# Pencil Tool Lag **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [April 19, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/pencil-tool-lag/8762 "2021-04-19T00:58:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AbsoluteBore](https://community.aseprite.org/letter_avatar/absolutebore/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@AbsoluteBore](https://community.aseprite.org/u/AbsoluteBore)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/pencil-tool-lag/8762/1 "2021-04-19T00:58:54Z")
v1.2.26 I started noticing 3 days ago that my Aseprite software has become laggy when using the Pencil Tool. The odd thing is that it doesn’t lag upon startup. It seems after a few minutes, maybe 5 or 10 it’ll just start to lag, and the issue “resets” when I restart my PC. There is a visible delay between contact of my pen to the line forming. This messes with angles and makes curves look sharp. I draw on a canvas of 1000x1000 normally, but I have for a while and there have never been problems till now. I’ve even tried drawing on a canvas of 100x100 and it still lags. I have no clue if it’s a software bug or a PC problem, but other software you’d assume to be a bit more taxing on resources, like Blender, work perfectly fine. ![Bug Report](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/346714971b781410a84657919041048fe1506640.png) ---
**Author:** ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/pencil-tool-lag/8762/2 "2021-04-19T14:21:07Z")
Welcome @AbsoluteBore! About your performance issue, could you please give a try setting _Edit \> Preferences \> Cursors \> Crosshair Type = **Simple Crosshair** _ and check how does it work? ---
**Author:** ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/pencil-tool-lag/8762/3 "2021-04-21T11:30:02Z")
I’m closing this topic, the same answer was given in the Discord server and it solved the problem. ---
**Author:** ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/pencil-tool-lag/8762/4 "2021-04-21T11:30:06Z")
Closed on April 21, 2021, 11:30am UTC