Apple's latest 2024 iPad Air and iPad Pro officially hit the market last week and garnered the most attention, but there's also a new and improved Apple Pencil: the $129 Apple Pencil Pro.
Like the previous second-generation Apple Pencil, the Pro looks just like a traditional pencil and has good ergonomics. Inside, however, it has a new wireless charging coil that can be magnetically attached to the iPad Pro and iPad Air with the new horizontal FaceTime camera.
It also has a new squeeze feature to open a 'palette tool', a feature I wish was available from day one in 2015. It lets you easily change ink color or undo pen strokes as you go. It looks like a time stone. of the Avengers. Apple also introduced haptics, which provide small vibrations and nudges to confirm an action.
Of course, while these features can be used in Apple Notes, you'll probably want to try out some more developer-designed experiences for specific use cases.
Well, fear not, because there are already a couple of apps on the App Store that support the new accessory. If you don't have one of the new tablets yet, check out our review of the 13-inch iPad Air (2024) and 13-inch iPad Pro (2024) to see what we think of Apple's new tablets, and either way you can. Keep this article bookmarked as we will update it with new apps as we test them.
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Already praised by people who use the iPad for planning and taking extensive notes, Goodnotes 6 has two major updates to take advantage of the Apple Pencil Pro. For starters, the Fountain Pen tool will now look more like a real writing utensil that adjusts the look of virtual ink depending on how you hold the Apple Pencil, thanks to the rotating barrel function. This way, as you twist or turn the Apple Pencil, it will reflect that movement on the paper. Those who like to create calligraphy can now get more personal when writing with Apple Pencil in Good Notes.
Similar to the palette tool in Apple Notes, it comes to Goodnotes 6 as a concise way to adjust the ink color and size of a writing utensil, easily undo changes, and switch between utensils. It also has a unique user interface that matches the rest of Goodnotes. You can use it to call upon tools, including instant shapes like bows or squares.
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While Goodnotes 6 opts for the palette tool, the latest update to Morpholio Trace uses the new 'compress' functionality. Here, open an app-specific menu. With this implementation, you can get specific with a detailed color selection menu and see all available shade palettes.
Considering it's a professional drawing app for design and architecture, it makes sense that developers are customizing the Apple Pencil Pro experience for improved use cases and functionality within the app. Morpholio already offers Hover and Double Tap support; Since the former is now on iPad Air and Pro, people who draw and design within the app can preview what a stroke looks like.
