folio · フォリオ
folio · フォリオ — a quiet drawing surface for stylus & desktop
A digital sketchbook that feels like paper. folio is a free drawing app for iPad and desktop with Apple Pencil pressure, tilt-aware graphite, layers, a poseable mannequin reference and a built-in gesture drawing timer.
Stylus Pressure & Tilt-Aware Graphite
folio responds to every nuance of your stylus — lighter strokes fade like real graphite, heavier pressure darkens naturally. Tilt your pencil to shade with the side, just like paper. Apple Pencil 1, 2 and Pro are fully supported, including squeeze and barrel-roll on Pencil Pro.
Layers
Unlimited layers with opacity, blend modes, lock and merge. Keep your sketch, ink and color passes separate, or isolate mannequin reference from final line work. A clean layer stack designed for comics, illustration and figure studies.
Mannequin Reference
A built-in poseable mannequin lets you set figure references without leaving the canvas. Rotate, scale and pose the model in 3D space — no second app needed. Perfect for anatomy practice and dynamic poses.
Gesture Timing
Timed gesture drawing sessions with adjustable intervals from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. Practice figure drawing with a built-in pose timer — folio is the only drawing app with this feature native, no plugins required.
Cross-Platform: iPad & Desktop
folio runs in any modern browser and installs as a native PWA on iPadOS, macOS and Windows. 120 Hz ProMotion on M-series iPads, palm rejection, native gestures and offline canvas — open it from your home screen and draw.
A sketchbook that feels like paper
Looking for a free drawing app for iPad, an Apple Pencil drawing app, a gesture drawing timer app, a digital sketchbook with layers, a tilt-aware pencil app or a figure drawing practice app? folio is built for all of it. Where Procreate is loud, folio is quiet — editorial, paper-first, and made for artists who want fewer toys and more line. Use it free in the browser or install it to your iPad home screen in one tap.