diff --git a/packages/element/src/renderElement.ts b/packages/element/src/renderElement.ts
index 922bd773f1..ddf9acfb23 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/renderElement.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/renderElement.ts
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ export interface ExcalidrawElementWithCanvas {
   imageCrop: ExcalidrawImageElement["crop"] | null;
   containingFrameOpacity: number;
   boundTextCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
-  /**
-   * When set, overrides the canvas origin placement in drawElementFromCanvas.
-   * Used by the incremental freedraw rendering path. Scene coordinates.
-   */
   canvasOriginSceneX?: number;
   canvasOriginSceneY?: number;
 }
@@ -390,29 +386,6 @@ const drawImagePlaceholder = (
   );
 };
 
-// ─── Freedraw predicted-point store ─────────────────────────────────────────
-// Keyed by element ID.  Coordinates are in element-local scene units
-// (i.e. relative to element.x / element.y), matching the format of
-// ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement.points.
-const freedrawPredictedPoints = new Map<string, readonly [number, number]>();
-
-/**
- * Sets (or clears) the predicted next point for a freedraw element that is
- * currently being drawn.  Call from the pointer-move handler using the first
- * entry returned by PointerEvent.getPredictedEvents().  Call with `null` when
- * the stroke is finalised so the ghost segment is no longer rendered.
- */
-export const setFreeDrawPredictedPoint = (
-  elementId: string,
-  point: readonly [number, number] | null,
-): void => {
-  if (point !== null) {
-    freedrawPredictedPoints.set(elementId, point);
-  } else {
-    freedrawPredictedPoints.delete(elementId);
-  }
-};
-
 const DEFAULT_FREEDRAW_PRESSURE = 0.5;
 
 /**
@@ -939,19 +912,23 @@ export const elementWithCanvasCache = new WeakMap<
   ExcalidrawElementWithCanvas
 >();
 
-// ─── Incremental freedraw canvas cache ────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── Incremental freedraw canvas cache ───────────────────────────────────────
 // A separate WeakMap that survives ShapeCache.delete() calls so that the raster
-// accumulates new capsule segments without full regeneration on every added point.
+// accumulates new capsule segments without full regeneration on every added
+// point.
 
-const FREEDRAW_CANVAS_OVERSHOOT_MIN = 200; // screen pixels — minimum extra lookahead space on each side (divided by scale at use)
-const FREEDRAW_CANVAS_OVERSHOOT_FACTOR = 0.5; // allocate current_dimension * factor extra on each side
+// screen pixels — minimum extra lookahead space on each side
+// (divided by scale at use)
+const FREEDRAW_CANVAS_OVERSHOOT_MIN = 200;
+
+// allocate current_dimension * factor extra on each side
+const FREEDRAW_CANVAS_OVERSHOOT_FACTOR = 0.5;
 
 interface FreeDrawIncrementalCanvas {
   canvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
   lastRenderedPointCount: number;
   canvasOriginSceneX: number;
   canvasOriginSceneY: number;
-  /** Scene bounds guaranteed to be visible inside this canvas (without padding) */
   canvasAllocX1: number;
   canvasAllocY1: number;
   canvasAllocX2: number;
@@ -971,8 +948,8 @@ const freedrawIncrementalCache = new WeakMap<
  * cache is NOT cleared on each mutateElement call, allowing new segments to be
  * appended without full regeneration.
  *
- * When element bounds grow beyond the over-allocated canvas, the existing raster
- * is copied into a new larger canvas before appending the next segments.
+ * When element bounds grow beyond the over-allocated canvas, the existing
+ * raster  is copied into a new larger canvas before appending the next segments
  */
 const generateOrUpdateFreeDrawIncrementalCanvas = (
   element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement,
@@ -1100,9 +1077,6 @@ const generateOrUpdateFreeDrawIncrementalCanvas = (
     canvasScale = prevInc.scale;
   }
 
-  // Fetch predicted point for this element (set by the pointer-move handler).
-  const predictedPoint = freedrawPredictedPoints.get(element.id);
-
   // Roll back 2 points so the Catmull-Rom look-ahead tangent at the last
   // committed segment is redrawn correctly when a new point arrives.
   // Pressure smoothing is causal (one-sided) so it requires no extra rollback.
@@ -1111,7 +1085,7 @@ const generateOrUpdateFreeDrawIncrementalCanvas = (
 
