RefApp: Reference Canvas

Evgenii Lukianov

In-app purchases

About this app

An infinite canvas for the references you work from. Drop in screenshots, photos and saved images, push them around until the arrangement makes sense, and keep every board as an ordinary file you own.

References usually end up scattered: a gallery, a downloads folder, a pinboard in a browser tab. RefApp puts them on one surface where position is the organization. Nothing is filed away. You look at the board and you can see it.

THE CANVAS
• An infinite surface — pan and zoom, place an image anywhere, at any size
• Drop in images from your gallery, from your files, or by sharing them from another app
• Crop, rotate, resize and replace an image without leaving the canvas
• Write directly on the canvas: headings, bold, italic, lists and links
• A layer panel for z-order, so an image can sit behind or in front of any other
• Group, duplicate and nudge items; undo and redo every step
• Built for a steady frame rate with large boards and large images

YOUR FILES, NOT AN ACCOUNT
• Every board is a single .rfap file in a folder you choose
• The folder is the project list — add, rename or delete files anywhere and the app follows
• Optional Dropbox backup, into an app folder that only this app can see
• Works fully offline. There is no server to sign in to and nothing is uploaded

DESIGNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY
• Dark, quiet interface — the images are the thing on screen, not the toolbars
• Toolbars collapse and panels slide away when you're working
• Haptics and gestures throughout: pinch, drag, double tap to fit everything back into view

FREE AND PRO
The free version gives you one canvas with the full set of tools. RefApp Pro unlocks
unlimited canvases, backups to your own cloud folder, and exporting or sharing .rfap
project files. Pro is a subscription, monthly or annual, and starts with a 7-day free
trial. It renews automatically until cancelled; manage or cancel it any time in the
Play Store subscriptions screen.

No account. No feed. No ads. Your references stay on your device and in the folder you picked.

What’s new

- Videos: add from Photos, Files or the camera and play them on the board
- Stamps: pick one from a quick wheel; make your own from a photo, the clipboard or an emoji
- Drawing: brush, highlighter, lines, arrows and shapes
- Rulers and snapping to other objects
- Arrange: align and flip selected items
- GIFs play right on the board
- Layers: swipe for quick actions — ungroup, lock, delete
- Performance improvements