# Blad

> An iPad note-taking app for lectures where notes stay ordinary files in a folder you pick.

- Status: Building, started September 17, 2026, still going
- Kind: Apple apps
- Stack: SwiftUI, PencilKit
- Page: https://thebenzhou.com/project/blad
- Screenshots: https://thebenzhou.com/assets/.media/images/image_054.png

An iPad app for lecture notes. Your notes stay ordinary files in a folder you choose (his are his course folders, Year 1 to Year 3). PDF import, pen, highlighter, lasso and audio recording. Version 1 is built and runs on his iPad Pro, with shape snapping, text boxes, search across notes and a read mode.