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Inklet plug-in adds pressure-sensitive drawing on new Force Touch MacBook trackpad

Ten One Design has released an updated version of its drawing plug-in, Inklet, adding pressure-sensitive drawing on the new Force Touch trackpad in all Mac drawing apps, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture and Illustrator. The new trackpad was introduced by Apple on the 12-inch MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.

This means MacBook owners with the new trackpad will enjoy enhanced, highly-accurate pressure sensitivity when drawing on the trackpad whether drawing with a stylus or with a finger.

Inklet for Mac adds an icon to your menubar that you click when you want to draw on your trackpad in your chosen app … 

Ten One Design said that the Force Touch trackpad plus Inklet allows people to leave their external drawing tablets behind when working away from the office.

“I did a quiet fist-pump when the new trackpads were revealed,” said Peter Skinner, a founder of Ten One Design. “They align perfectly with our vision for Inklet and mobile drawing without the hassle of external tablets.”

The company offers the app only for $24.95, or bundles it with its Pogo stylus for $34.90, both available from tenonedesign.com.

Apple recently updated iMovie to add haptic feedback via the Force Touch trackpad.

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Comments

  1. dksmidtx - 9 years ago

    So, does this mean that mean if Apple adds this feature to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, we are finally going to see a true pen option for these phones – note taking could become a killer feature.

  2. Oflife - 9 years ago

    Finally, a while back, when using a separate Wacom tablet, why not actually draw on the trackpad, like those signature capture devices that some banks use that are about the same size as a trackpad! This is ergonomically way easier than having your hand to the right or left of the Macbook because your eyes are then (vertically) aligned with the display above, so less back and forth. All said, drawing ON the screen such as with a Surface Pro 3 or Galaxy Note is even better.

    • Oflife - 9 years ago

      Oops, that was rather badly written, let’s try again shall we? Sorry! – “Finally! A while back, whilst using a separate Wacom tablet, I thought why don’t they make it so one can actually draw on the trackpad, like those signature capture devices that some banks use that are about the same size as a trackpad.”

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