Release notes

Check out the new features, resolved issues, and known issues for the latest release of SMART Notebook. Make sure to check the system requirements before updating to the latest version.

Release date:

August 17, 2026

Versions:

Windows: 26.0.1137.1

macOS: 26.0.440.1

  • Windows

    • Resolved issues

      • Resolved an issue where the SMART Notebook toolbar could become unresponsive.

      • Resolved an issue where lesson activity thumbnails did not appear in the page sorter when the activity was on a page other than the first page of the file.

      • Resolved an issue where SMART Notebook stopped responding when reconnecting a SMART Board via USB.

      • Resolved an issue where SMART Notebook closed unexpectedly when using Recognize Handwriting on ink that could not be converted to text.

      • Resolved an issue where handwritten ink containing subscripts or superscripts was not recognized as math when using the Recognize as Math option.

      • Improved stability when SMART Notebook encounters errors during initialization.

      • Ink-to-math is now available through a dedicated Recognize as Math command in the context menu. Recognized equations can be sent directly to the equation editor for further editing. Some expressions, such as matrices, may not be supported by the equation editor. Math recognition now requires an internet connection.

    • Known incompatibilities

      • Installing drivers for SMART Document Cameras 450, 330, and 280 causes an issue with current Windows security settings. To address this, these drivers are no longer installed by default and must be selected during installation so that only those who have these document cameras need to install the drivers that support them in Notebook.

  • macOS

    • Resolved issues

      • Resolved an issue where the Notebook toolbar may disappear when Notebook is opened on a secondary display.

      • Ink-to-math is now available through a dedicated Recognize as Math command in the context menu. Recognized equations can be sent directly to the equation editor for further editing. Some expressions, such as matrices, may not be supported by the equation editor. Math recognition now requires an internet connection.

    • Known issues

      • Selecting an option on a submenu of the Mac menu bar may dismiss the menu instead of selecting the submenu item. As a workaround, drag your finger through the menu rather than tapping, then press and hold the submenu item you want to select. SMART is working with Apple to resolve this.

      • Handwriting recognition now requires an internet connection.

Release date:

May 20, 2026

Versions:

Windows: 26.0.1078.0

macOS: 26.0.400.0

Summary:

SMART Notebook 26 focuses on stability, compatibility, and future readiness across Windows and Mac. This release adds support for the new SMART MultiStylus and includes behind the scenes improvements that help deliver a smoother, more dependable experience. On Windows, pressure sensitive pen and eraser tips enable more precise writing and erasing.

  • Windows

    • Highlights

      • SMART MultiStylus support: SMART Notebook 26 now supports the SMART MultiStylus pen accessory.

    • Resolved issues

      • Resolved an issue where the Geodreieck/Protractor tool didn't draw straight lines when placed over other annotations in the canvas.

      • Resolved an issue where the palm erase area was larger than expected on SMART Board MX series interactive displays.

      • Resolved an issue where trying to undo erased ink was unsuccessful.

    • Known incompatibilities

      • Drivers for SMART Document Cameras 450, 330, and 280 are not installed by default due to compatibility limitations with current Windows security settings. During installation, select these drivers manually if your setup includes one of these document cameras.

  • macOS

    • Resolved issues

      • Resolved an issue where using macOS Zoom mode with SMART Notebook's toolbar at the bottom of the screen may make the toolbar unusable.

    • Known issues

      • Selecting an option on a submenu of the Mac menu bar may dismiss the menu instead of selecting the submenu item. As a workaround, drag your finger through the menu rather than tapping, then press and hold the submenu item you want to select. SMART is working with Apple to resolve this.

Release date:

January 27, 2026

Versions:

Windows: 25.1.2254.1

  • Windows

    • Resolved issues

      • Resolved an issue where the SMART Board Podium’s stylus didn’t switch to the selection tool in SMART Notebook as expected.

      • Resolved an issue where Notebook crashed when opening files that contained tab characters.

      • Resolved an issue where sending a PDF to SMART Notebook caused the app to freeze and display poor quality after conversion.

    • Known incompatibilities

      • Installing drivers for SMART Document Cameras 450, 330, and 280 causes an issue with current Windows security settings. To address this, these drivers are no longer installed by default and must be selected during installation so that only those who have these document cameras need to install the drivers that support them in Notebook.

Release date:

December 11, 2025

Versions:

Windows: 25.1.2249.0

Mac: 25.1.536.0

Summary:

SMART Notebook introduces expanded language support, new usability enhancements like swipe navigation, and several workflow improvements—including restored table options, better PowerPoint importing, and bulk Flipchart conversion. Windows users benefit from an improved ARM installation experience and multiple fixes for inking, scrolling, text spacing, gestures, and startup behavior. This release also includes targeted macOS 26 (Tahoe) fixes and updates.

