A Guide to Apple's Freeform App (FULL Tutorial + Walk-through) ✍🏼📚

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A Guide to Apple's Freeform App (FULL Tutorial + Walk-through) ✍🏼📚

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Freeform is Apple’s newest productivity app with loads of creative potential. It’s a great place to bring ideas to life. You can sketch out projects, brainstorm ideas, or create mood boards with a flexible canvas, so you’re never out of space to express your ideas. In this video, I share a full tutorial and walk-through of the Freeform app, sharing my favorite features and tips and tricks along the way.
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01:48 - Understanding Freeform's main interface
04:46 - Creating a Freeform board
07:53 - The drawing tools
11:29 - Using sticky notes
14:50 - Shapes, arrows, and more!
21:50 - Understanding the text tool
23:21 - Inserting images, videos, files, galore!
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@KDigitalStudio Жыл бұрын

Check out the new update that brought Freeform! ⚡

@mariamangion21 Жыл бұрын

Downloading the update ❤

@muhammadbilalakhtar784 Жыл бұрын

@KDigitalStudio is there a way to add Audio as i saw the entire video and still cant find a way to add audio files If they add the ability to do voice recording or add voice notes then it can be awesome as it can be way better then notability and goodnotes 5 and other apps

@richired7 Жыл бұрын

Apple should just integrate free form into Apple notes.. I use Apple notes for school and I wish I could have all of these features on Apple notes.. but I wonder why freeform doesn’t have the Apple fountain pen

@Majestic_King_Hunter Жыл бұрын

I too was looking for the fountain pen.

@jayfromQueenz Жыл бұрын

I thought the same why can’t they merge it with notes and all it scribe or something lol and put all this and notes jn one place

@jmbosquesillo7203 Жыл бұрын

Because one is a whiteboard, and the other is for notes. Maybe they will merge the two later

@thecleverkitten Жыл бұрын

Yes, I don’t know why they don’t just have all the native apps share all the features. Kept drawing shapes, waiting for them to snap in place and it doesn’t work!

@LuisDiazArtist Жыл бұрын

ATM at least you can divide the screen with notes on one side and freeform on the other. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@asmith7876 Жыл бұрын

You have presented a mind-blowing amount of information in a concise tutorial…is there a “standing ovation” emoji? 👏 😂. I’ve often wondered why Apple never offered something as simple as even Microsoft Paint but then they drop this in our laps! A lot to learn for an old fart like me, thanks so much for your outstanding presentation. Sadly many people can only absorb the new “shorts” format. This would make about a thousand of them 😅. Thanks!!

@lindahealey6992 Жыл бұрын

I’m thrilled with the way this app lets me gather different media together and then clearly annotate and connect them in an attractive way. It leaves room for illustrating and saving ideas and resources all in one logical place. I find it’s superb at letting me see the whole picture and identify where the holes and gaps are.

@little.prince Жыл бұрын

I make character profiles and do timeline planning for my writing on Freeform, it’s honestly amazing.

@insightfuldreamer9146 5 ай бұрын

This was incredibly helpful. I bought an iPad to organize my work flow better. But have been overwhelmed with all the other apps out there that are a paid version. Honestly missed the built in apps. LOL. Excited to see that Freeform and Notes actually do everything I need for the work and planing that I do. Your tutorial was awesome and even spoke to a beginner like me. Thank you!!! I am now looking forward to applying what I just learned. Blessings.

@suethomas3064 8 ай бұрын

A superb comprehensive introduction! Thank you Kate

@ChrisLawley Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! 😁👍

@angiejones4744 Ай бұрын

Great Video!!! Thank you

@MariixLuvss Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much you helped me once again thank you!!!!

@samanthakaye1616 Жыл бұрын

This came out right when me and my siblings decided to share a Freeform board!! Perfect ❤

@sharmacostarica Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you so much for the clear and easy to follow tutorial. I will begin using this to map my social media strategies for my business. Thanks again!

