# Tipitaka

> Tipitaka (iPhone/iPad app by Thibault Riviere.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tipitaka/id6760995639 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thibault Riviere](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887191464)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 261 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-03-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tipitaka/id6760995639/reviews.md

## What is Tipitaka?

Tipitaka is a fully offline sutta study companion for
reading
understanding
mapping the Dhamma.

All texts from the Pali Canon are bundled inside the app 
- no internet connection needed.

BROWSE THE FULL PALI CANON
Navigate the five Nikayas (DN, MN, SN, AN, KN) through an intuitive hierarchical library.
Browse by collection, group, and individual sutta

DISTRACTION-FREE READER
Read suttas in a beautifully typeset reader designed for focus.
Highlight passages in multiple colors, and track your reading progress automatically.
Create your own list to studies
Explore the path throw a guided concept graph

POWERFUL SEARCH
Find suttas by keyword using lightning-fast full-text search,
or discover thematically related texts with on-device semantic search powered by machine learning
all without sending data off your device.

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
Capture thoughts mid-reading without losing your place.
Tag notes, link them to suttas, and review them later. 
Color-coded highlights let you mark and revisit key passages across your entire library..

BUILT FOR RETREAT
Works completely offline 
ideal for meditation retreats, travel, or anywhere without reliable internet.
Your entire library, notes, and progress are always with you.

PRIVACY FIRST
No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no network calls.
Your study data stays on your device.

Texts sourced from SuttaCentral under open licenses.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-10

Pāli dictionary
Tap any Pāli word, anywhere in a sutta, to see its meaning. 

Curated terms open a full definition card; every other word resolves against the bundled Digital Pāli Dictionary.
A "?" button lists all the Pāli terms of the sutta you're reading. 
You can now turn the underline off in Settings and keep tapping.

Backup & restore
Export your notes, lists, highlights and reading history as a single file, and restore it on any device.
Save it wherever you like: iCloud, Drive, Files.

Better reading
Long suttas no longer appear out of order. Highlights hug the text. The Khuddaka Nikāya now ships with its Pāli root text.

Library
Cleaner titles across AN and KN, correct sub-collection badges (THAG, THIG), and named chapters where the canon has them.

French & Vietnamese
Collection and chapter names are now translated throughout, with the Pāli kept as a subtitle.

Faster
Lighter memory use when loading the search model, and quicker semantic search.

Dark mode is now the real default, and the sepia theme is warmer.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-18

New listing allow you to create your own lists of suttas to studies

New onboarding! 

Redesign of the interface: 
- concept graph 
- note edition and display
- Menu 
- theme

### 1.1.0 — 2026-04-28

Paths
  - Refonte complète : graphe de concepts "Organic Lotus Bloom" comme onglet principal
  - Détail concept et study plan fusionnés en un seul écran
  - 50 study plans enrichis générés depuis les clusters
  - Sutta aléatoire intelligent basé sur l'historique de lecture
  - Long-press sur un titre pour copier

  Library
  - Vrais noms Pāli pour les sous-collections de KN (Dhammapada, Udāna, Itivuttaka…) et les sous-groupes
  AN/SN dans toutes les langues
  - Tri naturel des vaggas (1, 2 … 9, 10, 11) avec badge toujours visible

  Reader
  - Suivi du temps de lecture (progression et durée)
  - Status bar adaptée au thème sombre
  - "Continuer la lecture" pointe sur le dernier sutta en cours

  Notes
  - Auto-save pendant la frappe et à la sortie
  - Sortie du mode édition au switch d'onglet
  - Navigation directe vers la note nouvellement créée

  Search
  - Résultats restreints aux suttas

  Multilingue
  - Liste des langues dynamique depuis le manifest
  - Choix de langue à l'onboarding corrigé

  Polish
  - Tailles de police +1sp, police Lora serif pour les concepts
  - Anneaux en tons orange chauds, bottom nav plus compacte
  - Réglages : liens Rate App et Instagram

  Infrastructure
  - Corpus servi depuis GitHub (plus rapide, prod et staging séparés)
  - Suivi comportemental local pour personnaliser les recommandations

### 1.0.0 — 2026-04-01

What's New in v1.0.0
FRENCH AND VIETNAMESE Corpus now available in French and Vietnamese. Downloadable from settings, with automatic English fallback.

REDESIGNED STUDY PLANS 219 study plans fully translated (FR, VI) - titles, descriptions and reading notes. 10 new plans created for missing concepts. All plans are now database-driven.

REDESIGNED CONCEPT GRAPH Radial layout with 8 concentric rings and progression system. Each concept links to a study plan - unlock rings by reading. Topology fully database-driven and translated per locale.

RICHER NOTES Cross-references between notes with automatic backlinks. Semantic search across your notes.

MULTILINGUAL ARTICLES Articles display in your corpus language. Updated automatically with corpus updates.

CORPUS UPDATES All corpora (EN, FR, VI) independently downloadable and updatable.

MULTILINGUAL SEMANTIC SEARCH New multilingual-e5-small model for searching across all languages. Dynamic collection filters.

### 0.0.1 — 2026-03-25

No release notes.

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