   // Draw new (and possibly revised) segments plus the ghost toward the
   // predicted point.
-  if (drawFrom < element.points.length || predictedPoint !== undefined) {
+  if (drawFrom < element.points.length) {
     const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d")!;
     const canvasElemOffsetX =
       (element.x - canvasOriginSceneX) * dpr * canvasScale;
diff --git a/packages/element/src/shape.ts b/packages/element/src/shape.ts
index b90bf83e2d..e3f0cc28c8 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/shape.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/shape.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { simplify } from "points-on-curve";
-import { getStroke } from "perfect-freehand";
 
 import {
   type GeometricShape,
@@ -981,7 +980,7 @@ const _generateElementShape = (
         );
       }
 
-      // (2) stroke — one path element per capsule, mirrors canvas fill() calls
+      // (2) stroke
       shapes.push(...getFreeDrawCapsulePaths(element));
 
       return shapes;
@@ -1172,19 +1171,17 @@ export const toggleLinePolygonState = (
 //                         freedraw shape helper
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// ─── Capsule-based SVG export (mirrors renderElement.ts) ─────────────────────
-// These constants and helpers must be kept in sync with renderElement.ts.
 const FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE = 0.5;
 const FREEDRAW_BEZIER_SUBDIVIDE_TARGET_SPACING = 3;
 const FREEDRAW_PRESSURE_SMOOTHING_RADIUS = 6;
 
-/** Round to 2 dp — sub-pixel accuracy at SVG 96 dpi, much shorter strings. */
+// Round to 2 dp — sub-pixel accuracy at SVG 96 dpi
 const r2 = (v: number) => Math.round(v * 100) / 100;
 
 /**
- * SVG path `d` string for a single tapered capsule — the SVG counterpart of
- * `drawTaperedCapsule` in renderElement.ts.  Uses clockwise arcs (sweep=1)
- * so the geometry matches the canvas 2D `arc(..., anticlockwise=false)` calls.
+ * SVG path `d` string for a single tapered capsule. Uses clockwise arcs
+ * (sweep=1) so the geometry matches the canvas 2D
+ * `arc(..., anticlockwise=false)` calls.
  */
 const freedrawTaperedCapsulePath = (
   x0: number,
@@ -1214,12 +1211,12 @@ const freedrawTaperedCapsulePath = (
   const px = -dy / len; // perpendicular unit x
   const py = dx / len; // perpendicular unit y
 
-  // P0 ± perp·r0  (start / back cap tangent points)
+  // P0 +/- perp·r0  (start / back cap tangent points)
   const b0x = r2(x0 + px * r0);
   const b0y = r2(y0 + py * r0);
   const b1x = r2(x0 - px * r0);
   const b1y = r2(y0 - py * r0);
-  // P1 ± perp·r1  (end / front cap tangent points)
+  // P1 +/- perp·r1  (end / front cap tangent points)
   const f0x = r2(x1 - px * r1);
   const f0y = r2(y1 - py * r1);
   const f1x = r2(x1 + px * r1);
@@ -1242,7 +1239,7 @@ const freedrawTaperedCapsulePath = (
 };
 
 /**
- * Catmull-Rom tangent at points[i] — identical math to `getCatmullRomTangent`
+ * Catmull-Rom tangent at points[i].Identical math to `getCatmullRomTangent`
  * in renderElement.ts (predictedPoint is not needed for finalised strokes).
  */
 const freedrawCatmullRomTangent = (
@@ -1296,40 +1293,49 @@ const freedrawCatmullRomTangent = (
   return [tx, ty];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Triangular-kernel causal weighted pressure average (backward-only window).
+ * When `simulatePressure` is true or pressures array is empty, returns the
+ * default constant pressure so the geometry mirrors constant-pressure rendering.
+ */
+const getFreeDrawSmoothedPressure = (
+  element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement,
+  i: number,
+): number => {
+  const { pressures } = element;
+  if (element.simulatePressure || pressures.length === 0) {
+    return FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE;
+  }
+  let sum = 0;
+  let totalWeight = 0;
+  for (let k = -FREEDRAW_PRESSURE_SMOOTHING_RADIUS; k <= 0; k++) {
+    const idx = i + k;
+    if (idx < 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const p =
+      idx < pressures.length ? pressures[idx] : FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE;
+    const w = FREEDRAW_PRESSURE_SMOOTHING_RADIUS + 1 + k;
+    sum += p * w;
+    totalWeight += w;
+  }
+  return totalWeight > 0 ? sum / totalWeight : FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE;
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns one SVG path `d` string per tapered-capsule sub-segment for a
  * freedraw element, using the same Catmull-Rom Bezier subdivision and pressure
- * smoothing as the canvas renderer (`drawFreeDrawSegments` in renderElement.ts).
- * Returning individual paths (rather than a single compound `d` string) avoids
- * fill-rule artifacts that arise when overlapping subpaths invert the winding
- * direction inside a compound path.
+ * smoothing as the canvas renderer.
  */
 const getFreeDrawCapsulePaths = (
   element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement,
 ): SVGPathString[] => {
-  const { points, pressures } = element;
+  const { points } = element;
   const N = points.length;
   const baseRadius = (element.strokeWidth * 1.25) / 2;
 
