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PicXure
Free to try · macOS 14 or later

Paste, mark up, copy
Professional image annotation

Lives in the menu bar — no manual to read, click, annotate, and copy the finished image with one keystroke

PicXure — SCR-2026.png
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SCR-2026-annotated.png — marked up live in PicXure

Built for quick image editing

Six everyday scenarios, each done in a few clicks.

Feedback

Point out the problem on the spot

Paste the screenshot, drop an arrow and a number on it, ⇧⌘C, paste into the chat.

Redact

Pixelate before you send

Drag the mosaic over passwords, IDs or faces — only what you choose leaves your Mac.

Tutorials

Steps number themselves

Badges increment ①②③ as you place them; one highlighter swipe finishes the how-to.

Crop

Trim in two steps

Select, hit return, trim the edges — then resize proportionally or type exact pixel values.

View

Open and look closer

Drop an image on the menu bar icon or ⌘V it in; scroll to zoom into every detail.

Always ready

An editor on call

Living in the menu bar, it opens the moment you click and gets out of the way.

The full annotation & editing kit

A three-step workflow, eight annotation tools, essential editing, and signature design details.

The three-step workflow

V

Paste an image

⌘V drops the clipboard image straight onto the canvas. Drag a file in, or press ⌘O.

16

Mark it up

Keys 1–7 switch the seven annotation tools. Esc returns to selection at any moment.

C

Copy it out

The finished image lands back on your clipboard, annotations baked in. ⌘S keeps it on disk.

Eight families of annotation tools

Line

Solid, dashed, dotted · 8 colors

Arrow

Open, solid, or round-tip head

Rectangle

Square, round, or ellipse · translucent fill

Text

12–48 px · 5 typefaces · 8 colors

Freehand

Round, flat, or tapered tip

Highlighter

Translucent sweep — free, unlimited

1

Numbered steps

Auto-incrementing ①②③ badges

MosaicPro

Drag to pixelate any region

Basic editing

  • Two-stage crop

    Drag, fine-tune, Enter — the outside dims so you see what stays.

  • Rotate

    90° steps, smart window fitting.

  • Zoom & resize

    10%–200%, ⌘-scroll at the pointer, ⌥⌘I for exact pixels.

  • 10-step undo

    ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z — every move reversible.

  • One-click reset

    Clear annotations, restore the original, view intact.

Signature design details

  • Menu bar resident

    One click away; the icon adapts to light and dark menus.

  • Floating toolbar

    Drag anywhere, fold away — frosted glass.

  • 10 languages, instant

    Switch in Settings, effective immediately.

  • Native right-click menus

    AppKit menus with system shortcut hints.

  • Quick savePro

    ⌘S and Save As to disk; unlimited in Pro.

Twelve keys run the whole app

Muscle memory in an afternoon — the same keys in every right-click menu.

Paste from clipboard+V
Copy the finished image++C
Quick save to last folder+S
Switch annotation tool17
Back to selection · cancel cropEsc
Undo+Z
Redo++Z
Delete selected annotation
Open the resize panel++I
Clear the image+
Zoom at the pointer+Scroll
Confirm crop — or double-click

The full list also lives in the app — Settings → Shortcuts.

The app, unretouched

Click any to enlarge.

Copy is free. Forever.

The paste → annotate → copy loop is free for everyone, unlimited. Pro is for images worth keeping.

CapabilityFree$0One-timePro$14.99 $18.99
All seven annotation tools
Crop · rotate · zoom · resize · undo
Copy finished image to clipboardUnlimitedUnlimited
Save to disk3 timesUnlimited
Mosaic redaction3 triesUnlimited
Future Pro featuresIncluded

Your license key arrives by email in minutes. Activate in Settings → Pro — one paste, done.

Download FreeBuy Pro
One-time payment — not a subscription3 Macs per license, rebind any timeWorks offline — 7-day validation grace

Questions, answered plainly

Pricing, licensing, privacy — answered plainly.

Yes. The paste → annotate → copy loop is free forever, unlimited. Pro is a one-time $14.99 (launch price; regularly $18.99) and includes every future Pro feature.

Three. Deactivate a retired Mac in Settings → Pro to free its slot, then activate the same key on the new one.

Yes. Licenses validate when online and keep working through at least 7 days offline. Your images never depend on a connection — everything is local.

Checkout is handled by Creem: credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay. WeChat Pay and Alipay are not supported yet.

Nowhere. PicXure runs in the macOS App Sandbox and processes everything locally — no uploads, no telemetry.

macOS 14.0 Sonoma or later. Universal binary — native on Apple Silicon and Intel.

English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Русский — plus follow-system. Switching takes effect immediately.

No. Your one-time license includes all future Pro features — new tools unlock for you automatically.

Paste. Done.

Start free — Pro is one payment, any time.

macOS 14.0+ · Universal · one-time $14.99 for Pro