Draw Pen

An open-source screen annotation tool

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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 Pen	P or 1
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 + ,
Reset to original		Resets all app settings (keys, colors, toolbar position, etc.)

Contributing

Please read our Contributing Guidelines for more information.

License

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