Lorien is an infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity.
It’s not based on bitmap images like Krita, Gimp or Photoshop; it rather saves brush strokes as a collection of points and renders them at runtime (kind of like SVG). It’s primarily desinged to be used as a digital notebook and as brainstorming tool.
While it can totally be used to make small sketches and diagrams, it is not meant to replace traditional art programs that operate on bitmap images. It is entirely written in the Godot Game Engine.
Key Features
- Infinite canvas.
- Infinite undo/redo.
- (Almost) Infinite zoom.
- Infinite grid.
- Distraction free mode (toggles the UI on/off).
- Extremely small savefiles (File format specs).
- Work on multiple documents simultaneously.
- Tools: Freehand brush, eraser, line tool, selection tool.
- Move and delete selected brush strokes.
- Basic Export: visible canvas as PNG.
- Built-in and custom color palettes.
- Designed to be used with a drawing tablet (Wacom, etc.). It also supports pressure sensitivity.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Internationalization – supports English, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
Website: github.com/mbrlabs/Lorien
Support:
Developer: Marcus Brummer
License: MIT License
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