Medieval Coloring Book

Illuminare

Illuminate historic and manuscript-inspired pages with vivid color, delicate gold, and your own creative touch.

Available now on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

Inside the app

From Library to Scriptorium.

Choose a page, make it your own, and return whenever inspiration strikes.

Choose a page

Find your next folio.

Explore historic manuscripts, illuminated letters, and playful creatures waiting for your color.

The current Illuminare Library showing four manuscript books beside the Book of Hours preview and its red View History seal.

History & Inspiration

Discover the story behind the page.

Explore historic notes and original manuscript art, with sources to guide your curiosity.

The Book of Hours history view, with historic notes, source credit, and an original illuminated manuscript page.

The Scriptorium

Color like an illuminator.

Paint, gild, and add ornaments with the page at the heart of your workspace.

A partially colored Snail Knight page open in the Illuminare Scriptorium with its creative tools visible.

Make it yours

Keep every creation in Works.

Save your progress and pick up where you left off whenever inspiration returns.

Angels and Stars, Snail Knight, Starter Letter A, and December saved in Works, with folio and favorites controls.

Social sharing

Share your art beyond the page.

Send your folios to friends, share them on social media, or save them to Photos to post later.

Sharing on Instagram? Tag @illuminare.app. We’d love to see your creations!
Illuminare artwork in the iOS share sheet, with AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Save Image options.

iPhone and iPad

Your Library, anywhere.

Browse on iPhone or settle into a full creative workspace on iPad. With Premium Cloud Sync, pick up your saved work on either device.

Illuminare Library displayed on an iPhone in landscape orientation, showing the manuscript collection and navigation.

Submissions

Send your art for us to see!

Finished your folio? Send it our way! Selected artwork may be featured in the Illuminare app’s Discover tab, credited to your username or shared anonymously.

No file selected
Choose a PNG or JPEG up to 10 MB.
If chosen

Shown in Discover tab.

Devices

Made for iPad and iPhone.

Create with touch or Apple Pencil, use two fingers to move and zoom, and work in portrait or landscape.

Compatibility

iPad iPadOS 17+
iPhone iOS 17+
Download on the App Store