Skip to content
Prompt & SolderHow to Ask Claude
All builds

Image: reddit.com · Video still: I built a handwriting notebook app where Claude writes back and it's the most fun I've had learning in years

Worked Proof shown

A handwriting notebook on a Daylight DC-1 where Claude writes back

An Android app for the Daylight DC-1 tablet lets Claude write back on handwritten pages and marked-up PDFs, and quiz the user on the material.

—

Credits

  • Reddit poster tokentrillionaire Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 25 Aug 2026

The full story

The maker learns best by writing things out on paper, so they built a journaling and note-taking app on their Daylight DC-1 tablet. They start a note, explore a topic in handwriting, and Claude writes back on the page.

It also handles PDFs and ebooks: mark something on the page and Claude creates a note about it to discuss, and it can quiz the maker on request. It is built around the DC-1 but runs on any Android tablet with a stylus. The maker calls it penombra and is still finishing it before letting others try it.

How it was done

Tools

Themes

Loading themes…

Sources

From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.

  • Reddit: I built a handwriting notebook app where Claude writes back and it's the most fun I've had learning Forum threadreddit.com
    Reddit poster: tokentrillionairePosted 25 Aug 2026

    The maker's post on r/ClaudeAI.

    If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: I built a handwriting notebook app where Claude writes back and it's the most fun I've had learning (opens in a new tab)

Related builds

Finding related builds…

Prompt & Solder

An independent community project. Not affiliated with Anthropic.

What this is. Real projects where people used Claude to build, fix, port, revive or take apart something, from jailbroken Kindles to rebuilt DOS games, plus the times it went badly wrong. Every build links to where it was shared, and every source is listed here.

How far to trust it. We summarise what people reported and say what each build rests on: a full write-up with code, a short post, or a passing comment. We haven't tested them ourselves. Photos are shown from the original sources with credit. Only modify hardware you own, and back up first.

Privacy. No accounts. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) only if you accept them; no ads or cross-site tracking. Searches are counted anonymously (just the words) to show what's popular, and so are clicks on Ask Claude (just the count). The Claude connector only receives the search words your Claude sends it.

How toAsk ClaudeEvery sourceStatsSubmit a buildPrivacyRSS