How to Use Custom Notebook Covers on Your reMarkable

One of the nicest ways to personalize your reMarkable is by using custom notebook covers. They instantly make your device feel more like yours, and they are not just pretty to look at either.

In your document overview, every notebook shows a thumbnail. With custom covers, those thumbnails suddenly become useful. You can see at a glance which notebook is your planner, your journal, or that one project you keep coming back to. No more opening three files just to find the right one. And let’s be honest, a good-looking cover simply makes your reMarkable more fun to use. Same calm writing experience, just a bit more personality.

The great thing is that custom covers work perfectly alongside the native reMarkable templates. You are not giving up anything you already like. You are just adding a visual first page that makes everything clearer and more enjoyable.

Here is how it works.

Using Custom Covers with Native reMarkable Templates

Think of notebook covers as the outfit for your notebook. They are PDF files that sit as the very first page and are used together with the built in reMarkable templates, so not with another PDF notebook.

Starting a New Notebook with a Custom Cover

When you want to create a new notebook, open your custom cover file on the reMarkable. This cover becomes the very first page of your notebook. From that moment on, you use your notebook exactly as you always do. You add new pages and choose any of the native reMarkable templates you like, whether that is lined, grid, checklist, or blank.

Your notebook now starts with a custom cover, followed by native reMarkable pages. In your document overview, the cover shows up as the thumbnail, which makes finding the right notebook faster and easier.

Adding a Custom Cover to an Existing Notebook

Already have a notebook filled with native reMarkable pages? No problem at all. You can still give it a custom cover without changing a thing inside.

Open the custom cover file first. Then open your existing notebook and use the move pages option. Move your pages into the notebook with the cover and place them behind the first page. Your notes, drawings, and structure all stay exactly the same. The only difference is that your notebook now has a clear, recognizable cover.

Once you are done, your document overview will show the custom cover as the thumbnail, while everything inside the notebook remains fully editable and familiar.

Why Custom Covers Are So Nice to Use

Custom notebook covers give you the best of both worlds. You keep the flexibility of the native reMarkable templates and add a layer of visual clarity on top.

They help you spot notebooks instantly, keep your library more organized, and add a little joy to your daily writing routine. It is a small tweak, but one that makes your reMarkable feel more personal every single time you open it.