Your work shouldn’t
stay on your canvas.
Export SVGs for free. Keep your drawings scalable, save them to Files, and share them with your next project.
Free SVG export, built in.
A drawing space of your own
Create drawings with touch on iPhone or Apple Pencil or touch on iPad. Work in layers, use a PDF page or photo as a reference, and save your artwork as an SVG. No account or export purchase required.

Less friction. More making.
A few thoughtful tools. A whole lot of possibilities. Keep your attention on the thing you came to make.
Export SVGs for free. Keep your drawings scalable, save them to Files, and share them with your next project.
Free SVG export, built in.
Bring in a PDF page, choose the quality, and draw above it on separate layers. A reference, a rough idea, a starting point. Make it your own.
Import. Layer. Create.
Draw on iPhone in portrait or landscape. Turn it sideways for a wider view, with scrollable drawing tools on the left and quick controls on the right.
Small screen. More room for your ideas.
Sketch with touch on either device, or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad. An idea doesn’t have to be perfect to be worth drawing.
Separate your ideas with layers. Undo, redo, and try that other direction.
Save your project on your device and return when inspiration does. No account required.
Good questions
Yes. SVG export is unrestricted in Paintlustrator. Save your artwork to Files or share it directly from your iPhone or iPad.
Yes. Choose a PDF page and its import quality, then use it as a reference beneath your drawing layers. PDF import does not automatically convert the original page into editable vectors.
Yes. Paintlustrator is free on iPhone and iPad, with touch drawing, layers, PDF reference import, and free SVG export. No subscription or account required.
Yes, on compatible iPads. On iPhone, draw with touch. Organize your artwork with layers, and use undo and redo as you go.
No account or sign-in is required. Projects are saved locally on your device. Export a copy to keep a backup.
A little help getting started
Create SVG drawings on iPad for free →
A step-by-step guide to drawing, saving, and sharing.
↗02 / PDF IMPORTChoose a page and draw above it on separate layers.
↗03 / PHOTO TRACINGTrace on a separate layer and export just your drawing.
↗04 / KNOW YOUR FILESFind the right workflow for the thing you want to make.
↗A blank canvas is a beginning.
Your ideas. Your artwork. Yours to keep.
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