Create a Freeform board on iPhone
Use the Freeform app to create boards for brainstorming and collaborating.
Create a new board
Open the Freeform app
on your iPhone.
Tap
.
Tap one of the options at the bottom of the screen, such as a sticky note
or text box
, to start building your board.
Move around your board by dragging your finger, and zoom in or out by pinching open or closed.
Tip: To magnify more precisely, tap
, then tap Zoom to.
To name your board, tap
, then tap Rename.
To learn how to align items or move something to the background, see Position items on a Freeform board on iPhone.
Create a board from another app
You can start a new Freeform board using content from another supported app, such as Notes, Maps, Safari, Files, Photos, and more.
In the other app, open the item you want to share (for example, a note, map, webpage, PDF, or screenshot).
To share just one part of a file to a board (rather than the entire webpage or note), select the item. If your selection includes text, only the text is shared.
Tap Share or
, then tap the Freeform app icon
.
Tap New Board or the name of an existing board.
Either a link or the item appears in the board.
Open a board
Open the Freeform app
on your iPhone.
Tap the board you want to open, or do one of the following:
Open a board you’ve opened recently or marked as a favorite: Tap
in the upper-left corner, tap a category, then tap a board.
If you’re in a board: Tap
in the upper-left corner, tap a category, then tap a board.
Note: Any collaborations you get invited to in the Messages app appear in an Invitations section on the Shared Boards screen until you accept them.
To change how the boards appear, tap
, then tap any of the following:
List: To view more boards at the same time (with smaller thumbnails).
Sort by Name: To list boards alphabetically (instead of by most recently updated).
To add a board to Favorites, do one of the following:
While browsing All Boards: Touch and hold the thumbnail or name of the board, then tap Favorite
.
If you’re in a board: Tap
, then tap Favorite
.

Duplicate a board
When you want to copy an existing Freeform board, do one of the following:
While browsing All Boards: Tap
, then tap Select. Tap the boards you want to copy (a checkmark appears as you select each one), then tap Duplicate.
Or touch and hold the thumbnail or name of the board, then tap Duplicate
.
If you’re in a board: Tap
, then tap Duplicate.
Note: If you duplicate a shared board, the copy isn’t shared.