# Markdown Notes: Notepad Editor — Handwriting to Text, Journal

> Handwriting to Text, Journal (iPhone/iPad app by Linh Phan Nhat Khanh.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/markdown-notes-notepad-editor/id6771014573 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Linh Phan Nhat Khanh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1777727575)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: Australian English, Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France) and 34 more
- Released: 2026-05-20
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Markdown Notes?

A calm, keyboard-first Markdown notebook that also reads your handwriting. Write plain text, see it render, and keep every page on your iPhone.

THE EDITOR
Type in plain Markdown and switch to a rendered preview whenever you want to see how it reads. Headings, bold, italic and lists are handled inline, so you never leave the keyboard to format a line. A live counter shows words, characters and an estimated reading time as you write.

FOCUS MODE
One tap hides the chrome and leaves you with the page. Set a word goal on any note and a quiet progress ring fills as you get closer to it. Turn the goal off on notes that do not need one.

HANDWRITING CAPTURE
Open the ink canvas and write with Apple Pencil or your finger. Inkwell reads the handwriting on the device and drops the recognized text straight into your note, so the words become searchable like anything else you typed. The original drawing is saved with the note.

HASHTAG ORGANIZATION
Type #project or #recipes anywhere in a note and the tag is picked up automatically. You can also add tags by hand. The tag browser builds a tree of everything you have used, with a count beside each one, so a whole topic is one tap away.

FIND IT AGAIN
Search runs across titles, bodies and tags at once. Filter by one tag or several at the same time, then sort by most recent, most recently created or by title. Pin the notes you come back to and they stay at the top of the list.

STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE
There is no account to make and no sign-in screen. Your notes live in local storage on your iPhone and are never uploaded to a server.

WHAT IT IS GOOD FOR
Daily quick notes, meeting notes, a writing habit, a second brain of reference pages, code snippets, journaling, lecture notes and travel notebooks.

Markdown Notes: Notepad Editor requires a Premium unlock to write in. Premium opens the whole notebook: unlimited notes, the plain-Markdown editor with rendered preview and live word, character and reading-time counts, focus mode with word goals, handwriting capture on the ink canvas with on-device text recognition, the hashtag tree and tag browser, search with multi-tag filtering and sorting, pinned notes, and the local-only vault with no account and no sign-in. Plans: a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase.

Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase.

Privacy policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy
Terms of use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Focus Mode & Word Goals | $14.99 | per year |
| Tag Filter & Search | $2.99 | per 7 days |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Offline Drafts | $29.99 | one-time |


## Is Markdown Notes safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Markdown Notes.

## Is Markdown Notes legit?

Markdown Notes: Notepad Editor appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Markdown Notes is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-11-12

• New five-tab layout: Notes, Library, Tags, Search and Focus
• Handwriting capture turns your handwriting into text
• Word goals, writing stats and a daily writing reminder
• Premium unlock by subscription or lifetime purchase, plus fixes

### 1.0.0 — 2026-05-20

No release notes.

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All apps by Linh Phan Nhat Khanh: https://appshunter.io/developer/1777727575

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