01 · Principle
Simplicity over features
One notebook, one paper, one toolbar.
Notebook · iPad · Apple Pencil
A calm
digital
notebook.
As simple as taking a notepad out of your backpack. One book. Dotted pages. Apple Pencil. Nothing to learn, nothing to set up, nothing to subscribe to.
No trackingStays on your iPadNo subscription
01 · Index
02 · Colours
03 · Export
Three rules.
Nothing more.
Most notes apps end up as filing systems. Folders inside folders, tags nested in tags, dashboards counting how often you forgot to write. paplo refuses every one of those decisions on your behalf — so you can open it, write or draw and put it down again.
02 · Principle
Apple Pencil first
The pen is the primary input. Pressure, tilt, palm rejection — so writing feels like paper.
03 · Principle
Calm design
No bright colors. No badges, streaks or notifications. A quiet space for your thoughts.
The Index
Every page, named or numbered.
Tap the page counter to slide the index open. Pages you've titled show up by name, the rest by number — filter by either to find one fast. Tap to jump, long-press to rename, and add a page from the button below. No folders, no tags, no nesting. That's the whole filesystem.
Index
Filter pages…
01morning pages
02grocery list
03Page 03
04sketches
05meeting / Tue
Export
Out as PDF, drawings and all.
One tap, full fidelity. Drawings, text blocks and imported images flatten into a real PDF — print it, mail it, archive it. paplo is the drafting board; the PDF is what survives.
Import
Bring in photos and backups.
Add photos straight from your library, or restore a paplo backup you saved earlier. Everything drops onto the page, ready for the pencil — nothing to convert, nothing to sync.
For iPad · iPadOS 17+