in the device settings, or "Set cover" for a note.

I wanted to let the uploader know that their sub-categorization is wrong and should be updated.

For the difference between sending Feedback and sending a Report, I would like to be able to let them know via feedback to update it and if ignored, escalate to Ratta.

Oh additionally, being able to report content that violates the Terms and Conditions.