ynot3

A simple image annotation program compatible with x11 and wayland. Targetting an efficient workflow and minimal dependencies.

• can save to disk or copy to clipboard (requires xclip or wl-copy).
• copy to clipboard on exit
• unlimited undo
• antialiasing
• snapping for better alignments (override setting SNAPPING environment variable, defaults to 8)
• very simple user interface

Supported shapes:

• enumerated bullets
• rectangles
• arrows

Documentation / annotation example

1. Active tool
   • (4) rectangle
   • (5) arrow
   • (6) enumerated bullet
2. Active color
3. Action buttons
   • (7) undo (shorcut: backspace)
   • (8) copy to clipboard (automatic on exit)
   • (9) save to /tmp/annotated.jpg (shortcut: "s")
     • override setting the ANNOTATED environment variable
   • (10) toggle large mode (everything is magnified)
   • (11) clear changes (remove all annotations) (shortcut: "c")

Installation

pip install ynot3

Or, on Archlinux:

yay -S ynot3

Example usage

Edit an existing image

ynote3 ~/Images/example.jpg

Edit a screenshot

A simple script for Wyland using grimshot:

#!/bin/sh
FN="/tmp/shot.png"
grimshot save area "${FN}"
exec ynote3 "${FN}"