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Screenshot & Annotation

Screenshot & annotation in CodeExpander is an all-in-one capture and edit flow: region/window/fullscreen/scroll and Pin overlay, then straight into the editor to annotate (arrows, highlight, blur, text), style, OCR, copy or save. Trigger from tray or shortcut (e.g. Cmd+Shift+A). Multi-monitor: captures the display under the cursor.

CodeExpander Pro Screenshot

What capture modes are supported?

  • Region — Drag to select; optional window-edge snap; then open in editor.
  • Window — List of windows on screen; click to capture that window.
  • Fullscreen — One key for the current display.
  • Scroll — Scroll and stitch scrollable content (web, document) into one image (evolving).
  • Pin overlay — Pin capture or selection on top for reference while writing or presenting.

Annotation & Styling

  • Shapes: Rectangle, ellipse, arrow, line, brush, text, highlight, blur, mosaic, numbers, eraser; undo/redo, clear all.
  • Background: Gradient/solid/pattern, corner radius, shadow, padding, device frame; save as preset for one-click reuse.
  • Color picker: Pick from screen; HEX/RGB/HSL/OKLCH for design or UI work.

CodeExpander Pro Screenshot Editor

OCR

  • Run OCR on capture or selection; copy or insert result; multi-language.
  • Engines: macOS Vision, Windows system OCR; optional e.g. PaddleOCR (select in Settings).

Recording ᴾᴿᴼ

  • GIF / MP4: Record selection; pause/resume; shortcut to stop and save. GIF can be edited (timeline, trim, add/remove frames, text/image watermark, effects), then export or save.
  • All processing local; no upload to our servers.

Save & Output

  • Copy — Enter or Copy in editor; screenshot/GIF to clipboard for paste in docs or chat.
  • Save — Cmd/Ctrl+S or Save As; formats e.g. PNG (per current version).
  • Habits — In Settings → Screenshot: filename template for manual save; quick save (after crop, save to folder); auto-save (on copy or Pin, write to folder).

Workflow

  • Screenshot history — Recent captures viewable in editor or history for copy/edit.
  • Multi-monitor — Capture the display under the cursor.
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