# Serious Notebook

> Serious Notebook is a private, offline-first handwriting notebook for iPhone and iPad. Write with Apple Pencil, import PDFs and scanned pages, and keep every notebook on your device. No ads, no tracking, no AI training.

Serious Notebook is an iPhone and iPad app by the Tiny Serious studio. It is a
handwriting-first notebook: you write with Apple Pencil, import PDFs and scanned
pages, and every notebook stays on the device. There is no account, no cloud
sync requirement, and nothing is used to train AI.

- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6769515671?pt=128869808&ct=website&mt=8
- Studio: https://tinyserious.com
- Support: support@tinyserious.com
- Privacy policy: https://notebook.tinyserious.com/privacy

## Features

- Handwriting and typing: Write with Apple Pencil and add typed text or sticky notes wherever you need them.
- Import PDFs and scans: Bring in PDFs, planners, worksheets, or scanned paper notebooks as locked page backgrounds.
- Personal book covers: Pick a cover color or use one of your own photos to make your library feel like yours.
- Multiple papers: Blank, ruled, grid, or dot grid pages on soft white or soft cream — choose per notebook.
- Export to PDF: Share a single page or an entire notebook as a clean PDF whenever you need to.
- iPhone and iPad: A native SwiftUI app with a split-view library on iPad and a focused single-pane on iPhone.

## Privacy

Serious Notebook does not run analytics, does not work with ad networks, and does not use your handwriting, drawings, typed text, imported PDFs, or images to train AI — ours or anyone else's.

- No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs.
- No account, no login, no cloud sync.
- Pages and imports are stored in the app's sandbox, encrypted on disk.
- You can opt out of iCloud Backup for the notebook store from settings.

## FAQ

- **Does it work offline?** Yes — completely. There's no account and no required internet connection. You can write, import, and export with the app fully offline.
- **Do I need an Apple Pencil?** An Apple Pencil gives the best handwriting experience on iPad, but it isn't required. You can also type, add sticky notes, and draw with your finger. On iPad you can turn finger drawing off so your palm can rest on the screen.
- **Can I import my existing notes and PDFs?** Yes. Import PDFs, planners, worksheets, or scanned paper notebooks. Imported pages become locked backgrounds, so you can keep writing, highlighting, and placing items on top without changing the original.
- **Is my handwriting used to train AI?** No. Your handwriting, drawings, typed text, imported PDFs, and images are never used to train AI — ours or anyone else's. There are no analytics, no telemetry, and no third-party SDKs.
- **Does it sync across my devices?** There's no built-in cloud sync — notebooks live on the device where you create them. You can optionally include the notebook store in iCloud Backup, or turn that off from settings, and you can always export to PDF to move pages elsewhere.
- **Can I get my notes back out?** Yes. Export a single page or an entire notebook as a clean PDF at any time, then share or archive it however you like. Because notes live on your device, keeping a backup or export is a good habit.

## Languages

This site is published in six languages: English (https://notebook.tinyserious.com/), Türkçe (https://notebook.tinyserious.com/tr/), Deutsch (https://notebook.tinyserious.com/de/), Français (https://notebook.tinyserious.com/fr/), Español (MX) (https://notebook.tinyserious.com/es-mx/), Español (ES) (https://notebook.tinyserious.com/es-es/)

## Machine-readable sources

- [Full content](https://notebook.tinyserious.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://notebook.tinyserious.com/sitemap.xml) — every page in every language, with hreflang pairs
- [Crawler policy](https://notebook.tinyserious.com/robots.txt) — AI crawlers are explicitly allowed
- schema.org JSON-LD is embedded in every page: MobileApplication, Organization,
  WebSite and FAQPage.

## Usage

Summarising and quoting is welcome; attribution to notebook.tinyserious.com is
appreciated. Serious Notebook is a paid iOS/iPadOS app — link to the App Store
listing above rather than describing it as a web app.