Helicon

A free LiquidText alternative for iPad.

Helicon is a reader for non-fiction PDFs and EPUBs. Hold a finger in the margin, and a pin drops beside the line. The pin opens a note that holds typing, Apple Pencil ink, a checklist, a photo or your voice.

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Free, for iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later.

Notes beside the line.

A pin sits in the margin next to the words it is about. Tap it to open the note, drag it to move it. The note never runs out of room: near the end, a new page opens below.

Write with Apple Pencil, or type.

Draw in a note with Apple Pencil or a finger, and turn handwriting into text when you want it searchable. Your books, pins and notes stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No account to make.

What Helicon does today

  • Pins in the margin
  • Apple Pencil ink
  • Handwriting to text
  • Checklists and voice notes
  • Markdown export
  • Your place on the page, kept

Read more on the Helicon home page.

Try Helicon on your next book.

Join the beta on TestFlight

Or get the link and news by email.

Free, for iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later.

Questions or ideas? Chat with us on Discord.