reMarkable's Paper Pure tablet targets distraction-free writing

reMarkable has released the Paper Pure, a $399 successor to the reMarkable 2, which came out six years ago. Like its predecessor, the Paper Pure is built around the company’s core pitch: a device that emulates the feel of writing on paper, with no notifications or multitasking apps to distract writers, designers, and researchers.

The Paper Pure keeps the reMarkable 2’s 10.3-inch screen size but flips the resolution to make the display wider and shorter, fitting more text on each line for both reading and writing. In a hands-on review, TechCrunch found the writing experience crisper than on the reMarkable 2. The Paper Pure sits between the reMarkable 2 and the company’s pricier color models — the $499 Paper Pro and the more portable Paper Pro Move — which reMarkable released in between generations.

Beyond the hardware, reMarkable added software meant to connect the tablet to the rest of a user’s workflow. Handwriting search now works across notes, and users can sync a calendar to the device, pull up meeting details from the calendar icon, and take notes tied to that meeting block. Handwritten notes can be converted to text and shared with one tap, generating an email link; the same sharing flow works through reMarkable’s new web app. The device also integrates with Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive to import and export documents, which arrive on the tablet as notebooks, and it can pull in web articles as native notebooks for highlighting and note-taking — though the review noted it would help if articles landed in a separate folder by default.

Document handling still has gaps. The review found PDF import imperfect — a guide document had its edges cut off — and while the Paper Pure supports ePub, its reading experience falls well short of a dedicated e-reader like Kindle. reMarkable’s own positioning reflects this: the Paper Pure is built for note-taking, sketching, and reading articles or documents, not as an all-in-one reader and notebook. The review also noted the device stops short of adding AI features, though it suggested that could be a natural next step once notes are exported.

The base $399 model ships with a stylus; a $449 bundle adds a Marker Plus stylus with an eraser and a folio sleeve in several colors.

Why it matters

reMarkable is betting on a single-purpose device at a premium price, and a hands-on review found that focus — not new AI features — is what makes the Paper Pure work, even as gaps like PDF handling remain unresolved.