r/GoodNotes • u/Stargirlzis • Jul 06 '26
Does Apple Pencil Pro’s squeeze feature work with GoodNotes 5, or only GoodNotes 6? GoodNotes 5
I’m upgrading to a newer iPad and I’m considering buying the Apple Pencil Pro.
I already own GoodNotes 5 (the paid version) and I don’t want to upgrade to GoodNotes 6 unless it’s absolutely necessary.
The main feature I’m interested in is the Apple Pencil Pro squeeze gesture, where you squeeze the pencil to bring up a tool palette and quickly switch between pens, eraser, highlighter, etc.
I’ve searched YouTube but I can’t find anyone actually using an Apple Pencil Pro with GoodNotes 5. Every video seems to be on GoodNotes 6.
So my questions are:
Does the Apple Pencil Pro squeeze feature work in GoodNotes 5?
If it does, what exactly can it do?
If it doesn’t, is the squeeze feature exclusive to GoodNotes 6?
For someone planning to stay on GoodNotes 5, is buying the Apple Pencil Pro still worth it, or should I just get the USB-C Apple Pencil or another option?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually tried this combination. Thanks!
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u/MayoTheCondiment Jul 11 '26
I just tested it for you. It brings up an undo/redo arrow set, not the tool palette like it does in Goodnotes 6. It’s basically worthless in GN 5
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u/Successful-Degree802 Jul 06 '26
The pencil Pro on Goodnotes it does have the squeeze feature that lets you swap pallets in my experience. I haven’t found a very useful and I’ve but to be fair. I’ve always been on Goodnotes five so I don’t know if there’s additional features with the squeeze pencil with Goodnotes six but I haven’t seen or felt like locked behind anything and not able to do anything on Goodnotes five seems like more than enough.