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App Store Apps > Productivity > Pen and Paper
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Pen and Paper

by Vivid Apps · Productivity · Free
On the App Store since May 2011 · Data updated 2026-10-13
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Pen and Paper is made and published by Vivid Apps. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Vivid Apps. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Vivid Apps and are shown as published on the App Store.

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4.40
42 ratings
Last updated
February 24, 2026
Size
49.9 MB

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By Vivid Apps, from the App Store
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Description by Vivid Apps Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Pen and Paper is perfect for hand-written notes on your iPad or iPhone. You can even import and write on PDFs.

INK
Draw ink with your finger. Resize, recolor, and move your doodles.

TEXT
Add text and text boxes. Change alignment, fonts, color, and install additional fonts. Perfect for adding comments to PDF.

SHAPES
Add geometric primitives, arrows, curves, and polygons Use the built in diagram elements and arrows to create diagrams. Create clip art of portions that you wish to reuse. shapes can be colored using gradients and fill with patterns. Use "rough" outline to make it look more like a drawing.

ZOOM AND SPLIT VIEW
Zoom more than 10 times to edit and draw even tiny details. Use split view (iPad only) to see full page view or look at another page

PHOTOS
Include photos. You can crop and rotate photos.

BOOKMARKS
Add bookmarks to navigate in your documents

PDF SUPPORT AND SLIDE NOTES
Import and annotate PDFs from other apps or Files. Use any of the built-in "Slide Note" templates to annotate presentations. When you are done export as PDF again. Use the "clone" tool to copy a portion a PDF and marker to mark text in the PDF for easy search.

SHARING
To share your notes with the world, simply email them as PDF. You can also extract individual pages as JPEG images.

LAYERS
Use the layer list to organize order of shapes and ink on the page

PAGE STYLES
Pen and paper comes with a variety of page styles, but you can also create your own. Import a PDF of your favourite page style and store it as a "page style" in the app.

ICLOUD SUPPORT
Documents, clipart and page styles, can be stored in iCloud.

FONTS
Are the built-in fonts not interesting enough? Install extra Truetype fonts from sites like FontSquirrel and Blambot within the app.

Features:
• Layers
• Pen tool with color and thickness
• Marker tool for marking text in PDFs
• Smooth pan and zoom
• Split-view to see two parts of your documents at the same time
• Bookmarks and search
• Insert text, arrows, photos, rectangles, circles and polygons easily
• Fill shapes with gradients and patterns
• Area selection, for moving and resizing large areas of your note
• Built-in icon library
• PDF import and export (email or other accounts)
• Install additional fonts (Truetype)
• Various page styles and add your own.
• Fullscreen mode
• iCloud support

SUBSCRIPTION
Subscription removes watermark (on export) and enables lasso tool. All other features are part of free version.

TERMS OF USE (EULA)
Uses Apple's standard terms of use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Price
Free
App size
49.9 MB
Content rating
Everyone

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Releases

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Version
2.13
Launched
May 2011

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About the app and developer

About Pen and Paper

Pen and Paper is a productivity app developed by Vivid Apps.

User Ratings

Pen and Paper is rated 4.40 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 42 ratings.

App Information

Pen and Paper is freely available from the App Store. The app size is 49.89 MB. The latest version available is 2.13. The last update was on February 24, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since May 2011.

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