Pencil Notes: Handwriting
Handwrite Notes & Annotate PDF
$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A simple notebook made for Apple Pencil. Write naturally, annotate PDFs and images, and export your work — no subscription required.
# Pencil Notes — Your Simple Apple Pencil Notebook
Turn your iPad into a simple, distraction-free notebook designed for Apple Pencil.
Write naturally, organize your ideas, annotate documents, and export your work — all without subscriptions or complicated setup.
## WRITE NATURALLY
Pencil Notes is built around the feeling of writing on real paper.
• Write with Apple Pencil
• Create unlimited notebooks and pages
• Choose blank, lined, dotted, or grid paper
• Use a pressure-sensitive pen
• Highlight important ideas
• Undo and redo with ease
• Zoom and pan while writing
Whether you're taking notes, planning your day, journaling, brainstorming, or simply sketching, Pencil Notes keeps things simple.
## WRITE ON PDFs
Import a PDF and write directly on it with Apple Pencil.
Highlight text, add handwritten notes, draw, underline, circle important information, and mark up documents naturally.
Perfect for:
• Study materials
• Lecture notes
• Work documents
• Forms and worksheets
• Research papers
• Presentations
• Personal documents
## ANNOTATE IMAGES
Import an image and use your Apple Pencil to write, draw, mark up, or add notes directly on it.
## EXPORT YOUR WORK
When you're finished, export your handwritten pages, PDF annotations, or marked-up images and share them wherever you need.
## PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your notes stay on your iPad.
No account required.
No subscription.
No cloud storage.
No ads.
Just open the app and start writing.
## MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE
Use Pencil Notes for:
• Class and lecture notes
• Meetings
• To-do lists
• Journaling
• Planning
• Brainstorming
• Sketching
• PDF annotation
• Document markup
• Personal notes
## SIMPLE BY CHOICE
Pencil Notes isn't trying to replace every app on your iPad.
It's a simple place to write.
Open it. Pick a page. Grab your Apple Pencil. Start writing.
**Pencil Notes is available for a one-time purchase — no recurring subscription.**
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### What's New
• Write directly on imported PDFs and images with Apple Pencil
• Improved writing and annotation experience
• Fixed bugs and improved overall stability
Thanks for using Pencil Notes!
The developer, Kliv Spahiu, 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
- Kliv Spahiu
- Size
- 43.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kliv Spahiu
