About StarNote: Handwritten Notes
StarNote is a handwritten note taking app for students who want to take class notes, annotate PDFs, review lecture notes, and study with AI on Android tablets. Write naturally with a stylus or S Pen, organize every...
StarNote is a handwritten note taking app for students who want to take class notes, annotate PDFs, review lecture notes, and study with AI on Android tablets. Write naturally with a stylus or S Pen, organize every subject in a digital notebook, and unlock Pro with a one-time purchase—no subscription.
✍️ Handwritten Notes for Class
Take clear handwritten notes with smooth, low-latency ink.
• Create class notes, lecture notes, study notes, and meeting notes
• Write with a stylus or S Pen on your Android tablet
• Use pens, highlighters, erasers, shapes, text, layers, and the lasso tool
• Organize notes by course, subject, project, or topic
• Build a paperless notebook for school, college, work, and everyday ideas
📄 PDF Annotation & PDF Markup
Import study materials and write directly on PDFs.
• Annotate PDF textbooks, lecture slides, worksheets, and documents
• Highlight, underline, draw, and add handwritten PDF notes
• Mark up PDFs while reading, studying, or reviewing assignments
• Keep PDF annotation and handwritten notes in one workspace
• Export notes as PDF for sharing, printing, or backup
🤖 AI Audio Summaries
Use AI-powered audio summaries to review lectures, classes, and meetings more efficiently.
• Turn long audio into concise AI summaries
• Review important ideas without replaying an entire recording
• Keep audio summaries together with your study notes and notebooks
• Use AI assistance for lecture review, meeting review, and daily learning
📚 Digital Notebook for Students
Keep every class and study resource organized in one place.
• Create separate notebooks for each subject or course
• Use templates for study notes, student planners, and daily organization
• Import documents, images, and PDFs into your notebooks
• Organize study materials with hyperlinks, tags, folders, and page tools
• Use the tape tool to hide key information and test yourself
• Take notes while watching lessons with picture-in-picture support
🖊 Tablet Note Taking with a Stylus
StarNote is designed for handwriting-first note taking on Android tablets.
• Enjoy natural writing with smooth pen strokes and low latency
• Take tablet notes with a stylus or S Pen
• Work with notes and reference materials side by side
• Use handwriting tools for study, planning, drawing, and PDF annotation
• Designed for note taking on supported Android tablets and phones
💡 One-Time Purchase, No Subscription
Use the core note taking tools for free, then unlock Pro with a one-time purchase.
• No monthly subscription for Pro
• Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and digital notebook tools in one app
• Useful for students, teachers, professionals, and tablet users
• A flexible digital notebook for the new semester and beyond
Start the school year with organized class notes, annotated PDFs, and smarter AI-powered review. Download StarNote and build a better study workflow on your Android tablet.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of StarNote: Handwritten Notes since it was posted on our website on 2025-09-04 15:46:40.
The latest version is 1.5.4 and it was updated on 2026-10-16 03:28:25. See below the changes in each version.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.5.4
Updated At: 2026-10-14
Changes: Enhanced Pro member benefits and added a new watermark removal benefit for notes.
Fixed the issue where exported PDFs had garbled text after increasing page margins.
Fixed the issue where cloud sync would fail when there were a large number of notes.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.5.3
Updated At: 2026-09-21
Changes: New: Added screen mirroring presentation mode toggle (switch mode on toolbar after casting);
Fixed: Issue where text boxes failed to auto-resize height when font size increased;
Fixed: Issue where bold fonts in some text boxes displayed abnormally when exported to PDF;
Fixed: Some known crash issues;
Optimized: Partial UI improvements.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.5.2
Updated At: 2026-09-02
Changes: 1. Added cloud sync feature.
2. Added page paste feature between notes.
3. Fixed a crash issue on the document overview page under certain abnormal conditions.
4. Some UI adaptations for Android 16.
5. Fixed some other issues.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.4.3
Updated At: 2026-07-20
Changes: 1、Added voice transcription and smart summary features.
2、Added manual angle input for ruler.
3、Added auto count-up after timer timeout.
4、Fixed some issues.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.4.2.1
Updated At: 2026-07-03
Changes: 1、Added layer restore feature
2、Added layer opacity feature
3、Added freehand tape drawing feature
4、Fixed some issues
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.4.1
Updated At: 2026-06-15
Changes: 1、Added note pinning feature
2、Added tape export feature
3、Added stepless adjustment for laser pointer duration
4、Added "Solid/Dashed/Dotted" line styles for ballpoint pen
5、Optimized app performance and fixed some issues
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.4.0
Updated At: 2026-05-28
Changes: Added data backup reminder feature
Added independent layer control when opening the same notebook in dual-window mode
Added video upload feature in Help & Feedback
Added horizontal or vertical drawing feature for highlighter/tape
Optimized system performance and fixed some issues
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.3.5
Updated At: 2026-04-23
Changes: Added audio-text synchronization feature.
Added audio import and export features (MP3 format only).
Supported a maximum continuous recording time of 120 minutes per session.
Optimized the zoom preview interaction for covers and papers (long press to zoom in).
Fixed some known issues.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.3.6
Updated At: 2026-04-23
Changes: Added handwriting search feature, which can be used after enabling Smart Search.
Added stylus swipe to scroll pages; can be toggled on/off in Edit Page > Other Settings.
Optimized the number display logic for folders/tags on the home page, which now displays the number of notes.
Fixed some known issues.
StarNote: Handwritten Notes version 1.3.4
Updated At: 2026-04-10
Changes: Added a new table feature, supporting quick table drawing with preset parameters.
Added a Smart Invert theme, which can be enabled in App Settings > Theme Settings.
Added image sharing and saving features; use the lasso tool to select and interact with images.
Fixed some other issues.
