Using reMarkable with Zoom Whiteboard: Compatibility and Setup

A reMarkable 2 can be useful for sketching and handwritten notes during a Zoom call, but it does not behave like a pen tablet that draws directly onto Zoom Whiteboard. This guide explains the practical ways to get your tablet's content in front of meeting participants. It also covers what to confirm before relying on any of them.

Before you start

This guide does not assume a direct integration between reMarkable and Zoom Whiteboard. Integrations change, so check the current reMarkable and Zoom documentation to see whether one has been added. Without a direct link, there are three workable approaches. You can mirror the tablet through the reMarkable desktop app and share that window in Zoom. You can export a page and add it to a Zoom whiteboard. Or you can point a second camera at the tablet.

• A reMarkable 2 with current software and a working Wi-Fi connection
• The reMarkable desktop app on a Windows or macOS computer, signed in to the same reMarkable account as the tablet, if you plan to mirror the screen
• The Zoom desktop client, with screen sharing allowed by your account or meeting host
• Access to Zoom Whiteboard on your Zoom plan, if you want to work on a whiteboard rather than share a window
• For the camera method, a second webcam or document camera and permission for Zoom to use it

Find out what runs locally and what goes through online services. Mirroring involves the tablet, the desktop app and your reMarkable account. Exported files may pass through reMarkable's cloud depending on how you transfer them. Zoom meetings and whiteboards are hosted by Zoom. If your notes are confidential, check both companies' current privacy and data handling terms and your organisation's policy before sharing.

Step-by-step instructions

Option 1: Mirror the tablet and share it in Zoom

This is the closest to live drawing. Participants see your strokes as you write, but they see a shared window, not editable whiteboard objects.

• 1. Open the reMarkable desktop app and confirm it is signed in to your account.
• 2. Start the app's screen sharing feature and accept the prompt on the tablet if one appears. Labels and availability can differ between app versions and subscription plans, so check reMarkable's current help pages if you cannot find it.
• 3. Confirm the desktop app shows your tablet page and updates as you write.
• 4. In the Zoom meeting, choose Share Screen and select the reMarkable app window rather than your whole desktop. This keeps other windows and notifications private.
• 5. Write on the tablet. Participants can use Zoom's annotation tools on top of the shared window if the host allows annotation.

Option 2: Add a reMarkable page to Zoom Whiteboard

Use this when you want participants to build on your sketch inside Zoom Whiteboard. The page arrives as a static image or document, not live handwriting.

• 1. On the tablet or in the desktop app, export the notebook page in a format such as PDF or PNG. The formats offered depend on your software version.
• 2. Save the file to your computer.
• 3. Open or create a whiteboard in Zoom.
• 4. Use the whiteboard's option for inserting an image or file, if your Zoom version offers it, and place the exported page on the canvas.
• 5. Add sticky notes, shapes or comments around it with Zoom's own whiteboard tools. To update the sketch, edit it on the tablet and export it again.

Option 3: Show the tablet through a second camera

This works without the reMarkable desktop app and is handy on shared or locked-down computers.

• 1. Connect a second webcam or document camera and mount it above the tablet so the screen fills the frame.
• 2. Make sure your operating system grants Zoom camera permission.
• 3. In Zoom, open the advanced sharing options and choose the option for sharing content from a second camera. The exact wording varies by Zoom version.
• 4. If Zoom shows the wrong device, switch the selected camera from the share controls.
• 5. Adjust the lighting to avoid glare on the matte display, then set focus so thin pen lines stay sharp.

Undoing the setup

Stopping the Zoom share and closing screen sharing in the reMarkable app ends the mirror. You can remove exported images from a whiteboard like any other object. You can also revoke camera access for Zoom later in your operating system's privacy settings if you granted it only for this purpose.

Check the output

Before an important session, start a test meeting from a second device or ask a colleague to join. Confirm what participants actually see, because your own preview does not always match their view.

• Handwriting is readable at the size participants view the meeting, not only on your full-size monitor.
• Only the intended window or camera feed is shared.
• New strokes appear on the shared view within an acceptable delay for your purpose.
• The page orientation matches what you expect.
• Exported pages placed on a whiteboard are sharp enough to read when zoomed in.

Several limits are inherent rather than faults. Zoom adjusts the resolution and frame rate of shared content to the connection. Fine lines may soften on slow networks. The reMarkable 2 shows content in greyscale, so colour in an exported file will not match a colour display. Camera captures depend on lens quality, focus and lighting.

Common problems and next steps

The desktop app does not find the tablet

Confirm both devices use the same reMarkable account and that the tablet is awake and online. Make sure both are on a network that allows device-to-device connections. Guest networks, some corporate networks and VPNs can block this. Update the tablet software and the desktop app, then try again. If screen sharing is missing entirely, check whether your app version or plan currently includes it.

Zoom will not share the reMarkable window

On macOS, Zoom needs screen recording permission in the system privacy settings, and Zoom usually must be restarted after you grant it. Also check whether the meeting host has limited screen sharing to the host only.

Drawing on the tablet does not appear on Zoom Whiteboard

This is expected with the methods above. Mirroring shares a window, and an exported page is a static file, so tablet strokes do not become whiteboard objects. To collaborate on the board itself, use Zoom's whiteboard tools for new content. You can also re-export the page whenever your tablet sketch changes.

The second camera shows the wrong feed or a blurry image

Switch the selected camera in Zoom's share controls. Close other apps that might be holding the camera. Recheck camera permission for Zoom. For blur, move the camera so it is square to the screen, improve the lighting and lock focus if the camera allows it.

If none of these routes suits your workflow, check the current reMarkable and Zoom help resources for newer integrations. Choose the method that matches your goal: mirroring for live explanation, exported pages for shared whiteboard work, or a second camera when the desktop app is not an option.