Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

- New! Search through your audio transcriptions and/or summaries to pinpoint key details and jump straight to the relevant audio. - Easily move files into position during import with automatic scrolling when dragging items up or down. - Pressing CMD+W on an iPad keyboard now correctly closes only your current tab instead of the entire app. - Double-tapping to create a QuickNote is now more reliable and responsive. - The keyboard no longer blocks Library search results, making them easier to read and select. - Documents with missing assets now export successfully without failing. - Newly created documents now automatically use your device's language for their default name. - Various stability and performance improvements.

General bug fixes and performance improvements

* Pick custom folder colors using the new eyedropper to match colors on screen. * Add the new Favorite Documents widget for quick access to your most important notes from your Home Screen. * Fixed issues with exporting, including missing filenames and clearer messages when a folder name is too long. * Improved in-document search so Cmd\+F works reliably. * Fixed several bugs that could cause the app to freeze, including during PDF conversion and when loading file locations. * Improved stability and performance across the app.

* Export Text Documents as PDFs with links included. * Use new keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac to scroll, nudge, and jump between pages faster. * Rename tabs more smoothly with the keyboard Done button saving your changes. * Enjoy smoother page navigation on macOS with a fix for occasional page jitter at the top of documents. * Get clearer guidance when you sign in with the wrong account and can’t complete a purchase or upgrade.

General bug fixes and stability improvements

- Improved performance when opening very large libraries for the first time. - Customize your study sets with any color (now available to everyone). - Fixed several layout issues in split view and the sidebar, including search not restoring correctly. - Fixed Whiteboard issues, including presentation mode fallback, folder creation layout, and import text. - Fixed issues in Text Documents, including missing links in PDF exports, a lingering cursor on Mac while scrolling, and the link popover not closing after adding a link.

- You can now rotate Sticky Notes and Shapes, even when rotating a group selection - You’ll get a confirmation before leaving a document if the AI is still generating a response - Fixed an issue where the cursor color could change unexpectedly when adding comments or replies in Text Documents on iPad and iPhone - Fixed an issue where Chinese Pinyin input could show up as Latin letters when searching in a document

- Paste content without bringing along unwanted formatting like custom colors or fonts. - Open GoodNotes AI in compact view without an unexpected slide-up animation. - See a clearer explanation of your current subscription status when trying Pro for free. - Display the correct sidebar header background for classroom users. - Prevent importing Text documents into incompatible document types to avoid unexpected behavior.

General bug fixes and stability improvements

- Rotate images, shapes, and elements directly with the new on-canvas rotation handle. - Snap objects into alignment when moving or selecting with lasso. - Resize with more precision using Shift and Option modifier keys to constrain proportions or scale from center. - Tables in Text Documents now support drag-to-reorder, improved selection, context menus, and easier resizing. - Select individual words in handwritten text using selection mode. - Scribble to Erase now supports undo and redo. - Handwritten content now includes proper spacing and preserves line breaks when converted or searched. - You can now scroll and pinch to zoom while actively using a pen tool. - Fixed an issue where the object menu moved unexpectedly when the keyboard appeared or dismissed. - Fixed an issue where shapes would disappear or shift position after being created or edited. - Fixed an issue where you couldn't open a comment on a rotated page. - Fixed an issue where applying borders and colors in Text Documents was unresponsive. - Fixed a gray strip at the top of the Search page on macOS. - Fixed a crash when using the Teach Me quick action after several consecutive questions. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Use lasso tools more smoothly, with improved circle-to-lasso selection, faster single-click interactions, and support for lasso-to-create on iPad. - Work more precisely on the canvas with grid snapping, improved shape editing, and updated resizer controls. - Import files more reliably, including fixes for Word import, missing import buttons, and share extension alerts. - Get more reliable audio playback and summaries, with fixes for transcription timestamps, live summarization, and sticky note playback. - Fixed an issue where Scribble to Erase could affect undo and redo history. - Fixed crashes and hangs when pasting selected text, switching link types, using handwriting recognition, or editing large text documents. - Fixed issues with document navigation, including horizontal scrolling, zoom preservation across tabs, and notes on rotated PDF pages. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

Shapes now have rounded corners by default, and you can use a new Rounded Rectangle shape. Paste copied objects exactly where you tap on the page. Create numbered lists with parenthesis-style markers, 1) 2) 3), alongside the standard format. Find your transcription language faster with a searchable language picker in recording settings. Press Backspace on a connected keyboard to delete a selected image on iPad. Fixed an issue where re-transcribing during an active recording could leave the transcription stuck. Fixed an issue where .goodnotes files couldn't be imported into a Class folder. Fixed an issue in Text Document where triple-clicking text selected more than the current paragraph. Fixed an issue where editing links inside shapes didn't work. Fixed several toolbar and object menu issues (object menu hidden by keyboard, stroke popover closing too soon, "copied" message after cut). Text Document fixes (image context menu overlapping the toolbar, delete key on keyboard not deleting a selected image) General bug fixes and stability improvements.

