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[Giveaway] Visio Touch: View, Annotate & Share MS Visio Files On iPhone & iPad

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The iPad already has tools like xPlan that let users create elaborate Gantt charts and flow diagrams without requiring access to a computer, but having an app of this kind is not the same as being able to import files from a standard desktop tool. Most people create block diagrams and flowcharts using MS Visio, but just like the rest of the Office suite, Microsoft still hasn't introduced its iOS app so far. Things are not completely hopeless though, as the App Store does offer a convenient way of viewing and annotating VSD and VSDX files on iPhone and iPad. Visio Touch makes it really easy for iDevice owners to import Visio files in a number of ways and convert these diagrams to PDFs for easy sharing. Read More

Postimage Offers Screen Capture With Quick Sharing & Annotation Tools

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Both Windows 7 and Windows 8 ship with a Snipping Tool out of the box to facilitate users in taking screenshots of any on-screen activity. This tool allows you to capture and store images in full screen, windowed, rectangular and free-form modes. Although the native solution suffices for the job, if you’re looking for an alternative tool with more flexibility and options like screenshot annotation, and social media integration, try Postimage. This lightweight tool quietly sits in the system tray and can be brought into action using its context menu or predefined hotkeys. Read More

Screenink Is A Screenshot App With Powerful Layered Annotation & Freehand Selection

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Screenink is an app for Mac and Windows that lets you capture screenshots of your full screen or any defined area of it. Unlike conventional screenshot apps that limit a custom area to fit in a rectangle or square shape, Screenink lets you draw out a custom shape on your screen and capture all content within it. It also gives you an on-screen protractor and ruler that allows you to measure both the length, width, and angle of anything on your screen. You can draw shapes, enter text, and use the app’s very own color picker to select a color from the screen. The app adds an always-on-top toolbar to the screen and a pencil-like icon to the Menu Bar that allow you use its many tools. It supports keyboard shortcuts as well for quickly performing its functions. Screenink's Mac app is available for $0.99 in the Mac App Store, while the Windows version costs $2.00. Read More

Glui For Mac Is A Simple Alternative To Skitch With Dropbox Support

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If you’re looking for a Mac app that takes screenshots, lets you annotate them, uploads them to the cloud directly, and does it all for free, Skitch is probably the first app that'll come to your mind, and what most people would recommend. Skitch has more than just the few features listed above; in fact, as far as screenshot apps for Mac go, it is possibly the most feature-rich free app of its category that we've come across. Though you might really like it for all its features that could save you a lot of time, or you might really hate it for all the features you'll probably never use and the controls that aren't very easy to figure out. For a simpler solution albeit one with a price tag of $2.99, Glui is a great alternative. It’s an app available in the Mac App Store that lets you take screenshots (of a particular area, the whole screen, or just one window), annotate them, draw on them with a pen tool, add some basic arrows or rectangular shapes to them, and upload them to your Dropbox account, without having to use separate apps for the purpose, or use a heavyweight app like Skitch that offers many features you don't require. Read More

Evernote’s Image Editing & Annotation Tool Skitch Now Available For Windows 8

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Skitch is a widely popular application, recently acquired by Evernote, that allows you to annotate, edit and share your images with others. It has been available for Mac, iOS and Android for quite some time and is considered one of the best applications for editing, annotating and uploading to Evernote accounts. Since the Windows 8 final, public release is scheduled for the 26th of October, a lot of apps by some major developers have released for upcoming version of Windows. Recently, we have covered apps for Windows 8, such as Dailymotion and Flux. Skitch has also hopped onto the Windows bandwagon. Currently available on Windows Store, it includes all the major features offered by the other variants of the app including webcam image capture, image editing and annotation. Read More

Snip: Region Centric Screenshot Tool That Lets You Add Text & Shapes [Mac]

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Screenshots tools aren’t uncommon, but with perhaps the one exception of Skitch, most of the good ones will cost you. A normally good screenshot app comes coupled with an online service, and even then, there are few that support image editing. Snip is a free Mac app that focuses on capturing a user defined region. Before the image is saved, the app allows you to add shapes like a square, rectangle, ellipse or draw free hand. There is also a text tool that allows you to enter text in any font size (font type is fixed). The app additionally copies the screenshot to your clipboard, so you can paste it anywhere. It runs in the Menu Bar, and can be activated using a customizable keyboard shortcut. Read More

[Giveaway] Video Flow: Create Screencasts, Split/Merge & Annotate Them [Mac]

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If you’re in the market for an amazing screen casting tool, look no further than Video Flow for Mac OS X. The app is a video creation and editing tool, which allows you to create screencasts, annotate them with text, and add videos or audio files to your screencast, or simply annotate existing videos that you may have downloaded or recorded yourself. The app lets you split videos, and also supports video-in-video frame sets (whereby you can start a video within the current one),  truly setting itself apart from its peers. It allows you to resize your screencasts to the right size for viewing on an iPod, iPhone, iPad or YouTube. Additionally, when saving your file, you can choose the frame rate it should be saved with. The available range is from 10 to 45 fps. The only downside is the rather hefty price tag, which stands currently at $50, but you can skip that if you're lucky enough to win a license in our giveaway. Read More

Add Expression Objects & Annotations To Images With iPhotoDraw

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While surfing the internet (especially 9gags), we come across various images that burst the laughter out of us. Among the most amusing ones, the one that have the most impact are the annotated images, one way or the other. Image annotations bring a different look and meaning to the images. Not only presenting the image in a fun way, annotations also help you demonstrate certain thing in the images. If you are a fan of annotating images or need one for some other reason then give iPhotoDraw a shot. It is an easy to use application for Windows that lets you add annotations to your images in a fast, lucid and simple manner. Thea application enables you to add plain text, callout boxes, lines, dimensions, images and numerous other annotation objects to image, within a matter of seconds. It lets you change the font type, size, color and style, color of the box, and the opacity of both text and boxes. The application saves the annotation data separately, so you don’t have to worry about messing up the original image. Read past the jump for pertaining details. Read More

Take, Edit And Annotate Screenshots With Snaplr

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Snaplr is a miniscule screenshot taking application which is developed on Adobe Air to quickly capture any selected screen area. Unlike other tools which offers lengthy configurations to set up each screenshot taking mode, it offers a single mode which lets you instantly select screen region to capture it. Snaplr, however, has a limited set of features when it comes to post-screenshot editing features but it makes taking and editing screenshots extremely easy. For example, it allows you to draw circles and rectangles of defined color over the image to point out certain area of image. The Pencil, Arrow and Text tools will help you annotate significant parts of the screenshots. Read More