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August 23, 2019

My favorite erasable pens for planners and bullet journaling

Erasable pens are the only pens I use for bullet journaling! I tend to always use the Frixion pens but there are a few others you might like to consider trying if the Frixion aren’t readily available where you live (or you can’t get them shipped from Amazon to your country).

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Frixion Erasable

I love these pens so much I did an entire post and video about them (which I’ve linked in so many posts here on the blog – you’ve probably already seen that post!)

The colors are great, they’re reasonably priced, they’re the most readily available of all of the types of erasable pens and they come in a variety of styles – clicker, with a clear lid and with a capped lid.

Read more: My all time favorite planner pens: Pilot Frixion Erasable Pens Review

The capped lid style seems to be the most readily available

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The style with a clear lid is my favorite and comes in the most colors:

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J Burrows

I found these at Officeworks here in Australia. They were about $15 AUD for the pack of 8 colors (around the same price as the Frixion).

They write ok but they’re nothing to rave about. They remind me of a dull ballpoint pen. The green is a dark green rather than a nice bright. The pink is more of a pink-red than a true pink.

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Parkoo

The colors are nice but they’re not the best pens. The ink is prone to skipping. The colors are a bit dull too.

Probably don’t need 4 different shades of blue in the one pack… I do love the teal though!

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Creative Devotion

The colors are nice but they don’t reflect the color of the body of the pen. The pretty blue ink is in a pen that looks dark green!

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Papermate

I’m including the Papermate erasable pen on the list solely to tell you – don’t buy it! The eraser is terrible – it hardly erases – you can still see what you’ve written.

The Verdict

So it was probably fairly obvious… the Frixion erasable are my favorite.

Other options

  • Uniball Signo TSI Thermo Sensitive– I haven’t tried these as I think the Uniball Signo gel pens are overrated. They don’t come in many colors either. However they are cheap at around $1 per pen.
  • Delat Erasable Gel Ink – I haven’t tried these but they look like a knock off of the Frixion erasable… but are much the same price so you may as well get the Frixion instead

If you’re looking for erasable highlighters, see this post for my favorites.

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  1. garnet says

    August 25, 2019 at 17:02

    I’m trying to figure out how to subscribe. I think there was a pop up when I first landed on your page but got rid of it, then looked around and figured I’d like to subscribe but can’t find a sub sign in anywhere.

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    Garnet

    • Rachael says

      August 25, 2019 at 23:35

      Hi Garnet,

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  2. Nicole Brown says

    August 26, 2019 at 22:52

    Do you find the the frixion pens seem to run out really quickly. I too love these pens but I once when through one in 2 weeks. Which makes them quite expensive over time. I admit that I have a job that involves a lot of writing but other pens seem to last a lot longer.

    • Rachael says

      August 27, 2019 at 19:27

      Hi Nicole,

      Years ago I purchased a few individually (i.e. not in a packet) which ran out quickly – they were probably used by people before me as tester pens (I now only get them in packs). If you had one run out after 2 weeks I suspect that could be the reason. Make sure you put the cap / retract the pen too. If you buy the clicker / retractable style you can get the refills instead of buying a whole new pen. I’ve gone through a few (especially black) over the years but I do use them quite often.

    • Niki says

      August 28, 2019 at 12:47

      The .38 ultra fine tips do run out quickly…but I love them so much I have learned that I don’t care. Nothing is like them. I love them!!! I have had to give myself rules to only use them for bible journaling and using in my planner. Otherwise….I’d need my own frixion pen factory! ??

  3. Camille Explore says

    August 27, 2019 at 17:49

    I like the Papermate but the colours are a little faded compared to the Frixxion.

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