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.

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 for version 6.4.4-3 of the Wacom drivers.

OpenTabletDriver

• An alternative to manufacturer-provided drivers is OpenTabletDriver (https://opentabletdriver.net/).

• If you want to try OpenTabletDriver:

  • Install OpenTabletDriver on Windows

  • Install OpenTabletDriver on MacOS