Dear Goodnotes Team,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to share feedback regarding a recent change in the selection tool behavior in Goodnotes Web.

After the latest update, whenever we select elements on the canvas, several options such as Copy, Cut, Transform, Change Color, etc., automatically appear directly on top of the selected content. This makes the canvas look cluttered and makes it harder for both teachers and students to clearly view or reposition the selected items.

Earlier, the selection experience was much cleaner. When using the lasso selection tool, only the blue dots appeared around the selected area, which allowed us to move or adjust content without any obstruction. And when we needed additional options like color change, copy, or cut, we could simply right–click, and a small dropdown menu would appear. This old system was simple, non-intrusive, and much more comfortable for teaching environments.

For those of us who use Goodnotes for online classes, clarity and a clean canvas are extremely important. The new overlay covers the writing area and distracts students during lessons.

I kindly request your team to consider:

Bringing back the old clean selection style, or

Adding an option to hide or disable the automatic floating menu,

or allowing users to switch to the previous “right-click dropdown” style.

Goodnotes is an excellent tool, and these small adjustments will greatly improve the teaching experience.

Thank you for your time and for continuously improving the app.

Warm regards,
Praphul P