# Pencil Notes: Handwriting — Handwrite Notes & Annotate PDF

> Handwrite Notes & Annotate PDF (iPhone/iPad app by Kliv Spahiu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-notes-handwriting/id6787762712 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kliv Spahiu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1867066303)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free (on sale, was $1.99)
- Age rating: +4
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-notes-handwriting/id6787762712/reviews.md

## What is Pencil Notes?

# Pencil Notes — Your Simple Apple Pencil Notebook

Turn your iPad into a simple, distraction-free notebook designed for Apple Pencil.

Write naturally, organize your ideas, annotate documents, and export your work — all without subscriptions or complicated setup.

##  WRITE NATURALLY

Pencil Notes is built around the feeling of writing on real paper.

• Write with Apple Pencil
• Create unlimited notebooks and pages
• Choose blank, lined, dotted, or grid paper
• Use a pressure-sensitive pen
• Highlight important ideas
• Undo and redo with ease
• Zoom and pan while writing

Whether you're taking notes, planning your day, journaling, brainstorming, or simply sketching, Pencil Notes keeps things simple.

##  WRITE ON PDFs

Import a PDF and write directly on it with Apple Pencil.

Highlight text, add handwritten notes, draw, underline, circle important information, and mark up documents naturally.

Perfect for:

• Study materials
• Lecture notes
• Work documents
• Forms and worksheets
• Research papers
• Presentations
• Personal documents

## ANNOTATE IMAGES

Import an image and use your Apple Pencil to write, draw, mark up, or add notes directly on it.

##  EXPORT YOUR WORK

When you're finished, export your handwritten pages, PDF annotations, or marked-up images and share them wherever you need.

##  PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Your notes stay on your iPad.

No account required.
No subscription.
No cloud storage.
No ads.

Just open the app and start writing.

##  MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE

Use Pencil Notes for:

• Class and lecture notes
• Meetings
• To-do lists
• Journaling
• Planning
• Brainstorming
• Sketching
• PDF annotation
• Document markup
• Personal notes

## SIMPLE BY CHOICE

Pencil Notes isn't trying to replace every app on your iPad.

It's a simple place to write.

Open it. Pick a page. Grab your Apple Pencil. Start writing.

**Pencil Notes is available for a one-time purchase — no recurring subscription.**


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-09

### What's New

• Write directly on imported PDFs and images with Apple Pencil
• Improved writing and annotation experience
• Fixed bugs and improved overall stability

Thanks for using Pencil Notes!

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-03

This update brings powerful new annotation features!
• Import PDFs and write directly on them with Apple Pencil.
• Import images and add handwritten notes and sketches.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother, more reliable experience.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-09

No release notes.

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