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Screen Annotations

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#52 of 76
Score
6.5
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The facts below are what the maker publishes about Screen Annotations, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Screen Annotations's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
App purchase—Mac app; product site says one purchase covers the Mac and iPad apps.
Screen Annotations$14.99, paid oncemacOS 15.0 or later · iPadOS 18.0 or later · One-time purchase; one purchase covers the Mac and iPad apps.

The facts

Each one read from Screen Annotations's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

AI integrations
Its MCP integration supports Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex, with HTTP and stdio transports.checked 12 Oct 2026
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.checked 12 Oct 2026
Drawing tools
The Mac app includes 12 drawing tools and more than 135 shapes across 20 categories.checked 12 Oct 2026
Export formats
PNG; .screenannotationchecked 24 Sep 2026
Intended users
The maker presents it for teaching, presenting, recording tutorials, building software, and explaining ideas visually.checked 12 Oct 2026
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.checked 12 Oct 2026
Measurement tools
Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
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.checked 12 Oct 2026
Permissions
On Mac, it requests Screen Recording for screenshot capture and local MCP screen viewing; it does not request Accessibility or Input Monitoring access.checked 12 Oct 2026
Presentations
Boards can be presented as scenes with transitions, cursor highlighting, spotlight, and keystroke display.checked 12 Oct 2026
Privacy
The maker says it collects no personal data and uses no accounts, analytics, telemetry, advertising, or crash reporting.checked 12 Oct 2026
Screenshots
It captures regions, windows, full screens, or a previous area and includes a quick-access tray and screenshot editor.checked 12 Oct 2026
Support
Support is available by email, with typical responses in 24 to 48 hours on business days; bug reports and feature requests use GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
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.checked 12 Oct 2026
Whiteboards
Boards support reusable documents, tabs, sticky notes, editable tables, link cards, layout tools, and recoverable snapshots.checked 12 Oct 2026

Money

Free plan
Nochecked 24 Sep 2026

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