FAQ
Does Kleki have a fill tool (paint bucket)?
Section titled “Does Kleki have a fill tool (paint bucket)?”Yes. Click the arrow next to the tool icon to open more tools, then pick 
Paint Bucket, or press G. To fill line art without white edges, set Grow to 1 or more. See Paint Bucket.
Does Kleki have a lasso?
Section titled “Does Kleki have a lasso?”Yes, two kinds:
- To select part of your drawing freehand, use the Select Tool (L) with the
Lasso shape. - To draw an outline and fill it with color, use the Chemy brush with Fill.
Does Kleki have a clipping mask and alpha lock?
Section titled “Does Kleki have a clipping mask and alpha lock?”Yes, both. They let you color and shade inside a shape without going over its edges:
- To paint only where a layer already has paint, turn on
Lock Alpha (the padlock) in the brush tab. See Lock Alpha. - To shade on a separate layer, add a new layer above the shape and click
Clipping Mask in the Layers panel. The new layer then only shows where the layer below has paint. See Clipping Mask.
Where is the eyedropper?
Section titled “Where is the eyedropper?”Hold Alt and click the canvas, or click with the right mouse button. On a touch screen, tap the 
Eyedropper button next to the color preview, then tap the canvas. See Eyedropper.
Does Kleki work offline?
Section titled “Does Kleki work offline?”Yes. After you’ve opened Kleki once, it also works without an internet connection. This help site needs a connection.
Is there symmetry or a mirror mode?
Section titled “Is there symmetry or a mirror mode?”The Chemy brush has horizontal and vertical symmetry. To check your proportions, press M to flip the view.
How do I draw straight lines and perfect circles?
Section titled “How do I draw straight lines and perfect circles?”Hold Shift and click to draw a straight line from the end of your last stroke. Use the Shape tool for lines, rectangles, and ellipses, and hold Shift for squares and circles. See Straight Lines.
How do I stop my hand from drawing on a touch screen?
Section titled “How do I stop my hand from drawing on a touch screen?”When you draw with a stylus, Kleki also reacts to your hand touching the screen. Wear a drawing glove or a fingerless glove, so your hand can rest on the screen without being detected. See My Hand Causes Stray Marks or Zooming.
Does Kleki save my drawing automatically?
Section titled “Does Kleki save my drawing automatically?”No. There is no autosave and no cloud storage. Save your drawing as a file regularly. Tab recovery can bring back a tab that closed by accident, but only for a while. See Saving Your Work.
How do I make a transparent background?
Section titled “How do I make a transparent background?”The bottom layer works like paper, so erasing on it paints white. Any of these work:
- Turn on Transparent Background in the Eraser settings, then erase the background.
- Start a new image with a transparent background.
- Draw on layers above the bottom layer, and hide the bottom layer before you save.
- For line art on white paper, use To Alpha in the Edit tab.
Then save as PNG. JPG can’t store transparency.
How do I change the canvas size?
Section titled “How do I change the canvas size?”Open the 
Edit tab:
- To add space around your drawing or cut off its edges, click
Crop/Extend. Drag in the preview, or enter the margins. Your drawing itself isn’t scaled. - To make the whole drawing bigger or smaller, click
Resize. For pixel art, choose Pixelated.
See Canvas Size.
How many layers can I use? How big can my canvas be?
Section titled “How many layers can I use? How big can my canvas be?”Up to 16 layers. The canvas can be up to 2048 × 2048 pixels. See Limits.
Can I use Kleki on a phone or iPad?
Section titled “Can I use Kleki on a phone or iPad?”Yes. On small screens, hide the tool panel to get compact controls on the canvas. Use two fingers to move and zoom, tap with two fingers to undo, and tap with three fingers to redo. The Apple Pencil and other styluses support pressure.
Can I open my drawing in Photoshop, Krita, or Clip Studio Paint?
Section titled “Can I open my drawing in Photoshop, Krita, or Clip Studio Paint?”Yes. Save it as PSD to keep the layers. You can also open PSD files from those apps in Kleki, with some limits.
Can I add text?
Section titled “Can I add text?”Yes. Click the arrow next to the tool icon and pick 
Text, or press T. Click the canvas, type your text, and click Ok. You can choose the font, size, color, and an outline. See Text.
Can I edit text after placing it?
Section titled “Can I edit text after placing it?”No. Text becomes pixels when you click Ok. Put it on its own layer, so you can delete it and add it again. See Text.
Can I use my own fonts?
Section titled “Can I use my own fonts?”Yes. Import a TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2, or EOT file in the Text tool. It’s kept until you reload Kleki. See Text.
How do I report a bug or suggest a feature?
Section titled “How do I report a bug or suggest a feature?”Use the Feedback button in the Settings tab, or report a bug on GitHub.