Quickly reset a page directly from the page menu in the sidebar with the new Clear Page action. Quickly remove all content of a specific type at once with the new Delete Specific Items option from the more menu inside a Notebook. Fixed an issue where strokes attached to a hidden tape stayed hidden after the tape was moved. Goodnotes AI's Quiz Me now warns you if you enter an invalid number of questions, and pressing delete on selected text in the chat no longer sends the message unexpectedly. General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Fixed a crash to improve overall stability.

- Improved word selection experience with Smart Ink. - Favorite pages now show page numbers in the widget. - Fixed the document sidebar layout on iPad when using multiple windows or Stage Manager. - Fixed search bar styling in the sidebar and the in-document search popover. - Fixed the layout not refreshing correctly after rotating your iPhone. - Fixed a crash that could occur when switching between Goodnotes versions. - Improved dark mode colors across text, highlights, the caret, and buttons. - Fixed the object menu not appearing after pasting on a whiteboard. - Fixed pinch-to-zoom not working while the eraser tool is active. - Fixed an issue that added an extra blank space when copying and pasting text. - Fixed several crashes, including when drawing with a pen and when working with shapes. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Smart geometry-based connections now attach lines to a shape's actual outline instead of its bounding box. - Added indentation for bulleted lists, making it easier to create clear hierarchies and sub-bullets. - Floating toolbar, alerts, and Time Keeper now slide in and out from the screen edge. - Pasted URLs now automatically become clickable links when added to a Notebook or Whiteboard. - Sharing a Text Document now starts collaboration immediately, without reopening it. - Fixed several syncing issues, including slow sync startup, page import failures, and an incorrect sync error icon. - Improved stylus drawing with smoother strokes, fewer unexpected corners, and cleaner lasso previews. - Fixed an issue where pinch-to-zoom could trigger accidentally while writing with a stylus. - Fixed object menu and toolbar issues, including arrow-key navigation, objects hiding behind the keyboard after closing popovers on iPhone, and the Record and Summarize audio icon disappearing from the toolbar. - Fixed Mac issues where link taps and long-presses did not respond in edit mode, and the Shift key was not registered when resizing. - Preserved PNG transparency when importing images from the Photos picker. - Fixed copy and paste of text on Mac. - Education: documents no longer break when moving the last page out, workbooks stay shared while loading, and resolved a crash on certain marking zoom values. - Fixed an issue where rotating a page could offset auto-shapes. - Education: Class Folders view default to "Active Only", so teachers can organise folders more easily. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Fixed several issues with audio recording and transcription, including the clip name disappearing, the seekbar drifting, transcript lines reordering, and details going out of sync when switching documents or opening a recording while another was active. - Fixed an issue where Cloud Transcription was unavailable on a fresh install until the app was relaunched. - Restored the Simplified, Traditional, and Cantonese Chinese options in the transcription language picker. - Fixed an issue where Goodnotes AI did not follow your system language after you changed it. - Fixed an issue where the status bar could reappear while importing a document after you had chosen to hide it. - Fixed an issue where library thumbnails could appear too far apart after resuming the app. - Fixed an issue where the text cursor could disappear while renaming a document or folder. - Fixed an issue where comments could briefly disappear when saving a new comment thread. - Fixed an issue with restoring documents from the trash. - Education: Teachers can now invite other teachers as co-teachers to collaborate on shared class folders. - Refreshed the Goodnotes interface for the new iOS 26 Liquid Glass design. - Fixed a crash that could occur while closing the app. - Education: Teachers can now invite other teachers as co-teachers to collaborate on shared class folders. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

* Fixed crashes that could occur when opening the Change Color menu, using the Toolbar's More Options popover, switching to iCloud while offline, or starting Auto Backup with no files uploaded. * Added Selective Eraser, allowing more control of the content type removed with the eraser. * Added alignment guides and smart spacing when moving objects on the canvas, helping everything line up with consistent, even spacing without manual nudging. * Get more space back on your Notebook pages by pulling the page down to close the secondary toolbar. * Fixed color palette clipping in the Text Box Style and Change Color menus on iPhone, and corrected Image Crop's dark mode appearance under Liquid Glass. * Fixed scrolling and delete issues in the object menu, a misplaced rotation handle, a flickering canvas element, and a glitch that could occur when scrolling between pages side to side. * Fixed several issues with the Images tool. * Fixed website links added via Add Link not working, a duplicated title after splitting notes, and slash-command sizing issues. * Fixed text issues, including undo in text boxes, cursor tracking in Text Documents, and numbered list markers resetting while typing. * Fixed issues with audio transcription and AI-generated diagrams. * Improved security when opening certain legacy GoodNotes 4 files. * Added a clear message when a document needs a newer app version to open and improved messaging when iCloud storage is full. * Fixed sign-in appearing inside the settings popover for Goodnotes Education, the in-app keyboard not opening for the SSO email field in landscape mode, and Sample Lesson documents falling out of sync. * Restored the audio sidebar automatically opening when a recording starts. * General bug fixes and stability improvements.

