reMarkable Tablets - Reviews & Guides

reMarkable launched its first paper-tablet in 2017 with one stubborn idea: make writing on a screen feel like writing on paper, then add the digital conveniences of storage, search, and sync and nothing else. The company builds its own hardware and software around a monochrome e-ink display and a genuinely low-latency pen, and it deliberately leaves out apps, notifications, and a web browser to keep the whole thing calm.

That restraint is the brand. reMarkable is for people who want a tool for thinking and reading, not a do-everything slate, and it positions itself squarely between a paper notebook and a full tablet. If you want the pen to feel right and the device to never distract you, this is the platform. If you want to install apps or read from a bookstore, you are shopping in the wrong aisle, and a Boox or a Kobo Elipsa 2E will serve you better.

The reMarkable 2 is the long-running flagship and still the reference every other writing tablet gets measured against. It is thin, monochrome, ridiculously light, and its writing feel remains the benchmark, with battery life measured in days of real use. For a lot of buyers it is still the right pick, precisely because it does not try to do more.

The reMarkable Paper Pro is the newer device and the first to bring color to the e-ink screen, along with a larger panel and, crucially, a front light for writing in a dim room, something reMarkable held out on for years. It keeps the same paper-first philosophy but answers the two most common complaints about the reMarkable 2. It is bigger, heavier, and pricier as a result, so it is an upgrade with real trade-offs, not a free win.

People search for the reMarkable 3 constantly, but it does not exist. reMarkable has not shipped anything under that name. The actual current top-of-range device is the reMarkable Paper Pro, which is the real successor to the reMarkable 2, just not a numbered one.

So if you see a reMarkable 3 mentioned somewhere, treat it as speculation or a mix-up with the Paper Pro. We update this hub whenever an official announcement lands, so if a genuine new numbered model ever appears, you will find it here with confirmed details rather than rumor.

Choosing between the two really comes down to one question: do you want color and a front light? The reMarkable 2 stays fully monochrome with no lighting, which is exactly why it is so light, simple, and easy to slip into a bag. The Paper Pro adds color and a larger, illuminated screen, and pays for it in size, weight, and cost.

Both share the core strengths that make the brand worth buying: a genuinely responsive writing experience, strong support for notebooks and PDFs, and clean accessories like the Marker pens and folio covers. Neither reads a bookstore, so if you want library books alongside your notes, look at a Kobo Elipsa 2E or Kindle Scribe instead. The individual reviews linked here weigh screen size, portability, and features against how you actually plan to use the thing.

The reMarkable 2 is for note-takers, students, and professionals who mostly write in black ink and want a slim, no-frills tool that nails one job. It is also the right call for anyone drawn to the brand who simply does not need color or a light, and it usually saves you money over the Paper Pro.

The reMarkable Paper Pro is for people who annotate in color, work with highlighted documents, or regularly write in badly lit rooms. If color coding, a bigger canvas, or reading and writing after dark are part of your routine, this is the one to look at first. If none of that describes you, the reMarkable 2 is not a compromise, it is the smarter buy.