PenAnywhere
Draw on your screen. On anything. Anywhere. Mac annotator.
PenAnywhere launched on June 9, 2026 with 1 votes.
What it does
The screen annotation tool that lets you draw on anything. Pen, arrows, shapes, highlighter, gradients, laser pointer, magnifier, screen zoom, blur, sticky notes, and stamps. 15 tools total. Built native for Mac -- under 1MB download, 25MB RAM, zero permissions needed. Pomodoro timer built into the menu bar. Annotate on top of any app on your Mac.
The screen annotation tool that lets you draw on anything. Shapes, arrows, gradients, laser pointer, magnifier. One app. Every screen. Download on the Mac App Store.
Annotate over any app. Shapes, arrows, gradients, laser pointer, magnifier. The presentation tool you always wanted. Pressure-sensitive strokes with perfect-freehand rendering. Draw naturally with Apple Pencil via Sidecar. Rectangles, ellipses, lines, and arrows that snap into place. Annotate with precision. 8 curated gradient presets: Sunset, Electric, Neon, Candy, Aurora, Cosmic, Coral, Smoke. Every stroke becomes art. Built-in magnifier lens to zoom into any area of your screen. Freeze lenses to compare regions. A fading laser trail that follows your cursor. Perfect for guiding attention during presentations. Built-in 25/5 Pomodoro timer lives in your menu bar. The icon transforms to…from penanywhere.com
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