For online classes, lessons, and training
Screen Annotation Tool for Teachers
Draw, highlight, and explain ideas directly on your Mac screen while teaching live or recording lessons.
Made for teachers and trainers
When students are watching a shared screen, clarity matters more than polish. Presentify lets teachers mark up slides, circle important details, write quick notes, and switch to a whiteboard without interrupting the lesson.
Keep students focused on the exact part of the screen you are explaining.
Annotate PDFs, Keynote decks, PowerPoint slides, websites, videos, and code.
Use a whiteboard when you need to sketch a concept from scratch.
Erase marks automatically so the lesson keeps moving.
Teach without breaking the flow
Step 1
Start from any teaching material
Open your slides, worksheet, browser tab, PDF, or video. Presentify works on top of whatever is already on your screen.
Step 2
Mark the important part
Use pens, highlighters, arrows, shapes, or text to show students where to look and what to remember.
Step 3
Return to a clean screen
Clear annotations manually or let them disappear after a set time so your screen never becomes cluttered.
Feature toolkit
Built for live explanations
Presentify combines screen annotation, cursor highlight, spotlight, zoom, and whiteboard tools in one lightweight Mac app.
Tool 1
Real-time drawing
Write, underline, circle, and point while your class watches on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or a projector.
Tool 2
Whiteboard mode
Move from prepared material to a clean canvas when a student question needs a quick diagram.
Tool 3
Cursor highlight
Add a clear ring around your cursor so students can follow every click and menu selection.
Research note
Why visible cues matter in teaching
Learning-science research on multimedia instruction consistently points to signaling: learners benefit when important visual information is highlighted instead of left for them to search for. Studies of online lectures also show that students pay closer attention to concrete, task-relevant actions. That makes annotation, cursor highlight, and zoom useful teaching cues, not just decoration.
Quick answers
Questions about teachers workflows
A few practical details before you use Presentify in a live session, recording, class, or demo.
View all FAQsCan I annotate over Zoom or Google Meet?
Yes. Presentify runs on top of your Mac screen, so you can annotate while sharing your screen in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or similar apps.
Can I use Presentify with slides and PDFs?
Yes. You can draw over Keynote, PowerPoint, Preview, browser tabs, PDF readers, videos, and other Mac apps.
Does it include a whiteboard?
Yes. Presentify includes a whiteboard mode for sketching ideas when you do not want to draw directly on the current screen.
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Open pageSimple no-tricks pricing
Pay once, use forever
You can download the app from the Mac App Store, the Setapp marketplace, or directly from our website.
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