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gInk

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Compact, open-source screen annotation app that can be configured to suit your needs and also includes a handy screenshot capture tool. #Screen Annotation  #Desktop Drawing  #Screen Drawing  #Draw  #Annotation  #Screen  

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You may sometimes need to highlight something on your screen, such as when delivering a presentation or taking notes. Thankfully, you can rely on a number of screen annotation apps designed for this very purpose.

gInk is the one being reviewed today, and it is is one of the best options out there. It features a minimalistic UI, requires no installation and offers a fair number of features.

Once launched, the application is sent to the system tray. Whenever you want to start drawing on your screen, you just need to click the app’s tray icon or use the hotkey, which can be customized.

gInk puts a total of five pens at your disposal, along with an eraser. A click-through mode can be activated while you are drawing if you wish to access the desktop, and you can also undo any mistakes.

Each pen’s color, width and transparency can be modified from the intuitive Options panel. What's more, you can choose which of the tools or buttons should be displayed in the UI. For instance, you have the option of hiding the eraser, pointer, snapshot or undo buttons.

Whenever you wish to save your drawings, you can take advantage of the built-in capture tool. It allows you to save a specific area of the desktop to a JPG file, and the default output path can be changed at any time.

gInk does a lot of things right, and its user interface is particularly impressive. It is a great utility for those who need to draw on their desktop or highlight various items, and it is also very unobtrusive.

What's new in gInk 1.2.0 Pre-release:

  • Allow using F1 to F12 as hotkeys.
  • Memory leak is greatly reduced.
  • A crash when rapidly drawing and switching pens hopefully might be fixed.
  • Korean, Lithuanian, Hebrew, Hindi, Assamese, Croatian language. (Thank you all for the contribution)
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gInk 1.1.1 / 1.2.0 Pre-release

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  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit
Windows XP 32/64 bit
  file size:
358 KB
  filename:
gInk_v1.1.1.zip
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gInk - You have multiple pens at your disposal, and the color associated with each one can be customizedgInk - You can bring up the configuration files by right-clicking the app's system tray icongInk - You have the option of customizing each pen's color, transparency and width
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