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Release date

August 15, 2024

Publisher

RedShedD

TraceARtist is an augmented reality application for Meta Quest 3 that overlays images onto the user's physical environment for tracing purposes. Users can trace these digital images directly on paper, blackboards or other drawing surfaces. The app offers both pre-loaded image categories and support for custom uploads, providing a versatile digital reference tool for artists.

Key features include:

  • Diverse image sources: pre-loaded collections with high quality images in lossless SVG format (famous paintings, architecture/castles, animals), and support for custom uploads
  • Spatial anchoring for consistent image placement
  • Environmental integration with shadow rendering and collision detection
  • Drawing assistance tools: opacity adjustment, desk calibration, and intuitive image manipulation

TraceARtist is optimized for Meta Quest 3, offering native resolution support and a responsive AR environment. It accommodates artists of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced professionals.

For technical support or inquiries:

[email protected]

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3.35

89 ratings

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Introducing TraceARtist's Focus Mode

February 16, 2025

Introducing TraceARtist's Focus Mode. Is the floating menu in your way? Press B or Y to enable Focus Mode and fade it out - or adjust it in the settings. TraceARtist seamlessly integrates into your space, helping you stay focused on your artwork. Watch the introduction video on YouTube: https:/…

Guide to Uploading Custom Images to TraceARtist

December 13, 2024

Learn how to import images from various sources including web browsers, cloud storage, and social media platforms. Watch the guide on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htpSoPIQfD8&t= Images can also be imported with a filemanager by placing them in: 'This PC\Quest 3\Internal shared…

Player reviews

JoShXr_x

December 15, 2025

1/5

Not letting me upload my own images

I’m so upset because it’s not letting me upload my own images and I need a drawing for homework. Y’all need to fix that ASAP

35 found this helpful

Thenoiseinspace

January 9, 2026

5/5

Great app, and it's free!

This was really easy to use! It only took some very minor fiddling to get it positioned on the canvas. Adding my own photos was a simple process.Adjusting the transparency was easy. MUCH easier to use than a projector for sketching my art. My only suggestion to the devs (if feasible) is that the options are to project vertically or horizontally, but flat in both instances. That's probably great for muralists who are drawing on walls! But for a canvas on an easel, it needs to be at a slight angle. Not a huge deal and it still worked, but it would be cool if the calibration could include a third point to take the tilt of the canvas into account. Overall, a great app and one that I will be using for more art in the future!

21 found this helpful

ZackRif0813

May 6, 2026

1/5

Can not download photos into gallery

Apparently, it’s a known issue. Since I seen more recent reviews saying it worked, I thought I would give it a try, but I’ve downloaded it reinstalled restart it both app phone, and headset. I’m still unable to view any photos in my gallery. I can say the limited selection that they have in their own gallery on this app when testing it out, you can customize the size the contrast so you can see and the pivot scale as if a canvas was slightly tilted. As a shame, I was really looking forward to using this 

19 found this helpful

yans

November 23, 2024

5/5

Finally a good drawing tool!👍

From the first try I have drawn Van Gogh sunflowers on my kitchen wall! And it is GOOD! Just one thing - please make it possible to move the image a little further from the hand, I literally lacked a couple of centimeters to place it evenly on the wall. Im very surprised really, so simple and so useful app! Please add a camera function to the app so you can take a photo of an object with the VR headset camera and immediately get its image in the app.

17 found this helpful

Basement77

August 16, 2025

3/5

2 ways to make this epic.

If you could pin a corner, and then set / orient each corner would be a gamechanger. It’s just so difficult to align. Second point, have a place to upload your image to other than having to download it from a webpage.

15 found this helpful

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