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24 alternatives to Weylus – Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on Linux

Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer. - H-M-H/Weylus

Weylus lets Linux users turn their tablet into a graphics tablet or touch screen for their computer. The open-source tool enables wireless input, allowing designers and artists to draw or interact with their Linux… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Weylus – Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on Linux launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Weylus – Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on Linux▲8
Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer. - H-M-H/Weylus
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple GUI app to make Linux touchpad gestures easier▲82
A modern GUI frontend for libinput-gestures
2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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Use an old tablet as an extra monitor▲281
but only for terminal and curses apps
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
4TY
Turn your pen into a touchscreen stylus▲10
2012 · more-real.com · its alternatives →
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Astropad▲246
Transform your iPad into a professional graphics tablet
2015 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
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WinCommander▲62
Windows for Android turning tablet into laptop replacement
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Noteslate Shiro▲107
1-bit ePaper writing tablet
2015 · noteslate.com · its alternatives →
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EasyCanvas2025▲11
Turn your tablet into a wire or wireless drawing display
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Touchjet WAVE▲110
Turn Your TV into a Touchscreen
2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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VirtualTablet▲3
Turn your tablet into a wireless professional graphic tablet
Feb 2026 · sunnysidesoft.com · its alternatives →
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Stylus▲111
Easily install themes and skins for many popular sites
2017 · add0n.com · its alternatives →
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RasPad▲109
Raspberry Pi tablet for your creative projects
2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Fydetab Duo▲89
Hackable Linux open-source tablet
2024 · fydetabduo.com · its alternatives →
14AM
A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices▲94
2013 · kevinboone.net · its alternatives →
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FIn▲74
Make Your Palm As A Touch Interface
2014 · wearfin.com · its alternatives →
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Termux – Terminal emulator and Unix environment for Android▲94
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Astropad Mini▲107
A graphics tablet in your pocket
2015 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
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Fydetab Duo▲75
Hackable Linux tablet, powered by FydeOS
2022 · fydetabduo.com · its alternatives →
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DonglePi, a USB Stick Giving You the Raspberry Pi IOs on a PC▲92
Transform your PC into a Raspberry Pi. Contribute to gbin/DonglePi development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Canvas▲32
Convert your simple sketches into images
2025 · finger-canvas.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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A stack-based pure functional language for touch devices▲77
A Wildflower IDE for touch devices. Contribute to pschanely/wildflower-touch development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Freetouch▲72
Navigate public touchscreens from your smartphone.
2020 · freetou.ch · its alternatives →
23AM
A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone▲49
I ported modern Linux to a ten-year-old HTC QWERTY phone as a handheld terminal. I wrote it up here: https://tmzt.github.io/blog/a-modern-port-of-linux-to-a-ten-... You can see the code here: https://github.com/tmzt/linux-stable-msm-dtsi
Jul 2026 · its alternatives →
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FlinkTab▲12
Use your phone as a drawing tablet for your PC.
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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