Sketches ✏️ Sketchbook App

Sketches is a super minimal, vector-based sketchbook. Sketches opens and closes instantly with a system hotkey, so it's always ready for action.

Features

• runs in the background to support instant app show / hide, for in-the-moment sketching
• minimal UI: no tool palettes, just the empty page for distraction-free ideation
• copy sketch as SVG to clipboard, then paste in your fav design app
• variety of background grids: dots, lines, isometric, or nothing at all
• always saving your progress in the background
• no file management: just open it and go

Hotkeys

Map any of these to your pen tablet's physical buttons:

• opt + space (macOS) / alt + space (Windows) - show/hide app
• c - change color
• w - change line width
• e - hold and drag to erase lines
• g - change background grid
• shift - hold and drag to draw straight lines (isometric-aware!)
• cmd + c (macOS) / ctrl + c (Windows) - copy SVG to clipboard
• shift + cmd + c (macOS) / shift + ctrl + c (Windows) - copy image to clipboard
• left / right - prev / next page
• d - delete page (confirms)
• o - open/close options panel

WIP

Sketches is a work-in-progress. It will continue to evolve with new features over time, without losing sight of its mission to stay focused and clutter free. Please drop suggestions on improvement ideas and bug fixes:

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