Use the Add Media tool to take photos, scan documents, and add images to your note. Enrich your note with GIFs, stickers, and image playground. Insert sticky notes for quick reminders.
Media can be placed and moved around anywhere on the note.
Overview
Tap or click
.
A second menu will appear on the right-hand side:
Photos,
Camera,
Stickers,
Sticky Notes,
GIFs, and
Image Playground*
Photos
Select images from
to add them to your note.
Select
to take one or more photos and add them to your note.
Once added to the page, tap or click on the image to select it.
A menu will appear with the options to:
Crop, Duplicate, Cut, Copy, Locked Objects, Send Forward, Send Backward, and Delete.
Select
to Format, Fit to Page, Flip Vertically, Flip Horizontally, Bring to Front, Send to Back, and Convert to Ink
Format includes options to Enable or Disable Captions, choose Round or Sharp Corners, and Enable or Disable Text Wrap.
Locked Objects
Stickers, images, stickies, and GIFs can be locked on the page to prevent accidental movement or editing.
Locking a media object:
Tap the object.
Tap
.
The object will remain in place and cannot be moved or modified.
Unlocking a media object:
Tap the locked object.
Tap
again to unlock it.
Send Forward and Backward
Adjust the arrangement of overlapping images and stickers.
Add an Image or Sticker
Select the Image or Sticker.
Select
to bring it forward or
to move it backward.
Please note: GIFs can not be sent backward behind images and stickers at this time.
Use Send Backward to Separate Ink from an Image
Add an Image.
Draw on the image.
Tap the image to select it, then tap
.
Move the image and the ink will stay in place.
Document Scan
Scan from inside a note
Tap
, then select Photos
from the menu that appears
Use
to scan a document and add it to your note.
Tap the shutter button to scan and adjust the corners to set the perimeter of the document.
Select Save to add the document(s) to your note as a PDF.
Scan from the note library
Tap and hold + New in the top-right corner.
Tap Document Scan.
Stickers
Tap or click
to add a sticker to your note.
Tap on a sticker pack and tap Select to add multiple stickers at once or add stickers to your Favorites.
Home: Alphabetical list of stickers.
Recents: Stickers that you used last.
Favorites: Stickers that you favorited.
My Stickers: Stickers that you created by grouping handwritten elements as a sticker.
Once added to the page, tap or click on the sticker to select it.
From the menu:
Crop, Duplicate, Cut, Copy, Locked Objects, Send Forward, Send Backward, and Delete.
Select
for Format, Fit to Page, Flip Vertically, Flip Horizontally, Bring to Front, Send to Back, and Convert to Ink
Format includes options to Enable or Disable Captions, choose Round or Sharp Corners, and Enable or Disable Text Wrap.
GIFs
Search through
and choose ones to add to your note.
Once added to the page, tap or click on the GIF to select it.
From the menu:
Crop, Duplicate, Cut, Copy, Locked Objects, Send Forward, Send Backward, and Delete.
Select for Format, Fit to Page, Flip Vertically, Flip Horizontally, and Disable Text Wrap.
Sticky Notes
Tap or click
.
Tap or click on blank, rule, grid, and dot sticky notes to add to your note.
Use Pen, Pencil, or Highlighter to write on the sticky notes—when you move the sticky note, what you wrote will move with it.
Tap on the sticky note and adjust the corners to shrink or expand the size of the sticky note.
Tip: Make the sticky note smaller when you need more space on the page!
Image Playground
Bring your ideas to life by using your photo library, text, and creativity to design styled images.
Tap or click
, then select
Image Playground from the menu that appears.
Create an image by:
Tapping on a concept: Choose from suggestions, themes, expressions, costumes, accessories, or places.
Using a description: Tap on "Describe an Image" and type your description.
Using an image of a person: Create an image based on someone from your library.
Using any photo: Upload or take a photo.
To adjust the Image Style, tap Style and choose from Animation or Illustration.
To explore different versions of an image, tap the preview bubble and swipe left.
Tap Done in the top-right corner to save the image to your note.
*Image Playground is an Apple Intelligence feature, so it's only available on devices that support Apple Intelligence.
You'll need:
An Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhone, iPad, or Mac
iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, or macOS 15.2 or later
Apple Intelligence turned on in Settings (or System Settings) > Apple Intelligence & Siri
At least 7 GB of free storage
Your device language and Siri language set to the same supported language
Image Playground supports fewer languages than Apple Intelligence does overall, so it may not be available even if other Apple Intelligence features are working on your device.
Apple updates its compatibility list with each new release. For the current list of devices, languages, and regions, see Apple's Apple Intelligence availability page.
If you don't see Apple Intelligence & Siri in your settings, your device doesn't support it.
Rotating Media
While using any tool except for the Navigate tool, tap a media object and use the rotation handle to rotate.