Draw on your
desktop.
A quick note. A rough sketch. A thought worth keeping.
Give your ideas a home, right on your desktop.
macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon and Intel
Windows 10/11 · Intel/AMD x64 · Early beta
Occasional news about Chalkin
Leave your email for major updates. Emails will be rare.
Catch a thought.
Keep it in sight.
Chalkin turns the space behind your windows into a canvas for notes and diagrams. Ready when an idea arrives.
One shortcut away
Press ⇧⌘D on Mac or Ctrl+Shift+D on Windows to reveal your canvas. Set your own shortcut in Settings.
Think in your own way
Write a reminder, sketch a diagram, or connect a few ideas with Excalidraw’s familiar drawing tools. Choose Paper for a light canvas or Chalkboard for a dark one.
Leave the idea there
Click Done to hide the tools. Your drawing stays on the desktop while Chalkin runs. Return to your apps with Command-Tab on Mac or Alt+Tab on Windows.
Your ideas.
Your desktop.
No account to create. No cloud to configure.
Just you and a little room to think.
- Works offline
- Saves automatically on your computer
- Import and export editable .excalidraw files
Make room for
your next idea.
Try Chalkin on your Mac or Windows PC.
Unzip, move Chalkin to Applications, and open it.
Extract the whole ZIP, then open Chalkin.exe.