Note 

If you have a SMART Board 4000 or E70 display, see the release notes for SMART Ink for an important update.

  • Windows

    • Highlights

      • Expanded language support: Added support for Croatian (Croatia).

      • Usability improvements: You can now use swipe gestures to easily move between pages.

      • Improved table options: The “Adjust size” option for tables has been restored in SMART Notebook. This feature, previously available in earlier versions, is now back to help you quickly resize tables with a single command.

      • Importing Microsoft PowerPoint improvements: Added an option to import Microsoft PowerPoint files as images when importing them as editable objects fails.

      • Bulk Flipchart file conversion: Use the new bulk file converter to simultaneously convert multiple Flipchart files to SMART Notebook files.

      • Windows for ARM installations: Improved the installation experience on Windows for ARM devices. Although SMART Notebook isn’t officially supported on this platform, the installer now excludes incompatible components to prevent related setup errors. SMART Notebook then runs using Microsoft’s built-in emulation features.

    • Resolved issues

      • Resolved an issue where starting SMART Notebook on Windows could open a Chromium browser window instead of SMART Notebook.

      • Resolved an issue where navigating to the next page in a SMART Notebook file retained the previous page’s scroll position, ensuring each page now opens at the top by default.

      • Resolved an issue where the eraser on pens for certain SMART display models (including the 6000, 7000, and 8000 series) did not erase content in SMART Notebook files.

      • Resolved an issue where text spacing in SMART Notebook 25 appeared differently when opening pages created in earlier Notebook versions, ensuring tabbed and spaced text now maintains consistent positioning across versions.

      • Resolved an issue where an error message could appear when adding a link to a cloned page.

      • Resolved an issue on SMART Board 4000 series interactive displays and some third-party interactive displays where using the display’s pen or the Pens tool in SMART Notebook Plus could cause unexpected behavior, including ink color changes, shapes switching to inking while being drawn, or digital ink appearing as a selected object while writing.

    • Known incompatibilities

      • Installing drivers for SMART Document Cameras 450, 330, and 280 causes an issue with current Windows security settings. To address this, these drivers are no longer installed by default and must be selected during installation so that only those who have these document cameras need to install the drivers that support them in Notebook.

  • Mac

    • Resolved issues

      • The Magnifier app does not automatically request Screen Recording Permission. The feature works properly after granting the permission manually in the operating system.

      • Resolved the following issues on macOS 26 (Tahoe):

        • When the Page Sorter tab's Auto-hide option is enabled, you may not be able to interact with the tab while viewing Notebook files on a SMART Board interactive display. As a workaround, go to ViewSide Bar Options and clear the Auto-hide check box.

        • Dragging objects outside of the canvas, or between pages in Dual Page view, may not work as expected. As a workaround, select an object and use Cut/Copy/Paste to place an object.

        • The ViewSide Bar Options, ViewToolbar Options, and ViewExtend Page submenus may appear disabled. As a workaround, closing and restarting SMART Notebook may resolve the issue.

        • Scrolling or panning through pages in Dual Page view is not functional. As a workaround, use single page view to scroll through tall pages when needed.

    • Known issues

      • Selecting an option on a submenu of the Mac menu bar can dismiss the menu instead of selecting the submenu item. (This appears to be an Apple issue, and SMART is working with Apple to resolve it.) As a workaround, drag your finger through the menu rather than tapping, then press and hold the submenu item you want to select.

      • Using macOS Zoom mode when SMART Notebook’s toolbar is at the bottom of the screen may make the toolbar unusable. To avoid this, use Notebook’s Fullscreen mode instead.

Release date

August 11, 2025

Versions

Windows

25.0.1390.1

Mac

25.0.365.1

Highlights

Windows

  • Bing image search replaced with Pixabay in SMART Notebook: Due to Microsoft’s retirement of the Bing Search APIs, SMART Notebook (and Lumio) has transitioned its image search feature to use Pixabay. Users can continue to search for and insert royalty-free images directly within Notebook, now powered by Pixabay’s image library.

  • Multi-touch support: Improved multi-touch gesture support for game-based activities, such as Super Sort or Shout It Out!, where multiple people may move objects in the activity at the same time.

Resolved issues

All operating systems

  • Previously, if multiple students attempted to drag and drop the same object at the same time during a game-based activity, the touch interaction may not have registered. This issue has been resolved. Simultaneous touch inputs are now handled more reliably in collaborative scenarios.

  • In some cases, connecting a laptop to the display caused digital ink to appear offset from the pen. This has now been fixed.

