Image Annotator

Tracking since Jun 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 7, 2026
  description

  Annotate images with drawing tools, text, shapes & mosaic redaction — in the side panel. Copy or save as PNG.

  Image Annotator is a lightweight Chrome side panel tool for quickly marking up images — no sign-in, no uploads, no external services. Everything runs locally in your browser.
  
  ── LOAD IMAGES ──
  • Drag & drop an image onto the panel
  • Paste from clipboard (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V)
  • Open any image file (PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP)
  • Screenshot the current tab and crop to any region
  
  ── DRAWING TOOLS ──
  • Pen — freehand drawing
  • Line — draw straight lines at any angle
  • Arrow — directional arrows with a solid arrowhead
  • Rectangle — outlined boxes to highlight areas
  • Circle / Ellipse — rounded callout shapes
  • Text — click anywhere to type; supports multiline and per-character colour
  • Eraser — remove strokes with a scalable brush
  • Mosaic / Redact — pixelate sensitive regions to hide personal info
  
  ── EDITING ──
  • Select & Move — click any shape to reposition or resize it
  • Layer order — bring shapes forward or send to back
  • Undo — up to 10 steps (Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z)
  • Clear — remove all annotations at once
  
  ── COLOURS & SIZE ──
  • 6 colour swatches: red, yellow, green, blue, black, white
  • Stroke size slider (1–30 px)
  • Text tool picks up the active colour; select text mid-edit to recolour individual characters
  
  ── EXPORT ──
  • Copy — copy the annotated image to clipboard as PNG (paste directly into Slack, email, docs)
  • Save PNG — download to your computer with a timestamp filename
  
  ── PRIVACY ──
  No data leaves your browser. No accounts, no servers, no analytics.
  
  Perfect for bug reports, design feedback, tutorials, redacting screenshots, and any workflow where you need to mark up an image fast.

Permissions & access

Permissions

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Host access

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