# Drawing support

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [15 March 2020 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974 "2020-03-15T10:40:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![wtsiamruk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/wtsiamruk/32/2908_2.png) [@wtsiamruk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/wtsiamruk)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/1 "2020-03-15T10:40:44Z")

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I am sorry if there is such topic exists, but can it be introduced in some near future? that would be awesome if note taking app would have pencils support.

I saw that the language of the app is mainly JavaScript, but i believe there is some way to introduce that option, was somebody working on that feature already? Maybe at least took a look at the source code?

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**Author:** ![PackElend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/packelend/32/488_2.png) [@PackElend](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/PackElend)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/2 "2020-03-15T19:21:27Z")

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Hi  
Thx for the input would you share some ideas or suggestions on how that could be implemented?

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**Author:** ![nr458h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nr458h](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/nr458h)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 23:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/3 "2020-03-15T23:27:00Z")

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hello and welcome @wtsiamruk  
indeed there is a topic where the drawing support is specified by the [apple pencil](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/apple-pencil-support/2824)  
The main problem that I see is how would you use such a feature?

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**Author:** ![wtsiamruk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/wtsiamruk/32/2908_2.png) [@wtsiamruk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/wtsiamruk)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2020 06:53 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/4 "2020-03-16T06:53:13Z")

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Hello @nr458h

It is very convenient when i can crop part of the image and put something using pen on it.  
For example. I want to crop part of the pdf and make assignment using the pen. 🙂

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**Author:** ![wtsiamruk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/wtsiamruk/32/2908_2.png) [@wtsiamruk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/wtsiamruk)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2020 07:06 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/5 "2020-03-16T07:06:00Z")

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Not quite sure about the implementation details actually, i haven’t look yet at the application source code, doesn’t fix a bug so cannot tell much about.

Don’t know for the apple devices, nor for the samsung pens.

But for the desktop we seems to have some wacom javascript api:

[https://weekly-geekly.github.io/articles/126775/index.html](https://weekly-geekly.github.io/articles/126775/index.html)

Also maybe this library would be usefull.

> **[stuyam/pressure](https://github.com/stuyam/pressure)**
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> :point\_down::boom: JavaScript library for handling Force Touch, 3D Touch, and Pointer Pressure. - stuyam/pressure

There should be some canvas of course.  
So maybe there could be such thing like:

- select some area of the note, then select “convert to canvas”.

not sure.

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**Author:** ![trymeout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@trymeout](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/trymeout)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2021 02:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/6 "2021-07-28T02:11:01Z")

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This will be cool for tablets and will be more user frieldly on tablets.

I wonder if it is possible to write letters abd words and to have then be converted to text and to be able to erase text easiky with a stylus?

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2021 14:06 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/drawing-support/6974/7 "2021-07-28T14:06:00Z")

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Closed on 28 July 2021 14:06 UTC