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 Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil USB-C next to multiple iPad devices displaying examples of handwritten notes and colourful illustrations created with Apple Pencil.

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

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 lays horizontally at the top.
Octane X

Apple?PencilUSB-C

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 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 10th generation, 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 colorful 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?colors.

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)

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

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

Apple?Pencil?Pro

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

Apple?Pencil

USB-C2

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

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

iPad is not compatible with Apple?Pencil.

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