@WestonWoodfin Жыл бұрын

I was really excited when this app was announced! I've been waiting for a sandbox note taking app from Apple. Gonna have to review this one!

@MrsVLGreen Жыл бұрын

Hi K! 👋🏽 Do you think this could be used for digital planning and possibly integrate your Everything Planner?

@Larkspur2324 Жыл бұрын

This is very helpful! You're such a great teacher! Thank you so much, Kirstin!❤😘

@BethScharwath 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. This was so much help.

@kquilts23 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial- saved me a lot of time experimenting!! Anxious to use this new app!

@HarryLong Жыл бұрын

App is only missing one thing (that I've noticed so far) - FOLDERS. Is there a way to create folders that I'm not aware of?

@brazik Жыл бұрын

nice presentation. I like the speed of covering the app. I too have been spending more time in freeform. Thanks

@biblenestam Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation. With your video i am able to use freeform confidently. Thank you very much

@morningsniffles Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I am not into techie side of ipad. Just bought it for watching netflix or yt. But since we are moving into a new house and we are planning on renovating the kitchen, i thought i needed to use the freeform to illustrate and plan our project. Thanks

@bachplucked 5 ай бұрын

Thank you such a nice presentation

@rickmortis 11 ай бұрын

Think this app was in new update I received. I didnt think I would have a use for it until I began playing. I have a program on laptop for creating advertizing and fun but this app is amazing. Thank you for this video.

@ElisabethBucci Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing! This is the answer to my mind-mapping dilemma...all the better because I don't need to purchase Freeform! Mind blown....

@mariamangion21 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to watch!! ❤

@constancephoto6512 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very detailed and informative!

@scuevas1023 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial! Great information.

@maaa8951 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you.

@Doctor_Manhattan777 Жыл бұрын

you are an ipad wizard lol , thank you for the video! great job!

@edwgwilym Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thanks!

@denisemiller3675 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks for putting this together.

@thekjub 7 ай бұрын

Most important question! Linking to another whiteboard .... as it is crucial for workflow. Or linking to a different part of diagram/view .... two most crucial options to better usage

@TonicMercantile Жыл бұрын

great video - thanks for the tutorial - learned a few new things! very concise and straight to the point!

@rayawesome6762 Жыл бұрын

What a good tutorial! Thanks!

@aaronuws Ай бұрын

Great video, but unfortunately I don't have a pen option on MacBook Pro. I do have a Wacom, but apparently, that won't help much. I suppose it's best on iPad (which I don't have).

@kiara8968 Жыл бұрын

excited to try it out!!!

@skirolf 3 ай бұрын

Nice video. I miss examples in using this tool. What do you use it for?

@aCouchPotato_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just got the app after my phone update

@RobUKTH Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the really interesting video! I would be interested to know which paid for apps Freeform replaced for you? Keep up the great work! 🙏

@mnbaseer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lovely presentation. I had a doubt, if I want two animals facing each other, how should I flip the object. They tend to remain in the same direction. 🤔

@Meekismwisdom Жыл бұрын

Thank you Queen 🫅

@heinrichsinnreich2198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@igorchichkin509 Жыл бұрын

WoW 🤩 ❤❤❤love it very cool 🎉🎉🎉

@TheAbrahamdaniels 6 ай бұрын

I'm interested in understanding how you managed to rearrange the brushes in the small menu for the Apple Pencil? =O

@jessicaortins2611 5 ай бұрын

So sorry if this is a silly question... what does the first pencil with the A on it do?

@joeyhelpish Жыл бұрын

thank you so much.

@borokaferencz1883 Жыл бұрын

I wish it had the highlighter

@oscar09840 Жыл бұрын

Perfect 😊

@Mysteryqueen86 Жыл бұрын

great review, I like to know can you do storyboard on the freeform music sheets?

@denisef3228 Жыл бұрын

If I have my iPad in an Otterbox cover, which includes a cover for the screen, can I still use the pencil with it? I found this so helpful, by the way! Thanks

@Shabbir-A. 10 сағат бұрын

How to set page size in Freeform?

