[Lasso] Allow creating multiple text boxes without switching to the lasso
Stop having lasso be the default tool. I cannot even remove it from the toolbar. It is frustrating that everything always goes back to lasso. I can’t even do multiple text boxes one after the other because once you type in a text box once and click off it goes straight to lasso instead of having text toggled on like it used to
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Hello! Thanks so much for your feedback and for sharing your ideas with us.
We’re excited to let you know that we’ve updated the Text tool and introduced a new dedicated floating menu for text boxes, including more customization options.
One of the new tools is Pin Text Tool — when enabled, it keeps the Text tool active so you can create multiple text boxes continuously without having to reselect it each time.
This is especially helpful when you're focused on adding or adjusting text in your notes. The pin will automatically turn off once you switch to another tool.
Feel free to try it out and let us know how it works for you!
This improvement is available in the latest Apple update.
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Yanna Lazaros
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Ditto to everything everyone else has said. College student here; and i cannot use the app anymore
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SCain
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The new changes to Goodnotes makes drawing almost impossible. Please change it back!
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Maike Killadt commented
Please change it back to the good old way! For me as a teacher its not usable at the moment
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Joao Marcos commented
Definitely the Worst design choice they made !
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Cee Dub commented
This is terrible. It makes the user experience less fluid and makes no sense.
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Jules commented
Please give the option to choose the default I don’t want it to always default to the lasso tool it’s taking too much time to keep clicking the text box.
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Niyousha Assari commented
it's a really bad update! stop changing things that are already woking great please!
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Kylie Clawson commented
Agreed!! Please change this, it slows me way down and at times it gets frustrating enough I debate about trying different note taking apps.
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Jennifer Weber commented
Agree, this is making edits and multiple text boxes on a page take 3-5x as long to edit, its infuriating.
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Silvia Davis commented
Hate having to deselect the lasso every time I clock out of a text box. I create several text boxes in a row and defaulting to the lasso and having to deselect each time is a pain.
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aasmita sharma commented
I use textbox on a daily basis and defaulting back to lasso doubles literally all my work. Please make it so we can toggle defaults on or off or maybe even set the defaults ourselves.
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Katie H commented
STOP THE LASSO DEFAULT TOOL. This is such a big annoyance when taking notes with the text box tool. Also please remove the edit text box while typing!!! Go back to the previous version of Goodnotes.
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Sakinah Karim commented
yes this is very frustrating
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Steve H
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AGREED! I use textbox this most and defaulting back to lasso doubles my workflow. At the very least make a feature so users can toggle defaults on or off. Or set defaults of their own!
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Avery C commented
This is so infuriating, I don’t even use text boxes but it does it for the shape tool too! I’m gonna switch apps if they don’t fix it soon. Let the user pick the default tool, or if the tool even defaults at all. Also while I’m at it, in the sidebar make it so I don’t have to hit the 3 dots and a button just to select multiple pages.
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Ellen Wang commented
It's so inconvenient to have to click the text box icon every single time I want to add a text box to my notes. I type during lectures to take notes instead of writing because it's faster, but because every time I want to add a new textbox in another section of the same page/slide, it feels inconvenient and very counterintuitive.
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Anonymous commented
This is the most annoying feature i've ever had on Goodnotes. I use textbox outlines to create unerasable layouts such as a weekly layout. This allows me to erase easily without avoiding borders, and erase both highlighters and writing together. Now, layouts i've used for YEARS since goodnotes 3 is driving me insane!
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Sammy commented
The new update feels more like a downgrade for note taking. It’s quite frustrating that the tool automatically switches back to the lasso after using the text box once: Previous version would stay on the text box for easier and more efficient note taking. Additionally, having the font adjustment bar follow the text box down blocks part of the slide content you are trying to take notes on, which makes taking those notes even more difficult. Overall very bad upgrade for efficiency and ease of note taking. Please Please Please bring back the old tool bar!
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Destiny L commented
i’m going to switch
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jack hutton commented
YES COMPLETELY SLOWS DOWN ANY PRODUCTIVITY WHEN TYPING NOTES.