-  const getSmoothedPressure = (i: number): number => {
-    if (element.simulatePressure || pressures.length === 0) {
-      return FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE;
-    }
-    let sum = 0;
-    let totalWeight = 0;
-    for (let k = -FREEDRAW_PRESSURE_SMOOTHING_RADIUS; k <= 0; k++) {
-      const idx = i + k;
-      if (idx < 0) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      const p =
-        idx < pressures.length ? pressures[idx] : FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE;
-      const w = FREEDRAW_PRESSURE_SMOOTHING_RADIUS + 1 + k;
-      sum += p * w;
-      totalWeight += w;
-    }
-    return totalWeight > 0 ? sum / totalWeight : FREEDRAW_DEFAULT_PRESSURE;
-  };
+  const getSmoothedPressure = (i: number): number =>
+    getFreeDrawSmoothedPressure(element, i);
 
   const paths: SVGPathString[] = [];
 
@@ -1357,7 +1363,7 @@ const getFreeDrawCapsulePaths = (
     const t0 = freedrawCatmullRomTangent(points, i - 1);
     const t1 = freedrawCatmullRomTangent(points, i);
 
-    // Bezier subdivision (mirrors drawSubdividedSegment).
+    // Bezier subdivision.
     const segLen = Math.sqrt((p1[0] - p0[0]) ** 2 + (p1[1] - p0[1]) ** 2);
     const nSubdiv = Math.max(
       1,
@@ -1406,25 +1412,110 @@ const getFreeDrawCapsulePaths = (
   return paths;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Generates an outline polygon for a freedraw element using the same
+ * Catmull-Rom Bezier subdivision and pressure smoothing as the canvas renderer.
+ * Returns `[x, y]` points in element-local coordinates that form a closed
+ * polygon around the stroke (left side + right side reversed), suitable for
+ * hit-testing and eraser intersection.
+ */
 export const getFreedrawOutlinePoints = (
   element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement,
-) => {
-  // If input points are empty (should they ever be?) return a dot
-  const inputPoints = element.simulatePressure
-    ? element.points
-    : element.points.length
-    ? element.points.map(([x, y], i) => [x, y, element.pressures[i]])
-    : [[0, 0, 0.5]];
+): [number, number][] => {
+  const { points } = element;
+  const N = points.length;
+  const baseRadius = (element.strokeWidth * 1.25) / 2;
 
