E-ink Template DB

How to install templates on the Kobo Sage

These steps follow Kobo's own instructions, checked October 6, 2026.

Copy the PDF over a USB cable, or download it from Dropbox or Google Drive, then write on it with the Kobo Stylus.

On the Kobo Sage: You need the Kobo Stylus 2, sold separately.

1. Copy the template to your tablet

Choose one of 2 ways.

Over USB

  1. Connect the Kobo to your computer with a USB cable.
  2. On the Kobo, tap Connect when you see Computer detected.
  3. Drag the PDF into the KOBOeReader drive on your computer.
  4. Eject the drive, then unplug the cable.

From Dropbox or Google Drive

  1. Kobo can download PDFs from Dropbox (Kobo software 4.18 or later) or Google Drive (4.37 or later).
  2. Follow Kobo's guide for your service, linked under Sources, to connect it and add the file.

2. Open the template

  1. Open the PDF on your Kobo.
  2. Write anywhere on the page with the Kobo Stylus. Your notes save automatically.

3. Check that the links work

Kobo's help pages don't say whether links inside a PDF work. Before you buy a linked planner, check that its listing names your Kobo.

Good to know

  • The stylus can't write on PDFs with DRM or with annotations turned off.
  • A PDF you add this way shows up only on that eReader, and your handwritten notes stay on it too.

Templates that fit the Kobo Sage

We haven't reviewed one yet.