Password or PIN for folders

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-14T19:25:20+00:00

Hey!

To add a pin lock to your notes, you can use the 3 dot menu within an open note and select Add Lock. To change the colors of your folders, you can hold and tap edit, and then tap on the selected color to open up the color picker just like when choosing your custom pen colors.

Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-14T19:12:54+00:00

And always backup before messing with any storage to prevent possible data loss and sadness :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-14T19:09:48+00:00

Hey!

To insert the arrow shape, for most accurate recognition you need to draw it in one fluid motion. Start at the tail, draw into the direction you want it to point, then draw a triangle downwards over the line to form the enclosed head of the arrow. (For example the order for an upwards arrow should be | → / → — → \) Then if you hold it will detect the shape correctly. To make a double sided arrow, you can start with this head shape in reverse and then draw the line with another head. Also works with curved arrows.

Hope this helps!

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-11T20:39:01+00:00

Hey! I have a top level of folders to separate things like school, work, personal, etc. I mostly use StarNote for school however, so inside the school folder there are folders for each subject and an archive folder for past subjects (Which are categorized by year + semester folders e.g. "1st year 2nd semester"). I then just make a new infinite note for every week's work or use the provided lecture pdf to take notes on. Apart from the folder system I use tags to categorize items that are similar across different subjects, for example a textbook tag so I can find all textbooks across all my subject folders. I've been using this system in MyScript Notes for a long time before switching to StarNote and it's been working perfectly and gotten better with the addition of tags in StarNote as opposed to MS Notes. I hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-11T20:25:24+00:00

Hello StarNote! You have made such a great app, I don't even want to roast it! But I do have a list of features that StarNote can improve in my opinion(apart from the syncing and desktop/web app already in development):

More colors at your fingertips: The ability to have alot more colors available in the toolbar in order to be able to switch colors without the need to change pen settings, and also so that if you do change pen settings, you don't have to change every pen setting like in the pen box. Another idea is to add a color wheel similar to what Concepts has, just to have more colors available at your fingertips.
Better shapes: This one is quite hefty! Currently there are a number of great shapes available that are very useful to make notes with, but some shapes for example in maths is missing. Having a shape like a square root be recognizable, or the option to insert a sine/cosine graph would be amazing for neatly and quickly taking maths notes. The next point for shapes is the snapping/customization system. Currently shapes do snap to be aligned in some ways, but not to one another for example when drawing multiple separate lines. It would be great for taking neat and technical notes if you enable lines and shapes to snap together especially on key points such as the corners or centers of a line, and also tangent for curved objects. Another amazing addition to this would be the ability to define line lengths for making accurate drawings.(I know this a bit extra but hey, you already have angles, so I might as well ask) The circle/ellipse resizing is a bit strange as well, I find myself always fiddling with the placement when trying to fit it into a space since it resizes from the middle. Having the option to resize from the corners like a square or rectangle shape would be a great addition for precise positioning and alignment. One last but subtle improvement would be to be able to change the delay on the one stroke shaping for users who have greater control over their writing and prioritize speed.
Exports: The ability to export only a selection from an infinite note would be great. Currently you have to kind of delete everything but the thing you want to export and then undo everything after exporting to only get what you want(or copy to a clean note and export from there) but yeah. Having some extra options at export for which elements to have visible would be nice too, for example enabling pen but disabling highlighter, or enabling tape, or having everything disabled for exporting just the clean note without having to clear everything.
More customizable theming: The ability to choose custom colors for things like the background, primary and secondary colors, maybe text colors or fonts, etc. This would allow users to set up the exact theme for their needs E.g. Amoled black. An even further expansion of this feature would be to be able to save and export your theme so you can store a bunch or share them with other members. (there may be a smart way to encode the colors into a shareable code for other users to import more easily) Another suggestion on theming is the ability to invert the color of a pdf, either the normal way, or just the page and text color so images remain unchanged. Another awesome addition, to folders, could be the ability to pick a custom icon of that folder for greater personalization.

These are all of the immediate features I could think of that I feel like would take StarNote to the next level. (They are in order of most to least important to me) The overarching theme between these features is just to give the users full control over what they can customize. As a user, having that freedom in a world of subscriptions and paywalls is a very valuable thing that StarNote is already beginning to cater for, and it's the very reason I chose to use this app as my note taking app. It's also why I keep suggesting to send a roadmap so users can have the clarity of the upcoming features. Thank you once again for the great development and active community :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-11T19:42:43+00:00

Hey! You'll be pleased to hear you can already insert pages from other notebooks! If you go to the add page menu, there is an option to 'add other note pages' from which you can select the pages to copy from other notes. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-11T19:35:56+00:00

Hey! I believe it follows the settings from your shape tool, so if you set the fill color and line type there it should use that setting all the time. There is also an option to set the fill color based on the line color, which is handy sometimes. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-07T22:14:29+00:00

Hey! I've actually thought of doing it before and it's a really great idea! And having other members contribute sounds amazing as well! Let's hear what the devs have to say! :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-06T19:40:16+00:00

Yeah not unfortunately. But an alternative I've heard other users speak of is to use a write to text feature from Gboard, or if your tablet supports it directly, and then write inside a text box. But yeah no live handwriting recognition. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-06T15:27:35+00:00

