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About Markup Hero
Markup Hero takes screenshots and lets you annotate them, and it also marks up existing images, PDFs and web pages. Annotated items can be shared as links, which suits quick feedback and explanations.
It is available as desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux and in the web browser. The developer describes it as free.
Strengths
- Annotates screenshots, images, PDFs and websites
- Shareable links to annotated items
- Desktop apps on three systems plus a web version
Limitations
- Sharing depends on the developer's hosted service
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreeDescribed by the developer as free.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Markup Hero
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application
- Best suited for
- Quickly annotating and sharing screenshots and documents for feedback
- Categories
- PDF tools, Screen capture
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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A browser extension and app for taking annotated screenshots and recording the screen and camera.
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Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Lightshot is free on Windows, macOS and as an extension, capturing regions with quick annotation and short links, but has no PDF annotation or Linux app.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot is free and open source on Linux, Windows and macOS with in-place annotation, saving locally rather than through a hosted sharing service.
Monosnap
A screenshot and screen recording tool for Mac and Windows that uploads captures to cloud storage.
Monosnap is freemium on Mac and Windows, adding screen video with one-click cloud upload, but it does not annotate PDFs or run on Linux.
Zight
A screen capture service that turns screen recordings, screenshots and AI guides into shareable links.
Zight is a freemium web service that shares recordings, screenshots and AI guides as links, with support tool integrations, and requires an account.
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
ksnip is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with numbered markers, blur and direct image host upload, though its future maintenance is uncertain.
Droplr
A screenshot and screen recording app that saves captures to the cloud and shares them as links.
Droplr is paid for Windows, macOS and as an extension, sharing screenshots, GIFs and video as links with team features like SSO and custom branding.
Similar software
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Snagit
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Gradia
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Satty
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