Google Canvas

2018: Application launch

At the end of December, 2018 Google without public statements released the web application under the name Google Canvas which represents the tool for drawing directly in the browser. The web application has the interface similar to mobile applications for drawing of Adobe and includes simple tools in the left part of the screen, an empty canvas and the button of canceling. The application is free and can be started using the Chrome browser.

Though applications are available to creation of the drawn notes on mobile devices long ago, they not so often meet on desktop computers and usually represent third-party software which work can affect PC capacity. Google offers Chrome Canvas as the solution of this problem thanks to what hand-written notes and drawing become the same simple action as clicking the button of quick access.

Google released the application for drawing in the browser

The Canvas tool can be found, having visited "canvas.apps.chrome" - to users it is offered to log in Google which saves copies of their working spaces from the account. This synchronized work can integrate several devices provided that the same account of Google is used.

These tools are basic and will not replace the better application for drawing or creation of notes; users receive only the handle, a pencil, a marker, coal and an eraser. Drawings can be exported directly in the form of images of PNG. Besides, users can open already ready image for import to Canvas. The web application works both with a computer mouse, and with the stylus.

According to the user of Chrome Unboxed who for the first time detected this tool, Canvas is shown as the preset offer on some Chromebook devices using channels of the developer. However anyone can visit the application, having followed the link above.^[1]

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