-  return getStroke(inputPoints as number[][], {
-    simulatePressure: element.simulatePressure,
-    size: element.strokeWidth * 4.25,
-    thinning: 0.6,
-    smoothing: 0.5,
-    streamline: 0.5,
-    easing: (t) => Math.sin((t * Math.PI) / 2), // https://easings.net/#easeOutSine
-    last: true,
-  }) as [number, number][];
+  if (N === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const radius0 = baseRadius * getFreeDrawSmoothedPressure(element, 0) * 2;
+
+  if (N === 1) {
+    // Single point case
+    const cx = points[0][0];
+    const cy = points[0][1];
+    const result: [number, number][] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+      const angle = (i / 8) * Math.PI * 2;
+      result.push([
+        cx + Math.cos(angle) * radius0,
+        cy + Math.sin(angle) * radius0,
+      ]);
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  const leftPoints: [number, number][] = [];
+  const rightPoints: [number, number][] = [];
+
+  for (let i = 1; i < N; i++) {
+    const p0 = points[i - 1];
+    const p1 = points[i];
+    const r0 = baseRadius * getFreeDrawSmoothedPressure(element, i - 1) * 2;
+    const r1 = baseRadius * getFreeDrawSmoothedPressure(element, i) * 2;
+
+    const t0 = freedrawCatmullRomTangent(points, i - 1);
+    const t1 = freedrawCatmullRomTangent(points, i);
+
+    const segLen = Math.sqrt((p1[0] - p0[0]) ** 2 + (p1[1] - p0[1]) ** 2);
+    const nSubdiv = Math.max(
+      1,
+      Math.ceil(segLen / FREEDRAW_BEZIER_SUBDIVIDE_TARGET_SPACING),
+    );
+
+    const cp1x = p0[0] + t0[0] / 3;
+    const cp1y = p0[1] + t0[1] / 3;
+    const cp2x = p1[0] - t1[0] / 3;
+    const cp2y = p1[1] - t1[1] / 3;
+
+    // Include the start point of the first segment.
+    const kStart = i === 1 ? 0 : 1;
+
+    for (let k = kStart; k <= nSubdiv; k++) {
+      const tParam = k / nSubdiv;
+      const mt = 1 - tParam;
+      const mt2 = mt * mt;
+      const t2 = tParam * tParam;
+      const mt3 = mt2 * mt;
+      const t3 = t2 * tParam;
+
+      const x =
+        mt3 * p0[0] + 3 * mt2 * tParam * cp1x + 3 * mt * t2 * cp2x + t3 * p1[0];
+      const y =
+        mt3 * p0[1] + 3 * mt2 * tParam * cp1y + 3 * mt * t2 * cp2y + t3 * p1[1];
+
+      // Bezier first derivative for the tangent direction.
+      const dtx =
+        3 *
+        (mt2 * (cp1x - p0[0]) +
+          2 * mt * tParam * (cp2x - cp1x) +
+          t2 * (p1[0] - cp2x));
+      const dty =
+        3 *
+        (mt2 * (cp1y - p0[1]) +
+          2 * mt * tParam * (cp2y - cp1y) +
+          t2 * (p1[1] - cp2y));
+
+      const len = Math.sqrt(dtx * dtx + dty * dty);
+      if (len === 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Perpendicular (left = +, right = −).
+      const px = -dty / len;
+      const py = dtx / len;
+
+      const r = r0 + (r1 - r0) * tParam;
+
+      leftPoints.push([x + px * r, y + py * r]);
+      rightPoints.push([x - px * r, y - py * r]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Closed polygon: left side (start -> end) + right side (end -> start).
+  return [...leftPoints, ...rightPoints.reverse()];
 };
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx
index f967fdbf96..6b7cdf8edd 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ import {
   isLineElement,
 } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
-import {
-  invalidateFreeDrawIncrementalCanvas,
-  setFreeDrawPredictedPoint,
-} from "@excalidraw/element";
+import { invalidateFreeDrawIncrementalCanvas } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
 import {
   KEYS,
@@ -320,7 +317,6 @@ export const actionFinalize = register<FormData>({
 
     if (element && isFreeDrawElement(element)) {
       invalidateFreeDrawIncrementalCanvas(element);
-      setFreeDrawPredictedPoint(element.id, null);
     }
 
     return {
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 8cdb11a44b..419b86c0c5 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ import {
   maybeHandleArrowPointlikeDrag,
   getUncroppedWidthAndHeight,
   getActiveTextElement,
-  setFreeDrawPredictedPoint,
 } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
 import type { GlobalPoint, LocalPoint, Radians } from "@excalidraw/math";
@@ -8837,7 +8836,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       locked: false,
       frameId: topLayerFrame ? topLayerFrame.id : null,
       points: [pointFrom<LocalPoint>(0, 0)],
-      pressures: simulatePressure ? [] : [event.pressure],
+      pressures: [event.pressure],
     });
 
     this.scene.insertElement(element);
@@ -10172,17 +10171,10 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
         }
 
         if (newElement.type === "freedraw") {
-          // Collect all coalesced pointer positions that accumulated between
-          // RAF frames (important for high-frequency Apple Pencil / stylus
-          // input). getCoalescedEvents() returns the intermediate samples that
-          // would otherwise be discarded by throttleRAF, giving a dense stroke
-          // without extra renders.
           const coalescedEvents: PointerEvent[] =
             event.getCoalescedEvents?.() ?? [];
-          // The final event is always included; coalesced list may duplicate it
           const allEvents =
             coalescedEvents.length > 0 ? coalescedEvents : [event];
-
           const newPoints: LocalPoint[] = [];
           const newPressures: number[] = [];
 
@@ -10203,32 +10195,8 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
             }
           }
 
