PencilTime
The flagship Semore planner for people who want the freedom of paper with the structure of a digital calendar and notebook.
iPad and iPhone · iOS 17.4 or later · 4.7 rating on the App Store
Best for
A handwritten planner for Apple Pencil.
- Apple Pencil planning
- Bullet journaling
- Student planning
- Project planning
- Visual notes
Why it matters
Plan by hand across day, week, month, and year views with typed day-page text, note pages, stickers, reminders, bookmarks, and iCloud sync.
Features
Designed around real workflows.
Write by hand, type where it helps
Use Apple Pencil across Day, Week, Month, and Year planner pages, then add typed todos, priority markers, and time-slot notes on supported Day templates.
Create pages for real planning contexts
Use Note Pages for projects, meetings, classes, research, and bullet journal-style collections, then filter All Notes by date or tags when you need to find work faster.
Connect your planner with stickers
Use Link Stickers, Reminder Label Stickers, photos, images, emoji, and custom labels to turn handwritten pages into connected planning surfaces.
Move through your planner faster
Use Back, Recent Pages, Bookmarks, and Link Stickers to return to pages opened from tabs, notes, links, and saved navigation points.
FAQ
Common questions
Can I use PencilTime with Apple Pencil?
Yes. PencilTime is designed around handwritten planning with Apple Pencil on iPad, with touch input available on supported devices.
What are Link Stickers?
Link Stickers are custom labels that connect one planner or note page to another, making dashboards and cross-references easy to build.
Can I create reminders inside the planner?
Yes. Reminder Label Stickers can schedule notifications while keeping the reminder visible in the context of your planner page.
Can PencilTime show date labels in my device language?
Yes. PencilTime can keep planner date labels in English or follow the first language in iOS Preferred Languages, and planner tabs refresh after Date Labels changes.
Guides
Learn common PencilTime workflows.
How to choose an Apple Pencil planner
What to look for in a handwriting-first iPad planner and where PencilTime fits.
TutorialHow to use Note Pages in PencilTime
Use Note Pages for meetings, projects, classes, collections, and planning dashboards.
TutorialHow to use Link Stickers in PencilTime
Connect planner pages, Note Pages, project dashboards, and recurring workflows.
FeatureHow Reminder Stickers work in PencilTime
Attach reminders to visible planner labels and understand how notifications sync.
WorkflowHow to use PencilTime as a student planner
Plan classes, assignments, exams, lecture notes, and semester projects with Apple Pencil.
WorkflowHow to use PencilTime for project planning
Build project dashboards, link planning pages, track milestones, and keep handwritten notes together.
SettingsHow Date Labels and First Day settings work in PencilTime
Control planner language labels and week starts using PencilTime and iOS Language & Region settings.
Need the full guide?
The app includes embedded help. You can also download the current PDF guide for reference.
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