# OpenTabletDriver ## Introduction OpenTabletDriver (OTD) is a third-party tablet driver. "Third-party" means it is made by someone else than the tablet manufacturer. At the OTD site: [**https://opentabletdriver.net/**](https://opentabletdriver.net/) you can find: * A list of compatibles drawing tablets * Documentation * A link to the GitHub repo * A link to their Discord server: ## Why use OpenTabletDriver? Normally, you should use your manufacturer-provided driver for your tablet. However, there are some situations where OpenTabletDriver is extremely useful or required. * Your manufacturer dropped support for your tablet model with their latest drivers. This may leave you stuck with a tablet you can't use. * Your manufacturer's drivers may be malfunctioning in some way that is beyond your control to fix. * You are trying to troubleshoot a problem and want to see if the problem is in the driver vs some other component. ## Installation instructions * Windows: [Install OpenTabletDriver on Windows](/drawtab/guides/drivers/opentabletdriver/otd-windows-install.md) * MacOS: [Install OpenTabletDriver on MacOS](/drawtab/guides/drivers/opentabletdriver/otd-macos-install.md) ## Key points * OTD is open source. You can see the code on their GitHub repo: * OTD supports 300+ tablets across many brands and many release years * OTD is actively maintained * OTD supports plug-ins that can modify its behavior * OTD runs on Windows, Linux, and MacOS. * People use OTD as their normal tablet driver for playing osu! and even when they are doing creative tasks. * OTD has a very active discord server: * Review these usage notes to understand limitations and customizations: [Notes on OpenTabletDriver](/drawtab/guides/drivers/opentabletdriver/otd-notes.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sevenpens.com/drawtab/guides/drivers/opentabletdriver.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.