SketchBook
SketchBook is a digital drawing and painting app for Mac that helps artists create sketches, illustrations, and concept art with natural-feeling tools.
What is SketchBook?
SketchBook is a graphics and design app for digital sketching, drawing, and painting on Mac. It is used by illustrators, concept artists, designers, students, and hobbyists who want a focused canvas for everything from quick ideas to polished artwork. The app centers on pen and brush-based creation, with tools that support freehand drawing, coloring, layering, and precision work. Users commonly use it for character sketches, storyboards, concept art, note-style diagrams, and general creative practice. Its interface is designed to keep drawing tools close at hand while leaving most of the screen available for the canvas. SketchBook was originally published by Autodesk, and many Mac users still encounter that name in older installs and library records tied to the com.autodesk.SketchBook bundle ID.
Key features
- Draw with pencils, pens, markers, airbrushes, and paint brushes.
- Work in layers with blend modes for building up complex artwork.
- Use rulers, guides, and stroke tools for cleaner and more precise lines.
- Customize brushes to match different drawing and painting styles.
- Create quick sketches or fully finished illustrations on a distraction-light canvas.
- Import and export artwork for sharing or continuing work in other creative apps.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This is a legitimate creative app used for drawing and painting. It normally needs access to files you open or save, and it may use tablet or stylus input if you draw with external hardware. Removing the app can also remove access to its local settings, brushes, and unfinished work that has not been exported or backed up elsewhere. If you still use it, save or export important artwork before making changes.
Recommendation: Keep SketchBook if you still draw or annotate on this Mac. If you no longer use it, you can remove it after backing up any custom brushes, settings, or artwork you want to keep.
Common paths
/Applications/SketchBook.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.autodesk.SketchBook
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/SketchBook~/Library/Application Support/com.autodesk.SketchBook
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.autodesk.SketchBook.plist
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