Point. Explain. Impact.
Draw, highlight, and present directly on top of any app — in real time. Built for presenters, teachers, and engineers who communicate visually.
See features →Free to download · No account required · works worldwide, incl. the EU · macOS 14+
Features
Pointly sits invisibly over your screen until you need it. Then it's there — instant, fluid, and out of your way.
Draw precise freehand strokes directly on your screen with smooth, natural lines.
Select any group of annotations, then move or resize them together as one.
Semi-transparent color marks to highlight key areas without hiding what's underneath.
Bold, fully opaque strokes for strong, visible emphasis on any part of your screen.
Remove any part of your annotations cleanly — stroke by stroke or down to bare pixels.
Add crisp text labels and callouts anywhere on your screen in any size.
Draw arrows to direct your audience's attention to exactly the right spot.
Rectangles, circles and more — for structured, clean visual diagrams.
A glowing dot with a fading trail that sweeps freely across your screen — like a real pointer.
ProDim everything except your focus area to instantly guide your audience's attention.
ProLeave a dotted trail as you draw — subtle annotations that don't overpower your content.
ProCapture any region of your screen into a floating, draggable panel and reposition it anywhere.
ProSummon a full-screen dark grid canvas with ⌘W and draw freely — no desktop distractions.
ProPoint at anything with a labeled box and leader line — one clean gesture, edit the text anytime.
ProClick to drop auto-numbered ①②③ badges — perfect for step-by-step walkthroughs and docs.
ProA branded on-screen countdown for breaks, workshops, and time-boxing — start, pause, done.
ProShow click ripples and keystrokes on screen — built for tutorials, demos, and live streams.
ProFreeze the screen and zoom into any detail, then pan around it live — highlight the small stuff.
ProAll Tools
Pricing
Get the core tools for free. Unlock the full power of Pointly with Pro.
In-App Purchase
In-App Purchase
FAQ
Install Pointly, press the global hotkey (⌘⇧P), and your whole screen becomes a canvas — draw with the pen, highlighter, arrows, or shapes directly on top of any app, window, or presentation. Press the hotkey again to hide it.
Yes — the core tools (pen, highlighter, marker, text, arrows, shapes, export) are free forever, no account needed. Pro tools like Laser Pointer, Spotlight, Blur Brush, Cut & Move, and the Whiteboard Canvas are a €12.99/year subscription or a €39.99 one-time lifetime purchase (via In-App Purchase; prices include VAT).
Yes. Pointly is a transparent overlay, so you can annotate over Keynote, PowerPoint, browsers, code editors, PDFs — anything on screen. On video calls, just share your screen and your annotations are visible to everyone.
That's what it's built for. The Laser Pointer and Spotlight guide your audience's eyes, the Blur Brush hides sensitive info before you share, and everything you draw shows up in screen recordings and screen shares.
Any Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Download it free from the Mac App Store.