Pencilkit
Add Apple Pencil drawing with PKCanvasView, PKToolPicker, PKDrawing...
Install
npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill pencilkit -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills1.3k
- Category
- Mobile
- Updated
- 3mo ago
- License
- See repository
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Add Apple Pencil drawing with PKCanvasView, PKToolPicker, PKDrawing serialization/export, stroke inspection, and PencilKit/PaperKit handoffs. Use when building drawing apps, annotation features, handwriting capture, signature fields, content-version-safe ink workflows, or Apple Pencil-powered experiences on iOS/iPadOS/visionOS.
PencilKit
Capture Apple Pencil and finger input using PKCanvasView, manage drawing
tools with PKToolPicker, serialize drawings with PKDrawing, and wrap PencilKit in SwiftUI.
Contents
- Setup
- Capture-to-Export Workflow
- PKCanvasView Basics
- PKToolPicker
- PKDrawing Serialization
- Content Version Compatibility
- Exporting to Image
- Stroke Inspection
- SwiftUI Integration
- PaperKit Relationship
- Common Mistakes
- Review Checklist
- References
Setup
PencilKit requires no entitlements or Info.plist entries. Import PencilKit
and create a PKCanvasView.
import PencilKit
Platform availability: iOS 13+, iPadOS 13+, Mac Catalyst 13.1+, visionOS 1.0+.
