Slidequill: Microscope Notes
Specimens, Optics & Scale Bars
$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Catalog slides and specimens, record preparation context, calculate magnification and field size, create scale-bar estimates, and export lab notes offline.
Slidequill is a private specimen and imaging notebook for students, educators, field naturalists, and home microscopy benches.
Connect every specimen, slide, preparation, objective, image, scale estimate, and observation in a searchable local notebook.
KEY FEATURES
- Specimen-to-slide lineage with storage box and slot
- Microscope, objective, eyepiece, adapter, and camera setup records
- Magnification, field-of-view, microns-per-pixel, and scale-bar math
- Observation, image, focus-stack, and preparation history
- Optional local photos through Apple's Photos picker
- Local PDF project brief
- 175 original offline reference plates
- No account, ads, analytics, tracking, subscription, or network requirement
Slidequill is a documentation and optics calculator. It does not identify organisms or pathology, validate stains or preparations, provide clinical conclusions, control a microscope, or replace laboratory protocols, qualified instruction, and biosafety requirements.
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The developer, Robert Corbin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Robert Corbin
- Size
- 136.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Robert Corbin
