Quickstart

Open the web editor to start a board in your browser. Use the desktop app instead when you want to save a native .inkfinite file on your computer.

Create a board

Open the board browser and choose New board. The browser stores boards in IndexedDB. The desktop app starts with a draft and asks for a file location when you choose Save As.

Select a shape from the toolbar, then drag on the canvas to place it. Add text or Markdown with their toolbar tools. Use the Select tool to move and resize objects.

Connect and arrange

Choose the Arrow tool and drag between two shapes. Drop each endpoint on a shape to bind it. The arrow follows its connected shapes when you move them.

Select several objects and open Layout to align, distribute, stack, or tidy them. Drag a selection near another object to see edge, center, and equal-gap snapping guides.

Navigate the canvas

Pan with a trackpad, middle-button drag, or Space-drag. Pinch or hold Ctrl/Cmd while scrolling to zoom. Shift+1 fits the drawing in the viewport. Shift+2 fits the current selection.

Press ? to open the searchable keyboard shortcut list. Press Cmd/Ctrl+B to return to the board browser.

Save or export

Browser boards save automatically to the current browser profile. In the desktop app, choose Save As to turn a draft into a .inkfinite file.

Use Export for SVG, PNG, Excalidraw, or Obsidian Canvas output. Keep the .inkfinite file when you want to preserve the complete document and its history.

Continue with the Editor guide or read about boards and files.