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Headings, quotes, code, checklists and highlights. Add photos with captions, attach files, scan a document with the camera, or write by hand.
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Zen Slate
A place to write that stays out of the way. Rebuilt native for iPhone and iPad.
- iPhone
- iPad
Why people pick it
Version 2.0 is a complete native rewrite. It opens faster, scrolls through long documents without stuttering, and holds a big slate without complaint.
ScreensZen Slate on
Zen Slate on
iPhone and iPad
What you getPurpose built
Purpose built
for one job.
Zen Slate is designed for a single task and finished properly. Here is what that means in practice.
Todos that live in your writing
A checklist inside a slate is a real todo. Give it a date, a reminder or a repeat, and it appears in one list beside everything else you owe.
Speak it, and read it back
Record a voice note and have it transcribed on your device. Nothing is sent away to be understood.
Yours, and only yours
Your writing stays on your device. Sync runs through your own iCloud account, so your words never touch a server of ours.
Find it again
Folders for the big divisions and tags for everything that cuts across them, plus search over the writing itself. Pin what you are in the middle of, bookmark what you keep coming back to.
Every earlier draft, kept
Version history means any previous draft can be read and restored, so rewriting a paragraph is never a decision you cannot undo.
Lock a slate behind Face ID
A slate you would rather not leave open stays closed until you unlock it, on the device, with no separate account involved.
In the boxEverything it does,
Everything it does,
in plain language.
- Writing
- Rich text, photos with captions, files, scanning and handwriting
- Finding it again
- Folders, tags, search, pinning and bookmarks
- Voice
- Notes transcribed on your device, never sent away to be understood
- Todos
- Dates, reminders, priorities and repeats, in one list beside everything else
- History
- Every earlier draft kept, readable and restorable
- Locking
- A slate behind Face ID, on the device, with no separate account
- Sync
- Your own iCloud. Your words never touch a server of ours
- Version 2.0
- A complete native rewrite. Opens faster and holds a big slate without complaint
Everything you already had comes across on the first launch.
PermissionsWe ask in context,
We ask in context,
and no is a complete answer.
Most apps ask for everything at launch and explain nothing. We ask for a permission where the feature lives, tell you what it unlocks, and keep the app working if you decline.
Nothing to start
Open the app and use it. No account, no email, no verification step before you can do the thing you came to do.
Asked where it matters
A permission request appears next to the feature that needs it, in plain language, at the moment you reach for that feature.
Saying no keeps everything
Decline and the app still does its job in full. Allow it and that one feature does a little more, on your device.
QuestionsZen Slate,
Zen Slate,
answered plainly.
What changed in version 2.0?
It is a complete native rewrite. Everything you already had comes across on the first launch, with its categories, tags, bookmarks and trash intact. There is nothing to export and nothing to import.
Is Zen Slate free?
It is free for five slates. Pro removes the limit and adds sync, widgets, backup and export. You can buy Pro once and keep it, or subscribe yearly if you would rather.
Where are my notes stored?
On your device. Sync runs through your own iCloud account when you switch it on, so your writing never touches a server of ours. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Everything works offline, and sync catches up when you are back on a connection.
Is there a Mac app?
Not yet. Zen Slate is built for iPhone and iPad today.
Available todayBuilt for one job.
Download on the App Store Built for one job.
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