Calligraphy Guide Maker

Calligraphy Guide Maker is the offline studio tool for italic, copperplate, and foundational handwriting practice. Design millimetre-accurate guide sheets on your phone and export true print-ready PDFs — no account, no cloud, no ads.

Build every line with precision:
• Set x-height, ascenders, descenders, line gap, and slant angle in millimetres
• Toggle diagonal slant guides and dotted trace text for practice
• Choose A4 or US Letter page format
• Live preview with pinch-to-zoom, pan, and double-tap reset

Manage your projects effortlessly:
• Create, edit, duplicate, search, sort, and delete guide projects
• Undo/redo the latest 50 editing operations
• Autosave valid edits after 700 ms; force-save before leaving the editor
• Undo accidental deletion from a Snackbar

Export and backup professionally:
• Export real vector PDFs via Android's Storage Access Framework
• Share the last exported PDF through the system share sheet
• Export and import versioned JSON backups with validation and replace confirmation

Designed for privacy and reliability:
• 100% offline — no internet permission, analytics, or advertising SDKs
• No runtime permissions; files accessed only when you pick them in the system file picker
• Projects and settings stay on your device
• Light, dark, and system Material 3 themes

Whether you are learning pointed pen, refining italic letterforms, or preparing classroom worksheets, Calligraphy Guide Maker turns proportional guide math into clean, printable practice sheets in minutes.