Kleki

Kleki is a browser paint tool for the moment when an idea needs a canvas before it has time to become a whole software project. Brushes, layers, and editing tools arrive without a download parade.

What is Kleki?

Kleki keeps its promise in a pleasantly direct way: open the page and there is a painting workspace waiting. It is built for sketching, drawing, and making quick changes to images, with the familiar essentials of brushes, layers, and editing tools close at hand. The lack of installation is part of its character; a stray idea can become a doodle before any setup screen has a chance to spoil the mood. The project has been developing since 2010 and remains community funded and open source. That gives the tool a practical, quietly durable feel. It is not trying to turn every mark into a grand production. Pick a brush, stack a few layers when the picture asks for them, and let the browser do the useful job of staying out of the way.

What you can do there

• Paint with brushes
• Work with layers
• Edit an image
• Import and save artwork

Why we picked it

Kleki is a fine antidote to the idea that making a mark requires preparing a studio. Its browser-first approach makes the distance between a passing visual thought and a canvas satisfyingly short.

How to get the most from it

Open a blank canvas for a fresh sketch, choose a brush, and add layers when separate parts of the drawing need room to breathe. You can also bring in an image for editing, then save your work when it is ready to leave the browser.

Good to know

This run did not make or save a drawing, so brush response, import and export formats, recovery, storage, mobile behavior, and accessibility settings were not verified. Confirm those details before relying on it for work you cannot afford to lose.

Who made it, and when?

bitbof is the credited creator or organization.