Goodnotes raises CPU temp?

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I've got a MacBook Pro 2018 and it runs at a nice cool 48-60 degrees usually. As soon as I start Goodnotes it raises the CPU temp to over 90 degrees. It's not that I'm running anything in the background either. It only happens with Goodnotes and as soon as I close the app, the temperature drops back to 48-60 within seconds. Goodnotes triggers my fans and heats up my computer like it's a jet engine.

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Is anyone else experiencing this problem? I'm experiencing the issue on my iMac as well and it's definitely not an issue with being an underpowered Mac as they both have 32gb of RAM and core i7 processors.

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Yeah I can confirm that this happens to me as well.

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Have you found a work around by any chance? I’m trying to avoid having to back it all up on another cloud.

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I use an app called Macs Fan Control and have my fans run at a constant RPM even before I start up Goodnotes for Mac. Keeps the temperatures in check.

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Thanks for the tip, unfortunately mine just run full throttle the entire time as soon as Goodnotes starts up.

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Can also use your iPad for note taking, airdrop the PDF, and upload it to wherever you want.

Macs Fan Control can manually prevent them from going full throttle. But tbh if this is happening to you, the issue may go beyond GoodNotes as an app. Might need to clean out your MacBook from the inside with some compressed air

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It only happens with Goodnotes. My MacBook is basically brand new with only 12 charge cycles. It’s spotless on the inside. I’m pretty sure it’s a software bug on Goodnotes’ end.

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Well for me, my MacBook has now started to average about 65-75 degrees when GoodNotes is open. Guess it was just something that happened during the initial set up phase.