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Screen Annotations

screenannotations.com

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Spec score 7.6 #55 of 76 in Screenshot Annotation Software

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What it does
Screen Annotations is a native Mac app for drawing over apps, annotating screenshots, creating whiteboards, presenting scenes, and using AI to create diagrams.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Intended users
The maker presents it for teaching, presenting, recording tutorials, building software, and explaining ideas visually.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Free plan
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · screenannotations.com
Privacy
The maker says it collects no personal data and uses no accounts, analytics, telemetry, advertising, or crash reporting.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Support
Support is available by email, with typical responses in 24 to 48 hours on business days; bug reports and feature requests use GitHub.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
AI integrations
Its MCP integration supports Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex, with HTTP and stdio transports.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Data storage
Boards stay on the device or in the user's private iCloud database, and the maker says it cannot access or recover iCloud data.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Drawing tools
The Mac app includes 12 drawing tools and more than 135 shapes across 20 categories.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Export formats
PNG; .screenannotationRead 24 Sep 2026 · screenannotations.com
iPad and sync
The iPad whiteboard supports Apple Pencil and touch, and boards, scenes, and history can sync with Mac through the user's iCloud.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Measurement tools
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · screenannotations.com
Network behavior
The maker says the local MCP server binds only to localhost, while iCloud sync and fetching link-card previews are described network connections.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Permissions
On Mac, it requests Screen Recording for screenshot capture and local MCP screen viewing; it does not request Accessibility or Input Monitoring access.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Presentations
Boards can be presented as scenes with transitions, cursor highlighting, spotlight, and keystroke display.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Screenshots
It captures regions, windows, full screens, or a previous area and includes a quick-access tray and screenshot editor.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com
Whiteboards
Boards support reusable documents, tabs, sticky notes, editable tables, link cards, layout tools, and recoverable snapshots.Read 12 Oct 2026 · screenannotations.com

Plans and prices

App purchase Price not published Mac app; product site says one purchase covers the Mac and iPad apps. Read 24 Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com
Screen Annotations $14.99, paid once One-time purchase; one purchase covers the Mac and iPad apps. macOS 15.0 or later · iPadOS 18.0 or later Read 12 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

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