Drawy

Drawy is an infinite whiteboard application developed and published by KDE e.V., designed as a lightweight brainstorming and visual note-taking tool. Positioned in the graphics and productivity category, it serves users who need a flexible digital canvas for capturing ideas, sketching diagrams, and organizing visual notes without the constraints of a fixed page size. The software centers on a smooth and responsive infinite canvas, allowing content to expand freely in any direction as a project grows. Its drawing capabilities include pressure-sensitive tablet support, which makes it suitable for users working with stylus input for freehand sketching and handwritten annotations. Beyond freehand drawing, Drawy allows users to add text elements, insert images, and place basic shapes such as rectangles, ellipses, arrows, and lines, providing the essential building blocks for structured diagrams and clearly organized layouts. Customization is supported through selectable color palettes, enabling users to adapt the appearance of their work to their preferences or to color-code different sections of a board. When a project is complete or needs to be shared, finished whiteboards can be exported as image files, making it straightforward to use the results in documents, presentations, or other applications. A stated design goal of the application is to remain lightweight and fast, reducing distractions and keeping the focus on quickly capturing and developing ideas. Typical use cases include brainstorming sessions, early-stage concept development, visual planning, quick diagramming, and informal note-taking where a freeform layout is more useful than a linear document. Drawy is currently available at version 1.0.2277, and the catalog lists a single released version of the software at this time. As a KDE e.V. project, it fits within the broader ecosystem of open applications maintained by the KDE community.

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