Telestrator

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An on-screen drawing tool (aka a "telestrator") by @steveruizok.

This app is in active development! More soon.

Usage

When open, the app sits on top of your screen as a transparent always-on-top window. When activated, your cursor will interact with the app. When not activated, your cursor will pass through to the windows beneath it.

To view the app's toolbar, move your cursor into the lower left corner of your screen.
To activate the app, select a color or tool. You can now begin drawing.
To deactivate the app (and release your cursor), press Escape.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Command + Option + Z to activate the app.
Escape to deactivate the app.
E for ellipse tool.
R for rectangle tool.
A for arrow tool.
D for draw tool.
1 through 6 to select colors.
Command + 1 through Command + 3 to select sizes.
Command + E to clear the screen.
Command + F to toggle fading.
Command + Z to undo.
Command + Shift + Z to redo.
Clear screen and release pointer with Command + Shift + E.

You can also activate the app at any time by pressing Command + Option + Z.

Tips and Tricks

Double click the drawing tool to toggle between ink-style drawing and solid drawing.

Roadmap

A loose idea of the features planned for development.

Alert user to deactivate shortcut on first activation.
In-app updates.
Preferences menu.
Customize global shortcut.
Customize sizes.
Customize colors.
Customize background color (e.g. chroma key).
Customize toolbar location (e.g. left, right, bottom, top).
Add as menu icon instead of dock icon.

Developing

This is an Electron app. If you're set up to do web dev then you'll be able to easily build the app from source. Clone this repo and run yarn install and yarn dev or yarn build just like you would with a regular web project.

Proful / telestrator