📚 docs & setup
Install in 3 minutes
Download, grant one permission, learn three hotkeys. Then go circle things. 🎉
🍎macOS setup
1
Download the disk image
Grab
Annotate.dmg from your receipt email or the download page.2
Drag to Applications
Double-click the
.dmg, then drag Annotate onto the /Applications shortcut. Done in 5 seconds.3
Open past Gatekeeper
Direct-distributed apps get one “unverified developer” nudge. Fix: right-click
Annotate.app → Open → Open. Only needed once.Terminal shortcut
xattr -cr /Applications/Annotate.app🪟Windows setup
1
Download the installer
Grab
Annotate.msi (64-bit) from your receipt or the download page.2
Run the wizard
Double-click and click Next a few times. Annotate lands in your system tray, ready to doodle.
3
Wave past SmartScreen
New builds sometimes trigger SmartScreen. Click More info → Run anyway. You're good.
⌨️Your first doodle
P
Press P
Pen appears. Draw over any window.
F
Press F
Spotlight dims all but your cursor.
V
Press V
Poof — back to normal cursor.
🔐 macOS permission: grant
Accessibilityonce (System Settings → Privacy & Security) so global hotkeys work over every app. That's the only permission Annotate ever asks for.