| What it does | A native macOS drawing app for quick sketches, screenshot markup, and AI-generated diagrams
| A drawing and painting app for iPad, iPhone and Mac where every stroke stays editable
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| Stage | Not given
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Paid
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| 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.
| $12.99 once, no subscription. One purchase covers iPad, iPhone and Mac.
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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
| - Strokes stay editable: recolor, bend, scale and warp without losing sharpness
- Over 300 brushes from 36 sets with pressure, tilt and barrel roll support
- Import and use Procreate and Photoshop brushes
- Layers with groups, masks, blend modes and adjustment layers
- Pages and frames on one canvas for comics and storyboards
- Animation with frames, onion skins and playback
- Paint on 3D models in OBJ and USDZ format
- Export to PNG, JPEG, HEIC, JPEG XL, TIFF and PSD with CMYK for print
- Symmetry and mirroring tools
- Undo history that survives closing the app
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| 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
| - Strokes remain fully editable after drawing, unlike other apps that flatten to pixels
- One-time purchase with no subscription covers iPad, iPhone and Mac
- Seamless import of files, brushes and palettes from Procreate and Photoshop
- Works offline with no account, advertising or tracking
- Redraws strokes at any export size to maintain sharpness
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | Not checked yet ● no change since last check | 2 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 24 | 12 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 46 | 2 |
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