Landscape
The reMarkable template creator landscape in 2026
People searching for a “reMarkable template creator” usually mean one of two things. First, a design tool to draw the template itself (Affinity Publisher, Inkscape, Figma, sometimes Procreate). Second, an end-to-end web tool that takes preferences and outputs a finished PNG ready to install. The first category is healthy; the second category is mostly abandoned. The honest 2026 answer is that you assemble your own pipeline rather than picking a single integrated tool.
The good news: the assembly is short. Pick a design tool, set the page size to your reMarkable’s exact pixel resolution, design with light grey form lines, export as PNG, install via RCU. The full recipe takes about an hour for a first template, around 20 minutes for the second one once your design tool is set up. Most readers who try this report the design tool choice mattered less than the discipline of designing at native pixels with light grey strokes.
| Tool | Cost | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Publisher | $69 once | Best overall for layout-heavy templates. | Set DPI to 226 for accurate pen weights. |
| Inkscape | Free | Vector designs, geometry-heavy templates. | PNG export needs explicit DPI setting. |
| Figma | Free tier | Quick prototypes, mockup-style templates. | Frame size in pixels, export at 2x for sharpness. |
| Procreate (iPad) | $13 once | Hand-drawn template feel. | Native PNG export to Files, then to desktop. |
What none of these are: a true reMarkable template creator with built-in install. The closest the community has produced is a few abandoned GitHub projects from 2021 to 2023 that no longer support recent firmware. The RCU + design tool path is the maintained workflow.
Workflow
The reMarkable template creator workflow, end to end
Set the page size to your device’s native pixels.
For rM2 portrait: 1404 x 1872 pixels. For Paper Pro: 2160 x 2880 pixels. For Move: 954 x 1696 pixels. In Affinity Publisher: File, New, Custom, set pixels and DPI to 226. In Inkscape: File, Document Properties, set width and height in pixels. In Figma: Frame, custom size in pixels.
Design the layout with light grey form lines.
Form lines (planner grid, habit tracker rows, calendar boxes) should be set at 30 to 40 percent black, not pure black. Pure black competes with handwriting; light grey recedes and lets the ink read as the foreground. Use 2 to 3 pixel stroke weights for visible-but-not-dominant lines.
Leave 80 pixels of edge margin on every side.
The reMarkable trims a small amount when it renders the template, and the bottom toolbar covers about 60 pixels when active. Designs that fill the full pixel canvas get clipped at the edges. 80 pixels of safe-zone margin keeps your form lines visible and unclipped.
Export as PNG, install via RCU.
Export from your design tool as PNG at the same pixel dimensions you designed at (no scaling, no DPI conversion). Drop the PNG into RCU’s Templates panel, give it a name and category, save. RCU handles the install and the device shows the new template in the Notebook menu within a few seconds.
The four-step pattern is the entire reMarkable template creator pipeline. Most of the design time is spent on the layout, not on the install or export. Once you have done one template, the second one in the same design tool takes about half the time because the page setup and export settings are reusable.
Sizes
Native pixel sizes by reMarkable model
The single most common reMarkable template creator mistake is designing at the wrong pixel resolution. Each device renders at a specific native size and templates designed for one device do not scale cleanly to another. Our reMarkable 2 template size piece covers the dimensions in detail; the short version is below.
reMarkable 2 (10.3 inch portrait): 1404 x 1872 pixels at 226 DPI. reMarkable Paper Pro (11.8 inch portrait): 2160 x 2880 pixels at 229 DPI. reMarkable Paper Pro Move (7.8 inch portrait): 954 x 1696 pixels at 264 DPI. The Paper Pro Move’s higher DPI (264 vs 226) means stroke weights need to scale up slightly to render at the same visual thickness as on the rM2.
The single most common reMarkable template creator mistake is designing at the wrong pixel resolution. Each device renders at a specific native size.Sizes section
Avoid
What to avoid in a reMarkable template creator workflow
Three things break templates more than anything else. First, designing in a tool that exports at 72 DPI by default and forgetting to override (PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides). The result renders blurry on the reMarkable’s e-ink screen. Always override to the device’s native DPI. Second, using pure black for form lines. The lines compete with handwriting and the page reads busy even when empty. Third, designing with thin hairline strokes (1 px or less). The reMarkable’s e-ink rendering breaks hairlines into stippled dots; 2 to 3 px stroke weight is the floor for clean rendering.
One quiet thing to know about online template generators: most that advertise reMarkable support output at standard letter-size dimensions (2550 x 3300 px) rather than reMarkable native (1404 x 1872 px for rM2). The output works after the device scales it down, but the result is softer than a native-pixel design. If you want the sharpest possible template, design at native and export to native. The install path then runs through RCU or our reMarkable template installer guide.
If you have built a reMarkable template creator workflow that solves a problem the tools above miss, drop it in the comments. The community pipeline tools change every few months and reader-suggested workflows have been the source of about half the recent updates to this post.
FAQ
Common questions, answered briefly
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