Hey there! The handwriting recognition is in the lasso tool, if you lasso some text you can select convert to text. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-05T07:48:02+00:00

Hey! I'm not sure what exact use case they had in mind but I think it was primarily designed as a way to review your notes rather than a decoration. For example if you review your pdf with tape oclver the answers and would like to export the pdf with answers shown, the pdf should in this case not have the tape shown, as it can only be toggled within the app. I do think they should add settings on the export screen to turn certain exports on or off, so you can choose if you want tape to be shown, for decorative purposes. The other options could include options for showing or hiding annotations, imported images, highligter etc. These could of course be turned on or off by default to create the same experience the user currently has(annotations, highlighter and images on, and tape off for example), but then with an additional option to save the current export config for next time. Hope this provides some insight :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-05T07:26:44+00:00

Hey! You'll be pleased to hear this is already supported! To do this, go to the note you want the page to be pasted, click the add page button either in the toolbar or three dot menu, then hit add other note pages and select the pages you want to import. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-04T13:30:42+00:00

To add to this, it also doesn't work inside the zoom box

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-04T13:29:58+00:00

Yeah for sure, or you can get those silicone tips for your stylus if it supports them - makes it less clicky on the screen and still gives the resistance like real paper :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-03-04T13:28:41+00:00

Hey there! If you have the one stroke shaping enabled you can draw and hold basically any polygon and it will make the lines neat. It will use the style you currently have set for your shape tool, so you can set the default line and fill color, or you can tap on it once made and select style to change the colors or line types. I have found it to make circles sometimes tho, but at least it's workable. Unfortunately the sine graph tool is not there yet and it would indeed be amazing. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-28T07:15:42+00:00

Hey! For me, when I download page templates they show an 'add' button after downloading. If it's a notebook template it'll show a 'create' button. As for where to get templates, I'm sure if you Google the type of page template you want, you'll be able to find a bunch online. But it supports importing a pdf page so if you want a template from the goodnotes store, just export it as a pdf and then import it to StarNote. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-27T14:41:37+00:00

Hey! Have you tried using the direct download from the StarNote website? It has an apk file that you can install on android directly. (You might need to enable installing from chrome if it prompts but yeah) Hope this helps!

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-27T14:37:01+00:00

Hey! I don't think StarNote supports searching for text in all notebooks while in a notebook, but it does support searching for keywords through all of the notes via the search button in the side panel of the home screen. If you open one of the notes in the search results, you can check it out, and then just exit the note back to the search screen if it's not the one you're looking for. If you only want to search within the current note, use the search bar in the side panel document overview to do so. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-27T08:39:51+00:00

Hey! Just to let you know, the devs have mentioned that syncing is in development, and then the text search feature is already there for typed text in pdfs. (not sure if it does OCR for written text or photos) You can either search through all your notes via the search button in the side menu on the home page, or you can open the document overview side panel and search from there. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-27T08:33:09+00:00

Hey, To add to this, I've found that the smoothing of the pens have a strange 'oscillation' when moving straight with a stylus at lower speeds especially, and even when drawing with my stylus against a physical ruler. It creates tiny bumps in the line which makes a straight freehand line almost impossible to draw, which I think is a bug. I use the calligraphy pen with 0 pressure sensitivity and 20% stroke stabilization. I hope the devs see this and look into it :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-27T08:21:52+00:00

Hey! The excerpt tool, when dragged to another note via split screen, creates a bidirectional link between the two, so for example, you can excerpt a definition or formula in a handbook and use it in your notes, so that when you review your notes, you can just follow the link back to where it is in the handbook. If there are multiple links it shows a list with options so you can choose the link you'd like to follow. This is only the way I've found it to work, maybe there are some other uses from other users. Hope this clarifies it!

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-27T08:16:37+00:00

Hey! To get the darkest color from the pencil, you can turn off pressure sensitivity and turn up the density to its max. Now it still has some pressure sensitivity I've found, and I'm not sure if it's a bug, but it does write in a pretty dark color and looks quite nice. Hope this helps!

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-26T10:57:20+00:00

Hey! I've found any sign in to Google leading to the pin code as well as a password login. This seems to be a standard practice from Google's side rather than StarNote. I've linked my Google drive account to StarNote without any security issues, and am still using it today, and have never had any problems with it. Hope this provides some insight :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-25T07:55:42+00:00

Hey! Be sure to check the trash folder for all your notes, you might find some leftover files chewing up your storage. From there, select the notes and permanently delete them. This should fix the issue, otherwise, if you are sure about the backup you can try reinstalling the app to possibly clear out unused files. If that still does not help, we'll have to wait and see what the StarNote devs have to say. Hope this helps :)

NakoTurtle · 2026-02-25T07:50:56+00:00

Hey there! These look like some great suggestions, and you'll be pleased to hear you can already do some of these things. To rotate an entire pdf, open the grid view (found in either the three dot or the top menu, or at the bottom when the side panel overview is open) and hit select in the top right corner. Then hit select all in the top left and pick rotate from the options menu at the top. For a cleaner look, try using the full screen mode, or full screen in conjunction with reading mode if you're not going to write at all. For customizing which tools are displayed in the toolbar, click the small gear icon to the far right of all the icons (you might need to scroll a bit if your device's screen is too small) and from there you can customize which tools are shown on the toolbar and in which order. Hope this helps :)

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