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Dev tools · July 30, 2020

A useful canvas drawing tool – PenTool

Pen tool. Contribute to dream-num/PenTool development by creating an account on GitHub.

A useful canvas drawing tool – PenTool launched on July 30, 2020 with 14 votes, #983 of 4,305 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

PenTool is a canvas drawing application launched in 2020. It lets users create and sketch on a digital canvas using drawing tools. The software is designed for people interested in casual digital art and creative expression. It is available as an open-source project on GitHub, making it accessible to those who want to use or modify the code themselves.

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