DRAW Annotation Pad

Draw on your computer screen from your phone

Put an image or a page on your computer and mark it up with your finger. Pen, highlighter, undo and eraser on the phone; the result appears live on the big screen. No app, no tablet, completely free.

Pen & highlighterUndo & eraserLive on screenSave the result
Open this on your computer

Use My Phone connects your phone to a computer, so the code you scan has to be on the other screen. Open this page there and you are paired in about ten seconds.

usemyphone.com/annotate
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Nothing to install on either device, and every tool is free.

Scan to start
Ten seconds, then pick any tool
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Teachers

Draw over a slide or a worksheet while the class watches the projector.

Trades & inspections

Circle the damage on a photograph and send the marked-up copy straight on.

Designers & reviewers

Sketch a change over a mockup without reaching for a graphics tablet.

In real use

What people use it for

The jobs this tool actually does, in enough detail to tell whether it fits yours.

Marking up plans and drawings

Circle the issue with a finger and the mark appears live on the big screen. The finished markup saves as a PNG for the email.

Teaching over a projector

Draw on the worksheet from anywhere in the room — the phone is the pen, the projector shows the ink.

Design feedback that points at things

Sketch the change over the mockup instead of writing a paragraph trying to describe where it is.

Damage reports

Open the photo, circle the dent, save. The annotated copy tells the whole story in one image.

A graphics tablet you already own

Pen, highlighter, eraser and undo on the phone; where the phone supports a stylus, pressure makes the line thicker.

Questions

What can I annotate?

Any image you drop on the page, or a PDF page. The marked-up copy saves as a PNG.

Does it need a stylus?

No — a finger is enough. If your phone supports a stylus, pressure makes the line thicker.

Does my drawing appear straight away?

Yes. Strokes stream to the computer as you draw, so the big screen keeps up with your finger.

Also free from Use My Phone: send a PDF for signature — twenty documents a month where the usual free plan gives three, ten signers on each, and nobody you send to needs an account.

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