> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.canvascope.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install Lectra

> Download Lectra from the App Store, decide whether to sign in, and open your first document.

Lectra is a free download from the App Store. You can start using it right away without an account, or sign in to keep a backup copy of your pages.

## Before you begin

* An iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. Lectra also runs on iPhone with iOS 18 or later, but this guide is written for iPad.
* About 60 MB of free space for the app, plus room for your documents.
* An Apple Pencil is recommended for handwriting. For details, see [Use Apple Pencil](/lectra/apple-pencil).

For the full list of devices, see [System requirements](/get-started/system-requirements).

## Download Lectra

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the App Store">
    On your iPad, open the **App Store**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find the app">
    Search for **Lectra Notes**, the app's name on the App Store, or go straight to the [App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lectra-notes/id6759754531). Other, unrelated apps also use the name "Lectra," so check the full name before you download.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get the app">
    Tap **Get**, then confirm the download. When the download finishes, the Lectra icon appears on your Home Screen.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Open Lectra for the first time

When you open Lectra, you see a sign-in screen with three choices.

| Choice | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Continue with Google** | Signs in with your Google account. |
| **Continue with Apple** | Signs in with your Apple Account. |
| **Sign in later** | Opens your library without an account. Your documents stay on this iPad. |

Everything you do with a document works without an account: import, mark up, save, search, and export. An account adds two things:

* A backup copy of your pages. To learn what is and isn't backed up, see [Backups](/lectra/backups).
* Files that you send to your iPad from Scope. To learn how, see [Send files from Chrome to your iPad](/chrome/send-to-ipad).

If you choose **Sign in later**, Lectra remembers your choice and opens straight into your library next time.

<Tip>
  Use the same account in Lectra and in the Scope extension. Files you send from your browser arrive only in the Lectra library that's signed in to the same account.
</Tip>

## Sign in after you start

If you started without an account, you can sign in at any time.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Find the sign-in button">
    In the library, look for the person icon with a plus sign next to **Lectra** at the top of the sidebar. On a narrow window, it's at the top right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in">
    Tap the icon (**Sign in**), then tap **Continue with Google** or **Continue with Apple**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The documents already on your iPad stay in your library when you sign in. They become part of the account you sign in with. If this iPad has documents from a different account, see [Switch accounts on one iPad](/lectra/backups#switch-accounts-on-one-ipad).

## Sign out

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Account settings">
    In the library, tap your profile picture to open **Settings**, then tap **Account**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign out">
    Tap **Sign Out of Lectra**, then tap **Sign Out** to confirm.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Signing out doesn't delete anything. Your documents stay on this iPad, and you can sign in again any time to back up new changes.

## Update Lectra

Lectra updates through the App Store like any other app. To update by hand, open the **App Store**, tap your profile picture, and then tap **Update** next to Lectra.

## Remove Lectra

<Warning>
  Your documents and handwriting are stored on your iPad. If you delete the Lectra app, iPadOS deletes your documents with it. Before you delete the app, export anything you want to keep. To learn how, see [Export and share](/lectra/export-and-share).
</Warning>

Deleting the app doesn't delete your account. To delete your account and the backups stored with it, see [Delete your account](/get-started/delete-your-account).

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Bring in documents" icon="file-import" href="/lectra/import">
    Add your first PDF.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Mark up a document" icon="pen" href="/lectra/annotate">
    Learn the writing tools.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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