1/31/2024 0 Comments Screenshot annotation tool![]() ![]() It looks like a thought bubble with a double quote inside it. ![]() There’s an icon at the end of the Markup Toolbar in Preview that I only recently noticed. I want to give one shout out to Preview before telling you about my new favorite screenshot and annotation app. Obfuscating private information is a constant need and I end up drawing colored boxes instead, which looks unprofessional and also doesn’t leave the viewer understanding there was text underneath. The Markup Toolbar is also missing a really important annotation tool – there’s no blur. Every other app I’ve ever used waits for you to click and drag to precisely define the position and size in one motion. I find this so annoying that I spent about a week trying to write a Keyboard Maestro macro to automatically open it any time I opened Preview.īut what annoys me even more is how when you want to add geometry such as a rectangle or an arrow, it drops the geometry right on the image, requiring you to move multiple points to get the geometry into size and position. You have to tap the little pen in a circle icon or use command-shift-A to show the Markup Toolbar. I’ve mentioned my annoyance about this before, but for completeness, I feel the need to complain again.įirst of all, the annotation tools in Preview aren’t available by default. This works, and Preview does have annotations, but to be honest they are pretty irritating to use. If I want to annotate my screenshot before sending, I use command-shift-4 to copy a region and have Preview open immediately ready to do my annotations. If for some reason, I do another copy before I’m ready to paste, I know the screenshot is safely waiting for me in my awesome clipboard manager Copy ‘em. If I know I’m going to just plop a screenshot into an email as-is, I’ll just use command-shift-control-4 to capture a portion of the screen to the clipboard ready to paste. I’m a keyboard shortcut junkie, so the shortcuts for the built-in Screenshot.app work really well for me. I’m sure this is useful to some, but my needs are usually ephemeral, and if not, I prefer to save my screenshots to the Finder. Most of the screenshot apps that bring annotation capabilities along also save your images into a library. Taking a screenshot is nearly always the beginning of a process, where step two is annotating it, and only then sending the screenshot along. I think my love of screenshot apps comes from my desire to teach and explain. I keep falling back to the tried and true, if limited built-in Screenshot.app in macOS paired with Preview for doing annotations. A new one will come into my life and then eventually fade from my favor. I’ve reviewed more of them than I can count over the years. ![]() ![]() To remove the Ubuntu PPA, use command: sudo add-apt-repository -remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/annotatorĪnd remove the annotation tool via: sudo apt remove -autoremove, my name is Allison, and I’m addicted to screenshot apps. Once installed, search for and open it from start menu (activities overview) and enjoy! Remove Annotator & Ubuntu PPA: Install Annotator:įinally, install the app using command: sudo apt install To do it manually, run command: sudo apt update 3. Ubuntu 20.04 and higher refresh system package cache automatically while adding PPA, but some Ubuntu based systems may not. Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue. When it opens, run commands to add the PPA: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/annotator Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Elementary OS can directly search for and install it from app store.įor Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04 and their based systems, the software packages are also available to install via this Ubuntu PPA for both X86 PC/laptop and arm64/armhf mobile devices. Several UI improvements and various bug-fixes.Īnnotator has a built-in installer script in the source code.Remove support for elementary OS contracts.Enhance export UI and adding export options for PNG and JPEG types.Support for reading an image to annotate from standard input on the command-line.Support for showing and hiding an item’s outline.Other features in Annotator 1.2.0 include: Also, right-click on the text insert area to get the option. The release also added a emoji picker when inserting text. After that, your custom shapes/arrows will be available in the drop-down menus for quick use. When adding and adjusting shapes and arrows on images, user can now right-click on them to ‘Set as Custom’. ![]()
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