Image Annotator

A free, browser-based tool to annotate images. Draw shapes, add text, use a pen, and apply mosaic/blur effects to highlight or redact information. No uploads required.

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A Full-Featured Annotation Toolkit

Highlight & Emphasize

Use rectangles, ellipses, and arrows to draw attention to important details in screenshots, photos, and diagrams.

Communicate Clearly

Add text directly onto your images to provide context, labels, or instructions. Perfect for tutorials and feedback.

Redact & Censor

The mosaic tool lets you easily pixelate sensitive information, protecting privacy by obscuring faces, names, or numbers.

Common Use Cases

  • Technical Support: Circle or point to issues in a screenshot to clearly explain a problem.
  • Education & Tutorials: Create step-by-step visual guides by annotating screenshots with numbers and text.
  • Design Feedback: Mark up mockups and designs with comments and suggestions for your team.
  • Privacy Protection: Before sharing photos online, use the mosaic tool to blur out personal information.

Image Annotator workflow ideas

Image Annotator is most useful when it sits inside a small repeatable workflow: prepare the source, make the change, then check the output before sharing it.

Start with the source

Use Image Annotator for this job: A free, browser-based tool to annotate images. Draw shapes, add text, use a pen, and apply mosaic/blur effects to highlight or redact information. No uploads required. It keeps the task in the browser without moving the work into a heavier desktop app.

Check the output

Preview the result, compare it with the original, and repeat the settings until the file is ready for a real project.

Keep the next step close

For adjacent tasks, stay inside the image tools collection instead of opening another service.

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Helpful guides

FAQ

Is this tool free to use?

Yes, our online image annotator is completely free to use with no limitations or watermarks.

Are my images safe and private?

Absolutely. All annotation and processing happens directly in your web browser. Your images are never uploaded to our servers, ensuring 100% privacy and security.

What is the Mosaic tool for?

The Mosaic tool allows you to pixelate a selected area of your image. It's perfect for redacting sensitive information like faces, license plates, names, or addresses before sharing an image online.

Can I undo a mistake?

Yes, you can use the 'Undo' and 'Redo' buttons in the toolbar to easily step back and forth through your changes.

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