@user-wc6bl4zs4i 9 ай бұрын

Which is better? Free form or Goodnotes 6?

@ancky429 Жыл бұрын

Hi nice video, for the sticky notes can we write in it with apple pencil? Because when l use the pencil having to type and open the keyboard again is a bit time wasting

@roycapropertyltd2101 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for the great tutorial. Question: can you create a sticky note or a space where you insert elements and when you move that space, all the inserted elements move with that. I know you have the group functions but then it treats everything as one object and you can't access/view the elements like PDF or pictures etc individually. Thanks for your help!🙏🙏🙏

@BrennaDarazs Жыл бұрын

I have the same question. If I have text on a sticky note or a shape on another shape, how do you lock/group them together so you can move the entire thing? Now if I move a sticky note, then I have to move the text separately back on it. Thank you!

@ninokikira3623 Жыл бұрын

Freeform doesnt have that many tools as Miro. With Miro, you can do what you are asking and it has more tools. Freeform is very basic and it is more like having a digital blackboard. Until it let us work kn it for meetings and create or add more functions. The only way is taking a screenshot of what you wrote and add it as an image in other places.

@alycewells1559 Жыл бұрын

What widget app do you use? Love the love heart ❤️

@jeffburger Жыл бұрын

Great preso, thx! Two mysteries: 1) I see how to select and manipulate multiple objects created with pencil box tools. But is there any way to select and move a group of objects that includes multiple object types (not created with the pen tools)? 2) Is there any way to snap the arrows' endpoints to the objects they connect so that they stretch/move along with the objects when moved. Both of these seem like standards in flowcharting programs. Thx!

@zelva012 Жыл бұрын

if you tap with finger on the board it gives you options to select things (everything not just writing)

@dshivsagar Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Huriangel24 Жыл бұрын

What do you think can freeform replace note taking apps like OneNote?

@jamesrowenhorst6372 Жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed a few differences between the iPad and the MacBook versions. Specifically I am wondering if there is a way on the iPad to “make editable” for shapes and lines? On the MacBook I am able to make lines editable which I really like to be able to make curves all different directions and then extend or shorten. I have been unable to find a way to do this on the iPad. Any suggestions??

@denisearmas8747 Жыл бұрын

Lasso tool only thing missing here. Figuring out how to move things around

@KDigitalStudio Жыл бұрын

There is a lasso for moving anything using pencil kit. You would use your finger to move other content! It’s just like Apple Notes!

@fasjackson3588 Жыл бұрын

Amazing app it’s been super fun getting used to it and using it for pretty much everything. Does anyone know if you can create or edit placed images transparency? I’d like to place an image and then make it like 50% transparent for instance. How can I do that?

@twilight7457 Жыл бұрын

Hi, what's the difference between the 2nd and 3rd pen in the drawing tools?

@danielledickey5864 Жыл бұрын

I’m going to make myself crazy. I’m trying to do a text box and I can’t figure out why I can’t indent the second line of the bulleted item. For instance I’m typing out a recipe and put a bullet point but it all doesn’t fit on one line. When the next line goes down the word starts at the bullet point instead of indented under the first word of the bullet point.

@FutileGrief Жыл бұрын

How do you compare this app to Muse? They’re so similar. I can’t decide

@chetanngoel Жыл бұрын

Can someone please explain me what’s the use of the first pen tool? The one with the capital A written on it

@casyli Жыл бұрын

Hey how do I select the outline of a pasted image and end up with just the outline without having to trace it ?

@Magmamom333 Жыл бұрын

Also, can we add an index and page numbers?

