Minimalistic Drawing App

Inkalot (formally Doodle-A-Lot) is a minimalistic, just enough, drawing app, made with an Apple Pencil in mind. It's easy to use and a lot of fun. You can export to the Files App or Photos. Exports are 8.5 x 11 @ 300 dpi (600 dpi option for newer iPads) in PNG format with transparency and 1-bit options. The ink is smooth, but like the real thing, it picks up that organic irregularity that exists with pen and paper. Record your drawing sessions for quick videos.

Get out of your left brain and enjoy the simplicity!

So Much Fun, Thank You.

I love to doodle in my little real notebooks and this great app gives me the same fun feelings while using it. I really like that I can create separate folders for all of my doodles and the brushes and tools are great too I thought. Plus, just the overall aesthetics of how this program was designed. Well, it always sets me into a really good mood when I jump into this to create some new doodles. In my opinion, you can definitely feel that an artist developed this application and I love that a bunch. Many thanks to the developer for all of the blood, sweat and tears no doubt put into creating and updating this program and God bless. — Joshua D. (5-stars)

Design Inspiration

I love doodling, ever since I was a kid. It relaxes me. It's fun. It's creative. It's a way to express myself.

When the iPad first came out, I jumped on board. I used it to draw and think on "paper", no longer in dozens of notebooks.

Drawing apps, typically, are busy with many great features, enough to overwhelm my creative sensibilities. I wanted an organic, real inkish like experience, with just enough features to get the job done.

So, I wrote most of this app in 2017 and have used it ever since. Recently, I added folders to be better organized, a lasso tool for better layout and editing, and decided to share it with the world.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Note: The best drawing experience is definitely with an Apple Pencil.

Specifications for version 3.1

Doodling Features

• Ink pen & eraser - separate size, pressure, and pencil mode
• Turn off Finger Draw in settings
• Lasso tool - move, stamp/copy, rotate, scale, flip horizontal/vertical, and delete
• Graph paper, lined notebook paper, isometric, perspective, newsprint, etc.
• Custom background paper loaded from the Files or Photos.
• 2 layers - separate undo stack, merge, trace mode, hide, and clear
• Copy and Paste a Lasso Selection to another Drawing File
• Menu hide button
• Whiteboard mode with marker colors for thinking on paper.
• New paper textures
• New 600 dpi canvas for newer iPads
• Adjust opacity of background images
• Pencil hover support
• Pencil squeeze support

Gallery Features

• Create folder (tap title to rename)
• Create new doodle (tap title to rename)
• Multi-file export
• Multi-file delete
• Multi-file move to a different folder
• Record your drawing sessions for quick videos.
• Export to Files App or Photos in PNG format
  (8.5 x 11 @ 300 dpi)
• Normal export - with current background
  (good for digital distribution)
• Transparent export - no background
  (good for editing in other apps)
• 1-Bit export - black & white only
  (good for printing)
• Air Print
• Duplicate doodle
• Delete doodle

Recommended Requirements

• iPadOS 15 or newer
• Apple Pencil strongly recommended
• 4GB RAM or more recommended
  (not storage, but working RAM)