Capture Ideas. Never Forget.

Your reading companion.

Grabary is a book notes app for physical readers. Scan any page, save the highlights that matter, and let Grabary build your second brain — organizing your reading notes, finding connections across books, and helping you retain what you read.

Grabary book notes app — scan screen showing physical book page being captured on iPhone

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How it works

How to Take Notes from Physical Books — in Three Clicks.

  1. 01

    Scan

    Open camera and capture a page.

  2. 02

    Select

    Select text paragraphs you want to save.

  3. 03

    Save

    Save to your Space.

Grabary will take care of the rest. Remind you of your past readings. Connect notes to each other and suggest where to expand your knowledge.

Instant scan and select.

Point at the page. The full spread is read in under a second. Drag-select the lines worth keeping — no typing, no transcription.

  • Full-page OCR · 150+ languages
  • Drag-select like text
  • Detects book automatically.

LANGUAGES

150+

Grabary scan interface — OCR camera capturing physical book page highlights

Saved to library

Thinking Fast and Slow

Labels

attention memory habit
Grabary library — book notes organized by Space with colorful labels for easy search

Organize around Spaces in Library.

Searchable and organized by book and labels. The library is the foundation — more notes in the library, more intelligent companion you have.

  • Full-text search
  • Colorful labels
COMING SOON

Intelligent suggestions to your readings.

Based on your notes Grabary suggests related topics, to dive deep, expand and apply the knowledge, so you don't have to manually research it.

  • Cross-book references
  • What other authors written about the topics.
  • Where to expand the knowledge.
  • Deep-dive materials.
  • Practical implementation of the knowledge.
C Atomic Habits · 2018

"You don't rise to the level of your goals."

T Antifragile · 2012

"You become antifragile by removing fragility."

Connection · cross-book

Both authors argue reduction beats addition — Clear in identity, Taleb in risk.

Second Brain 4 notes
Atomic Habits

"You don't rise to the level of your goals."

Antifragile

"Antifragility loves randomness."

Smart Notes

"Writing is the medium of research itself."

4000 Weeks

"You are finite. Demands are not."

COMING SOON

Your Second Brain.

Your knowledge is connected and you can see it. Grabary connects your readings, so you can explore your knowledge and have complete picture of the topic you have read.

  • Connected by meaning
  • Clustered by idea.
  • Non-obvious only
  • Easily searchable

FAQ

Common questions

How do I take notes from physical books?
Open Grabary's camera, point it at any page, and the OCR engine reads the full spread in under a second. Drag-select the lines you want to keep and they're saved instantly — no typing or transcription needed.
Is Grabary a second brain app?
Yes. Grabary is a second brain app built specifically for physical book readers. It captures your highlights, organizes them into Spaces, and uses AI to surface connections between your notes across different books.
How is Grabary different from Readwise?
Readwise works with digital highlights from Kindle and similar apps. Grabary is built for physical books — it uses your phone camera and OCR to capture highlights from paper pages, making it the go-to Readwise alternative for readers who prefer physical books.
What is the best book notes app for physical books?
Grabary is designed specifically for physical book readers. Unlike digital-only apps, Grabary lets you scan any page with your camera, select highlights by dragging, and organize everything into a searchable library with AI-powered knowledge connections.
How can I remember what I read?
Grabary helps you remember what you read by saving your highlights the moment you capture them, connecting notes across books, and surfacing relevant ideas from your library as your knowledge grows.

Capture ideas. Never forget.

Every book compounds into something bigger.