absolutely agree. I love goodnotes and i do like a lot of things about the newer design, but the new toolbar/floating toolbar has made everything difficult to use. The fact that i'm constantly having to go back and forth just to get the tool i want is driving me nuts (e.g., clicking the writing tool, going to write something only to find out that it has defaulted to pencil, going back and clicking on highlighter. Or, finding out that the app has just forgotten what my default text options are and having to go through and change everything again!! Not to mention the whole business of having to click on a text box twice to edit text, and then click off the text box once to move it - bring back the little tab at the top of the text box pls!)

I completely agree... the new audio interface causes me so much trouble, and I would love if the floating interface was optional.

Yes, I absolutely agree. The new Toolbar and the loss of its Bookmarks icon are among the worst decisions ever made by Goodnotes developers. It benefits no one. Please allow the user to revert back to version 6.

I agree. The developers seem to think all change is good ... or at least helps keep their jobs.
The completely worst example is what they have done to the Bookmarks icon which was placed visibly in the upper right of the Toolbar, now it's removed to a pull-down menu in the Sidebar. So what before took one click now takes two (click 3-dots, click Add to Favorites). And before you could tell immediately if a page was already bookmarked by seeing the icon as red, if bookmarked. Now you have to open the Sidebar (click), choose between All Pages or Bookmarks Only (another click), then scroll to find the much smaller page (another click). And you have to keep the sidebar open, which unnecessaryily takes up ipad screen space. And their only justification for making this common function less simple and less accessible is that it's more ... "streamlined". This helps NO ONE. No one asked for this. Only the developers themselves find this beneficial ... what, to look at? They chose (poor) design over function, breaking the first rule of interface design. They should be let go.

Can we have the option to revert back to the old toolbar or turn off the floating toolbar. It gets in the way when writing and the new tool bar makes it difficult to adjust the color and stroke thickness.

I am very frustrated with the layout of this version of Goodnotes. It used to be a lot more compatible to hand write notes, and now it is a nightmare. I do not like the toolbar options, switching fonts is a gong show and the app overall is not user friendly. Please bring back Goodnotes 5 or at least allow us to have the option to downgrade

Obstructs workflow, makes switch tools more difficult, covers page, all the added colours need an additional 2 taps. Goodnotes 5 in 2022 was better than this

Please I just want my old tool bar back at least make available it for those who want it

I agree. I'm finding it so hard to type on slides when taking lecture notes because every time I click off a text box, it automatically switches to the lasso tool.

The floating toolbar is worse than Epstein

The floating toolbar takes more space and it’s more clicks. Keep everything in one spot. I like the old toolbar

I'm actually using Goodnotes less because the floating toolbar bothers me. I think its ok to present all users new changes after an update, but give us the option to go back if a change in the interface doesn't fit our individual needs.

Please give option to switch to old toolbar because
my muscle memory is not adapting new one,everytime i hit wrong tool.
Also new toolbar capture more space

Completely agree, i largely prefer when we can right the text directly with my handwritten notes, also the ruler has disappeared which i did use a lot. Anyway the recent update is a complete mess, i hope that there is a possibility to downgrade to the previous version

I specifically chose Goodnotes over Notability because I wanted to avoid features being hidden unnecessarily behind extra clicks and menus. I'm honestly so frustrated, I reverted to Goodnotes 5.

I am beyond frustrated with the disruptive update that you released directly in the middle of midterms. My biggest request at this time is to provide options for how the outline is ordered. I had my entire set of Chemistry notes beautifully organized in my outline. The update came out and the order is completely screwed up. This is one of the most ridiculous things that you could have done. A company whose sole directive is to produce an application for taking notes should know not to mess with things during midterms and finals. Major updates should be released in the summer.

Please add an option for how the outlines are ordered (i.e., the user can decide on organizing by date created, page number, alphabetical, etc.).

Also, stop the lasso from defaulting constantly. Leave it to whatever tool I selected last, or at least reset it to default to the pen.

I can't believe how long ago this update was released and there have been no fixes or reversals for the insanely large list of items users are frustrated about. I was waiting for an update, but given how long it has been, I'm concerned that nothing is going to be fixed. I understand that change is important, but don't force people into how they use the app. At least provide options to customize or revert major changes.

Please provide an option of switching back to this previous toolbar layout. I really like this layout and think it's easier to use.

Agree!

This latest update of Goodnotes is absolutely terrible and breaks Goodnotes. I use the keyboard with my iPad and the text feature now is absolutely horrendous. It is difficult to start with text, easy to lose text and makes the user experience terrible.
When is the updated version coming?

Más que de acuerdo es tan difícil editar con la nueva toolbar extraño mis fuentes recientes. Yo utilizo Kate Journal font, pero no reconoce automáticamente pasar de regular a bold, entonces necesito ambas fuentes cerca y ahora instalaron 3 fuentes por defecto que no se pueden personalizar y pierdo tiempo: otra fuente buscador, escribir Kate Journal elegir … es frustrante