Phloem: Paper Reader

Phloem is a calm, local-first reading desk for research papers on iPad and iPhone. Import PDF and Word documents, read without distractions, and keep your thinking beside the source. Search a paper, highlight passages, write notes, track your place, use the movable reading guide, and switch between focused reading layouts. Clean note lettering is the default, and the Handwritten switch brings back a more personal notebook feel whenever you want it. On iPhone, Phloem keeps it simple for reading on the go: listen to a paper with the voices on your phone, look up any word, find a passage, and highlight what matters. For handwritten PDF notes, turn on Write and use Apple Pencil directly on the page. Add ideas in the margins, circle figures, or sketch on scanned and blank pages without OCR. Choose from eight ink colors and three pen widths. Hold Pencil still for about 0.6 seconds after a…