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@nfunky nfunky released this 05 Jul 21:27
v1.0.0
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What's new

First public release of Screen Annotator — a lightweight macOS menu bar utility for
drawing on top of your screen.

  • Global shortcut (⌃⌥A) to toggle annotation mode from any app
  • Drawing tools: pen, rectangle, ellipse, arrow, and text
  • Floating tool palette with tool, color, stroke width, and font size controls
  • Keyboard shortcuts 1–5 to switch tools while annotating
  • Per-stroke fade with configurable delay (3, 5, 8, 10, 15 seconds, or never)
  • Multi-display overlay support
  • Menu bar controls for mode, tools, fade delay, pen color, and font size

Installation

  1. Download ScreenAnnotator-<version>-macos.zip below and unzip it.
  2. Move ScreenAnnotator.app to /Applications.

⚠️ Gatekeeper warning (app is not notarized)

This build is signed locally (ad-hoc) but not signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarized,
so macOS Gatekeeper will block it on first launch with a message like
"ScreenAnnotator can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software."

To open it anyway:

  1. Right-click (or Control-click) ScreenAnnotator.app and choose Open, then confirm
    Open in the dialog (this only needs to be done once).
    • If you don't see an Open option, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security,
      scroll to the Security section, and click Open Anyway next to the ScreenAnnotator
      message, then confirm.
  2. Alternatively, remove the quarantine flag from Terminal: 
    xattr -cr /Applications/ScreenAnnotator.app

🔐 Accessibility permission required

Screen Annotator needs Accessibility access to register the global ⌃⌥A shortcut and to
draw its overlay on top of other apps.

  1. Launch the app — a pencil icon appears in the menu bar.
  2. When prompted (or via System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility), enable
    ScreenAnnotator.
  3. If the shortcut still doesn't respond after granting access, toggle the checkbox off and
    back on, or remove and re-add the app after moving/renaming it.

You can still toggle annotation mode from the menu bar icon without granting this permission.

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