What does Presentify Screen Annotation do?

It is a macOS menu bar app that overlays drawing, highlighting, and zoom tools on top of any screen content, letting presenters, teachers, and demo hosts annotate live without leaving their current app.

Does Presentify work during video calls like Zoom or Google Meet?

Yes. It is compatible with common video calling software, so annotations made with Presentify are visible to viewers when the screen is shared during a call.

Can I use Presentify while a presentation app is in full-screen mode?

Yes, Presentify can draw over other applications even when they are running in full-screen mode, including Keynote presentation mode.

What is Interactive Mode?

Interactive Mode lets users continue interacting with the app underneath — such as advancing slides or playing a video by pressing and holding the Fn key (or Caps Lock), without needing to close or toggle off Presentify first.

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Presentify Screen Annotation 8.1.2

Name: Presentify Screen Annotation 8.1.2
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Author: Softal Limited

Presentify – Screen Annotation is a menu bar app for macOS which allows you to draw, highlight, and annotate on any content on the screen in real-time, including full screen apps and video calls. It also features Cursor Highlight, Spotlight and Zoom tools to draw audience attention during live presentations, online classes and tutorials.

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File Size8.3 MB

Version8.1.2

CategoryUtility Software

DeveloperSoftal Limited

LanguagesEnglish

PublisherSoftal Limited

Release Date2026-08-05

UpdatedAug 11, 2026

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About Presentify Screen Annotation 8.1.2 for Mac

Presentify - Screen Annotation is a macOS menu bar app by Softal Limited that enables users to draw, highlight and annotate over any screen content – be it a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation, PDF, code editor or video call. Presentify doesn’t reside in one specific app, it’s an overlay that sits on top of whatever you have on your screen. This makes it great for online teachers, tutors, sales demo presenters and anyone recording video tutorials who wants to point things out live without having to switch tools. The app has been featured several times by Apple, and is listed in the App Store as a screen annotation tool that is recommended and used by professors at Harvard and MIT. The 8.1.2 update is a maintenance release fixing a bug that affected annotation on top of full-screen apps for some users. It follows 8.1.0 which added a Dock icon to the existing menu bar icon. In addition to the basic drawing tools, Presentify also includes an Interactive Mode that allows you to annotate while still being able to interact with the app underneath (by holding down the Fn or Caps Lock key), Cursor Highlight to keep the audience’s eyes on the pointer, Spotlight mode to darken everything except the cursor area, and a Zoom tool that makes the cursor into a magnifying glass — all designed for live, real-time presenting rather than post-production video editing.

Key Features

Users can draw directly over any app or window by selecting "Annotate Screen" from the menu bar, with a wide range of drawing shapes available, plus the ability to add text, straight lines (by holding Shift), and semi

— transparent fills for rectangles and circles (by holding Option).

This mode allows Presentify to run in the background so you can continue to use the underlying app

— going through slides, playing videos, etc. – but still be able to annotate by pressing and holding the Fn key or alternatively, Caps Lock.

Support for full

— screen applications

Spotlight dims everything on the screen except the cursor, and lets you control the size, shape and opacity of the darkened area

— useful if you want to draw your audience’s attention during a demo.

Presentify can trigger almost any action within the app

— from starting annotation, to switching tools, changing colours, to adjusting line weight – from within any app using a keyboard shortcut. Shortcuts can also be remapped to suit individual workflows.

Command

— click or Command-drag to select items to move or delete without affecting the rest of the drawing. annotated screenshots can also be copied to the clipboard and annotations copied and pasted.

Multi

— device and peripherals support

Presentify supports drawing tablets from Wacom, XP

— Pen and others, and also supports iPad input via Sidecar, Astropad or Duet, providing presenters with a more natural pen-based control over annotations.