For Neo and Ncode smartpens
Your handwriting, captured privately.
Nibhaus turns your digital smartpen into a searchable notebook that lives on your device. Write on paper and keep every page, without a cloud account.
Meeting notes
Captured pages are stored on your device and indexed for search.
What it does
A real notebook you can search, with nothing sent to the cloud.
Every stroke saved
Pen strokes stream to your device and are saved right away. Every captured stroke is written to storage, so your notes do not go missing.
Handwriting to text, on-device
Convert pages to searchable text without sending images anywhere. Recognition runs on your device and is free. More accurate recognition through a server you run yourself is a planned premium feature.
Translate what you write
Once a page is transcribed, translate it into another language through the same optional server. This is a planned premium feature.
Export and sync you control
Send pages as images, text, or Markdown to a folder on your device any time, free. Syncing pages automatically to a server you choose is a planned premium feature. Either way, you set the destination and the credentials, and we are never in the middle.
Built for your notebooks
Works with Neo and Ncode dot-pattern notebooks. It draws the ruled lines under your ink so each page looks the way you wrote it.
The page looks the way you wrote it.
Nibhaus draws the printed ruling under your ink, page by page, so a captured page reads like the notebook in your hand. Your pages stay on the device, ready to view, search, and export.
Three steps, no account required.
Write
Use your smartpen on paper the way you already do. Nothing changes about how you take notes.
Capture
Strokes stream to Nibhaus over Bluetooth and save to a local database on your device.
Keep
View, search, transcribe, and export your pages. There is no subscription, and the notes stay yours.
Compatibility
What it works with today.
Smartpens
Nibhaus connects over Bluetooth to Neo and Ncode dot-pattern smartpens, the pen family sold by NeoLAB and by partner brands such as LAMY's digital writing line. The Neo M1+ and the LAMY safari smartpen are both confirmed working today, with more models validated over time.
Notebooks
Works with Neo and Ncode dot-pattern notebooks. Full-page rendering, with the printed ruling drawn under your ink, is calibrated notebook by notebook. The Neo N Professional notebook is supported today, with more added over time.
Platform
Android, version 7.0 or later. Nibhaus connects over Bluetooth Low Energy and does not need any other device or hub.
Where things stand.
- Platform
- Android first. Other platforms are not scheduled yet.
- Availability
- Pre-launch. There is no build to download yet.
- Launch notice
- Email us and we will let you know when it ships. There is no mailing list, just a direct message.
- Price
- Not set yet. The premium tier is planned as a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Private because we never receive your data.
There are no accounts and no telemetry. We run no servers that see your notes. Read exactly what that means.
Read the privacy policyQuestions.
Which smartpens work with Nibhaus?
Nibhaus connects to Neo and Ncode dot-pattern smartpens over Bluetooth, including pens from NeoLAB and LAMY's digital writing line.
Do I need an account?
No. Nibhaus has no accounts and no sign-in.
Where are my notes stored?
On your device, in a local database. Nibhaus does not upload your pages anywhere unless you set up your own export or sync destination.
Can I export to Markdown?
Yes. You can export pages as Markdown, plain text, or images.
Does handwriting recognition ever leave my device?
No, by default. Recognition runs on your device. If you choose to set up your own conversion server as an advanced option, page images go to that server, never to us.
What happens when I change phones?
Your device's system backup does not include the Nibhaus database, so a new phone starts empty. Move your notes yourself with an export or a sync, whenever you are ready.
Can I sync my notes to my own server?
Yes, as a planned premium feature. You choose the destination and the credentials. Nibhaus sends pages there directly. We are never in the middle.
Can Nibhaus translate my notes?
Yes, as a planned premium feature. Once a page is transcribed, you can translate it into another language through the same optional server used for accurate recognition.
Is Nibhaus a subscription?
No. The premium tier is planned as a one-time purchase. Nibhaus is pre-launch, so no price is public yet.
When does Nibhaus launch on Android?
We have not set a date yet. Email us and we will let you know when it ships.
Can I review the code?
Yes. The core is Apache-2.0. The repository will be public at launch.