DrawAnywhere vs Sketching (PFA)
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
DrawAnywhere
DrawAnywhere lets you sketch, annotate, and highlight directly on top of any screen. Great for following along video courses, recording tutorials or hosting presentations. Highlights: Stroke eraser toggleable via stylus buttons Touch passthrough to the app below 50-step undo/redo operations Minimal storage usage Tips: Long press and drag to move the toolbar around. After 3 seconds of inactivity, the toolbar becomes more transparent. Turn on Clear on hiding canvas to let the app clear the canvas when you hide it. Note: Touch passthrough will be turned off automatically as well. Turn off Canvas visible on start to hide the canvas on startup by default. Source is available on GitHub: https://github.com/shezik/DrawAnywhere
Sketching (PFA)
Privacy Friendly Sketching lets you create and save simple sketches in a quick manner without having to endure ads or requiring additional permissions! Select a background color or a background image and start drawing! This app allows you to draw simple sketches in a matter of seconds to share with your friends. A key feature of Privacy Friendly Sketching is ensuring the users privacy at all costs. This means that every sketch is saved encrypted and that there are no permissions being required in order to use this app. In addition, we will never display any annoying ads to increase the fun factor while using the app and eliminate any data usage that might occur! The only permission that this app requires (that is completely optional) is to access the import/export functionality of this app, in which you can import an image from the device storage or export a sketch into the device storage. Functionalities: Edit a sketch with various different colors, thickness and transparency Undo/redo the last action Zoom and Scrolling Select a background image or a background color for your sketch Export sketches as a PNG into the device storage Share sketchs with your friends Gallery overview that shows all encrypted sketches Privacy Friendly App on GitHub: https://github.com/SecUSo/privacy-friendly-sketching You can reach us via BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/secusoresearch.bsky.social Mastodon - @SECUSO_Research@bawü.social https://xn--baw-joa.social/@SECUSO_Research/ Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers.php
| Feature | DrawAnywhere | Sketching (PFA) |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityPhoto EditingGallery | Photo EditingGallery |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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