Lectra · Now on the App Store
The workspace for documents you think on.
Lectra Notes is Apple-Pencil-first PDF markup, real Python notebooks, and an offline-first library for iPad and iPhone — connected to Scope with one click.
iPadOS 18+ · Free
Lectra workflow features
Your readings, on your iPad
Import PDFs directly or send course readings from Scope to Lectra through DropBridge v3.
Write right on the page
Highlight, underline, and take notes by hand with your Apple Pencil. Just the reading, nothing in the way.
Send finished files back
Finished PDFs can return through Scope's browser picker in supported upload flows.
Built for realtime receive
Sends arrive in the background the moment they are ready, and are picked up on the next check if the realtime path is unavailable.
The loop
Browser to iPad and back, without exporting anything.
Send from Chrome
Tap Send to Lectra on any course PDF and it lands on your iPad in seconds.
Annotate with Pencil
Highlight, write, and sketch. Your notes stay tied to the original course file.
It comes back
Attach from Lectra returns the finished file to supported browser upload flows, ready to submit.
What it's for
Just your readings and your Apple Pencil.
Open course PDFs on your iPad without emailing them to yourself.
Annotate by hand with your Apple Pencil: highlights, underlines, and notes.
Keep document status and course metadata attached to the original Scope handoff.
Use private on-device document intelligence for summaries, tags, flashcards, quizzes, and grounded Q&A where supported.
Bring finished PDFs back into Scope's supported browser upload flows.
Built for focused reading and assignment work, not another generic file bucket.
When reading turns into work
The only notes app with a real computing environment.
Lectra Notes is the only student workspace we found that combines Apple Pencil notes and course documents with a local Python runtime, .ipynb notebooks, Git, a shell, and a code editor — all offline, all free.
In [3]:
df.groupby("treatment").mean()
matplotlib — rendered on device
$ git status
On branch main — 2 files changed
$ python analysis.py
Wrote results.csv — offline, on iPad
$
Lectra for Mac
The same app, waiting on your Mac.
Lectra runs on macOS too — readings, markup, notebooks, and a terminal. It also catches documents you send from your iPad, and puts the Mac itself on your iPad: the screen, the keyboard, the trackpad, and wake, a tap away. Free, like everything else.
Download for MacFree · Notarized · macOS
Install it on the Mac you want to reach, sign in with your Lectra account, and open the Remote Desktop tab.
Questions
What students ask about Lectra.
What is Lectra?
Lectra Notes is the App Store app from Scope. It imports and organizes documents, receives course PDFs from the Scope Chrome extension, lets you annotate them with Apple Pencil, and can use private on-device intelligence for supported study aids.
How do PDFs get from Scope to Lectra?
Scope sends documents to Lectra through DropBridge v3. Sends arrive in the background with delivery receipts the moment they are ready, and are picked up on the next check if realtime delivery is unavailable.
Do I need Scope to use Lectra?
No. Lectra Notes can import and organize documents on its own. Scope adds the connected browser workflow for sending course PDFs to Lectra and bringing finished PDFs back into supported upload flows.
Does Lectra keep my notes tied to the original course file?
Yes. Delivery state, receipts, and document metadata stay attached to the original course file from the Scope handoff, so your annotations and finished exports stay in context.
Can finished Lectra PDFs return to browser uploads?
Yes. The Scope browser extension adds an Attach from Lectra picker to supported browser upload flows — starting with Gradescope's upload modal — so annotated PDFs can come back without digging through downloads.
Is Lectra available now?
Yes. Lectra Notes is available now on the Apple App Store as a free download for iPhone and iPad.
Is Lectra Notes free?
Yes — completely. There are no tiers, subscriptions, or paywalls, and no analytics. The notebooks, terminal, Git, code editor, and Lectra for Mac are all part of the free app.
Can Lectra Notes run Python?
Yes. Lectra Notes runs real CPython on the device — Jupyter-compatible .ipynb notebooks with numpy, pandas, and matplotlib, plus python in the built-in terminal. Everything executes offline; there is no cloud kernel.
How is Lectra Notes different from other note-taking apps?
Apps like Goodnotes and Notability are stronger today at lecture-audio recording and cross-platform sync. Lectra Notes adds what they don't have: a real computing environment — Python notebooks, a terminal with Git, a code editor, and SSH — beside your handwritten notes, and it's free with no subscription.
Does Lectra Notes work offline?
Yes. The library, Pencil markup, notebooks, Python, Git, and the terminal all work with no connection. The network is only needed for handoffs, backup, Git remotes, and SSH.
Bring your readings to your iPad.
Scope finds your coursework in seconds. Lectra gives your readings a calm place to live — then hands the finished file back.