Picture walkthrough

Enable developer mode.

Follow every screen on your Paper Pro. It takes about ten minutes and unlocks root SSH, AppLoad, and the remagic Store.

This erases everything on the tablet.Enabling developer mode performs a factory reset. It is a security requirement built into reMarkable—no tool can bypass it. Synced notebooks download again afterward; unsynced data is permanently lost.

Before you begin

  • Sync every notebook to the reMarkable cloud, or copy files off through the USB web interface at http://10.11.99.1.
  • Charge the tablet to at least 30%.
  • Have your Wi-Fi and reMarkable account details ready for first-time setup.
  • Set aside about ten minutes.

Developer mode is reversible through reMarkable's recovery tool. It does not unlock the signed bootloader or disable disk encryption.

Step 1 of 7

Open Settings

From the home screen, tap your account icon in the top-left, then tap the gear for Settings.

Opening Settings from the reMarkable home screen
Step 2 of 7

Open General → Software

In Settings, choose General, then open Software. The exact labels can shift slightly between OS versions.

Full path: Settings → General → Paper Tablet → Software → Advanced → Developer Mode.

General settings showing the Software row
Step 3 of 7

Choose Developer mode

Expand the Advanced section on the Software screen, then tap Developer mode.

Advanced software settings showing Developer mode
Step 4 of 7

Read the warning, then Enable

Tap Enable. reMarkable explains that the device will factory-reset and will show a developer-mode notice on every boot.

Last chance to check your sync.If you are not certain your notebooks are backed up, stop here. Nothing has been erased yet.
The factory reset warning shown before enabling developer mode
Step 5 of 7

Press the power button twice

Confirm by pressing the physical power button twice as instructed. The tablet erases its local data and restarts in developer mode.

The tablet restarting after developer mode confirmation

Complete first-time setup

Choose your language, connect to Wi-Fi, and optionally pair your reMarkable account so cloud notebooks download again.

Choosing a language during first-time setupConnecting to Wi-Fi during setup

If you pair an account, enter the code shown on the tablet at my.remarkable.com.

The one-time reMarkable account pairing code

When onboarding finishes, the normal home screen returns. The boot notice is the only obvious visual difference.

The reMarkable home screen after developer mode setup
Step 6 of 7

Find your SSH password

Open Settings → Help → Copyrights and licenses. Scroll to the GPLv3 Compliance / SSH section. It shows a one-time root password and root@10.11.99.1.

Keep this screen open. The remagic installer uses the password once, then installs an SSH key so you do not need to type it again.

Help settings where Copyrights and licenses contains the SSH password
Step 7 of 7

Plug in and install remagic

Connect the tablet to your computer with a USB-C data cable. It appears as a USB network device at 10.11.99.1.

You can test it manually with:

ssh root@10.11.99.1
A successful SSH connection to the Paper Pro

Developer mode is ready.

Continue to the remagic installer. It finds the tablet and adds AppLoad plus the on-device Store.

Continue installation →

What stays protected?

  • Disk encryption remains on. Your data stays encrypted at rest.
  • The bootloader remains signed. remagic does not replace early boot code.
  • The boot notice remains. It is part of reMarkable's secure design.

Leaving developer mode

Use reMarkable's official recovery application to return to a clean stock device. Both reset and restore disable developer mode. See reMarkable's recovery documentation.