Intuos3 takes advantage of programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter with its intuitive controls. Programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips are within easy reach for modifier keys, keyboard  shortcuts, scrolling, zooming and controlling brush size. The cordless, battery-free Grip Pen offers 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity, and, when used alternately with the ergonomic five-button Intuos3  mouse, reduces repetitive motion.

All Intuos3 pen tablets include Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 for digital photo editing, Corel Painter Essentials 2 for creating natural media art, nik Color Efex Pro 2 IE  for selectively applying photographic enhancements, and Wacom Brushes 2 for more brush choices in recent versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

The Intuos3 6x11 has a suggested retail price of $389.95.