@kimcramer Жыл бұрын

Can you create a digital planner in Freeform

@GFa71 Жыл бұрын

When using the drawing tools pencil or crayon with Apple Pencil on iPad how do I draw a straight line, but not by using the line shape? In Apple notes it’s possible to hold down a drawn line to make it straight. Thanks

@KDigitalStudio Жыл бұрын

I mentioned it in the video, but they don’t have the hold to perfect feature in Freeform (yet! Not sure if it’s being added or will get this feature since you can technically use the shapes tool)

@guidienband Жыл бұрын

They don’t let me freely adjust the sticky notes or videos proportion size :( when I take a landscape verses portrait view video they have to look different on the app and it drives me insane

@amirmir3244 6 ай бұрын

What size is your IPad

@sumers9396 11 ай бұрын

I like to have the eraser on object eraser setting, however, every single time I launch the Freeform app, it starts with the pixel eraser setting and with the thinnest option. The same thing happens with adjusting my pencil thickness, I like to use the thinnest option available when using the pencil, however, after relaunching the app it starts with the middle thickness option. Can someone help me please? Is there a way to change the default thickness of certain pens like there is in Goodnotes? Likewise, is there a way to change the default eraser to be the object eraser? thanks in advance

@madelaineimel9291 Жыл бұрын

How do I get my paint tool to do that instead of a dotting pattern?

@kora5 Жыл бұрын

Can we create a link to another freeform canvas?

@chromatch704 9 ай бұрын

Can u highlight?

@DalilahJ-fc6vj Жыл бұрын

Hi K!!

@thecleverkitten Жыл бұрын

Did anyone else notice that the “snap-to-shape” feature doesn’t seem to be enabled in Freeform? 😢

@jaysgood10 Жыл бұрын

Does the whiteboard become a blackboard in dark mode?

@EjectedAlready 2 ай бұрын

Freeform but you cannot sort notes freely

@robyzidni9586 8 ай бұрын

I cant find how to undo with shortcut like tap 2 finger or something like that. Can anyone tell me?

@FunHiking 11 ай бұрын

Can white change to blackboard ?

@Magmamom333 Жыл бұрын

Are there templates available on this app? For example, a wedding planner.

@KDigitalStudio Жыл бұрын

There aren’t templates. This is a mind-mapping, brainstorming sort of app.

@dobiline Жыл бұрын

How to group objects like macOS version?

@preciousmortel4139 11 ай бұрын

The arrow cant be moved it so hard

@piyushmajgawali1611 Жыл бұрын

is the pentool not available on Mac ?

@jjohnson6833 Жыл бұрын

Is Freeform like Endless Paper?

@mariovh Жыл бұрын

Does FreeForm have a password protection?

@smileofdean Жыл бұрын

Is there any font type option to choose for textbox? it seems that I couldn’t find this feature.

@KDigitalStudio Жыл бұрын

Yes, check out the timestamps for using text. I cover choosing a font for text.

@smileofdean Жыл бұрын

@@KDigitalStudio Thank you for your response, gonna check it.

@Lifeafteranarc Жыл бұрын

What is the tool that to the left of the pen tool? You never mentioned what that is. It’s at 10:03. I do not have that tool on my iPad which is strange.

@KDigitalStudio Жыл бұрын

It’s essentially “lasso” for anything in PencilKit (so moving anything you’ve written, drawn). Not for moving text or shapes or other media that are added outside of PencilKit.

@Lifeafteranarc Жыл бұрын

@@KDigitalStudio where is pencil kit? I clearly have not found that….

@user_rinzler Жыл бұрын

How do you curve font ???

@Feedback406 Жыл бұрын

I want to use it so bad but they need to let me add it to the widgets

@LuisDiazArtist Жыл бұрын

Hey your other favs for amz is broken. FYI

@MrMonoTracer Жыл бұрын

My wife also always starts working with 21% battery charge 😂…

@jess-ez9bv Жыл бұрын

Hi I am currently struggling with the fact that every time I create a new note and I try writing with my Apple Pencil it just automatically changes to text. Does anyone know how to fix this?

@lukassury9114 Жыл бұрын

Use different pen. Not the one with letter "A" on it.