How to load a PDF planner on a Kobo Elipsa

To put a PDF planner on a Kobo Elipsa 2E, drag the file onto the KOBOeReader drive over USB, or put it in the Rakuten Kobo folder of a linked Dropbox or Google Drive and sync. It opens from My Books, and you can write on the page with the Kobo Stylus.

Steps

1. Copy it over USB. Connect the Elipsa to your computer, tap Connect, drag the PDF onto the KOBOeReader drive, then eject it.
2. Or use Dropbox. Link Dropbox at kobo.com/dropbox, put the PDF in Apps, Rakuten Kobo, then sync the Elipsa.
3. Or use Google Drive. Link Google Drive at kobo.com/googledrive, put the PDF in the Rakuten Kobo folder, then sync. This needs software 4.37 or later.
4. Write on it. Open the planner from My Books and write anywhere on the page with the Kobo Stylus.

Good to know

• Over USB, the PDF can go anywhere on the KOBOeReader drive; it does not need a special folder.
• You can write on any PDF without DRM, and the strokes are saved into the PDF.
• Kobo does not support selecting or highlighting text in PDFs. Kobo's help pages do not say whether links inside a PDF open, so check with the free January sample before you buy.

Planner sizes for Kobo Elipsa

• Kobo Elipsa 2E

Each page has the exact pixel size, a free January sample and the full specs.

Sources

• Kobo: Add files with a USB cable
• Kobo: Dropbox
• Kobo: Google Drive
• Kobo: Write on PDFs with the stylus
• Kobo: What PDFs cannot do

Checked against Kobo's own help pages. Updated 2026-10-07. The PDF Planner is independent and not affiliated with Kobo.