Everything on the canvas
A short tour of the tools, the selection model, and the keyboard shortcuts that make inkin.space fast to use.
Getting started
Open app.inkin.space and you land directly on the canvas with the pen selected. There is nothing to create, name, or confirm. Whatever you draw is autosaved to your browser as you go.
Tools
Pen
Draw freehand. Pick a colour and thickness from the toolbar. Hold Shift while drawing to constrain the stroke toward a straight line, and enable sketch mode for a hand-drawn, slightly wobbly finish.
Line
Drag from start to end. Hold Shift to snap the angle to 45° increments.
Rectangle & ellipse
Drag to size the shape. Hold Shift for a perfect square or circle. Shapes snap to nearby strokes and to the grid when it is enabled.
Text
Click anywhere to place a text box and start typing. The toolbar exposes font family, size, bold, italic, underline, and alignment. Press Escape to commit the text, or Esc again to leave editing.
Eraser
Click or drag over a stroke to remove it entirely. The eraser removes whole elements rather than carving into them, which keeps undo predictable.
Selecting and editing
- Switch to the select tool with V, then click a stroke to select it
- Drag on empty canvas to marquee-select everything inside the box
- Hold Shift or Cmd while clicking to add or remove an item
- Drag inside a selection to move it, or use the handles to resize
- Use the floating bar to align, distribute, duplicate, reorder or delete
Panning and zooming
Hold Space and drag, middle-drag, or use the pan tool (H) to move around the canvas. Zoom with Cmd + scroll wheel — the zoom is anchored to your cursor, so the point under the pointer stays put. Range is 10% to 800%.
Saving and exporting
- Autosave — every change is written to
localStorage - Save JSON — Cmd + S downloads a reopenable file
- Open JSON — Cmd + O restores a saved drawing
- Export PNG — a raster image of the whole drawing
- Export SVG — a vector file that stays sharp at any size
Autosave lives in this browser only. Clearing site data, using private mode, or switching devices will not carry your canvas over — export a JSON file if the drawing matters.
Keyboard shortcuts
- V select · H pan · P pen · T text
- L line · R rectangle · O ellipse · E eraser
- Cmd+Z undo · Cmd+Shift+Z redo
- Cmd+A select all · Esc deselect
- Cmd+C copy · Cmd+V paste · Cmd+D duplicate
- Cmd+] bring forward · Cmd+[ send backward
- Cmd+Shift+] bring to front · Cmd+Shift+[ send to back
- Delete or Backspace delete the selection
- ? open the shortcuts panel
Frequently asked
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no login, and no profile.
Where are my drawings stored?
In your browser's local storage on this device. Nothing is uploaded. See the privacy policy for details.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the page has loaded, the app runs entirely client-side and keeps working without a network connection.
Something is broken. Where do I report it?
Use the feedback form. Include what you drew, what you expected, and what happened instead.