OpenLeaf Notes

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