* Introduced Quick Diagramming. Tap any edge dot on a selected shape to instantly create a connected node and build flowcharts without switching tools. * Connectors now automatically switch to a cleaner route when shapes are repositioned. Added the ability to add and remove control points on Connector paths for more precise editing. * Added keyboard shortcuts for Text Document, including inline code, subscript, superscript, block quote, bulleted and numbered lists, to-do/checklist, add comment, paste without formatting, and table cell navigation. * Fixed several visual polish issues across dialogs, coachmarks, and Search empty states under Liquid Glass. * Fixed an issue where certain Vietnamese characters didn't display correctly when previewing files to import. * Fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang during launch on some iPad models, and for users with a lot of saved preferences. * Restored "More from Templates" in the Add Page menu for Education users. * Fixed a rare crash during the erasure flow on shared iPad devices in Classroom, and added extra safeguards to keep student and teacher notes separate. * Education: Fixed the Ask Classroom button text being truncated, and the Search result bar moving from the bottom of the screen in Teaching mode. * Fixed a visual glitch where shrinking a shape containing text could leave ghosting on the canvas. * Fixed an issue where the Lasso object menu could stop appearing after using circle-to-lasso. * Fixed an issue where the Laser tool could get stuck. * Fixed an issue with context menu ordering on iPhone when using long press. * Fixed an issue where accepting an org invite while already a member could show a misleading error. * General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Download language packs while recording, so transcription never has to wait. - Redesigned the Share and Export menu, with new options including CSV export and presentation mirroring. - Fix sync issues yourself with a new in-app option — no more reinstalling. - Fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang while paging through documents. - Fixed an issue where shared PDF pages could appear blank and comments could be created more than once. - Fixed an issue where documents could fail to reopen after being closed while still loading. - Fixed an issue where pasted text could lose formatting and highlight pills could render incorrectly when zoomed. - Fixed several issues with audio recording and playback. - Fixed an issue where the close button didn't respond on an unsaved tab, and connector strokes could duplicate with Apple Pencil. - Fixed an issue where the secondary toolbar would be on top of the page in some situations. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Fixed a crash affecting managed (VPP) devices. - Fixed a layout bug where landscape pages couldn't be zoomed out or panned clear of the document sidebar. - Fixed gray lines appearing along the Notification popover background in Dark Mode. - Fixed an issue where math graphs weren't generated for duplicated or concurrently visualized equations. - Fixed the Insert Graph tooltip on Mac not dismissing correctly. - Fixed the paywall not resizing to fit narrower screens. - Fixed a contrast issue that made the trial countdown pill hard to read. - Fixed the image picker not opening from the toolbar in some cases. - Fixed a layout bug where the textbox style popover showed extra spacing on first open. - Fixed toolbar popovers opening above the sub-toolbar and covering it. - Fixed a crash that could occur when restyling handwriting on large whiteboard pages. - Fixed a scroll indicator not appearing when a popover overlapped the page edge. - Fixed handwriting beautification quality degrading after repeated use in the same session. - Fixed several issues with connectors in diagrams, including duplicate strokes and incorrect routing when zoomed out or rotated. - Fixed an issue where formatting-only edits to connected shapes could be lost. - Fixed sync reliability issues affecting document duplication and page copying. - Fixed an issue where some previously-created textboxes couldn't be edited. - Fixed text highlight rendering issues. - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- Introduced Quick Diagramming. Tap or drag any edge dot on a selected shape to instantly create a connected node and build flowcharts without switching tools. - Added connector style switching: Switch a connector between curved and elbow styles right from its selection menu. - Fixed an issue where tapping a link in full-page typing on iPhone / iPad-compact could show an unstable edit-link sheet - Fixed an issue where the save-draft popover could appear misplaced next to the Home button on iPad - Fixed an issue where popover arrows didn't match the color of the popover body - Fixed an issue where the "Empty" label in Trash was nearly invisible when the bin was empty - Fixed an issue where the document sidebar title could appear cropped - Fixed an issue where popover sections had no visible separation in Dark Mode - Fixed an issue where the font picker's grouped sections could become invisible in landscape - Fixed several issues with the Font Size and Line Height popovers - Fixed an issue where rotating the device while cropping an image could misalign it - Fixed an issue where the Edit Equation field didn't match the current text field style - Fixed an issue where the "Share details" field didn't scroll while typing long feedback - Fixed an issue where web pills could appear cut off - Fixed an issue where students could join an organization without seeing a data-loss warning on every path - Fixed an issue where the sample lesson could fail to load smart clustering for signed-out license users - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

