Apple Pencil Pro: The Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze, barrel roll, and haptic feedback, making note-taking more intuitive. Use it in Apple Notes to write naturally, highlight key ideas, and navigate long notebooks with precise, pressure-sensitive strokes.
Apple Notes: Apple Notes is the simplest built-in digital notebook. Tap your Apple Pencil on the Lock Screen to start a note instantly, then jot ideas, create checklists, add photos, and keep everything organized in folders across your Apple devices.
Smart Script: Smart Script refines handwriting in real time, straightening lines and improving legibility while preserving your personal writing style. It also lets you edit handwritten notes as flexibly as typed text, making messy lecture or meeting notes easier to manage.
Handwriting to Text: Use Scribble to convert handwritten words into editable digital text. This is ideal when you want the comfort of writing by hand but need searchable, copyable notes for emails, documents, reminders, or shared projects.
Shapes and Diagrams: Draw rough lines, circles, arrows, and charts, then hold your Pencil briefly to turn them into clean geometric shapes. This makes Apple Pencil especially useful for mind maps, flowcharts, math work, and visual study notes.