SmoothDraw Studio 5, a complete drawing studio

Completely free · No account needed

100% Free. No signup. No catch.

Meet SmoothDraw Studio 5, a complete drawing studio in your browser. The next generation of the app behind the classic Khan Academy blackboard videos, rebuilt for every device.

Launch Studio 5

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To load, smaller than a photo

Hand-tuned brushes

100%

Private, nothing uploaded

Any device

Desktop · tablet · phone

The photorealistic brush drawer in Studio 5

Brush settings, Size, Opacity and Flow with a live stroke preview

For artists

Fifteen brushes. Five real families.

Each brush has its own realistic engine, and you pick them from a photorealistic drawer: you see the actual tool, like real supplies.

Pencils. Graphite that shimmers like the real thing.
Inks. Crisp, confident lines that never wobble.
Paints. Acrylic with bristle streaks and wet edges.
Airbrushes. True pressure-to-opacity response.
Chalks. Charcoal that crumbles on the paper's tooth.

Real stylus pressure. Apple Pencil, Surface Pen, Wacom.

Professional layers. Unlimited, with 13 blend modes.

Infinite canvas. Pan and zoom forever; you can't run out of paper.

Full HSV color wheel. Hex input and recent swatches.

Size, Opacity & Flow with a live stroke preview.

Photorealistic picker. A supply drawer, not a list of names.

Anywhere you teach or draw

Online, free, and ready on any device.

Open a tab and start drawing. It's the same free Studio 5 on your desktop, tablet, or phone.

In the browser

Open a tab and draw

The whole studio is smaller than a single photo, so it loads in under a second, with no splash screen and no waiting. Great for classrooms on slow Wi-Fi.

Completely free, no account: no emails, passwords, or parental-consent headaches
Everything stays on your device: nothing uploaded, tracked, or stored on a server
Any modern browser: desktop, iPad, Chromebook, Surface, or phone

Launch Studio 5

For teachers & creators

Take it to class or the studio

Built for presenting, recording, and teaching, with modes that keep the focus on your board.

For teachers: one-tap chalkboard mode, educate pens, and Slides that snapshot your board as you teach
For screencasters: Presenter mode hides every panel with one keypress, clean in OBS or Camtasia
For artists: the full brush engine, layers, and infinite canvas on every device

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Smart touches

Little things that stay out of your way

Shape snap

Draw a rough circle or arrow and it offers to become a perfect one, so diagrams stay legible mid-lecture.

Editable vector shapes

Rectangles, ellipses, stars, arrows, and speech bubbles you can move, resize, and recolor after placing.

Export anywhere

PNG with transparency, JPG, or PDF. Drop your work straight into slides, documents, or handouts.

Familiar shortcuts

Unlimited undo/redo, B, E, V, brackets for size, and Tab to hide everything.