Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Penio

An open-source screen annotation tool

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.

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   Pensela▲82

   The Swiss army knife of screen annotation tools

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Annotate▲193

   Menubar app to draw on any app or screen on macOS

   2024 · getannotate.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Olio▲320

   Free illustration constructor with 130+ heroes and objects

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Penpot▲478

   Design freedom for teams

   2021 · penpot.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Screenity – Open source screen recorder and annotation tool▲103

   The free and privacy-friendly screen recorder with no limits 🎥 - alyssaxuu/screenity

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Anno – Effortlessly annotate and comment on videos/audio▲122

   2022 · anno.so · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Screenity▲878

   The most powerful screen recorder for Chrome

   2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   I made a macOS app to let me draw on the screen while on video calls▲232

   Download Presentify - Screen Annotation by Softal Limited on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Presentify -…

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Canvas▲251

   A DALL·E playground for the Mac

   2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Brainio▲190

    Brainio combines rich-text notes with visual mind maps. Organize your thoughts, link ideas, and collaborate in real time across desktop and web.

    2020 · brainio.com · its alternatives →

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    Supa Screenshot▲731

    Create beautiful screenshots in seconds

    2024 · supademo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Annotate Screen▲92

    Markup your image or screenshot of your screen

    2021 · jpgonline.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Capptivofree▲328

    Free open-source screen recorder & demo editor

    Aug 2026 · capptivo.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Phia▲446

    Beautiful screen recordings, screenshots, and 3D motion

    2024 · dina.so · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Good Annotations▲147

    Professionally annotate any screenshot or image for free

    2020 · goodannotations.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Capso▲269

    Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac

    Apr 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Penio▲1

    A screen drawing application to add mouse click effects

    Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Plio▲83

    Make your videos interactive and extract engagement insights

    2021 · plio.in · its alternatives →

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    Textio▲192

    The augmented writing platform.

    2015 · textio.com · its alternatives →

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    Marker 2.0▲316

    Send badass screenshots to Slack, Trello, Github and more

    2016 · marker.io · its alternatives →

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    Annotate▲202

    Free: Drop files as context for screen recording as prompt

    Aug 2026 · xannotate.com · its alternatives →

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    Video Annotations by Zight▲289

    Draw on videos to get your point across

    2020 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Petal, open-source CoScreen/ScreenHero finally freefree▲228

    Low latency, high resolution screensharing and remote control. Free and open source, from the makers of CoScreen.

    7d ago · petal.live · its alternatives →

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    Promptui – Rich UI elements for cli prompts in Go▲196

    Interactive prompt for command-line applications. Contribute to manifoldco/promptui development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →