OpenLeaf Notes
Free PDF & class notes, no ads
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
iPad
No ads, no subscription, no account. Take notes with Apple Pencil, write on your PDFs, and keep everything on your iPad.
Completely free: no ads, no subscription, no locked features. You don't need an account; your notes stay on your iPad.
OpenLeaf is an open-source note-taking app made for students. Take class notes with Apple Pencil, write on slides and PDFs, and keep everything organized in folders.
NOTEBOOKS
• 8 covers with lined, grid, dotted or blank paper
• Ready-made templates: Cornell, graph paper, music staves, weekly plan, timetable, topic tracker, mock exam review
• A4, A5 and Letter sizes
• Folders, favorites, trash, search and sorting
• Quick notes and a whiteboard
WRITE WITH APPLE PENCIL
• Ballpoint, fountain, pencil and brush pens with adjustable thickness
• Highlighter and lasso to select and move
• Partial eraser or whole-stroke eraser
• Tape: cover your notes and tap to reveal them, for quizzing yourself
• Ruler for straight lines
• Double-tap Apple Pencil to switch to the eraser; squeeze Apple Pencil Pro for a quick menu
• Only the Pencil draws; your finger scrolls and turns pages
PAGES AND PDF
• Import PDFs and write on slides and lecture notes
• Export any notebook as a PDF
• Page overview, drag to reorder, duplicate pages
• Pinch to zoom with sharp paper at every zoom level
AND MORE
• Sticky notes: type or handwrite, move and resize
• Take a photo or add one from your library, then write on it
• Back up your whole library as a single file to Files or iCloud Drive
• Light and dark themes
• English, Turkish and German interface
OPEN SOURCE
OpenLeaf's source code is public on GitHub (GPL-3.0). Report bugs, suggest ideas or contribute: github.com/biggypanda/openleaf
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• Tape: cover parts of your notes and tap to reveal them. The easiest way to quiz yourself
• New templates: Cornell, graph paper, music staves, weekly plan, timetable, topic tracker and mock exam review
• Ruler for straight lines
• Large PDFs now open without a wait
The developer, YIGIT TUCCAR, 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.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- YIGIT TUCCAR
- Size
- 2.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
- iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPad
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, German, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 biggypanda