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Plain Org

by Xenodium Ltd.

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

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  • $14.99

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  • Price: $14.99

Last verified 6 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.7 156 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5Finally!

    I love emacs but also like using a normal phone with my notes in a nice interface. Just wanted to say being on a phone brought some sync issues where I’d write updates to a file before the app could download updates. It’s a normal occurrence when you take the subway often. I’ve resorted to combining this app with another one called working copy. It lets me download my notes from a git repository locally, I make my edits on this app and when I’m done I commit back the changes. I thought I’d share this neat trick in case anyone else was like me, apprehensive about losing data and decided against having their org notes on a phone. I might write a hook to ease the flow of pushing and pulling changes but for the most part I’m using it to read things and pulling is easy enough.

    heyoni · 6 Aug 2026

  2. 5/5Making org work for iOS

    This app is exactly the thing for you if you like using org mode and want to take some of the functionality with you. Of course you won’t see all of the bells and whistles of full org mode on the desktop but it works very well. Perfect for checklists you want to edit on either mobile or desktop environments, for being able to keep track of your todos while on the go, even grocery lists. Excellent support for getting files to and from the app, excellent and very responsive developer. Highly recommended- I use this app daily.

    BobUsesOrgMode · 6 Aug 2026

  3. 3/5Not what I hoped

    First I appreciate the work the developer did on this app. What it does, it does well. But based on other comments I hoped it would fill in gaps with the beorg program. For example, when I refile in beorg I can’t select specific headings. Well, plainorg works fine with a single file but does not appear to do well with multiple files. For example, I see no easy way to see an agenda which gives a summary of all your org files. This is perhaps one of the most critical features in org mode. I also don’t see an easy way to refile. It seems to ignore all the header information in a file so I don’t see the task tags I’ve created (TODO, PROJECT, INPROGRESS) etc. I’m sure this is a work in progress and perhaps I haven’t explored all the options but for me I’ll be sticking with beorg for now.

    Simdude · 6 Aug 2026

  4. 5/5gorgeous implementation of org-mode on iOS

    This is a gorgeous implementation of org-mode on iOS. It is rather spartan in functionality and options, which may be a draw for long-time Emacs users used to customizing everything under the sun, but makes org-mode more accessible and user-friendly for everyone else. Even I, the world's best Emacs user, very much appreciate the elegance and cleanness of the interface, and all of the features that the developer chose to implement work really well. I am also impressed by how closely the developer listens to feedback and how quickly changes are implemented. Kudos!

    mrcnski · 6 Aug 2026

  5. 5/5A breath of fresh air

    Plain Org is the first time I’ve been genuinely excited about any iOS software in a while. The commitment to an iOS-native feel is greatly appreciated, and the developer has been pretty successful in sticking to it despite the complexity inherent to Org. Keeping to best practices also makes for a strong focus on reading and writing Org rather than having to manage externalities such as file backend implementations. It keeps the app small and free of unnecessary feature duplication. Combined with Working Copy, it’s an unmatched task management experience on iOS, and iCloud works too if you’re not much of a Git guru. The developer is very active on the app’s community page and is frequently testing new features. He’s also responded to every one of my emails. It won’t be long before I uninstall Beorg, I think 🤫. Worth every penny, highly recommend. Tiny request: it’s time for a proper settings screen. The context menu trees are getting a bit disorienting :)

    lhindir · 6 Aug 2026

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Versions

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  • 1.0.1
  • 1.1.0

    In v1.1.0, you get new features and bugfixes: New Features - Reload menu item. - Control your display - Menu -> View -> Compact mode - Menu -> View -> Fill paragraph - Menu -> View -> Scheduling - Menu -> View -> Tags - Regroup tasks (active items bubble up) - Context menu -> Regroup tasks - Native rendering - Tables. - List (including description lists). - Scheduled/deadline dates. - Numbered checkboxes. - Open id links ("ID" and "CUSTOM_ID"). - Opens other file (needs folder support from your sync provider). - Scrolls to heading (within same file). - Minor UI tweaks. - Improve support for providers like ShellFish. - Allow opening .txt files. Bugfixes - Prevent creating new files with redundant extensions. - Improve vertical whitespace handling. - Fixes rendering edge cases. - Fail gracefully when creating new files on unsupported cloud providers. - File access improvements. - Replicates property spacing behaviour using ~org-property-format~ default value. - Fixes keyword picker border rendering. - Improves rendering performance for large nodes.

