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CLUSTER DESIGN-WEB-CUSTOMIZE · 19 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-08-08

Digital drawing and sketching tools

The cluster consists of simple digital drawing and sketching applications, primarily web-based, that offer freehand drawing on a blank canvas. Dated entries are sporadic, appearing in March 2014, September 2019, October 2024, March 2025, July 2025, August 2025, and November 2025, with no clear trend. Traction leaders all show zero stars, indicating minimal user engagement. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from, as entries are irregular and sparse.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2014: 1SEP 2019: 1JUN 2023: 1MAR 2025: 1JUL 2025: 1AUG 2025: 1NOV 2025: 1AUG 2026: 5SEP 2026: 6OCT 2026: 1
MAR 2014OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 8 ai-built · 3 hand-coded · 8 unlabelled

Operator · 8 hobby · 1 indie · 3 open source · 7 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 19 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01scribble-ai0★13 daysliveindieWeb app that lets users draw in the air with hand gestures and save their artwork across devices.
  2. 02doodle-companion-000★19 daysliveWeb app that serves as a doodle companion for creative drawing and sketching.
  3. 03draw-anywhere-app0★22 days—ai-builtDrawing app that lets users create sketches on the web and mobile devices.
  4. 04smiley_painter0★13 days—Drawing app that lets users paint and decorate smiley faces on a canvas.
  5. 05drawing-app0★6 days—hobbyPersonal mobile web app for collecting drawing ideas and reference photos in one place for artists.
  6. 06drawcn0★1 mo—hobbyDesktop drawing app for sketching with pen, pencil, shapes, and text, supporting undo, copy, and image export.
  7. 07aesthetowrite-canvas0★1 moliveai-builtWeb app that provides a canvas for aesthetic writing and creative projects.
  8. 08InteractiveWhiteboard-App0★1 mo—hobbyMobile drawing app for freehand sketching with adjustable brush colors and sizes, an eraser, undo/redo, and saving images to the gallery.
  9. 09Sketching (PFA)0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceMobile drawing app for creating and saving simple encrypted sketches with adjustable color, thickness, and background, free of ads or permissions.
  10. 10crayon-canvas-hub0★11 mostale—ai-builtWeb app that offers a digital canvas for freehand drawing, sketching, and simple creative artwork.
  11. 11web-sketch-studio0★1 yrabandoned—ai-builthobbyWeb app that provides a digital canvas for sketching and drawing artwork.
  12. 12simple-draw-app0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyWeb application that lets users freehand draw and sketch directly in their browser.
  13. 1301370★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyWeb application offering a wipeable canvas for freehand drawing, note-taking, and brainstorming in the browser.
  14. 14Fingerpaint0★2 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceUtility that turns a laptop touchpad into a drawing canvas, letting users sketch by hand without moving the cursor.
  15. 15kirukkal0★unknownlivehobbyDigital sketchbook application that lets users draw and sketch freely across desktop and mobile devices.
  16. 16Acrylic Paint0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceAndroid drawing app for simple finger painting, based on Android's FingerPaint example.
  17. 17Drawing App0★unknownliveai-builtA web app that lets users draw and sketch freehand on a digital canvas using various tools and colors.
  18. 18Picture Drawing0★unknownliveai-builthobbyWeb app that lets users draw and sketch pictures on a digital canvas.
  19. 19Deconstruct0★unknownliveWeb app that overlays precise construction lines on uploaded face and still-life images to help artists trace and improve drawing skills.

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