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DrawPen is a simple screen annotation. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux.

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Draw Pen

An open-source screen annotation tool

Get it on Windows Get it on macOS Get it on Linux


DrawPen

DrawPen - Usage

DrawPen - Pointer Mode

Installation

You can download DrawPen for free from releases

Or install via package managers:

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install --cask drawpen

# Windows (Scoop)
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/drawpen

Known issues

On some Linux setups running Wayland (e.g. Fedora KDE Plasma, Zorin), DrawPen may start with a segmentation fault. Explanation In Details

Workaround:

  • Run DrawPen with X11 backend: drawpen --ozone-platform=x11
  • Use DrawPen drawpen-x11 package available in releases

Keybindings

Command Keybindings Comment
Enable Draw/Pointer Mode CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + A Global shortcut
Activate Brush B or 1
Activate Pen (Fade Pen) P
Activate/Switch Shapes (Arrow/Square/etc.) A, R, O or 2
Activate Text T or 3
Activate Highlighter H or 4
Activate Laser L or 5
Activate Eraser E or 6
Switch Color 7
Switch Thickness (Width) 8
Show/Hide ToolBar CMD/CTRL + T In-app shortcut
Show/Hide Whiteboard CMD/CTRL + E In-app shortcut
Clear Desk CMD/CTRL + K In-app shortcut
Settings Page CMD/CTRL + ,

Contributing

Please read our Contributing Guidelines for more information.

License

DrawPen is licensed under the MIT Open Source license. For more information, see LICENSE.

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