A native macOS drawing app for quick sketches, screenshot markup, and AI-generated diagrams
Pencil-style icons for the web, drawn by code
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Pricing model
Freemium
Open source
Pricing
Free: $0 forever, includes all drawing tools, unlimited sketches in one folder, copy to clipboard as PNG, and auto-save with local-first storage. Pro: coming soon.
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Key features
Instant copy-to-clipboard as PNG
No accounts or setup required
Local-first storage with auto-save
Screenshot annotation with arrows, boxes, text, and freehand tools
AI diagram generation via Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code
Refine diagrams through chat
Paste screenshot from clipboard
Unlimited sketches in one folder
Native macOS performance
All drawing tools included in free version
React components with customizable size, color, and stroke width
Pencil variant with adjustable grain texture from 0 to 1
Small bundle sizes: 0.5 KB gzipped per icon, 67 KB for all by name
Consistent rendering across server and client with no hydration mismatch
What makes it different
Zero-friction design: open, draw, and share in seconds with no setup or accounts
Local-first architecture: all sketches stay on your Mac, nothing leaves unless you ask
AI integration runs through your own subscription with no proxying of prompts
Same name always draws identically everywhere for consistency
Authentic pencil-style imperfections while maintaining legibility at small sizes
MIT licensed and free for personal and commercial use
Chalk
Matita