Windows

  • In some cases, quickly reopening SMART Notebook after closing it caused a browser window (such as Chrome) to briefly launch and close, followed by the SMART Technologies Error reporter appearing. This issue has been resolved. Notebook now starts reliably—even when reopened shortly after being closed—and no longer triggers unintended browser behavior or error messages.

  • Previously, selecting two shapes and using the Divide Shape option caused SMART Notebook to become unresponsive. This issue has been fixed. Notebook now correctly divides both shapes into equal sections and continues functioning as expected.

  • Previously, when inserting a measurement tool (such as a ruler or protractor) after extending a page in Notebook, the tool would appear at the top of the page rather than in the visible area. This issue has been fixed and measurement tools now insert correctly in the middle of the visible page.

Mac

  • In some cases, add-ons appeared to be missing in the Add-ons tab. This issue has been fixed.

Known issues

Mac

  • Selecting an option on a submenu of the Mac menu bar can dismiss the menu instead of selecting the submenu item. (This appears to be an Apple issue, and SMART is working with Apple to resolve it.) As a workaround, drag your finger through the menu rather than tapping, then press and hold the submenu item you want to select.

  • The Magnifier app does not automatically request Screen Recording Permission. The feature works properly after granting the permission manually in the operating system. See Managing macOS security and privacy settings.

  • The following known issues are applicable to only macOS Tahoe:

    • When the Page Sorter tab's Auto-hide option is enabled, you may not be able to interact with the tab while viewing Notebook files on a SMART Board interactive display. As a workaround, go to ViewSide Bar Options and clear the Auto-hide check box.

    • Dragging objects outside of the canvas, or between pages in Dual Page view, may not work as expected. As a workaround, select an object and use Cut/Copy/Paste to place an object.

    • The ViewSide Bar Options, ViewToolbar Options, and ViewExtend Page submenus may appear disabled. As a workaround, closing and restarting SMART Notebook may resolve the issue.

    • Scrolling or panning through pages in Dual Page view is not functional. As a workaround, use single page view to scroll through tall pages when needed.

Known incompatibility

Windows

  • Installing drivers for SMART Document Cameras 450, 330, and 280 causes an issue with current Windows security settings. To address this, these drivers are no longer installed by default and must be selected during installation so that only those who have these document cameras need to install the drivers that support them in Notebook.

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Release date

May 30, 2025

Versions

Windows

25.0.1366.0

Mac

25.0.352.0

Highlights

Windows

  • Transparent Background view: This view enables you to see the desktop and windows behind the SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open, transparent page.

    SeeSetting the page display

  • Alignment tools: Display guidelines on a page to assist you in manually aligning objects with other objects, as well as the page’s vertical and horizontal centers. You can also set objects to align automatically with these guidelines when you move the objects on a page.

    SeeAligning objects

  • Expanded language support: We’ve added Hindi and Albanian language options, making SMART Notebook even more accessible across the globe.

  • Flexible image resizing: Resize images non-proportionally for more precise placement and flexibility.

Resolved issues

Windows

  • Fixed the following issues previously experienced when working in Dual Page mode:

    • Occasionally Notebook would close unexpectedly after users repeatedly moved pages within the Page Sorter and switched to and from Dual Page mode.

    • The page sorter scroll bar didn’t respond to a finger touch or the pen.

    • Dragging pages within the page sorter with a finger or pen wasn’t working.

  • Fixed the issue where objects with an infinite cloner applied would not be locked on the page and could be accidentally deleted or moved.

  • Fixed the issue that caused Notebook files containing GIFs resulted in a corrupted PDF or PPTX file after being exported.

  • Fixed an issue that would cause digital ink to appear offset from the pen if users were drawing or writing on a Notebook page that was extended.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from copying text in Notebook and pasting it into Google Classroom.

  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused cells in a table to not be editable.

Mac

  • Fixed the issue where copying an inverted music half note would cause Notebook to stop responding.

Known issues

All operating systems

  • Sometimes after connecting a laptop to the display, ink is offset from the pen. Restarting Notebook might resolve the issue. If it doesn’t, try reorienting the display.

  • If multiple students try to drag and drop the same object simultaneously during a game-based activity, the touch interaction might not register

Mac

  • Selecting an option on a submenu of the Mac menu bar can dismiss the menu instead of selecting the submenu item. (This appears to be an Apple issue, and SMART is working with Apple to resolve it.) As a workaround, drag your finger through the menu rather than tapping, then press and hold the submenu item you want to select.

  • The Magnifier app does not automatically request Screen Recording Permission. The feature works properly after granting the permission manually in the operating system. See Managing macOS security and privacy settings.

  • Occasionally some add-ons appear missing. To fix this, refresh the add-ons list by clicking a different tab (for example, the Page Sorter or Gallery tab) and then clicking the Add-ons tab again.

