Doozla for Mac

What this app offers

Doozla is a kid-friendly drawing program from Plasq that makes sketching and coloring easy and enjoyable. It presents a large, attractive full-screen workspace and a straightforward toolset that is suitable for children, yet engaging enough that adults will have fun experimenting with it too.

Starting options

You can begin a project in a few different ways:

• Start with a blank canvas and create something from scratch.
• Snap a photo with your iSight/webcam and paint directly over your picture.
• Choose a premade coloring template and fill in one of Plasq’s quirky characters (examples include Bugsy the Beagle and Chester the Cat).
• Import an existing image to trace or embellish.

Tools and interaction

The app includes pencils, brushes and vector-based drawing tools that make coloring and line work smooth and forgiving. The color-fill tool has been refined for better precision, and the cursor icon has been updated for clearer feedback. There are playful audio cues to accompany actions, which can be disabled if you prefer silence.

Usability notes

Vector drawing improves the look of strokes and makes editing easier. The full-screen presentation creates an immersive creative environment; however, earlier versions emphasized full-screen only — the interface previously lacked a windowed option. Editing controls are intuitive enough for young children, and the overall experience is pleasant for casual adult users as well.

Recent upgrades and fixes

• Included artwork now copies to /Library/Application Support/Doozla/ so shared machines can access the templates and to reduce duplicated files.
• The password dialog in the Control Panel now visually confirms when “Password” and “Password Again” match.
• Camera availability messages have been made clearer when a webcam cannot be accessed.
• When saving to remote drives fails, the app will now notify you with a clear warning.
• Typing is temporarily disabled while the camera is snapping to avoid accidental input.
• Color buttons provide immediate visual feedback as soon as you press the mouse button.
• You can drag compatible files directly into the app to open them.
• Full-screen mode now functions correctly across dual-monitor setups.
• Dialogs support the system’s standard keyboard shortcuts for faster navigation.
• Printing orientation has been aligned so that prints match what appears on the screen.
• The cursor graphic has been refreshed for improved visibility.
• The color-fill (bucket) tool has been enhanced for more accurate fills.
• Resizing the window now shows green guide bars to preserve the correct aspect ratio.
• Opening coloring templates or drawing-on-background options requires just a single click.
• The Clear command now only removes artwork placed on top and does not erase the background or the coloring template.
• Previously saved Doozla files can now be opened directly from the home screen.
• A new jumbo option has been added to the eraser — the slider’s largest notch gives a much larger erase area.
• Nine additional colorful background images have been added.
• Thirty-four fresh coloring templates were included in this release.
• A toggle between full-screen and windowed modes has been introduced for greater flexibility.