Screen protectors for pen displays

Overview

Screen protectors protect the glass of your pen display from scratches.

If you are looking for protection for other kinds of devices go here: Surface protection

Key features

  • Transparency - Protective sheets for pen displays must, of course, be transparent. Make sure you verify any protector you buy is intended for use with a pen display.

  • Anti-glare - you have to consider if the have an anti-glare treatment and how much anti-glare sparkle they cause. Some people are very sensitive to the amount of sparkle. So factor that into your choice. More here: anti-glare sparkle.

  • Parallax - Since parallax increases when the distance increases from the tip of the pen from the display panel. However, in practice these protectors are incredibly thin and the actual parallax increase is very very small and I've never heard anyone complain about the small bit of additional parallax they add.

Protection from the tablet manufacturer

Built-in screen protection on pen displays - Some pen displays arrive with a protective film already on top of the screen. The purpose of this screen is to prevent glare and protect the glass.

Replacing the screen-protector that came with the tablet

It may be possible to replace that film. Contact your manufacturer to see if they sell replacement films.

As an example: The Huion Kamvas 13 has a protective film on top of it that can be replaced: Huion - How to Replace Huion Pen Display Screen Protector

Also, XP-Pen offers protective sheets for their tablets

3rd-party options

  • Photodon screen protectors - Photodon sells pre-cut and custom-sized protectors for all kinds of devices including many drawing tablets. They have anti-glare films at different strengths so you can pick what works best for you. More here: Photodon screen protectors

  • ViaScreens - makes different types of protectors for devices with screens. https://viascreens.com/

  • atFoliX - These are listed on amazon and eBay for a variety of sizes and products. I've never tried them. These protectors are clear and be used for pen displays.

  • HealingShield - Another brand that can be used for pen displays. Here's one review - Review of the HealingShield Screen Protector for Wacom One DTC133 3/19/2023

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