How to use
Paste or upload a screenshot
Press Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on a Mac) anywhere on the page after copying a screenshot, or click Upload screenshot and pick an image file.
Frame and style it
Pick a background, set Padding, Corner radius and Shadow, choose a window frame and canvas ratio, and use Crop to keep only the part you need.
Annotate and export
Choose Arrow, Text, Step number, Highlight box, Marker, Spotlight, Blur, Pixelate or Redact and click or drag on the image. Then click Copy or Download.
Why Screenshot Editor
- Arrows, text labels, numbered steps, highlight boxes, a marker and a spotlight.
- Blur, pixelate or black-box redact sensitive data, and crop in the same place.
- Gradient, solid, custom or image backgrounds, plus macOS window and browser frames.
- PNG, JPG or WebP export at 100, 75 or 50 percent, or copy to the clipboard.
Redact, pixelate or blur: hiding private data in bug reports
Bug reports and support tickets often need a screenshot that shows an email address, an order number, an access token or a customer's name. Before you share it, decide how much of that detail must be gone for good.
Redact replaces the area with solid black. The exported image simply has black pixels there, so there is nothing to recover. Use it for passwords, API keys, card digits, one-time codes and anything covered by a privacy policy.
Blur and Pixelate keep the shape and colour of the area but remove detail. That keeps the screenshot readable (you can still see that a field was filled in) and looks tidier in public docs. The catch is that short or predictable text can sometimes be reconstructed. Treat them as cosmetic, not as security.
- Passwords, tokens, keys, card numbers: Redact.
- Faces, avatars, other people's names in a public post: Blur or Pixelate is usually enough.
- The thing you want the reader to notice: Arrow, Highlight box, Marker or Spotlight.
- Check the whole image, including browser tabs, bookmarks and notifications, before you export.
Which annotation to use
Good annotation points at one thing per image. The tools below cover the common jobs in documentation, support replies and social posts. Keep one colour for every callout in a document set, so readers learn what it means.
| Tool | Key | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow | A | Pointing at a button or field from open space |
| Text | T | Short labels such as Click here or New |
| Step number | N | Ordered instructions in one image |
| Highlight box | H | Outlining a panel or group of controls |
| Marker | M | Tinting a line of text like a highlighter pen |
| Spotlight | S | Dimming everything except the area that matters |
| Blur / Pixelate / Redact | B / P / R | Hiding names, faces and secrets |