  • 1.10.0 · 22 Feb 2025

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  • 1.1.1

    v1.1.1 brings additional bugfixes to v1.1.0. Bugfixes - 1.1.1 - Link to "Use third-party apps in Files" in Welcome screen. - Show an error when using unsupported features outside of headings. - Fix search toolbar losing focus on first launch. - Fix opening files for previously broken providers (i.e. OneDrive can now read/write/create new file). - Fix rendering images in text prior to heading. - Fix opening local links in text prior to heading. - Fix rendering for DOS newlines. - Fix local links pointing to Simplified Chinese file names. New features - 1.1 - Reload menu item. - Control your display - =Menu -> View -> Compact mode= - =Menu -> View -> Fill paragraph= - =Menu -> View -> Scheduling= - =Menu -> View -> Tags= - Regroup tasks (active items bubble up) - =Context menu -> Regroup tasks= - Native rendering - Tables. - List (including description lists). - Scheduled/deadline dates. - Numbered checkboxes. - Open id links ("ID" and "CUSTOM_ID"). - Opens other file (needs folder support from your sync provider). - Scrolls to heading (within same file). - Minor UI tweaks. - Improve support for file providers like [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secure-shellfish/id1336634154][ShellFish]]. - Allow opening .txt files. Bugfixes - 1.1 - Prevent creating new files with redundant extensions. - Improve vertical whitespace handling. - Fixes rendering edge cases. - Fail gracefully when creating new files on unsupported cloud providers. - File access improvements. - Replicates property spacing behaviour using ~org-property-format~ default value. - Fixes keyword picker border rendering. - Improves rendering performance for large nodes.

  • 1.2.0

    In v1.1.0, you get new features and bugfixes: - Initial support for inline heading content/section editing. - Filter by keyword, priority, and/or tag. - Render drawers and properties. - Open files via the iOS Files app using its "Share" menu. - Render LaTeX src blocks - Very much experimental with rough edges. - Insert #+TITLE: and :PROPERTIES: -> :ID: in all new files. - Add a plus button to tags toolbar. - Make sticky tags configurable in settings. - Improve navigation bar handling. - Improve table layout/distribution (iPad included). Bugfixes - Fix image's horizontal padding. - Fix adding new tags on new headings. - Fix snapshotting bug resulting in Syncthing conflicts. - Fix tapping menu after presenting other dialogs. - Filter out parenthesis in file-local keywords like TODO(t). - Commit pending inline changes if search is requested. - Fix opening local links inside tables. - Roundtrip whitespace in empty headings. - Roundtrip trailing whitespace when raw-editing heading content. - Tapping on body content should not toggle expansion.

  • 1.2.1

    - Render LOGBOOK and state transitions as drawers. - Add new tasks to top or bottom. - Check for local disk changes and ask to reload. - Offer to open other (inactive) file when adding link via share sheet. - Color keyword red/green depending on #+TODO: position. - Round-trip planning order (SCHEDULED, CLOSED, DEADLINE). - Improve tag alignment to match org mode behaviour (best effort, sorry). - Improve vertical spacing prior to lists. - Improve share sheet reliability. - Improve scroll-to-reveal behaviour. - Enable scrolling further to prevent auto-closed keyboard. - Fix opening local links from list items. - Fix indent for list items without previous content. - Fix adding TITLE and ID to new files. - Fix incorrect keyword color selection in search toolbar. - Fix menu inadvertently closing.

  • 1.3.0

    - First implementation of recurring task toggling ("++", ".+", and "+"). - Hide navigation bar on scroll (turn off via View -> Full Screen). - Log state transitions (enabled/disabled via setting). - Display scheduled and deadline dates (if both present). - Disable raw text edit menu when file is not accessible. - Minor improvements to inline editing layouts (vertical height and drawers). - ABRT and HABIT now recognized as a popular keywords. - Improve state transition alignment to match org mode behaviour. - Fixes roundtripping state transition notes (leading to data loss). - Log creation from share sheet. - Increment DEADLINE *and* SCHEDULED, not just first found. - Roundtrip more whitespace in untouched areas. - Fixes org syntax inadvertently parsed within begin_src blocks (leading to data loss).

  • 1.4.0

    - Insert/toggle checkboxes from outline editor. - Indent lines from outline editor. - Render form feeds as a divider. - Increase button tap area in edit toolbar.

  • 1.5.0

    - Render form feeds at end of headings at all times. - Fixes new files not recognized by org-roam. - Fixes share sheet saving from cold launch. - Fixes inline editing on iOS 16.

  • 1.6.0

    - Fixes source blocks not rendering before headings.

  • 1.7.0

    - Can now open .org_archive files.

  • 1.8.0

    - Tap on file title (on navigation bar) to access recent files. - Render non-pairs in drawers. - Extend the lifetime of recent files if possible. - Fixes background flickering in new entry dialog. - Fixes menu button color.

  • 1.9.0

    - Fixes keyboard disappearing when tapping on content during inline editing. - Fixes tapping on heading title to expand/collapse content.

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