I just got a drawing tablet, and have been wanting some software that would allow me to work out math problems, draw architecture diagrams, etc. I’ve seen some tools like Excalidraw, which look handy for the sharing capabilities. I also have just used plain krita, which has great feedback for the pen sensitivity, but obviously is overkill for whiteboarding.

Are there any tools you use or recommend for handwriting or picture drawing? Pen or mouse?

  • the_tab_key@lemmy.world
    9·
    3 months ago

    I use xournal++ for notes and math stuff. Have looked at rnote as well but haven’t really dove in and tried it thoroughly.

  • variants@possumpat.ioEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    I haven’t tried with a drawing tablet but I like excalidraw a lot for planning things out like my homelab layout or bases in games. I installed the excalidraw container on my server just so I have my own instance always available

  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
    2·
    3 months ago

    rnote is really slick. Haven’t used it thoroughly, though. The default recommendation is xournal++,which is a bit more old-school, but still very good.

    • averyminya@beehaw.org
      1·
      3 months ago

      Storyboarder is definitely great, although I wouldn’t say it’s geared towards 2D animation. You could use it like a flipbook, but I think it’s more suited towards Storyboard planning.

      There’s 2 modes, 2D sketching and 3D modeled posing, the latter of which is far, far faster to plot out scenes than hand drawing each one. Again, that doesn’t mean you couldn’t use it for 2D, just that it’s not inherently designed for that process. Still, it’s a great program that lets you add voiceovers, has multiple text boxes for details, and has a pretty decent selection of art tools.

  • IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org
    1·
    3 months ago

    I’ve used Xournal++ and Write, both worked pretty well. Saber also looks promising.

    It’s going to come down to how the program handles smoothing of the pen input, which is going to differ based on how noisy your tablets data is, and on your handwriting.

  • Fliegenpilzgünni@slrpnk.net
    21·
    3 months ago

    Maybe Logseq? It also has a whiteboard function for drawing diagrams and stuff.
    The last time I tried it, it wasn’t Logseqs’ flag ship feature for sure, but as an addition to an already great note taking software, it was good.