App compatibility with drawing tablets

Summary

Once the tablet drivers are installed, all applications are compatible with drawing tablets. Pen-aware apps, such as Krita, can use features like pressure and tilt.

All apps

All applications work with drawing tablets, even apps that are not pen-aware. These apps simply treat the drawing tablet like a mouse. In fact, they do not even know a drawing tablet is being used.

• Changing position - instead of moving the mouse, you move the pen.

• Clicking - instead of pressing a mouse button, you tap the pen on the tablet.

• Double-clicking - instead of pressing a mouse button twice, you tap the pen rapidly in the same location.

• Dragging - instead of pressing a mouse button and moving the mouse, you press the pen down on the tablet and move it without lifting.

• Right-clicking - instead of clicking the right mouse button, you press a pen button.

Apps that are pen-aware

Some apps are pen-aware. These apps are designed with the possibility, or even expectation, that a drawing tablet may be used. Typical examples include Krita, Clip Studio Paint, and Photoshop.

These apps can take advantage of additional features of the drawing tablet such as pressure sensitivity and tilt sensitivity.