Marginalis Reading Journal
Coming to the App Store

Reading
that leaves
a mark.

Every great passage, always within reach.

Marginalis is an iOS reading journal for physical book readers. Capture highlights with Live Text, organise your library, and revisit the passages that changed how you think.

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Not all those who wander are lost.

J.R.R. Tolkien · The Fellowship of the Ring · p. 170

Quote

Everything a serious
reader needs. Nothing they don't.

01

Live Text Capture

Point your camera at any page. iOS Live Text selects the words. Your note is created in seconds — no typing required.

02

Book Library

Organise books across Reading, Up Next, Wishlist, and Finished. Scan a barcode or search to add any title instantly.

03

Reading Stats

A heatmap of your reading activity, note type breakdown, favourite authors, and a tag cloud built from your own annotations.

04

Share as Card

Turn any note into a beautiful image card — paper or editorial style, portrait or square — and share it anywhere.

05

AI Book Summary

On supported devices, Marginalis generates an intelligent summary of your notes for any book — powered entirely on-device by Apple Intelligence. Your words never leave your phone.

Not every thought about a book is the same. Marginalis gives each kind of note its own voice — quote, idea, question, reaction, or summary.

Quote
Idea
Question
Reaction
Summary

100% on your device.
Zero data collected. Ever.

No account required

Your library and notes live entirely on your iPhone (iCloud sync is optional). No sign-up, no server.

No tracking or analytics

Marginalis contains zero advertising SDKs and zero analytics tools. Nothing phones home.

AI runs on-device

The AI book summary feature uses Apple Intelligence — processed entirely on your device.

Your reading is private

What you read and what you think about it is nobody's business but yours.

"Great books leave marks. Marginalis keeps them."

iOS · iPhone · Free to start

Simple, honest pricing.
Own it forever.

Free

$0

Start building your reading journal today. No time limit, no credit card.

  • Up to 5 books in your library
  • Unlimited Wishlist books
  • Live Text capture
  • All five note types
  • Reading stats
  • Share as card

Unlock

$4.99

One purchase. No subscription. Yours forever. Launch $2.99

  • Unlimited books in your library
  • Everything in Free
  • Buy books directly from your Wishlist
  • Export notes as Markdown
  • Full reading stats & insights