XP-PEN (stylized as XPpen since 2022) is a graphics tablet development and distribution company, originally established in Japan in 2005 by Taiwanese manufacturer P-Active and now headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with a research and development office in California, United States. In 2019, XPPen became a holding subsidiary of Hanvon Ugee Group, a graphics tablet manufacturer who, like XPPen, also is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and specializes in the development of graphics tablets, pen display monitors, light pads, stylus pens and digital graphical products. In 2022, XPPen was rebranded to further consolidate its global brand image and better serve worldwide users.
In July 2017, they took part in the 25th Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and in October that year they also exhibited in Stan Lee Comic Con during the Halloween weekend and in December were invited to the DreamWorks campus in Glendale California.
, it is the second largest pen tablet market in Japan after Wacom, with a market share of 8.4%.
The company currently operates in 163 countries and regions worldwide and serves more than ten million digital art creators. In 2021, XPPen entered the chip-powered development stage. In 2023, XPPen launched the world's first 16K pressure levels stylus based on the X3 Pro smart chip technology.
Product lines
XPPen products include variously sized graphics tablets that may or may not include an integrated drawing display. The company's product lineup is segmented into several series based on form factor, target user groups, and application scenarios. These include the Magic series, which features all-in-one drawing displays; the Artist Pro series and Artist series, which focus on drawing displays; and the Deco Pro series and Deco series, which primarily consist of drawing tablets. Additionally, XPPen offers other classic products, such as the Star series, as well as various accessories.
The Deco Fun line, introduced in 2021, serves as an affordable range of drawing tablets comparable to the Wacom Intuos series historically produced through the Deco and Star product lines.
Artist series display +Product nameYearPhysical dimensions (mm)Drawing area (mm)Pen pressure levelsResolution (px)Artist 22HD2015517 x 321 x 30476.64 x 268.112048Artist 10S2016301 x 209 x 5217 x 1362048Artist 162016405 x 255 x 33344.16 x 193.592048Artist 13.32017390 x 250 x 14293 x 16581921920 x 1080Artist 15.62017443 x 280 x 12.6344.16 x 193.5981921920 x 1080Artist 22E2017567 x 326 x 30476.64 x 268.1181921920 x 1080Artist 122018369.11 x 218.87 x 11.5263.23 x 148.0781921920 x 1080Artist 22 (2nd Generation)2021538 x 332 x 25.8476.06 x 267.7981921920 x 1080Artist 242021590 x 361 x 34526.85 × 296.3581922560 x 1440Artist 10 (2nd Gen)2022299 x 173.3 x 12.9224.49 x 126.781921920 x 1080Artist 12 (2nd Gen)2022346.2 x 209 x 12263.23 x 148.0781921920 x 1080Artist 13 (2nd Gen)2022378 x 225 x 12293.76x165.2481921920 x 1080Artist 16 (2nd Gen)2022434 x 255.8 x 12.89340.99 x 191.8181921920 x 1080Artist 24 FHD2023590 x 361 x 34526.85 × 296.3581921920 x 1080Artist 22 Plus2023547 x 364.67 x 33.4476.06 x 267.79163841920 x 1080Artist 12 3rd2025327 x 189.1 x 12.0264 x 149163841920 x 1080Artist 16 3rd2026407.9 x 232.8 x 12.8342 x 193163841920 x 1080
Artist Pro series display +Product nameYearPhysical dimensions (mm)Drawing area (mm)Pen pressure levelsResolution (px)Artist 16 Pro2018405 x 255 x 30344.16 x 193.5981921920 x 1080Artist 22 Pro2018517 x 321 x 30476.64 x 268.1181921920 x 1080Artist 22E Pro2018567 x 326 x 30476.64 x 268.1181921920 x 1080Artist 12 Pro2019351.52 x 225.38 x 12.9256.32 x 144.1881921920 x 1080Artist 13.3 Pro2019390 x 250 x 14293 x 16581921920 x 1080Artist 15.6 Pro2019443 x 280 x 12.6344.16 x 193.5981921920 x 1080Artist 22R Pro2020570 x 334.8 x 44.8476.06 x 267.7981921920 x 1080Artist 24 Pro2020632 x 370 x 44.8526.85 x 296.3581922560 x 1440Artist Pro 16 (2021)2021443.27 x 256.45 x 9340.99 x 191.8181921920 x 1080Artist Pro 16TP2021406.4 x 263.1 x 15.4345.6 x 194.481923840 x 2160Artist Pro 14 (Gen2)2023359.30 x 268.57 x 19.31298.94 X 186.84163841920 x 1200Artist Pro 16 (Gen2)2023405.11 x 291.37 x 20.23344.68 x 215.42163842560 x 1600Artist Pro 19 (Gen2)2024460 x 306.6 x 21.5409 x 230163843840 x 2160Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 165Hz2024638 x 408 x 44526 x 296163842560 x 1440Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K2024638 x 408 x 44526 x 296163843840 x 2160Artist 13.3 Pro V22024390.4 x 249.98 x 12.9294.76 x 166.24163841920 x 1080Artist 15.6 Pro V22024442.91 x 279.91 x 12.9340.99 x 191.81163841920 x 1080Artist Pro 22 (Gen 2)2025547 x 362 x 33.4475.39 x 267.40163842560 x 1440Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2)2026681.3 x 423.8 x 44.0596.7 x 335.7163843840 x 2160
Innovator series display +Product nameYearPhysical dimensions (mm)Drawing area (mm)Pen pressure levelsResolutionInnovator 162020443.27 x 256.45 x 9344.16 x 193.5981925080 LPI
Deco + Product name Year Physical dimensions (mm) Drawing area (mm) Pen pressure levels Resolution Deco mini7 V2 2024 260.2 × 162.2 × 9.3 177.8 × 111.1 16384 5080 LPI Deco 01 V3 2024 351 × 217 × 8 254 × 158.75 16384 5080 LPI Deco 640 2024 149.96 × 188.34 × 7.7 160 × 90 16384 5080 LPI
Deco Pro + Product name Year Physical dimensions (mm) Drawing area (mm) Pen pressure levels Resolution Deco Pro MW (Gen 2) 2023 283 x 227.1 x 10.66 228.6 x 152.4 16384 5080 LPI Deco Pro LW (Gen 2) 2023 333 x 258.1 x 10.66 279.4 x 177.8 16384 5080 LPI Deco Pro XLW (Gen 2) 2023 435 x 313.1 x 10.66 381 x 228.6 16384 5080 LPI
Magic Drawing Pad + Product name Year Physical dimensions (mm) Drawing area (mm) Pen pressure sensitivity Resolution Ref. Magic Drawing Pad 2024 279 x 192 x 6.9 171.94 x 257.9 16384 2540 LPI
Magic Note Pad + Product name Year Physical dimensions (mm) Drawing area (mm) Pen pressure sensitivity Resolution Magic Note Pad 2025 182 x 259 x 7 148 x 236 16384 5080 LPI
Drivers XPPen supplies drivers for Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11; OS X 10.8 and above; and CentOS, Linux Mint, and Ubuntu. Most of XPPen's products have a driver for Windows and Mac, with specific drivers provided for the supported Linux distributions (see the table below). +Supported ProductArtist Display 12/15.6/13.3Deco 01/01V2/02/03Wireless/mini04/06Wireless/mini07/mini07WirelessStar 03/04/05/06/G430/G540/G640/G430SStar03 Pro/G540 Pro/06C
References
External links xp-pen.com