screenpen 0.1.5

Screen annotation software which allows drawing directly on the screen.

ScreenPen

Description

Screen annotation software which allows drawing directly on the screen. It is a free and multiplatform (all systems that support Python) alternative for tools such as Epic Pen. Supported shapes:

• line,
• rectangle,
• chart (using matplotlib).

The behavior of he programs depends on the OS you use:

• For Linux transparent background is used (you can see a video playing in the background).
• For Windows, the screenshot is taken, and the user draws on the captured image (you see a static image of the screen).

Controls

• Left mouse button - drawing.
• Right mouse button - quit.
• Keyboard shortcuts:
  • Ctrl+Z - undo,
  • Ctrl+Y - redo,
  • hold Shift - change mouse cursor icon to arrrow.

Demo (video)

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/19404835/116938635-5e63a980-ac6b-11eb-818d-7723967e1d94.mp4?s=100

Note: The app is created ad-hoc only for my use case. It may contain bugs, and the code definitely is not clean.

Usage

Tu run the program:

Pip

pip install -r requirements.txt
python screenpen.pyw

Conda

Once virtual env is activated:

conda install --file requirements.txt
python screenpen.pyw