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Make screen annotation clearer, faster, and easier to repeat

Use these focused guides to choose a workflow, prepare a lesson or presentation, record a tutorial, and solve common Windows annotation problems.

Choose a workflowGuides organized around real tasks
Compare honestlyClear differences and tradeoffs
Fix common issuesStep-by-step checks for Windows

Annotate the screen you are already using

OS Pen keeps a floating annotation workspace above supported Windows applications, so the explanation stays beside the content. Use only the marks the audience needs, then clear them before the next step.

See the complete Windows screen annotation overview.

OS Pen annotation toolbar on Windows
OS Pen's compact Windows annotation toolbar.

Choose the guide that matches your work

Troubleshooting

Work through overlay, capture, input, and performance checks in a safe order.

Start with the task, not the tool list

A screen annotation app is most useful when it removes context switching. A teacher may need a quick pen and spotlight over a browser. A trainer may need numbered steps, a curtain, and a timer. A tutorial creator may care more about screenshots, short GIFs, and local recording. The guides in this library begin with those outcomes and explain a compact workflow.

OS Pen runs as a floating Windows workspace over the app you are already using. Essential Pen, Eraser, and Screenshot tools can be started free. Additional precision, presentation, whiteboard, capture, and collaboration tools are available according to the selected plan. Check the current pricing page before deciding which workflow fits your needs.

For a broad product overview, read the screen annotation software guide. For installation, use the signed Windows download page.

Popular starting points

Teach online

Use annotation, precision tools, and a whiteboard while explaining remotely.

Frequently asked questions

Are these guides only for OS Pen?

They are written around OS Pen workflows, but the planning and troubleshooting principles are useful for many Windows annotation setups.

Do I need an account to try OS Pen?

No. The essential Pen, Eraser, and Screenshot tools can be used without an account.

Where should a new user begin?

Start with the general Windows screen annotation guide, then choose the task-specific guide closest to your work.

Try the workflow on your own Windows screen

Start with Pen, Eraser, and Screenshot tools without creating an account.