paplo

As simple as taking a notepad out of your backpack. Open it, write or draw, put it down again. No folders, no tags, no subscription - just paper.

paplo – A calm digital notebook

paplo is a quiet notebook for iPad, designed around the Apple Pencil. As simple as taking a notepad out of your backpack. One book. Dotted pages. Nothing to learn, nothing to set up, nothing to subscribe to.

Most notes apps end up as filing systems. Folders inside folders, tags nested in tags, dashboards counting how often you forgot to write. paplo refuses every one of those decisions on your behalf, so you can open it, write or draw, and put it down again.

Three rules. Nothing more. • Simplicity over features: One notebook, one paper, one toolbar. • Apple Pencil first: The pen is the primary input. Pressure, tilt and palm rejection make writing feel like paper. • Calm design: No bright colors. No badges, streaks or notifications. A quiet space for your thoughts.

A filesystem that's just an index Tap the page counter to slide the index open. Pages you've titled show up by name, the rest by number. Filter by either to find one fast. Tap to jump to a page, long-press to rename, and add a new page from the button below. No folders, no tags, no nesting. That's the whole filesystem.

Export as PDF, drawings and all One tap, full fidelity. Drawings, text blocks and imported images flatten into a real PDF. Print it, mail it, archive it.

Bring in photos and backups Add photos straight from your library, or restore a paplo backup you saved earlier. Everything drops onto the page, ready for the pencil. Nothing to convert, nothing to sync.

Yours, and private • No tracking • Stays on your iPad • No subscription

Designed for iPad. Requires iPadOS 17 or later. Works best with Apple Pencil.

Open the notebook. Begin.