“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.”
Your Digital Pen Beside Every Book
Highlight the passages you love, collaborate with friends and share on social media. Try countless powerful features for free.
Quotes
“The thing that he was about to do was to open a diary.”
A spellbinding experience for book lovers
From turning page photos into editable text to reading PDFs, building shared collections with friends, Iktibas makes every step effortless.
Capture with photo or PDF
Snap a page or upload a PDF. Either way, select the text you want and quote it. Digital and physical books in the same archive.
Capture even when offline
Save quotes without connection; once you are back online, auto-sync and get notified.
Keep only the sentences that matter
Choose the exact lines you want from PDF or photo, add notes and undo in a tap if you change your mind.
Invite your circle to the readspace
Bring friends into your readspace, manage with roles and permissions. Co-create quotes, comment and grow collections together.
Seamless across web and mobile
Organize on your phone or desktop; Iktibas keeps everything in sync across devices.
How does iktibas work?
Snap a photo or upload a PDF, choose the lines, enrich them with notes and deliver the inspiration. iktibas automates every step for you.
Get Started for freeSnap a photo or upload a PDF
Scan the page via mobile or upload a PDF from web; iktibas turns it into editable text within seconds.
Select, refine and save
Capture quotes even offline and auto-sync when you are back online; tag and annotate instantly.
Co-create in your readspace
Invite friends, manage with roles and permissions. Comment on the same readspace and expand it together.
Share the spark in one click
Publish chosen quotes for everyone and spread inspiration with share-ready links on web or mobile.