reMarkable Paper Pro
Hacker ApprovedRanked 11 of 29 e-readers by recommenders
People recommend it for distraction-free note-taking and focused work, plus its good hardware and Linux access. Common caveats: weak software, subscription-dependent sync and a high price.
People recommend it for distraction-free note-taking and focused work, plus its good hardware and Linux access. Common caveats: weak software, subscription-dependent sync and a high price.
29 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 69%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful for work and daily use
“it has proven to be a very useful addition to work where the screen sharing enables me to have a shared whiteboard remotely”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Hacking on the ReMarkable 2” “I use my ReMarkable Paper Pro every day :) I use it personally to do maths and journal, and professionally to take notes.”
Comment from 3 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: A Handwritten Blogging Platform” “This is fantastically useful if you use these “pro”-fessionally.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” - Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Take Better Notes, by Hand”
Distraction-free, minimal design for focus
“The "pro" adds conveniences, is faster, and somehow is still distraction free.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Reviving a four year old reMarkable 2” “I use them for deep work and it really helps me with distractions.”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Hacking on the ReMarkable 2” “I'm really fond of it, because of its minimal functionality.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “ReMarkable firing up to 40% of their workforce” Linux machine with SSH access
“A really fun project was extendending the abilities of my reMarkable Pro”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Everything I own, owned” “it’s basically just a Linux machine and you have root access”
Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” “RM gives you ssh access to a system you can tinker with.”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Your ePub Is Fine. Kobo Disagrees. Blame Adobe” Hardware feels and looks great
“The hardware feels and looks great. ... Their entire user experience is terrible, and just shockingly unuseful.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” “Their hardware is great, but their software just sucks.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak software and user experience
“The hardware feels and looks great. ... Their entire user experience is terrible, and just shockingly unuseful.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” “Their hardware is great, but their software just sucks.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” “Needs a subscription for sync, the sync system is pretty basic, the web/desktop experience is poor”
Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” Expensive for what it offers
“It is way too expensive for something that is almost a sidestep instead of an upgrade.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” “They're far too expensive to use as an alternative to a notebook”
Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” Subscription pushed for sync
“Needs a subscription for sync, the sync system is pretty basic, the web/desktop experience is poor”
Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors” “But then they can't try to force people into their sweet, sweet subscription services.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Remarkable Pro Colors”
Other e-readers people recommend
The four most recommended other e-readers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Kindle | 222 | 255 | 47% | 12 | 12 yrs37 owners | — |
| Xteink X4 | 178 | 47 | 79% | 10 | 2 mo31 owners | Approved |
| Kobo e-reader | 154 | 53 | 74% | 12 | 7 yrs14 owners | Approved |
| reMarkable 2 | 93 | 45 | 67% | 12 | 5 yrs13 owners | Approved |
| reMarkable Paper ProThis page | 20 | 9 | 69% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
33 of the 34 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A really fun project was extendending the abilities of my reMarkable Pro”
“Additive inking works pretty well.”
“The "pro" adds conveniences, is faster, and somehow is still distraction free.”
“I use my ReMarkable Paper Pro every day :) I use it personally to do maths and journal, and professionally to take notes.”
“RM gives you ssh access to a system you can tinker with.”
“I still have my prototype Paper Pro, which they let me keep since I left post - launch, but it's bittersweet and I don't use it anymore.”
“I'm really fond of it, because of its minimal functionality.”
“the tablet has only failed in greater ways once it was past the warranty period”
“it has ROI as a daily driver”
“reMarkable feels closest to actual pen and paper”
“I always complain about the size.”
“I use their Google Drive integration quite often”
“The colors are washed out.”
“Far from ideal, but still significantly better than most companies”
“The color accuracy is a lot worse, but generally the contrast is significantly better than other color eink readers”
“I don't think the hardware is great.”
“They're far too expensive to use as an alternative to a notebook”
“got the impression that the company had stopped supporting third party devs”
“ReMarkable is off the list”
“Needs a subscription for sync, the sync system is pretty basic, the web/desktop experience is poor”
“it’s basically just a Linux machine and you have root access”
“It is way too expensive for something that is almost a sidestep instead of an upgrade.”
“The contrast also still takes a huge hit in the Remarkable Paper compared to the 2”
“I found it very laborious”
“The hardware feels and looks great. ... Their entire user experience is terrible, and just shockingly unuseful.”
“Gallery is way more expensive and slower to refresh though, so pick your poison.”
“But then they can't try to force people into their sweet, sweet subscription services.”
“Their hardware is great, but their software just sucks.”
“This is fantastically useful if you use these “pro”-fessionally.”
“ultimately never kept using it”
“But flipping screen is slow (compared to a printed book), and going back and forth between pages is a hassle.”
“it has proven to be a very useful addition to work where the screen sharing enables me to have a shared whiteboard remotely”
“I use them for deep work and it really helps me with distractions.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.