Built for papers and academic reading

CAJ and PDF.
Made for your
Apple devices.

Read papers, organize documents, highlight and annotate, and sync with iCloud. Use Foleno on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with optional AI Chat powered by your own model service.

Public beta on iPhone, iPad and Mac
CAJ · PDF / DOCUMENT READING
Foleno CAJ reader on iPad, Chinese demo interface
Foleno library on iPhone, Chinese demo interface
Actual app interfaces · Original demo papers · Chinese screenshots
CAJ & PDFAcademic readingHighlights & notesReading recordsiCloud synciPhone · iPad · MacAI ChatYour own model service
01 / Focused reading

Read the paper.
See the details.

Give papers, charts and two-column layouts room to breathe. Page navigation, thumbnails, text search and bookmarks help you find the passage you need.

FOLENO / READER
iPad · Read papers with room for the page and its tools.
iPad · Read papers with room for the page and its tools.

Format support: Foleno reads PDFs and a subset of CAJ internal formats. Encrypted, damaged or unsupported CAJ variants may not open. Search and selection in scanned papers depend on an available text layer.

02 / Highlights & annotations

Highlight a passage.
Keep a thought.

Mark what matters and add questions as you read. Return to your annotations when you revisit the paper.

  • Highlight important text and add comments
  • Bookmark pages you want to revisit
  • Tools adapted to your device and input method
Actual Mac app with highlighted passages and comments
READING NOTESKeep the important passages with the documents they came from.
FOLENO / RESEARCH LIBRARYCAJ / PDF
Foleno library containing original demonstration papers
03 / Your research library

Your papers.
Your way to organize.

Group research topics into collections, add bibliographic details and tags, and find documents with library search. Reading and organizing belong in one workflow.

  • CAJ and PDF in one library
  • Collections, metadata and tags
  • Original files preserved for later use
04 / iCloud sync

One library.
Continue on another screen.

Sync documents and reading data between iPhone, iPad and Mac signed in to the same Apple Account. Keep your research with you as you switch devices.

iCloud

Your library and reading data

DocumentsAttachmentsAnnotations & notesBookmarks & positions
Your Apple devices
iPhone
iPad
Mac
Requires iCloud. Sync depends on network conditions, available storage and system scheduling.The public beta is available on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
05 / AI-assisted reading

AI Chat.
Your own model.

Ask about selected text or the current page to help understand a paper. Choose the context, then configure your own model service and API key.

  • You choose the document content to share
  • Your own endpoint and API key
  • Local reading works without a model service
YOUR CONTEXT. YOUR CHOSEN SERVICE.
Selected text / current pageUse the passage you want to understand as question context.
Your configured model serviceYour endpoint and API key

This is a workflow illustration. Foleno does not provide hosted models, a shared proxy or service quotas. Remote services process requests under their own policies.

Native to Apple. Adapted to the way you read.

Light and dark appearances, accent colors, and layouts suited to different screens and input methods.

Light / Dark
Accent colors
Common questions

A few things
before you start.

The essentials about formats, sync and AI.

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Can Foleno open every CAJ file?

Not every file. CAJ has multiple internal formats and Foleno supports a subset. Encrypted, damaged or unsupported variants may not open. Please keep your original files.

Where can I try it?

The public beta is available through TestFlight on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Requires iOS / iPadOS 17 or later, or macOS 14 or later.

How do my devices sync?

Sign in to the same Apple Account, enable iCloud, and check the sync settings in Foleno. Progress depends on network conditions, available iCloud storage and system scheduling.

Does AI Chat need setup?

Configure your own model service and API key, then choose document content to use as context. Foleno does not include hosted models or service quotas. Basic local reading works without AI configuration.

Are papers automatically sent to AI?

Importing a file or reading locally does not automatically start a model request. When you use a remote AI feature, the content you choose to send goes to your configured service. Review its privacy policy first.

Does Foleno provide papers to download?

Foleno reads and organizes files you import. It does not provide papers, database access or document download services.

Try Foleno on
iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Join the public beta through TestFlight. Questions and feedback are welcome.

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Guides & feedback · iOS / iPadOS 17+ · macOS 14+