ScreenPen AlternativesDigital Painting & Screenshot Capture Tools like ScreenPen

ScreenPen is described as 'Screen annotation software which allows drawing directly on the screen. It is an open source and multiplatform (all systems that support Python) alternative to tools such as Epic Pen' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ScreenPen for Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Ubuntu. The best ScreenPen alternative is Epic Pen, which is free. Other great apps like ScreenPen are ZoomIt, gInk, Screen Marker and Recorder and ScreenBrush.

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  1. Epic Pen icon
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    Turn your desktop into a workspace with Epic pen's intuitive drawing tools, enabling free-hand annotation over any app. Supports Windows platform with lightweight features, offline usability, screenshot capture, and comprehensive hotkey functionalities for seamless interaction.

    24 Epic Pen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Epic Pen is the most popular Windows alternative to ScreenPen.

    • Epic Pen is the most popular free alternative to ScreenPen.

    • Epic Pen is Freemium and ProprietaryScreenPen is Free and Open Source
    • Epic Pen is LightweightScreenPen is not according to our users
  2. ZoomIt icon
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    ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed...

    31 ZoomIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. gInk icon
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    An on-screen on-screen annotation software for Windows.

    12 gInk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • gInk is the most popular Open Source alternative to ScreenPen.

    • gInk is Free and Open SourceScreenPen is also Free and Open Source
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    This app allows you live drawing and taking notes over desktop applications. There are also tools for screen recording and making screenshots. It is great tool for creating presentations, tutorials, manuals, animations, video or streaming.

    25 Screen Marker and Recorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. ScreenBrush icon
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    Quick and useful way to demonstrate something on the screen by drawing.

    24 ScreenBrush alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • ScreenBrush is the most popular Mac alternative to ScreenPen.

    • ScreenBrush is Freemium and ProprietaryScreenPen is Free and Open Source
  6. Wayscriber icon
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    Live overlay for drawing, annotating, hiding text, and capturing screenshots on Linux. Can be used as whiteboard or blackboard. Highly customisable.

    12 Wayscriber alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Wayscriber is the most popular Linux alternative to ScreenPen.

    • Wayscriber is Free and Open SourceScreenPen is also Free and Open Source
  7. Pointofix icon
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    Every screen content can be made available as a digital drawing area so that you can mark and highlight important things. Thus Pointofix is ideal for you as a teacher or IT trainer to support your lectures, training courses and presentations.

    18 Pointofix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Gromit-MPX icon
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    Gromit-MPX is an on-screen annotation tool that works with any Unix desktop environment under X11 as well as Wayland.

    15 Gromit-MPX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
     
  9. Ultimate Pen icon
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    Ultimate Pen is a software only solution which creates a full screen, transparent window, allowing you to draw on top of most applications. Think of Ultimate Pen as an incredibly easy way to doodle on your computer screen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Ultimate Pen is the most popular commercial alternative to ScreenPen.

    • Ultimate Pen is Paid and ProprietaryScreenPen is Free and Open Source
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