If you need a tool to draw annotations on images, that is, to write and draw on them freehand as if you were using a marker on a carafe sheet, there are some very effective free solutions.
These websites allow you to upload an image and then add annotations in the form of writings, freehand sketches, shapes, lines, arrows, points and other elements.
Below we discover four of the best sites to annotate images online, to draw lines and write text and notes boxes in a free, simple and above all without registering an account and for free.
With this type of tools, each image can be described with arrows, notes and highlighters, so that it can be shared so that those who receive it can understand what it means.
NOTE: These sites therefore have a different purpose than to draw on photos and images in an artistic way to create paintings and abstracts .
1) Szoter is one of the best free sites to use for annotating images online for free.
To use the tool you need to click on the word " get adobe flash player " in order to activate it (if it has been blocked in Chrome and Firefox).
In the first screen you can upload a photo or even take a photo from the webcam or take a screenshot.
This site offers many tools (on the right side) to draw on images, add lines, arrows, rectangles, circles, text and freehand drawings.
Furthermore, after the annotation, you can download the annotated image to your PC.
No registration or registration is required, it's free and without limitations.
2) J-Painter is an online image editor that can be used to draw various types of annotations on images.
To upload the image from your computer, you have to press the button on the right side of the site interface.
There are many tools and functions to add arrows, text, lines, polygons, circles and rectangles to the image.
It also supports freehand drawing and with different colors.
Once the image is annotated, it can be downloaded to the PC using the "Save" icon from the toolbar.
3) Microsoft OneNote is not only the program that is already installed on PC who has to buy the Miucrosoft Office suite with Word, Escel and Powerpoint, but it is also an application that can be used online from the site //www.onenote.com / hrd (accessed with a Microsoft / Onedrive account).
OneNote is one of the best free Microsoft programs, similar to Evernote, with many useful functions for creating notes and also for annotating images.
If you add an image to the Onenote clipboard, you can use the tools to write on it and draw freehand and also add geometric shapes, lines and text boxes.
There is also the highlighter tool, the one for choosing colors and for using an on-screen pen.
To download the annotated image you can use the " Print " option as a PDF.
4) Pixorize is another very intuitive website for annotating images online, which can be used without registration.
You can import an image from your PC by adding lines, arrows and stitches to join.
The annotated image can then be shared via links, even if it cannot be downloaded.
5) PixTick is a free web application, in Flash, which allows you to draw on images and screenshots, add annotations and writings.
In addition to these sites, it is also important to report two extensions for Firefos and two for Chrome that allow you to save screenshots of the web pages and draw on them with a highlighter and pen .
For Firefox you can install an extension like:
- Awesome Screenshot Plus
- Nimbus Screen Capture
For Chrome, the annotation and drawing extensions on the screenshots are:
- Awesome Screenshot
- Marker.io
Finally, we also see two free programs for Windows and Mac PCs that are used to capture screenshots and draw annotations and add text on images :
Greenshot
LightShot
READ ALSO: Free web apps for drawing on PC and Tablet
These websites allow you to upload an image and then add annotations in the form of writings, freehand sketches, shapes, lines, arrows, points and other elements.
Below we discover four of the best sites to annotate images online, to draw lines and write text and notes boxes in a free, simple and above all without registering an account and for free.
With this type of tools, each image can be described with arrows, notes and highlighters, so that it can be shared so that those who receive it can understand what it means.
NOTE: These sites therefore have a different purpose than to draw on photos and images in an artistic way to create paintings and abstracts .
1) Szoter is one of the best free sites to use for annotating images online for free.
To use the tool you need to click on the word " get adobe flash player " in order to activate it (if it has been blocked in Chrome and Firefox).
In the first screen you can upload a photo or even take a photo from the webcam or take a screenshot.
This site offers many tools (on the right side) to draw on images, add lines, arrows, rectangles, circles, text and freehand drawings.
Furthermore, after the annotation, you can download the annotated image to your PC.
No registration or registration is required, it's free and without limitations.
2) J-Painter is an online image editor that can be used to draw various types of annotations on images.
To upload the image from your computer, you have to press the button on the right side of the site interface.
There are many tools and functions to add arrows, text, lines, polygons, circles and rectangles to the image.
It also supports freehand drawing and with different colors.
Once the image is annotated, it can be downloaded to the PC using the "Save" icon from the toolbar.
3) Microsoft OneNote is not only the program that is already installed on PC who has to buy the Miucrosoft Office suite with Word, Escel and Powerpoint, but it is also an application that can be used online from the site //www.onenote.com / hrd (accessed with a Microsoft / Onedrive account).
OneNote is one of the best free Microsoft programs, similar to Evernote, with many useful functions for creating notes and also for annotating images.
If you add an image to the Onenote clipboard, you can use the tools to write on it and draw freehand and also add geometric shapes, lines and text boxes.
There is also the highlighter tool, the one for choosing colors and for using an on-screen pen.
To download the annotated image you can use the " Print " option as a PDF.
4) Pixorize is another very intuitive website for annotating images online, which can be used without registration.
You can import an image from your PC by adding lines, arrows and stitches to join.
The annotated image can then be shared via links, even if it cannot be downloaded.
5) PixTick is a free web application, in Flash, which allows you to draw on images and screenshots, add annotations and writings.
In addition to these sites, it is also important to report two extensions for Firefos and two for Chrome that allow you to save screenshots of the web pages and draw on them with a highlighter and pen .
For Firefox you can install an extension like:
- Awesome Screenshot Plus
- Nimbus Screen Capture
For Chrome, the annotation and drawing extensions on the screenshots are:
- Awesome Screenshot
- Marker.io
Finally, we also see two free programs for Windows and Mac PCs that are used to capture screenshots and draw annotations and add text on images :
Greenshot
LightShot
READ ALSO: Free web apps for drawing on PC and Tablet
