Install OpenTabletDriver on Windows
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This document is for creative users are interested in using OpenTabletDriver on Windows and want to use pen features such as pressure sensitivity, tilt, etc. If you don't know much about OpenTabletDriver, read this introduction first: . You should also familiarize yourself with these .
What follows are the detailed steps I use to install OTD on Windows. This document does not replace the official OTD documentation ().
Using OTD for doing artwork is an advanced scenario. You should try only if you are confident in your technical skills or can get someone to help you.
Although OTD supports many (200+) tablets but not all of them. Consult the complete list here:
In that list, your tablet may be marked as needing "Zadig WinUSB". If so, you will also have to install that component. I do not have any drawing tablets that require Zadig WinUSB so using Zadig WinUSB is NOT covered in this document.
The instructions cover this specific version of OTD: v0.6.3.0
These instructions are for x64 operating systems only. OTD does not support 32-bit versions of Windows.
I tested these instructions on Windows 11 64-bit (version 10.0.22621)
Create a folder somewhere on your computer called "OpenTabletDriver".
The examples in this doc use C:\OpenTabletDriver
You MUST install VMulti driver if you want pressure sensitivity & tilt to work with your tablet on Windows.
Right-click the zip file and select Extract All. This will create folder called VMulti.Driver.
Copy the VMulti.Driver folder to the C:\OpenTabletDriver.
Right click on install_hiddriver.bat and select Run as Administrator
NOTE: This bat file may restart your computer without warning. So, close any applications and save any docs before you run it.
OTD requires a specific version of the .NET Runtime to be installed on your computer. It won't work otherwise.
Put the OTD zip file intp your Documents folder
Right-click on OpenTabletDriver.win-x64.zip, then select Extract All. This creates a folder called OpenTabletDriver.win-x64.
Copy the OpenTabletDriver.win-x64 folder to c:\OpenTabletDriver.
In the C:\OpenTabletDriver\OpenTabletDriver.win-x64 folder, launch OpenTabletDriver.UX.Wpf.exe. This launches the OTD application.
If you see a message that ".NET X Desktop Runtime X64 is not installed", then follow its instructions to install that runtime. Then launch OpenTabletDriver.UX.Wpf.exe again. This message does not always come up, so I recommend that you install the .NET Runtime before you use OTD.
The OpenTabletDriver Guide may automatically start
Click the X in the upper right hand corner to close the guide.
You can get back to this guide at any time in OTD by navigating to Help > Show guide.
When the OTD app is running, this icon will appear in your taskbar
OTD will automatically try to detect your tablet
The tablet will be shown in the Window title at the top
If needed, you can force detection click Tablets > Detect tablet
In the OTD app, navigate to Plugins > Open Plugin Manager
Click on the Windows Ink plugin, then click Install
The Windows Ink plugin will appear at the top of the plugin list
Close the Plugin Manager window
In the OTD App, go to Output > Tablet Section
In Output > Display, right-click anywhere and pick Set to Display <displayname> where <displayname> is specific display you want to use with the tablet.
In Output > Tablet, right click anywhere, and then select Lock Aspect Ratio.
In the OTD app, on the bottom, change the mode dropdown from Absolute Mode to Windows Ink Absolute Mode
In the OTD app, navigate to the Pen Settings tab
To summarize, you'll want your Pen Settings to look like this:
Tip Settings >Tip Binding
Type -> Windows Ink
Button -> Pen Tip
Pen Buttons > Pen Binding 1
Type -> Windows Ink,
Button -> Pen Button
Pen Buttons > Pen Binding 2
Type -> Windows Ink
Button -> Pen Button
Eraser Settings > Eraser Bindings
Type -> Windows Ink
Button -> Pen Tip
At the bottom of the OTD app, click Apply.
In the Auxiliary Settings tab, each button shows up as an Auxiliary Binding.
In the screenshot above, one of the buttons has been set to match the "e" key.
Click Save at the bottom
Click Apply at the bottom
You don't have to keep the OTD app visible all the time, you can minimize the app at any time
If you need to open OTD app again, you can find it in the taskbar
The specific instructions vary per app.
Right-click on OpenTabletDriver.UX.Wpf.exe
Select Create Shortcut
Right click on the shortcut, then select Properties
Under Run, select Minimized
Click OK
Press WINDOWS+R to bring up the Run window
In Open, type shell:startup
This will open a new Explorer window pointing to a folder called Startup
Move the shortcut to the Startup folder in that explorer window
By default OTD performs no smoothing on the pen data. This is desirable because
it gives you a VERY responsive drawing experience
Gives you complete control about the smoothing
To add smoothing back in to your drawing, your first and easiest option is to use the smoothing features in your drawing application.
Follow the instructions here:
Some tablet drivers leave bits of themselves installed, even after an uninstallation process. To ensure nothing remains, use the .
Download VMulti.Driver.zip from:
Click on this link to download the version that OTD needs. Then install it.
Download
Instructions for specific apps:
By default OTD does not use a pressure curve to modify how the pressure data is interpreted. However, you can edit the pressure curve by following these instructions:
Learn more here:
More here:
See the instructions here:
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