Download this great sketching app for free

We've long been fans of Paper by FiftyThree, one of the best iPad apps for sketching, doodling and notetaking, as well as Pencil, its accompanying Bluetooth Smart stylus. So we're excited to see that Paper has today launched on the iPhone too.

Create and organise to-do lists quickly and easily

Create and organise to-do lists quickly and easily

New features include Swipe to Style, which lets you create fast lists, bullet points, or headlines with a simple swipe, and Photo Spotlight, a new filter that lets you easily spotlight the area in photos and screenshots that you want to call attention to.

The Photo Spotlight feature makes it easy to annotate images

The Photo Spotlight feature makes it easy to annotate images

The app is free and runs on both iPhones and iPads running iOS8+. You can download it in the App Store here.

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Tom May
Freelance journalist and editor

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and author specialising in design, photography and technology. His latest book, The 50th Greatest Designers, was released in June 2025. He's also author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.