Known incompatibility

Windows

  • Installing drivers for SMART Document Cameras 450, 330, and 280 causes an issue with current Windows security settings. To address this, these drivers are no longer installed by default and must be selected during installation so that only those who have these document cameras need to install the drivers that support them in Notebook.

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Release date

December 17, 2024

Versions

Windows

24.1.2041.0

Mac

24.1.518.0

Highlights

Windows

  • Ability to import ActivInspire .flipchart files

  • New Sticky Notes tool

  • Enhancements to Dual page mode: options to extend and crop pages automatically to fill vertical space, and complementary Trim Page and Trim All Pages features

  • Dual page mode: drag-and-drop between the visible pages

  • New Image Masking feature

  • Support for multiple selection of animated objects with Control-click.

  • New list of recent files in the application’s taskbar icon

  • Use of Windows settings to select spell checking and keyboard options (providing a broader range of supported languages)

  • Improvements to Equation Editor: enhanced images for square root and nth root

  • A variety of performance and stability improvements

Mac

  1. Support for macOS Sequoia

Resolved issues

All operating systems

  • Dragging a spinner widget while the left mouse button is pressed no longer creates an unwanted "OBJ" on the page.

  • Highlighter ink is no longer exported as solid ink.

  • The Square Root symbol now appears correctly in the Insert Equation dialog (the horizontal bar is no longer missing).

Windows

  • The Reset Page command now works properly after switching pages.

  • Superscript and subscript text styles are no longer too low or too high.

  • Locking an image no longer changes the image’s position.

  • The formatting of superscript text is no longer removed when changing the text’s color.

  • Large images are no longer blurry when added to the pull tab widget.

  • Page background images are no longer misaligned.

  • Correct layout of text in a text-in-shape object is now maintained when the shape is resized.

  • The protractor’s center crosshair is no longer missing.

  • The protractor’s angle arc no longer appears in the wrong place.

  • The compass widget no longer jumps back to its original position after being moved.

  • Single- and multiple-page deletion now work as expected.

Mac

  1. SMART Product Update: issue with CFBundleIdentifier missing from info.plist has been resolved.

Known issues

All

  1. Sometimes after connecting a laptop to the display, ink is offset from the pen. Restarting Notebook might resolve the issue. If it doesn’t, try reorienting the display.

Windows

  • In rare instances, Notebook can close unexpectedly after repeatedly moving pages within the Page Sorter and switching to and from Dual Page mode.

  • In Dual page mode, the page sorter scroll bar doesn’t respond to a finger touch or the pen. Tapping above or below the scroll box still moves the pages.

  • In Dual page mode, dragging pages within the page sorter with a finger or pen isn’t working. To move pages, use a mouse or switch to Single Page view briefly.

Mac

  • Selecting an option on a submenu of the Mac menu bar can dismiss the menu instead of selecting the submenu item. (This appears to be an Apple issue, and SMART is working with Apple to resolve it.) As a workaround, drag your finger through the menu rather than tapping, then press and hold the submenu item you want to select.

  • The Magnifier app does not automatically request Screen Recording Permission. The feature works properly after granting the permission manually in the operating system.

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Release date

June 20, 2024

Versions

Windows

24.0 SP1 is a macOS-only release. The current Windows version is still 24.0.1733.0 (described below)

Mac

24.0.518.1

Resolved issues

Mac

Resolved an issue in which SMART Notebook’s whiteboard was not visible if Notebook’s tabs were appearing on the right rather than the left.

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Release date

May 27, 2024

Versions

Windows

24.0.1733.0

Mac

24.0.513.0

Highlights

All

  • Reliability fixes and resolved issues.

  • Improved Equation Editor: The dialog has a new tab that contains common geometry expressions and symbols, such as line segments, arcs, angles, and more.

Windows

  • SMART Notebook’s new dual-page view accommodates the 16:9 aspect ratio and is optimized for 4K displays.

  • Exporting a Notebook file as a web page now exports lessons in a form that other programs can use more easily, especially assistive screen readers. Previous versions of SMART Notebook exported each page as an image. But now, lessons are exported as a single .html file, and the exported content matches the original types wherever possible.

  • Keyboard navigation has been improved, particularly within the Page Sorter and Properties side bars.

  • Exporting to PDF and PowerPoint have been improved to match the original lesson content more closely.

  • The Protractor tool is more intuitive: it features a standard resize handle, improved rotation handles, and a keypad for entering exact numbers.

  • The Ruler tool can now be rotated from every corner and made shorter or longer from either end.

Resolved issues

All operating systems

  • SMART Notebook software no longer stops responding when selecting the Text tool after applying animation effects to an object.

  • Resolved an issue in which grouping Smart Blocks could cause an error message.

