In some cases, it has limited functionality (and maybe shouldn't be enumerated here). I marked bold those that look promising in my personal opinion (multiplatform and free is the priority). ShareX - only windows, also file sharing tool ( ).Draw Over - only windows and Linux (mac is not listed) ( ).ScreenPen - multiplatform, requires Python, installation with pip, supports charts using matplotlib, but it's mentioned that the support could be improved ( ).TuxPen - author claims that is it not completed and some functionality looks not working ( ).UltimatePen - commercial, only free trial, only for macOS ( ).SnagIt - it's more screen shoot maker, quite expensive, and only for windows and mac ( ).OpenBoard - only whiteboard tool but cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS) ( ).gInk - similar to above, again only Windows ( ).ppInk - another annotation software for Windows, this one looks interesting, but it sometimes hangs on my machine, nevertheless it is only for Windows ( ).Windows Snipping Tool - This one, as most of you know, is a windows tool and is quite constrained and available only for windows (obviously).EpicPen pro, on the other hand, is available only for windows ( ). It is available only for windows and macOS, and the functionality is quite limited (for example, drawing lines or squares is unavailable, there are only 16 colours, and whiteboard/blackboard are not available). EpicPen - It is the first result Google returns.

I researched and found some tools available online. It would be nice to have some tool that allows me to draw on the screen and use it on all platforms like Windows or macOS. Recently, I was performing the classes using text editors, paint/gimp, etc.īut sometimes, I find it hard to explain some things this way.

I am conducting lectures on multiple platforms, like Windows or macOS. I am looking for multiplatform desktop screen annotation software (not communicator or screen recorder).

Best screen annotation software