[Multi-Tab] Ability to open multiple documents as tabs
Ability to use multiple documents side by side as tabs (similar to ios version)
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[Open multiple documents in tabs is live on Android and Windows 🎉]
Hello,
Thank you so much for sharing your suggestions and voting for that idea! We’re excited to share that opening multiple documents in tabs is now live on Android tablets and the Windows app.
You can now switch seamlessly between multiple documents using tabs—without losing your place.
Any new document you open will appear as a tab, while your previously opened documents stay open in the background at the exact location where you left off, making it easy to jump right back in.
Currently, this feature is available for an unlimited number of Notebooks and Whiteboards. For Text Documents, it’s limited to one active document for now—but this will be resolved soon.
How to enable Tabs
- Go to the Library
- Tap Settings (top-right corner)
- Go to Settings, then Preferences
- Open Document Settings
- Enable Open documents as Tabs
Feel free to share your feedback and let us know how the feature works for you!
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Goodnotes Team
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sarah Urazan commented
i know, I first I tought that it was something wrong with my app.
the tabs feature is really missing -
Josefine Furre Andersen commented
Being able to open two windows (or more) from windows app would be great. I have to open in web mode if i wish to work on two notebooks at the same time.
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Nathan Mazzotta commented
I love the app but it would be much easier to study and do work for school if I was able to have multiple tabs open that I can switch between. My friends on iPads all can open multiple tabs and switch between them with ease and I have to close and open anew notebook every time i wanna compare something between lectures
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Vincent Jacobs commented
Yes, but you can't splitscreen them and the app is wat to slow on android. It is ridiculous
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Olivia Bennett commented
Being able to open multiple notebooks so it is easy to switch between them, like tabs on a browser. Having to close and open different notebooks and folders usually makes my GoodNotes buggy, and I know the Apple version has this feature.
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Natalie Mayer commented
Wissen sie schon mehr bezüglich der Einführung der Splitscreen bzw. Multiple Tabs Anwendung ? Wie der Kommentar vorher schon sagte, würde das sehr viel helfen im Studium, Alltag,... bitte sehr zeitnah einführen!!!!
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stefanie hoffstädt commented
Es wäre ganz toll, wenn die Funktion bald rauskommt! Das würde mir im Studium viel Zeit ersparen da Splitscreen ja auch noch nicht funktioniert...
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Nirjhar commented
Reference to notewise 3 app and goodnotes ios versio n it allows to work in 2 docs easily by switching.
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Max Reed commented
Add the capability to allow us to use multiple notebooks at once just like for IOS ie switching in between them
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Franziska W commented
Ja,bitte. Das würde einiges erleichtern und Zeit sparen.
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nabil iklil commented
For example opening different tabs like in apple
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Kato Miseur
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Update:
The text function is now back, it's not going back to the lasso function every time.
Multiple tabs is expected to launch by the end of 2025!
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A D commented
please we need his as soon as possible it takes so much effort to navigate between files
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Vaanya Kapur commented
Can we please have the option to open multiple tabs of documents, similar to Apple? It would be super useful!!
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Pascal Fischer commented
It would be great, if you could open multiple files on Goodnotes for Windows / Web.
This feature would really improve those versions -
Lukas Graf
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How has it been almost 3 years? Students really need this feature!
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Kato Miseur
commented
Here are some improvements I would very much like to see happen (some of which we had but were taken away in the latest updates):
Text boxes:
> Normally you could adjust the size of the text next to the 'T' symbol which would then stay the same for the entire document, now I have to adjust the sizes with every text box I make (it always goes back to size 24) = see screenshot
> We used to be able to stay in the text function, now every time i close a text box it goes to the lasso function, every time I want to open a new text box I have to click on 'T' on my keyboard or my screen. = see screenshot
> The text sometimes dissapears when closing the text box (sometimes it reappears when opening the text box again, but not always). This has made me lose some importants notes from class.
> This significantly slows down my note taking in class. Not every powerpoint is the same size, for some classes 24 is insanely big to write in.
Shapes:
> I never had this problem until the latest update, but whenever I make a shape (circle, square) I can't add any other shapes, lines (made by holding) into the shape. If I make them outside the shape it's very hard to select the shape (by tapping) without selecting the whole 'square'
> The previous probably has to do with the fact that the shape now has the same properties as a sticky note (clicking inside the shape selects the shape and everything in it), I don't see how this is a useful since everytime i want to make a table I'm constantly selecting the whole thing instead of just putting my hand on my screen to write. Selecting the entire shape and everything in it can be easily done with the lasso tool.
> The shapes function now exists two times? One on the big tool bar and the other on the Pen toolbar. Seems excessive, no? = see screenshot
Mutiple tabs:
> While I love some of the latest updates, we all would like to see the ability to open multiple documents in multiple tabs like on the iOS version!
Lagging:
> The 'app' lags so much it's insane, this is so annoying when taking notes (text function) in class (having to keep up with what the professor is saying) and when making my written notes (which is kind of what the 'app' was build for in the first place, no?)
Make it an app:
> Make it a real app, this will probably already help with the lagging issue all of us are having and so much more.
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Beyza tucan commented
1) The app crashes after every update.
2) I have to reconfigure features like pen colors after every update.
3) I have to log in again after every update.
4) The capacity of documents that can be added needs to be increased.
5) Videos should be added just like images.
6) Audio recording should be available.
7) Clicking an icon always switches to the lasso icon. This should be fixed.
8) Images should be added directly from the browser using drag and drop. We shouldn't have to download images or take screenshots every time.
9) Adding images requires clicking a lot of things each time. It needs to be easier to use.
10) When adding images, only one image can be added. Adding multiple images should be implemented.
11) For Android, it should be used as an app, not through the browser.
12) We should be able to use the app in multiple tabs.
13) I could select the pen type a few updates ago, but now I can't.
14) I can't change the pen settings or all settings (I can't turn off the scratch-and-erase feature, and the settings tab won't open). -
Rebecca Rucziczka commented
On IOS you can open more notes/documents in goodnotes at the same time. So you can easily jump between some notes. This isn't possible on Android or Windows and it is really annoying. You have to close the note you are currently working on to search something in another note. Please fix this!!
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Larissa Schaffner commented
PLEAASSSEE addd this!! Even when opening one web and one goodnotes app window it is soo laggy. Students really need this! Im a medical student and without this feature it makes my life way more difficult. Also i dont understand how i had these feature and then its been removed?? it doesnt make sense.