We've significantly improved the performance of our annotation tools on large canvases. We've also fixed a couple bugs along the way. Happy annotating!
We’ve released a powerful new feature on Markup Hero:
Collab 👯 - Allow others to collaborate on markups with you with our new Collab feature. This allows any Hero or Superhero user to add annotations to your markup if you share the link with them. Their annotations will have their own unique layer. Each markup allows for up to 20 collaborators. As the owner of the markup you can always remove any collaborators. By default only your annotations show to a viewer. To learn more about collaboration click here.
We’ve released new features and improvements on Markup Hero:
Zoom 🔍 - Now you can ZOOM! This was a big one for us. Use cmd + or ctrl + to zoom in and cmd - or ctrl - to zoom out on any markup. You can also Fit to width, Fit to height, or show the markup as Actual size.Zoom
New Toolbar UI 🧰 - We’ve consolidated all the tools into a single, easy-to-use dropdown. We will soon add keyboard shortcuts to switch between tools like a pro.
We’ve released new features and improvements on Markup Hero:
Combine & Duplicate Markups ➕ - Now you can paste a Markup Hero Share Link into the URL input on markuphero.com/new to duplicate it OR paste it into the URL input on Add Pages to add that markup to another markup as a new page(s).
Draw Straight Lines w/ the Pen & Highlighter 🖊️ - Hold SHIFT while while drawing with the Pen or Highlighter tool to make a straight line.
Resize To Fit Text 📝 - Select any Textbox or Callout Arrow Textbox and double click the left side or right side transformer box to automatically fit the textbox width to the text.fit-text-box.gif19.23 KB
We’ve also fixed a couple pesky bug along the way.
We’ve released new features and improvements on Markup Hero:
Callout Arrow - We’ve combined our text box and arrow to create super fast way to callout feedback on any markup. Find the Callout Arrow under the Arrow tool dropdown. callout.gif311.21 KB
Copy / Paste Improvements - Pasting an annotation object onto a new page or markup now places it in the center part of your screen for easy access to reposition.
We’ve pushed out good number of updates that we think you’ll find ✨ useful on Markup Hero ✨.
Reorder Pages - Drag pages on the right hand nav to reorder pages within you markup.
Add Links - Add URLs to any text box. Then long press or right click on the text box to open the URL(s) in a new tab. Any viewer of the markup can click on the text box and either open the URL(s) in a new tab or even copy all the text to your clipboard. add-link-textbox.png265.81 KB
Copy Text - Anyone can now simply copy text from your text box annotations. As a markup owner long press or right click on the text box to open the context menu. As a markup viewer simply click on the text box to open the context menu and select Copy Text.
Cut, Copy & Paste Annotation Objects - Now any annotation object can be cut, copied and pasted easily across markups. Just select the annotation object and use cmd X, cmd C, and cmd V.
Drag & Drop to Insert Image - Drag and drop any image (JPG, PNG, SVG etc) from your finder into your markup page to insert images.
Let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for using Markup Hero. Happy annotating!
We've fixed a couple pesky bugs with our Google Drive integration and now provide better error handling when issues do arrive. Please see our detailed help doc for more information.
We've updated our desktop app! The release includes an option for offline screenshots that copy straight to your clipboard when you don't need to save or add annotations. Download the latest version here.
We've significantly improved our 📸 Scrolling Screenshot 📸 feature in our free Chrome Extension to better capture all types of websites. We've also improved the speed and performance of the Chrome Extension, including auto naming screenshots with the web page's title. Make sure to try out the extension next time you want to screenshot a website or even your desktop.
Add signatures 🖊️ plus improvements to PDF handling
We just released some useful updates to Markup Hero we wanted to let you know about:
Add Signatures 🖊️ - Easily add signatures to your markups. Simple click our 'Add Signature' button, type your name and select your signature. Voila! You've just signed your first markup and it's ready to export. add-signature.gif1.42 MB
PDF Improvements 📄 - We've made real improvements to our PDF uploader — both to the processing speed and quality of renders. Try it out by uploading a PDF!
Insert SVGs 🖼️ , copy annotation text & cursor improvements
Happy Friday annotation heroes and superheroes! Today we released some new features and improvements to Markup Hero.
Insert SVGs 🖼️ - You can now insert SVG graphics along with PNGs and JPGs into your markups using the insert image feature!insert-image.gif3.25 MB
Copy annotation text ⌨️ - When selecting text annotations you've added to a markup you can now copy the text using CTRL C on Windows and CMD C on Mac.
Cursor improvements ↔️ - When editing a text annotation you can use your keyboard left, right, up, and down arrows to move within a text box without triggering a move to the next / previous page in a markup.
We have also updated the Chrome Extension shortcuts to improve conflicts with other tools and apps as well as added a quick `Screenshot Tab` feature with improved image quality. Get started by installing the extension today!
We've updated tags to now be collections. As a Superhero, you can now add and sort your markups into collections from your history. Begin by dragging the markup thumbnail image to start organizing!
In the future we plan on making shared collections as well.
Our new improved desktop app 1.1.2 for Mac & Windows has customizable keyboard shortcuts to take screenshots and open your markups. Download the update here!
We made significant improvements to the service that converts and renders PDFs. This should help speed up uploads and keep image heavy PDFs working smoothly.
We've added a support for editing markups on mobile and tablet! Happy annotating.
We've added a Delete Object button to clearly show you when and how to delete an object while editing.
We've reworked history to be easier to navigate. It's now accessible through the Markups button on the nav. View your history here.
Superhero accounts can now add tags to organize their markups as well as star important markups for quick access in history. Upgrade here to try it out!
We've expanded the text size range to allow for smaller and larger fonts. To adjust font outside the default size presets you can simply drag the corner of the text box to scale up and down to fit your needs.
We released an update to our Slack app to include PDF annotations. Now you can annotate any image or PDF straight from Slack channels and direct messages. Learn more and install the app for free here.
Markup tool settings are now saved locally so that you continue marking up images and screenshots with your most recent selected tool, font weight, line thickness, and color.
Users can now delete markups they own or created. To delete a markup open the hamburger menu > click on the 3 dots to the right of any of your markups in the My Markups history tab > select Delete markup.
Integrations improved for Slack, Telegram, iMessage, Discord, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn – all shared links now show the screenshot with all markup included in the image preview along with link to view/edit the markup
