Available on: browser version, Desktop app, Tablet app
With the pen tool, you can add freehand drawings to the board and remove them if need be. The tool will work well with the mouse and will become an irreplaceable part of your tablet workflow.
✏️ You can use any type of pen tools on a tablet - Apple Pencil, Surface Pen, Samsung S Pen, etc. Watch the video about enhanced stylus support on touch devices in Miro.
Click the Pen tool or press P on the keyboard to start using the tool. Use presets to easily switch from one color and thickness to another.
Using the pen
Use Highlighter to annotate mockups and facilitate meetings in a more visual and engaging way:
Using highlighter
Take advantage of smart drawing and easily create shapes, sticky notes, and connection lines.
Miro Smart drawing
You can create up to three presets for pen, highlighter and smart drawing (three different presets per each tool). Double click a preset to edit it by changing the color and thickness.
Editing presets
To delete a drawing, switch to Eraser and swipe across the drawings while holding down the mouse button. You can also select drawings with the Select tool, and erase them using the Delete key on your keyboard.
Erasing pen drawings in Miro
Lasso tool is super helpful for selecting and moving hand-drawn or any other objects on the board.
✏️ To select an object with Lasso you need to include the whole object in the selection field.
Selecting objects by using Lasso tool
Using stylus with Miro