Apple?Pencil

Dream it up.
Jot it down.

Apple?Pencil sets the standard for how drawing, note?taking and marking up documents should feel — intuitive, precise and magical. With pixel?perfect precision, low latency, tilt sensitivity and support for palm rejection, Apple?Pencil is incredibly easy to use and ready when inspiration strikes.

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Image of iPad Pro, landscape orientation, displaying a colourful drawing. On left, iPad, portrait orientation, displaying note-taking with Apple Pencil Pro leaning on its side. On right, iPad mini, landscape orientation, displaying a photo with hand-drawn effects. Apple Pencil USB-C is laid horizontally across the front of iPad Pro and iPad mini.

Apple?Pencil sets the standard for how drawing, note?taking and marking up documents should feel — intuitive, precise and magical. With pixel?perfect precision, low latency, tilt sensitivity and support for palm rejection, Apple?Pencil is incredibly easy to use and ready when inspiration strikes.

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Apple?Pencil?Pro

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Apple?Pencil?Pro adds even more magical capabilities to help bring your ideas to life. Advanced features like squeeze, barrel roll and haptic feedback make marking up, taking notes and creating a masterpiece more intuitive than ever. Use Apple?Pencil hover to preview exactly where Apple?Pencil?Pro will touch down on the display,1 and double-tap to quickly switch tools. And if you misplace it while you’re out and about or at home, you can easily locate it in the Find?My?app. Apple?Pencil?Pro pairs, charges and stores magnetically on the side of your iPad.

User holding Apple Pencil Pro. A vibrant brush line is following.

Apple?Pencil?Pro adds even more magical capabilities to help bring your ideas to life. Advanced features like squeeze, barrel roll and haptic feedback make marking up, taking notes and creating a masterpiece more intuitive than ever. Use Apple?Pencil hover to preview exactly where Apple?Pencil?Pro will touch down on the display,1 and double-tap to quickly switch tools. And if you misplace it while you’re out and about or at home, you can easily locate it in the Find?My?app. Apple?Pencil?Pro pairs, charges and stores magnetically on the side of your iPad.

Compatible with

  • iPad?Pro 13-inch
    (M4)
  • iPad?Pro 11-inch
    (M4)
  • iPad?Air 13-inch
    (M2 and?M3)
  • iPad?Air 11-inch
    (M2 and?M3)
  • iPad mini
    (A17 Pro)
iPad Pro, landscape orientation, displaying a rendering using Octane X. Apple Pencil Pro is attached and lies horizontally at the top.
Octane X

Apple?PencilUSB?C

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Apple?Pencil (USB-C) provides pixel-perfect precision, low latency and tilt sensitivity, and feels as natural and responsive as using a pencil on paper. It’s perfect for marking up, taking notes and more. Use Apple?Pencil hover to preview your mark before you make it.1 Apple?Pencil (USB-C) pairs and charges via USB?C and magnetically attaches to the side of iPad for storage.2

Apple Pencil USB-C, upright at an angle with the tip pointing down. The top is curved and shows the where the top slides open to connect to a USB-C cable. An Apple logo and the name of the product is shown at the top. A shadow effect is shown at the bottom.

Apple?Pencil (USB-C) provides pixel-perfect precision, low latency and tilt sensitivity, and feels as natural and responsive as using a pencil on paper. It’s perfect for marking up, taking notes and more. Use Apple?Pencil hover to preview your mark before you make it.1 Apple?Pencil (USB-C) pairs and charges via USB?C and magnetically attaches to the side of iPad for storage.2

Compatible with

  • iPad?Pro 13-inch
    (M4)
  • iPad?Pro 12.9-inch
    (3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th?generation)
  • iPad?Pro 11-inch
    (M4)
  • iPad?Pro 11-inch
    (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th?generation)
  • iPad?Air 13-inch
    (M2 and?M3)
  • iPad?Air 11-inch
    (M2 and?M3)
  • iPad?Air
    (4th and
    5th generation)
  • iPad
    (A16)
  • iPad
    (10th?generation)
  • iPad?mini
    (A17?Pro)
  • iPad?mini
    (6th?generation)
On left, iPad, landscape orientation, displaying a graphic with notes and a drawing with Apple Pencil USB-C attached at top. On right, iPad mini, landscape orientation, showing a colourful illustration made with ProCreate.
Goodnotes 6, Procreate

Apple?Pencil
features

Apple?Pencil
?Pro

Apple?Pencil
(USB-C)

Apple?Pencil
?Pro

Apple?Pencil
(USB-C)

Pixel-perfect precision

Write, sketch and draw with precision.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Low latency

Feels as natural and responsive as using a
pencil on paper.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Tilt sensitivity

Tilt Apple?Pencil for shading
and other effects.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Pressure sensitivity

Responds naturally to pressure, from
a light touch to a deeper press.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Attaches magnetically

Stay ready when inspiration strikes.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Wireless pairing and charging

Automatically pairs and charges
when attached.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Supports Apple?Pencil hover1

Preview your mark before you make?it.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Double-tap to change tools

Quickly switch between tools.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Barrel roll

Rotate the barrel to change orientation of shaped pen and brush tools.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Squeeze

Opens a palette to switch tools,
line weights and colours.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Haptic feedback

Feel feedback when squeezing, tapping and more.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Find?My

Easily find Apple?Pencil in the Find?My?app.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Free engraving

Make it unmistakably yours.

Compatible with Apple?Pencil?Pro
Not compatible with Apple?Pencil (USB-C)

Find the Apple?Pencil that works with your iPad.

Top right corner of iPad Pro with top of Apple Pencil Pro alongside. Top left corner of iPad Air with the tip of Apple Pencil USB-C alongside.

Apple?Pencil

2nd generation

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The top of Apple Pencil 2nd generation is shown with a rounded tip, Apple logo, and the word Pencil.

Apple?Pencil?Pro

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The top of Apple Pencil Pro is shown with a rounded tip, Apple logo, and the words Pencil Pro.

Apple?Pencil

USB?C2

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The top of Apple Pencil USB-C is shown with a rounded top, Apple logo, and the word Pencil. The tip shows a line to represent where the cap slides open to allow connection to a USB-C cable.

Apple?Pencil

1st generation3

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The top of Apple Pencil 1st generation is shown with a rounded tip, and a silver band with the product name encircles it.

iPad is not compatible with Apple?Pencil.

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