On the App Store, Lectra is listed as Lectra Notes. It is free, with no ads and no tracking.
Get started
Install Lectra
Download the app, choose whether to sign in, and open your first document.
Organize your library
Browse, sort, favorite, and file documents into folders.
Bring in documents
Add PDFs, images, and slides from Files, other apps, the share sheet, and Scope.
Mark up a document
Write, highlight, erase, select, and draw shapes on any page.
Read and write
Use Apple Pencil
Double-tap, squeeze, hover, and finger-drawing options.
Add typed text
Place text boxes on a page and format them.
Create notebooks
Start from blank, lined, grid, dotted, or Cornell paper.
Scan paper documents
Turn worksheets and handouts into PDFs you can mark up.
Search your library
Find words in your PDFs, your typed notes, and your handwriting.
Record lectures
Record while you write, then tap your notes to hear that moment.
Apple Intelligence
Ask questions about your documents on your iPad, on supported devices.
Keep and share your work
Export and share
Send a marked-up PDF anywhere, or save a full Lectra copy.
Backups
Learn what is backed up when you sign in, and what stays on your iPad.
Version history
Go back to an earlier version of a document.
Send between devices
Move PDFs between Chrome, Lectra on your iPad, and your Mac.
Code and computing
Python
Run Python on your iPad, with no internet connection needed.
Jupyter notebooks
Open and run
.ipynb notebooks with charts.Terminal
Use a shell on your iPad.
Git
Clone, commit, and push projects.
Code editor
Edit project files with syntax highlighting.
Lectra, your Mac, and Chrome
Connect your Mac
Install the free Mac menu bar app so your iPad can see and control your Mac, send it files, and share text with it.
Remote Desktop
See and control your Mac from your iPad.
Lectra Receiver for Chrome
Send PDFs between Chrome and Lectra on your iPad.
Reference and help
Settings
What every setting does.
Keyboard shortcuts
Shortcuts for a hardware keyboard.
Troubleshooting
Fixes for common problems.
Get help
Contact the Scope team.
What you need
- An iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. For the full list, see System requirements.
- Apple Pencil is recommended for handwriting.
- An account is optional. You need one only to back up your pages and to receive files sent from Scope. To learn more, see Your Scope account.
Related
Privacy
How Scope handles your data.
Send files from Chrome to your iPad
Send a course file to Lectra in one tap with the Scope extension.