BRAILLE GRAPHICS EDITOR

Draw in braille,
dot by dot

Draw just as you would in any drawing app. The result is real braille, ready for a braille embosser.

We will let you know when PaintBraille is available and when there are important updates. PaintBraille is a paid product currently in testing; the pilot offers temporary free access for authorised participants.

Tactile graphic

Unicode Braille · .txt

Braille ASCII · .bra

What you can do

Braille drawing tools

DRAWING

Pencil, eraser, line, rectangle, ellipse and fill tool. Each stroke activates real dots: the same dots you'll read later.

Convert an image

Convert a photo or drawing on your computer into braille. Import it and adjust it to suit your needs.

Editing

Visible dots are combined into a single composition. Undo, redo, and move, rotate or resize selections without losing your work.

Input

Write braille with FDS / JKL as you would on a Perkins brailler. You can also use your computer keyboard

Export to

.brf · braille embosser
.bra · braille embosser
.txt · Unicode or ASCII
.pbraille · your project
Clipboard

How it works

From your drawing to the braille file

Draw or import

Draw by hand, import a picture, or type cells in Perkins mode. It's all in points.

Draw with layers

Multiple layers are combined by merging their dots: the final drawing is a single composition.

Export as text

Export as .brf or .bra for embossing, as .txt to paste elsewhere, or as .pbraille if you want to continue later.

Examples in action

See what you can create

Three walkthroughs of the real editor: drawing, working with layers and importing an image.

Eiffel Tower

Turn an image into a dot drawing

Import an image of the Eiffel Tower, apply it to the canvas and add a label on another layer.
Squares

Combine colours, fills and layers

Four squares, four colours and four layers: adjust the fill density and organise each part of your drawing.
Maze

Draw with the braille brush

Draw walls with different dot patterns, then clean up the joins with the eraser.

This is not a text-to-braille converter

What it does

Dot-based graphics editor using six-dot braille cells.
Export to .brf and .bra for braille embossers, Unicode and Braille ASCII text, or the clipboard.
Save the project as a .pbraille file to continue later.
Layers, history, Perkins mode, text, and local image import.
Simplified mobile version for drawing with one finger.
Drawings are stored locally and never leave your device.

What it's not (yet)

It is not a text-to-braille transcriber: it exports dot geometry, not linguistic translation.
The canvas and composition are visual; Perkins mode and the controls can be operated with a keyboard.
We work to make our tools 100% accessible, but this tool is fundamentally visual.

Frequently asked questions

PaintBraille is a graphics editor based on the braille cell

You draw dots and the program exports them as Unicode braille, Braille ASCII, or .brf and .bra files for a braille embosser.

Does it work with a screen reader or braille display?

The controls, focus handling, messages and Perkins mode are designed to be keyboard-accessible. The canvas and the spatial understanding of the drawing are visual: reading characters sequentially is not an equivalent representation of the graphic.

Where are my drawings stored?

They stay in your browser, and you can download the results. We do not store your drawings. Imported images never leave your device.

When can I try it?

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Draw in braille,dot by dot