-          // Update the predicted next point for smoother stroke rendering.
-          // getPredictedEvents() returns samples predicted by the browser for
-          // the current pointer position, compensating for event-delivery
-          // latency (especially useful with Apple Pencil / high-frequency
-          // stylus input).  We pass the first predicted point to the renderer
-          // so it can (a) use it as a Catmull-Rom look-ahead tangent and
-          // (b) draw a ghost segment toward the predicted position.
-          const predictedEvents: PointerEvent[] =
-            event.getPredictedEvents?.() ?? [];
-          if (predictedEvents.length > 0) {
-            const predCoords = viewportCoordsToSceneCoords(
-              predictedEvents[0],
-              this.state,
-            );
-            setFreeDrawPredictedPoint(newElement.id, [
-              predCoords.x - newElement.x,
-              predCoords.y - newElement.y,
-            ]);
-          } else {
-            setFreeDrawPredictedPoint(newElement.id, null);
-          }
-
           if (newPoints.length > 0) {
-            const pressures = newElement.simulatePressure
-              ? newElement.pressures
-              : [...newElement.pressures, ...newPressures];
+            const pressures = [...newElement.pressures, ...newPressures];
 
             this.scene.mutateElement(
               newElement,
@@ -10698,9 +10666,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
           dx += 0.0001;
         }
 
-        const pressures = newElement.simulatePressure
-          ? []
-          : [...newElement.pressures, childEvent.pressure];
+        const pressures = [...newElement.pressures, childEvent.pressure];
 
         this.scene.mutateElement(newElement, {
           points: [...points, pointFrom<LocalPoint>(dx, dy)],
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/package.json b/packages/excalidraw/package.json
index 1d01b82bd8..8d786daf54 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/package.json
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/package.json
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
     "lodash.throttle": "4.1.1",
     "nanoid": "3.3.3",
     "pako": "2.0.3",
-    "perfect-freehand": "1.2.0",
     "pica": "7.1.1",
     "png-chunk-text": "1.0.0",
     "png-chunks-encode": "1.0.0",
@@ -138,4 +137,4 @@
     "jest-diff": "29.7.0",
     "typescript": "5.9.3"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/math/src/vector.ts b/packages/math/src/vector.ts
index e2fbcda528..c520fce244 100644
--- a/packages/math/src/vector.ts
+++ b/packages/math/src/vector.ts
@@ -158,14 +158,3 @@ export const vectorNormalize = (v: Vector): Vector => {
  * Calculate the right-hand normal of the vector.
  */
 export const vectorNormal = (v: Vector): Vector => vector(v[1], -v[0]);
-
-/**
- * Scalar projection of vector v onto normal.
- *
- * @param v
- * @param normal
- * @returns
- */
-export const vectorReflect = (v: Vector, normal: Vector): Vector => {
-  return vectorSubtract(v, vectorScale(normal, 2 * vectorDot(v, normal)));
-};
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 2439480042..c97811e084 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "@excalidraw/laser-pointer": "1.3.1",
     "browser-fs-access": "0.38.0",
     "pako": "2.0.3",
-    "perfect-freehand": "1.2.0",
     "png-chunk-text": "1.0.0",
     "png-chunks-encode": "1.0.0",
     "png-chunks-extract": "1.0.0",
@@ -71,4 +70,4 @@
     "gen:types": "rimraf types && tsc",
     "build:esm": "rimraf dist && node ../../scripts/buildUtils.js && yarn gen:types"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dd87b52426..36d600b08a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8381,11 +8381,6 @@ pepjs@0.5.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pepjs/-/pepjs-0.5.3.tgz#dc755f03d965c20e4b1bb65e42a03a97c382cfc7"
   integrity sha512-5yHVB9OHqKd9fr/OIsn8ss0NgThQ9buaqrEuwr9Or5YjPp6h+WTDKWZI+xZLaBGZCtODTnFtlSHNmhFsq67THg==
 
-perfect-freehand@1.2.0:
-  version "1.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/perfect-freehand/-/perfect-freehand-1.2.0.tgz#706a0f854544f6175772440c51d3b0563eb3988a"
-  integrity sha512-h/0ikF1M3phW7CwpZ5MMvKnfpHficWoOEyr//KVNTxV4F6deRK1eYMtHyBKEAKFK0aXIEUK9oBvlF6PNXMDsAw==
-
 pica@7.1.1, pica@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pica/-/pica-7.1.1.tgz#c68b42f5cfa6cc26eaec5cfa10cc0a5299ef3b7a"