  • A custom background image applied to a single page is no longer overridden by the theme’s background image.

  • The behavior of tables has been improved: before, it was too easy to select and resize a border by mistake while trying to select the contents of a cell.

  • Opening a .notebook file created in iQ no longer causes an error when a page containing an activity is opened in Notebook on a computer.

  • Locked items can no longer be deleted.

  • Resolved an issue in which an image’s mask could not be removed.

Windows

  • Resolved an error message that could occur after moving an object that included an active animation.

  • Changes to text size made with a text object’s resize handle are now saved correctly.

  • Resolved an issue in which a creating a regular polygon would result in an irregular polygon instead.

  • Resolved an issue in which some SVG-based gallery items rendered incorrectly.

  • Double-clicking one side of a shape to edit its length no longer causes an error.

  • Resolved an issue in which exporting to PPT or PDF could cause an error if the exported file’s name contained non-English characters.

  • Objects still appeared to be selected for some time after the selection had been cleared.

  • Resolved an issue in which SMART Notebook software sometimes wasn’t activating correctly after selected.

  • Corrected an error that could occur after switching pages in the Page Sorter many times.

  • The thumbnail images of 16:9 pages now show a page’s background image correctly.

  • In the Equation editor, the appearance of a number of symbols that didn’t render correctly has been fixed.

Known issues

All

  • In dual-page view, pages are shown with blank space above and below the page. You can tap Extend Page to make the page occupy more on-screen space.

  • Drag-and-drop between the pages shown in dual-page view is not yet implemented. Copying and pasting between pages does work.

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Release date

December 14, 2023

Versions

Windows

23.2.1668.0

Mac

23.2.659.0

Highlights

All

Reliability fixes and resolved issues.

Windows

Enhancements to Geodreieck math tool:

  • Resizing is now consistent with other objects: select the tool and adjust using the blue resize handle in the bottom-right of the selection frame.

  • Rotation handles are now smaller and more visually distinct, featuring a new color and symbol, located at the bottom-left and bottom-right corners.

  • The right side of the geodreieck is now active for selection and dragging.

Enhancements to Ruler math tool:

  • You can now adjust the ruler’s length by dragging the left edge as well as the right.

  • You can now tap the angle display to open a number pad and enter an exact angle measurement.

SMART Notebook 22.2 features now available in 23.2:

  • Text editing within table cells

  • Add and remove table rows and columns

  • Customizable table backgrounds using images or colors

  • Merge or split cells in tables

  • Text-pen gestures for inserting, replacing, or encircling text

  • Customizable screen shade color and size adjustments from all four edges.

Resolved issues

Windows

  • SMART Notebook no longer closes unexpectedly when applying a theme with a name that contains non-English characters.

  • Lines in text are no longer blurry when a page is exported as an image.

  • Resolved an issue in which customizing Podium pen buttons to Next Page, Previous Page, or Clear Screen actions was not working correctly.

  • Fixed an issue that allowed erasing locked ink objects in unsaved files.

  • Fixed an issue where objects locked in place could be moved using keyboard arrows.

  • Resolved a problem in which text in the Cambria Math font appeared in an unusually large text area, making it appear oversized and affecting document layout.

  • Resolved an issue caused by high-frame-rate animated GIFs.

  • Resolved an issue where the line spacing adjustment option in the paragraph formatting menu was missing.

  • Fixed an issue in which users could not select more than one table cell at a time. Users can now select several table cells simultaneously by dragging the mouse over them or by holding the CTRL key and clicking individual cells.

  • Resolved an issue in which the ruler tool could not be rotated or expanded when placed in front of a picture.

  • Fixed an issue where the zoom level displayed in the View Screens toolbar or View > Zoom menu did not update after using pinch (zoom) gesture.

  • Fixed an issue where Notebook closed unexpectedly when attempting to drag Compass into a table cell.

  • Fixed an issue in which the toolbar’s color selector assigned the color to the wrong pen if both pens were in use at the same time.

  • Fixed an issue in which typing the Ó symbol within the Image Web Search and Video Search add-ons opened a web page with the widget. Users can now type the Ó symbol using the Polish Programmers keyboard or the SMART Menu tray icon.

  • Resolved shape layering issue in which divided shapes were inserted behind images upon creation.

  • Notebook no longer closes unexpectedly when duplicating ink strokes repeatedly.

  • Notebook no longer closes unexpectedly when using the eraser tool.

  • Resolved an issue in which pasting large text placed it outside the visible canvas area.

  • Resolved issue with VA unliniert font displaying incorrectly.

  • Fixed issue with text objects vanishing when changing the font size on large text blocks.

Mac

  • Notebook no longer closes unexpectedly when switching between print modes while a display is connected.

  • Fixed ink Recognize as Table feature.

