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# Drivers

## Overview

To use all the features of your drawing tablet, you must install drivers on your computer.

## The importance of installing tablet drivers

Without tablet drivers, you will not be able to:

* Use tilt
* Use pressure
* Configure the buttons on the pen
* Configure buttons on the tablet
* Control which display the tablet is mapped to
* Ensure that you have matching aspect ratios between your tablet and display so that you are drawing without distortion
* Control the pressure curve of the pen, though you may still be able to control it in apps that support it.

Related video: Why you need to install tablet drivers: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUsZUcH6SWk>

## Driver downloads

* Wacom: <https://www.wacom.com/en-us/support/product-support/drivers>
* Huion: <https://www.huion.com/download/>
* XP-Pen: <https://www.xp-pen.com/download>
* Xencelabs: <https://www.xencelabs.com/support/download-drivers/>

## Using a tablet without installing drivers

In **some** cases, it is possible to use a tablet without drivers. More here: [Using a drawing tablet without installing drivers](/drawtab/guides/drivers/drawtab-without-installing-drivers.md).

## Driver compatibility with multiple tablets

A specific version of a tablet driver tends to be compatible with a range of tablets from a specific manufacturer.

For example, Wacom's Windows drivers are compatible with a wide range of its tablets.

Here is the [compatibility list](https://cdn.wacom.com/u/productsupport/drivers/win/professional/releasenotes/Windows_6.4.4-3.html) for version 6.4.4-3 of the Wacom drivers.

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## OpenTabletDriver

* An alternative to manufacturer-provided drivers is **OpenTabletDriver** (<https://opentabletdriver.net/>).
* If you want to try OpenTabletDriver:
  * [Install OpenTabletDriver on Windows](/drawtab/guides/drivers/opentabletdriver/otd-windows-install.md)
  * [Install OpenTabletDriver on MacOS](/drawtab/guides/drivers/opentabletdriver/otd-macos-install.md)