Scrawl 1.1
Take a snapshot of any part of your screen, mark it up with arrows, text,
shapes and highlights, then copy or save it. Everything you take is kept
in a library, so you can change it again later.


WHAT'S IN THIS FOLDER

  • Scrawl.app: the app
  • Install Scrawl.command: installs it (run this)
  • Read Me.txt: this file


BEFORE YOU START

  • An Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later) running macOS 27 or later.


INSTALL

  1. Double-click "Install Scrawl.command".

     If macOS says it can't be opened ("Apple could not verify…"): click
     Done, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click
     "Open Anyway", then double-click the installer again.

     Or open Terminal, type  bash  followed by a space, drag
     "Install Scrawl.command" into the Terminal window, and press Return.

  2. The installer copies Scrawl into Applications and opens it.

  Prefer to do it by hand? Drag Scrawl into Applications and open it. The
  first time, macOS blocks it: go to System Settings → Privacy & Security
  and click "Open Anyway".


USING Scrawl

  Taking a snapshot. These keys work in any app, or use the Scrawl icon
  in the menu bar:

    ⇧⌘5     drag across the area you want (or click a window to take it)
    ⌥⇧⌘5    the same area as last time
    ⌃⇧⌘5    the same as ⇧⌘5, after a countdown
    ⇧⌘6     the whole screen

  ⇧⌘5 and ⇧⌘6 are also macOS's own screenshot keys. To use them for
  Scrawl, turn those off in System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard
  Shortcuts → Screenshots. Or choose other keys in Scrawl → Settings →
  Shortcuts.

  The first time, Scrawl asks for Screen Recording permission. Click
  "Open System Settings", turn Scrawl on, and let macOS reopen it.

  Marking it up. Pick a tool in the side panel: arrow, text, rectangle,
  filled rectangle (to hide something), rounded rectangle, ellipse, line,
  marker, highlighter, pixelate (to blur something) or crop. Then pick a
  colour and one of five sizes. Click anything you've drawn to move,
  change or delete it. ⌘Z undoes.

  Copying and saving. With nothing selected, ⌘C copies the whole
  marked-up picture, ready to paste into an email, chat or document.
  ⌘E exports it as PNG, JPG, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, BMP or PDF.

  The library. Every snapshot and every change is saved for you, so
  Scrawl never asks "Save?". ⌘L opens the library. It lives in
  Pictures → Scrawl. To have it on all your Macs, choose a Google Drive,
  iCloud Drive or OneDrive folder in Settings → Library.

  The menu bar. Look for the white scribble on a blue square. Settings →
  General can start Scrawl at login, hide its Dock icon, and turn the
  menu-bar icon black and white. Closing windows (even ⌘Q) leaves Scrawl
  running in the menu bar, ready for the next snapshot.


GOOD TO KNOW

  • To quit: click the Scrawl icon in the menu bar → Quit Scrawl.

  • To update: unzip a newer copy and run its installer. It replaces the
    old one and keeps your settings and library.

  • To uninstall: quit Scrawl and drag it from Applications to the
    Trash. Your library stays in Pictures → Scrawl.

  • Coming from Skitch? Scrawl opens Skitch's PNG and JPG files with
    their annotations still editable. Scrawl is a separate app, not made
    by or connected to Skitch's makers.

  • Scrawl is free. It isn't from the App Store and isn't notarized by
    Apple, which is why macOS asks you to confirm it the first time.