Lucid Note vs PDF Viewer

Lucid Note is a simple note-taking app that lets you annotate any PDF with Apple Pencil. ■ Write on Password-Protected PDFs Open and annotate PDFs protected with edit restrictions — company documents, study materials, and more — without any extra steps. Files that other apps can't open work seamlessly in Lucid Note. ■ Intuitive Writing • Handwriting on PDFs — Write notes and draw diagrams directly on any PDF using Apple Pencil. Adjust pen width and color freely with the tool palette. • Smooth zoom — Pinch to zoom in and out, two-finger scroll to pan. Write comfortably even in the finest details. • Easy page navigation — Tap the left or right edge of the screen to flip pages. • Stamps — Press date frames, daily schedule frames, and task checkbox frames as stamps onto your pages. Drag with a finger to reposition them anywhere. ■ Note and Page Management • Create new notes — Choose a background style (blank, lined, grid, dot grid, legal pad) and paper size (A4 / A5 / US Letter) to start a fresh notebook. • Add, delete, and reorder pages — Freely add pages to a note, or rearrange them by dragging in the thumbnail grid. • Tag-based file management — Create custom tags to organize your files. Filter by tag instantly from the sidebar. • Simple file management — Rename or delete files right from the list. ■ Sharing and Productivity • Export annotated PDFs — Export a PDF with your handwriting, backgrounds, and stamps all merged in, ready to share. • Handwriting recognition and search (experimental) — Using Apple's handwriting recognition technology, your notes are converted to text so you can search by keyword. Accuracy may vary by handwriting style and language. • iCloud backup — Your imported PDFs and annotations are backed up automatically. Open a PDF and start writing — it's that simple.

PDF Viewer opens your documents instantly and gives you real tools to work with them — highlight, draw, sign, fill in forms, reorganize pages, and listen to any page read aloud. No account. No sign-up. No waiting. FAST, LIGHTWEIGHT READING • Opens straight from Files, Mail, or the share sheet • Smooth continuous scrolling, even in long documents • Vertical or horizontal reading modes • Adjustable page tint and light/dark themes for comfortable reading • Search inside any document • Outline, thumbnails, and bookmarks for fast navigation A COMPLETE ANNOTATION TOOLBAR • Highlight text in any color • Draw freehand with the pen tool • Add text notes anywhere on the page • Draw shapes — rectangles, circles, arrows, lines • Erase and undo/redo every change • Annotations are saved automatically as you work SIGN AND FILL • Draw your signature once and place it on any page • Fill in PDF form fields directly • Reuse saved signatures across documents PAGE TOOLS • Reorganize, reorder, and rotate pages • Extract a page range into a new document • Merge several PDFs into one • Print any document LISTEN TO YOUR DOCUMENTS • Read-aloud narrates any page out loud • Great for proofreading, studying, or reading hands-free EXPORT AND SHARE • Flatten annotations permanently into the PDF • Save a copy or share annotations on their own • Exports are true vector burn-in — your markup stays sharp at any zoom PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents never leave your device. There is no account to create, nothing to upload, and no tracking. Files you open stay in your own storage. BUILT FOR Students marking up textbooks and papers, professionals reviewing contracts and proposals, engineers reading plans and drawings, and anyone who just wants a PDF to open quickly and work properly. Questions or feedback? We read every message.