Annotate
Open from Quick Access, the pause menu, or Edit on the selection bar.
| Tool | Notes |
|---|---|
| Arrow / line | Point at elements; bendable |
| Rectangle / ellipse / polygon | Fill supported on polygon |
| Highlight / spotlight | Emphasis |
| Magnifier | Local zoom |
| Mosaic | Multiple textures for redaction |
| Text | Background pill follows glyph metrics |
| Counter | Auto-incrementing step numbers |
| Brush | Freehand |
| Crop | Reframe export (Plus / Pro) |
| Rotate / flip | Whole canvas (Plus / Pro) |
| 3D | Stylized depth (Plus / Pro) |
| Watermark | Text watermark styles (Plus / Pro) |
Single-letter shortcuts switch tools; sidebar adjusts color, stroke, mosaic block size, etc.
Undo / redo — Plus / Pro.
Top bar (0.4+)
Section titled “Top bar (0.4+)”Color readout → undo, redo, fit (inward arrows) → recognize text (text / table / formula / chemistry icons) → upload → background presets.
Copy is not on the top bar; use File or ⌘C.
Backgrounds & presets
Section titled “Backgrounds & presets”- Margins, radius, shadow, wallpaper/solid (Plus / Pro).
- Stored under
~/Library/Application Support/FoxSnip/presets/. - Apply default preset when copying affects selection-bar copy (0.4.2+).
Multi-image projects
Section titled “Multi-image projects”- Layout several images on one canvas; save as
.snip(Plus / Pro). - Reopening history for review is not gated.
Export
Section titled “Export”PNG, JPEG, WebP, quality options; default on close (copy vs save) in settings.
Pin round-trip
Section titled “Pin round-trip”Pin from annotate keeps vector layers, background, 3D, watermark. Edit on a Pin restores the canvas in pixel space. See Pin.