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A drawing app made for the Surface Pen

Limner reads Surface Pen pressure and tilt through Windows Ink. Its tiled GPU pipeline targets modern integrated graphics, while real performance still depends on the Surface model, driver, canvas size, and layer count.

Pressure and tilt through Windows Ink

Limner reads the Surface Pen natively: pressure and tilt, mapped through per-brush curves, with a stabilizer, taper, and inking correction for clean lines. No extra driver beyond what Windows already provides.

Designed for modern integrated graphics

Limner uses a tiled GPU pipeline intended to keep routine painting, panning, and zooming responsive on modest hardware. Very large canvases, deep layer stacks, filters, and 4K capture need more memory and GPU headroom. Test your specific Surface model during the beta.

A full studio, not a sketch toy

• Layers with 26 blend modes and non-destructive masks.
• Editable Vector and frame-by-frame Animation workspaces, plus separate multi-page Book projects.
• Supported layered-raster PSD exchange, Photoshop .abr tip import, and optional 4K timelapse recording.

Works with the keyboard and mouse too

Drop the Surface into laptop mode and the Type Cover and mouse work as expected. A mouse alone is fine to start if you are still deciding on a pen.

Common questions

Does Limner work with the Surface Pen?

Yes. Limner reads the Surface Pen through Windows Ink, including pressure and tilt.

Will it run on a Surface Pro with integrated graphics?

Limner targets Windows 10 and 11 systems with a working Direct3D 12 or Vulkan driver. Performance depends on the Surface model, driver, canvas size, and layer count, so test the beta on your device.

Do I need a special driver?

No. Any Windows Ink compatible pen, including the Surface Pen, works with no extra driver.