This only works on Blender 2.8

1. Download the latest .zip file from the releases page
2. Open Blender and go to Edit > Preferences > Install Add-on from File... Then navigate to the .zip file you downloaded and select it
3. Check the box that appears next to "Grease Writer"

1. Create a new Grease Pencil object in the 3D view (Shift + A > Grease Pencil > Blank)
2. With the Grease Pencil object selected, go to the data section of the Properties window where you will find the Grease Writer panel.
3. Create a text file with the desired text

• Right-click at the edge of a window and split the area
• Change the Window's view to the Text Editor
• click the "New" button to start editing a text file

4. Enter the name of the Text file in the source text property in the Grease Writer panel
5. Adjust settings and click the "Write" button
6. Optionally add a decorator to the added text

If you draw on a grease pencil object, you can automatically animate it by clicking the "Reanimate" button. Strokes will be drawn in the order they were created.

Select a tracer object and click trace. The tracer object's X and Y position will change to keep up with the animated grease pencil as it is being drawn.