Folio: Notes & Pins
Tom Weiss Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Folio: Notes & Pins is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Tom Weiss. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 19, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 4 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 19
- 2026 · v1.3.5
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About Folio: Notes & Pins
Folio is a home for your notes, todos, and files on iPhone and Mac. Capture a thought in seconds, plan your next project, or keep a travel checklist close at hand. On iPhone, pin a note to your Lock Screen so it's there when you need it. CAPTURE AND WRITE • Jot down a note with the quick-add bar • Write with Markdown, headings, checklists, quotes, and text colors • Add code blocks with syntax highlighting and preserved indentation • Tidy JSON with Format JSON without changing its values • Attach photos, files, and map locations to your notes • Save your current place as a note with the Save This Place shortcut • Create unlimited notes for free • Choose Light, Dark, or System appearance in Settings TURN PLANS INTO TODOS • Keep standalone todos beside your notes • Break a task into subtasks and check them off one by one • Set due dates and optional notifications • Add Markdown details for instructions, links, and context MAKE ROOM ON MAC • Keep folders, your note list, and the editor in view together • Resize the panes to fit your workspace • Start a note with Command-N • Continue across iPhone and Mac with iCloud sync in Folio Pro FOLIO PRO • Organize notes and files in folders • Keep notes, todos, and folder files current with iCloud sync • Improve your writing with on-device AI Enhance • Pin more notes to your iPhone Lock Screen • One-time purchase. No subscription. KEEP THE IMPORTANT THINGS CLOSE • Pin one note to your iPhone Lock Screen for free • Set reminders on individual notes • Share a note with the people you invite • Export a note or a collection as text, Markdown, PDF, or CSV • Restore deleted notes from Trash • Keep related files together in a folder • Require Face ID or Touch ID to open protected folder files on supported devices PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. Folio doesn't collect the content of your notes, todos, photos, files, or saved places. Your content stays on your device, in your own iCloud with Folio Pro, or with people you choose to share a note with. AI Enhance runs on your device using Apple Intelligence. Folio does not send your writing to an AI server. Apple Intelligence requires a supported device and must be enabled and available. Anonymous usage analytics help us improve Folio. They're on by default and include app opens, feature usage, and error codes, never your content. Turn them off in Settings to stop collection and delete the analytics already collected from your install.
What’s new
Version 1.3.5 · Updated October 19, 2026
Folio 1.3.4 • Choose text colors from visible swatches in the formatting bar. • Enjoy matching backgrounds across Notes, Todos, and Files. • Open the sidebar and Settings from Trash on iPhone. • Keep shared notes available when your connection changes, with better handling of offline refreshes. • Find Mac Settings in tabs, with more space around the sidebar button. Also in Folio: • Write code blocks with syntax colors and preserved indentation. Use Format JSON to tidy JSON without changing its values. • Export a note or a collection as text, Markdown, PDF, or CSV. • Restore deleted notes from Trash. • Navigate the / menu with arrow keys, insert a block with Return or Tab, and close the menu with Escape.
App privacy
The developer, Tom Weiss, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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