  • Resolved issue where copying and pasting images on canvas would sometimes not work.

  • Addressed interface issue that occurred in full screen mode.

  • Resolved an issue in activities and add-ons in which using Shift + Arrow keys unexpectedly deleted text instead of selecting it.

Known issues

All

  • SMART Notebook might close unexpectedly when saving an image captured from Document Camera 450, 550, or 650.

  • A page’s background can’t be changed if a theme has already been applied.

  • On displays that feature an AM60 and Pen ID, selecting a pen in the toolbar applies the color to both pens.

Windows

  • When recording lessons with the Lesson Recorder, measurement tool rotation and protractor arc actions are not recorded.

  • When inserting the SMART Document Camera viewer, the window appears too large for the lesson page and cannot be resized.

  • Notebook might close unexpectedly if the open file contains LAB activities and the user switches frequently among pages.

Mac

  • SMART Notebook does not currently support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 (or later) processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

  • While in Full Screen mode, switching tools from the floating menu does not work correctly (Sonoma only).

  • SMART Notebook might close unexpectedly when saving an image captured from Document Camera 450, 550, or 650.

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Release date

October 31, 2023

Versions

Windows

23.1.1240.2

Mac

23.1.360.1

Highlights

All

Reliability fixes and resolved issues.

Resolved issues

Windows

  • The Ruler, Protractor, and Geodreieck tools are no longer inserted behind other objects.

  • The ALT GR (right ALT) key now works correctly for entering extended characters in add-ons and widgets.

  • In the Timer widget, the page-change actions (previous page, next page) now work correctly after the timer has expired.

  • The Protractor tool is no longer opaque.

  • The background image from an activity’s theme is no longer blurry.

  • Tool changes now work correctly on non-SMART interactive displays and on SMART Board interactive displays working in HID mode.

  • Menu selection and navigation now work properly on Epson interactive projectors.

  • The Compass tool’s rotation handle (the green dot) now works correctly when the tool is placed on top of annotations.

  • Shapes created using shape recognition can now be resized to their minimum size.

  • If you’ve selected a custom background color for new pages in Notebook Preferences, the first page of a new page group now uses that color.

Known issues

All

SMART Notebook might close unexpectedly when saving an image captured from Document Camera 450, 550, or 650.

Windows

  • A change to the pen color can be assigned to the incorrect pen if both pens had been picked up simultaneously before the color was changed.

  • Lines in text can be blurry when a page is exported as an image.

  • SMART Notebook might close unexpectedly when applying a theme with a name that contains non-English characters.

  • When recording lessons with the Lesson Recorder, measurement tool rotation and protractor arc actions are not recorded.

  • When inserting the SMART Document Camera viewer, the window appears too large for the lesson page and cannot be resized.

  • Adding a background image or color fill to tables does not work.

  • Cannot add text to a table cell. As a workaround, create a separate text object and move it into the cell.

Mac

  • SMART Notebook does not currently support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 (or later) processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

  • Occasionally, copying and pasting an image does not work.

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Release date

September 28, 2023

Versions

Windows

23.1.1232.1

Mac

23.1.360.1

Highlights

Windows

  • Extend page is now available for adding extra space to the bottom of the lesson page.

  • Use the Preferences window to select which version of SMART Notebook is the default version (23.1 or 22.2)

Mac

  • Support for macOS Sonoma.

Resolved issues

Windows

  • Fixed the issue where in some cases, interactive features such as activities, SMART Blocks, and equation editing became unresponsive after a computer wok from sleep if SMART Notebook was running at the time of sleep.

  • Fixed the issues where using the Lesson Recorder would not record inserting a table was not recorded and during playback of a recording, the text annotations added appeared out of order.

  • Fixed the issue where converting ink to text sometimes resulted in the text appearing too large/thick or off-page.

  • Fixed the issue where you were unable to move the GeoGebra widget after inserting equations.

  • Fixed the issue that prevented you from selecting the font size before inserting text.

  • Fixed the issue where using the Print to PDF option resulted in a degraded image quality.

  • Fixed the issue where some non-English characters were not rendered properly.

  • Fixed the issue where moving grouped objects, which included a text object, would cause SMART Notebook to become unresponsive.

  • Fixed an issue which caused background images to render poorly.

  • Fixed an issue that caused tables to be hard to move when the page was viewed at some zoom levels.

Known issues

Windows

Note 

Although most of Notebook’s features have been included in the latest release, some features have been deprecated, and others are coming soon. Learn more.

  • Creating fixed-proportion shapes such as squares and rectangular polygons is more intuitive in SMART Notebook 23 for Windows. If you record a lesson using the Lesson Recorder and you create these shapes, when you playback the recording in SMART Notebook 23 for Mac or in SMART Notebook 22, you may notice some discrepancies.