- When connecting shapes, customize how your connectors appear with new control points - Fixed several Goodnotes AI issues, including response language, math graph rendering, and converting handwriting to text. - Improved audio recording and playback: permission prompts before recording, the floating player in portrait, the audio sidebar toggle, and playback after deleting a recording. - Fixed several toolbar issues: a missing audio button on customized toolbars, and toolbars getting stuck when switching tools. - Fixed a crash in the Library view, and fixed shared links not always opening to the correct page. - Fixed layout and loading issues in the Library, including the empty-state view and built-in templates. - Fixed several toolbar issues: the ruler covering the bottom toolbar, color picker display, a missing audio button on customized toolbars, and toolbars getting stuck when switching tools. - Fixed text being cut off in text boxes, sticky notes, and rotated shapes. - Fixed several issues with the image tool, shape connectors. - Fixed a crash that could occur when reflowing handwriting, and improved messaging for unsupported languages. - Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard could cover the color picker when entering a HEX color code on iPhone - Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard could hide the link editing menu when editing a web link on iPhone - Improved the look of the document actions menu for better consistency and readability. - Fixed an issue where the page menu in the sidebar could appear cut off at the top and couldn't be scrolled on Mac - Fixed an issue where outlines in the sidebar didn't display correctly - General bug fixes and stability improvements.

* Fixed several Goodnotes AI issues, including a stuck loading spinner, transcript playback ordering, and the AI input box submitting unexpectedly. * Improved audio and transcription tools: restored feedback controls, fixed audio state syncing across windows, and prevented duplicate Quiz Me submissions. * Fixed several crashes, including issues during onboarding, when opening certain handwritten documents, and converting Quick Lesson documents. * Fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang. * Improved fountain pen strokes and fixed a low-resolution pen palette shortcut icon. * Scribble to text with Apple Pencil is now supported on Text Documents. * Fixed several Text Document issues, including keyboard input (IME) for several languages, highlight rendering, unresponsive buttons when using Apple Pencil. * Fixed an issue where an unshared document could remain in your library instead of being removed. * Improved the page number indicator so it's no longer covered by the toolbar on iPad Pro, and fixed a crash in the eyedropper color picker. * Fixed an issue importing Marketplace tape elements. * Several fixes to support Liquid Glass. * General bug fixes and stability improvements.

* Improved reliability by preventing crashes or hangs during handwriting recognition, page thumbnails, the study navigator, Library Search indexing, and large text-selection changes. * Better protection for your work: fixed sync cases where unshared documents stayed visible, local unsynced work could be removed after certain sync errors, and web audio recordings only appeared after reopening a document. * Fixed several image rendering issues where cached images, imported images, embedded thumbnail images, or updated child images could disappear or appear invisible. * Improved exported and previewed content: highlighter colors on dark paper now look correct, cropped screenshots stay cropped, and highlighter or tape content moves with handwriting during whiteboard reflow. * Fixed several toolbar and picker issues, including hidden bottom toolbars, inconsistent button colors, clipped eraser/font/line-height settings, missing Font back buttons, and popovers shifting when the keyboard is visible. * Improved navigation and window-layout polish, including tab bar gaps after leaving Split View, inconsistent back buttons, compact account-menu animation, Settings menu widths, and clipped dropdown values. * Improved text editing reliability: Enter works after IME composition on iPad, text document menus stay accessible in tight spaces, and text inside shapes no longer jumps when selected. * Fixed link, search, and sharing controls: clearing search no longer returns you to the Library, Remove Link stays visible above the keyboard, and unavailable sharing toggles no longer snap back abruptly. * Fixed visual issues in panels and popovers, including empty bookmarks overlapping headers, template metadata corners, iPhone document-action borders, outline modal backgrounds, transparent audio-list popovers, and the Mac inspiration gallery layout. * Education: Improved audio, study, and class flows: transcription highlighting continues until playback ends, duplicate Class Folders are prevented, and Practice study sets stay visible after a back-swipe gesture. * Fixed drawing and connector behavior: connector endpoints snap correctly, deleted elbow waypoints stay deleted, erasing unaffected content no longer changes Undo or Redo, and handwriting selection/reflow borders behave correctly. * Fixed an issue where calendar integration could appear signed out after restarting the app. * Image and media captions in text documents now work correctly with undo and redo. * Copying a video block from a text document into a Notebook now copies only the video URL. * General bug fixes and stability improvements.