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Configure Windows Ink for apps

The user experience

Apps vary in how they present the configuration for Windows Ink vs WinTab .

Apps may present it like this (Krita is shown). Notice that some apps use the phrase like "Windows 8 pointer API" to mean "Windows Ink"

Other apps may use the phrase "Tablet PC"

Clip Studio Paint

  • Open Clip Studio Paint

  • Go to File > Preferences > Tablet

  • In the Tablet Input API section, you can choose to enable or disable Windows Ink

    • choose Wintab to enable Windows Ink

    • or choose Tablet PC to disable Windows Ink

  • Once you've made the change, restart Clip Studio Paint

Krita

  • Open Krita

  • Go to Settings > Configure Krita > Tablet settings

  • In the Tablet Input API section:

    • Choose Windows 8+ Pointer Input (Windows Ink) to enable Windows Ink

    • or Choose WinTab to disable Windows Ink

  • Once you've made your change, restart Krita.

Adobe Photoshop

See these instructions: Configuring Photoshop to NOT use Windows Ink

Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer

  • Navigate to Edit > Settings > Tools > Tablet Input Method

  • There are three options there:

    • Low Precision (this is the default value)

    • High Precision,

    • Windows Ink

  • Restart Affinity Photo/Designer once you change this setting.

ArtRage Vitae

  • Navigate to Edit > ArtRage Preferences > Input Device > Tablet Options > Use Wintab checkbox.

  • Set the checkbox as you need

    • CHECKED -> enable Windows Ink (it is checked by default)

    • UNCHECKED -> disable Windows Ink

  • Restart ArtRage once you change this setting.

Firealpaca

  • In FireAlpaca, navigate to File > Brush Environment Settings

  • To the right of Select Pen Pressure API choose an option

    • Touch PC + Pen Tablet (Wintab) -> disable Windows Ink

    • PC + Pen Tablet (Wintab) -> disable Windows Ink

    • Tablet PC -> use Windows Ink

  • Brush Preference Settings

Medibang Paint

  • In MediBang, navigate to File > Prefs and Settings > Brush Preference Settings

  • Set the Validate native OS pen pressure detection

    • CHECKED -> enable Windows Ink (it is checked by default)

    • UNCHECKED -> disable Windows Ink

  • Click OK

  • Restart Medibang

Rebelle

  • in Rebelle go to Edit > Preferences > Tablet

  • Under Tablet Options you can pick whether Windows Ink is used:

    • Wacom compatible (WinTab) -> disable Windows Ink

    • Xencelabs tablet -> unknown (i need to research)

    • Windows Pointer Device -> unknown (I need to research)

    • Windows Ink Compatible -> enable Windows Ink

Other applications

Many other apps covered here: https://opentabletdriver.net/Wiki/FAQ/WindowsAppSpecific

This list includes

  • Photoshop CC

  • Paint Tool SAI 2

  • Corel Painter

  • Rebelle

  • Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer

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