  • When recording lessons with the Lesson Recorder, rotating a measurement tool, and protractor arc actions will not be recorded.

  • When inserting the SMART Document Camera viewer, the window appears too large for the lesson page and cannot be resized.

  • Adding a background image or color fill to tables does not work.

  • When creating a new theme with a high-resolution image as the background, the image appears to be blurry.

  • When using the Recognize as Shape feature on an object, you may not be able to minimize the resulting shape.

  • Cannot add text to a table cell. As a workaround, create a separate text object and move it into the cell of the table.

Mac

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 (or later) processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

  • Occasionally, using copy and paste on an image does not work.

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Release date

August 9, 2023

Versions

Windows

23.1.1200.0

Mac

23.1.354.0

Highlights

All

  • Improved Geodreieck and protractor measurement tools.

Resolved issues

Windows

  • Fixed the issues where inserting an object from GeoGebra resulted in the inserted object being too large for the page and you were unable to move or resize it. Additionally, written formulas were not being recognized in the GeoGebra widget.

  • Fixed the issues when drawing a table and then using the Recognize as Table feature, the ink seemed to disappear as the resulting table was displayed off-page.

  • Fixed the issue when drawing a shape and using the Recognize as Shape feature, the shapes lines were very thick.

  • Fixed the issue where sometimes when selecting an object with your finger or pen, the object’s options (such as cut, copy, delete, and so on) were disabled.

  • Fixed the issue when viewing a lesson on a SMART Board display, you were sometimes unable to edit a page that contained an Activity Builder exercise.

  • Fixed the issue when using SMART Blocks, numbers drawn and connected to the blocks may not have been recognized by the block and showed results.

  • If a menu is open, you are unable to write on the page in digital ink. Close the menu to write and draw on the page.

  • Fixed the issue where the Geodreieck measurement tool rotated around its top corner rather than at the center of its base.

  • Fixed the issue where Set Image Transparency was missing from an image object’s context menu.

  • Fixed the issue where when enabling the infinite cloner for an object, the icon would not always appear.

  • Fixed the issue where tables with images weren’t saved.

  • Fixed the issue where opening .notebook files that had extended pages resulted in content to appear missing or distorted.

  • When opening a Notebook lesson on a display, the page area no longer appears zoomed out.

  • The rendering quality of page backgrounds has been improved.

  • Fixed the issue with the Shape Recognition Pen where the thickness of the recognized shape’s borders did not match the thickness of the pen’s ink.

  • Fixed an issue with Write Equation where the initial ink color was not applied to the rendered math equation.

  • Fixed the issue where object animations created in SMART Notebook 22 did not appear or work when the file was opened in SMART Notebook 23.

  • Exporting to PowerPoint and PDF has been improved in the following ways:

    • correctly export static images representing math measurement tools

    • fixed exporting arcs

    • improved exporting of text-in-shape and text with transparency

  • Fixed the issue where the Screen Capture button and the SMART Recorder button could not be added to the toolbar when you customized it.

  • Fixed the issue where two-finger panning and zooming on the canvas did not work.

  • Fixed the issue when cloning a page with a theme pattern and a background resulted in a page with a black background.

  • Fixed the issue where objects with a “repeat forever” or a “fade in” animation did not animate properly.

  • Fixed the issue where using pressure ink on a SMART Board 6000s (V3) display produced large dots at the beginning of an ink stroke.

  • Fixed the issue when cloning a page with a theme pattern and a background resulted in a page with a black background.

Known issues

Windows

  • Although most of Notebook’s features have been included in the latest release, some features have been deprecated, and others are coming soon. Learn more.

  • Creating fixed-proportion shapes such as squares and rectangular polygons is more intuitive in SMART Notebook 23 for Windows. If you record a lesson using the Lesson Recorder and you create these shapes, when you playback the recording in SMART Notebook 23 for Mac or in SMART Notebook 22, you may notice some discrepancies.

  • When recording lessons with the Lesson Recorder, inserting a table, rotating a measurement tool, and protractor arc actions will not be recorded. You may also notice during playback of the recording that the text annotations you added appear out of order.

  • In some cases, interactive features such as activities, SMART Blocks, and equation editing may become unresponsive after a computer wakes from sleep if SMART Notebook was running at the time of sleep. As a workaround, close then re-open the file.

Mac

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 (or later) processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

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Release date

May 29, 2023

Versions

Windows

23.0.3250.0

Mac

23.0.1017.0

Highlights

All

  • Add new ready-made resources from the Gallery, such as manipulatives, graphic organizers, and exit ticket activities to your lessons.

Windows

  • SMART Notebook is now optimized for 4K displays. In previous versions, you could switch to the 4K presenter. In the latest version the 4K viewer is now the default interface.

