Wayscriber
Live overlay for drawing, annotating, hiding text, and capturing screenshots on Linux. Can be used as whiteboard or blackboard. Highly customisable.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Features
- KDE
- Annotations
Tags
- kde-plasma
- niri
- arch-linux
- zoomit
- Linux
- hyprland
Wayscriber News & Activities
Recent activities
- hced reviewed Wayscriber
It's super snappy, very easy to use including toggle for Help screen (F1) showing keys etc. Well-documented installation and usage info. Also pretty customizable. I recommend installing the companion configurator package for it, called wayscriber-configurator.
The screenshot support is also a nice addition.
- hced added Wayscriber
- hced liked Wayscriber
hced added Wayscriber as alternative to Gromit-MPX, ZoomIt, gInk and Epic Pen
Wayscriber information
Developed by
devmobasa Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
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12 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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OS & Utilities, Photos & GraphicsGitHub repository
- 216 Stars
- 6 Forks
- 3 Open Issues
- Updated
What is Wayscriber?
A ZoomIt-like screen annotation tool for Linux, written in Rust.
Works on GNOME, KDE, Hyprland, Sway, River, and other compositors with wlr-layer-shell
wayscriber is a powerful screen annotation tool designed for Linux desktops (Wayland compositors). Perfect for live presentations, classroom sessions, and screenshares, it lets you toggle drawing mode with a single key and annotate your screen instantly without breaking your flow.
Drawing Tools
? Freehand pen ? Straight lines ? Rectangles ? Ellipses & circles ? Arrows ? Multi-line text annotations ? Highlight brush (Ctrl+Alt+H) ? Marker tool ? Eraser tool
Board Modes
? Whiteboard mode ? Blackboard mode ? Auto pen contrast ? Isolated frames ? Transparent overlay
Customization
? Quick color palette (8 colors) ? Adjustable line thickness ? Custom fonts (Pango) ? Scroll wheel adjustments ? TOML configuration file
User Experience
? Status bar with live feedback ? In-app help overlay (F10) ? Native configurator (F11) ? Freeze mode (Ctrl+Shift+F or --freeze argument at start) ? Session persistence between launches (opt-in) ? Background daemon mode ? System tray integration
Comments and Reviews
It's super snappy, very easy to use including toggle for Help screen (F1) showing keys etc. Well-documented installation and usage info. Also pretty customizable. I recommend installing the companion configurator package for it, called
wayscriber-configurator.The screenshot support is also a nice addition.