ScreenPen AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps 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 a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Ubuntu apps. The best ScreenPen alternative is SHARA, which is free. Other great apps like ScreenPen are CapyCursor, RePen, Epic Pen and ZoomIt.

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  1. SHARA icon
     5 likes

    Provides mouse pointer highlighting with animated glow and 3D tilt, lag-free click-through magnification with customizable zoom modes, and a sleek keystroke visualization overlay. Fully local, privacy-first utility for presentations, coding, streaming, and more on Windows.

    41 SHARA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. CapyCursor icon
     7 likes

    Lightweight application offering real-time screen annotation, drawing, highlighting, spotlight, and zoom features with customizable tools, hotkey support, and easy cleanup. Ideal for teaching, business presentations, tutorials, and live demonstrations.

    58 CapyCursor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. RePen icon
     3 likes

    Lightweight Windows annotation tool enabling live drawing, shapes, spotlights, magnification, and click-through overlays, with PDF/image export, portable mode, multi-board backgrounds, and no subscription or registration for seamless presentations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Epic Pen icon
     20 likes

    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.

    32 Epic Pen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. ZoomIt icon
     30 likes

    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...

    42 ZoomIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  6. gInk icon
     17 likes

    An on-screen on-screen annotation software for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. ZoomShot icon
     Like

    A live screen effect layer for macOS that adds real-time zoom, cursor spotlight/highlight, and freehand drawing directly on your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. ClickLight is a macOS menu bar app that highlights clicks during live demos, screen sharing, UX reviews, and other instances where viewers need to track your actions. Unlike screen recorders that add click effects post-recording, ClickLight allows viewers to see when you clicked...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  10. Pointofix icon
     2 likes

    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.

    19 Pointofix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. MarkerOn icon
     1 like

    MarkerOn is a lightweight, open-source desktop screen annotation app for demos, teaching, meetings, and recordings. Press a global hotkey to draw over any application, use nine annotation tools including a laser pointer, switch to click-through mode while keeping annotations...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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