  • The canvas now has a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Resolved issues

Windows

  • Fixed the issue in which text properties options didn’t appear if the selected text was pasted from Microsoft Word.

Known issues

Windows

  • When drawing a table and then using the Recognize as Table feature, the ink seems to disappear as the resulting table is displayed off-page.

  • When you draw a shape and use the Recognize as Shape feature, the shapes lines are very thick.

  • Inserting an object from GeoGebra results in the inserted object being too large for the page and you are unable to move or resize. Additionally, written formulas are not recognized in the GeoGebra widget.

  • The Geodreieck measurement tool rotates around its top corner rather than at the center of its base.

  • Sometimes when you select an object with your finger or pen, the object’s options (such as cut, copy, delete, and so on) are disabled.

  • When viewing a lesson on a SMART Board display, you might be unable to edit a page that contains an Activity Builder exercise.

  • When using SMART Blocks, numbers drawn and connected to the blocks might not be recognized by the block and show results. As a workaround, pause after connecting each number until the block recognizes it before you connect the next one.

  • If a menu is open, you are unable to write on the page in digital ink. Close the menu to write and draw on the page.

Mac

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 (or later) processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

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Release date

December 6, 2022

Versions

Windows

22.1.3769.0

Mac

22.1.1731.0

Highlights

All operating systems

  • Added support for MX (V4) and GX (V2) SMART Board interactive displays

Windows

  • Added Catalan as a supported language

  • 4K Presenter now supports:

    • Creating tables and some basic editing

    • Applying SMART Notebook themes to lessons

    • Inserting math equations, and updating existing equations in the equation editor dialog

    • Creating and playing pages with Activity Builder

    • Showing or hiding vertices on shapes

    • Manipulating vertices to change the shape

  • Upgraded the embedded web browser and added standard browser navigation controls in 4K Presenter

Mac

  • Users no longer require Rosetta 2 to be installed as a condition of installation. Mac users will only need to install Rosetta 2 if they need to do one of the following:

    • Use SMART Notebook with the "Open using Rosetta" option set to enable use of 3D object manipulation or the SMART Document Camera viewer in SMART Notebook content.

    • Run the firmware updater for SMART Board M700 series interactive whiteboards.

  • Upgraded the embedded web browser

Known issues

Mac

  • The SMART Document Camera viewer doesn’t work for SDC-450 on Apple M1 devices.

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

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Release date

October 13, 2022

Versions

Windows

22.0.3211.2

Mac

22.0.1579.2

Highlights

Mac

  • macOS Ventura is now fully supported.

Resolved issues

All operating systems

  • Fixed the issue where Search GeoGebra Materials didn’t work or show GeoGebra widgets in the tab.

Known issues

Mac

  • The SMART Document Camera viewer doesn’t work for SDC-450 on Apple M1 devices.

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

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Release date

August 2, 2022

Versions

Windows

22.0.3209.1

Mac

22.0.1568.0

Resolved issues

Windows

  • Fixed the issue where SMART Notebook 22 would close shortly after startup and an error message stating "OLE Libraries could not be initialized. Your OLE .dll files may be corrupt or out of date" would appear.

Mac

  • Fixed an error blocking the installation of SMART Notebook and related software on a computer running a macOS Ventura beta release. Official support for macOS Ventura will be included in a future release of Notebook.

Known issues

Mac

  • The SMART Document Camera viewer doesn’t work for SDC-450 on Apple M1 devices.

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

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Release date

June 3, 2022

Versions

Windows

22.0.3203.0

Mac

22.0.1568.0

Highlights

All operating systems

Windows

  • 4K Presenter now supports:

    • Using the Gallery tab and alignment tools

    • Adding documents and pages to the Gallery tab

    • Adding images using the Insert menu

    • Exporting files as other file types

    • Attaching sounds to objects and annotations

    • Recording sounds to attach to objects and annotations on the page

    • Using spell check

    • Creating irregular polygons

    • Resizing table rows and columns

Resolved issues

Windows

  • Fixed the issue where SMART Notebook would occasionally get frozen on the splash screen.

  • Importing Microsoft PowerPoint files has been improved.

Mac

  • Fixed the issue where exporting a .notebook file as a CFF file would result in an exported image file. Exporting to CFF now works as expected.

  • Fixed the issue where your license information was not always recognized if your were provisioned using your SMART Account.

Known issues

Mac

  • The SMART Document Camera viewer doesn’t work for SDC-450 on Apple M1 devices.

  • SMART Notebook currently does not support use of the SMART Document Camera viewer and interaction with 3D Objects while running natively on M1 processors. To access these features, use Finder to set SMART Notebook to open using Rosetta.

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