ScreenSketcher

An easy-to-use lightweight screenshot tool that allows you to draw directly on the screen. It is ideal for presentations and demonstrations. Based on WPF .NET 8.0 in the MVVM pattern.

Features

• 🎨 Screen drawing
• 🖌️ Multiple drawing tools:
  • Brush
  • Highlighter
  • Eraser
• 🎯 Color picker with transparency (PixiEditor/ColorPicker)
• ↔️ Adjust brush size
• 💾 Save screenshot with drawings as PNG
• ↩️ Undo/Redo
• 🎮 Quick activation with Hotkey

Installation

1. Download from latest release:
2. Run installer (ScreenSketcher_Setup_X.X.X.exe)
3. Launch ScreenSketcher
4. ScreenSketcher will show in your system tray

Instructions

• CTRL + F8 or from the system tray click and open drawing window
• CTRL + Mouse Wheel to change brush size
• CTRL + Z/Y for undo & redo drawing
• CTRL + N for new drawing
• ESC to close and reset drawing overlay
• CTRL + S to save screenshot with drawings
• Use the toolbar to change the tool/brush and color

Upcoming Features

• 📐 Basic shapes (rectangle, circle, arrow)
• 📝 Text tool for labels
• 🖼️ Multiple monitor support
• 🎨 More brush styles
• ⚙️ Configurable hotkeys + Settings
• 🌈 Preset color palettes

Dependencies

• InnoSetup - Installer for Windows programs
• PixiEditor.ColorPicker - Color picker control for WPF
• Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf - Dialogs for Windows Desktop applications
• Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf - Event trigger handling and command binding for MVVM pattern
• CommunityToolkit.Mvvm - Collection of MVVM helper classes for any application

Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022
• .NET 8.0 SDK
• Windows 10/11

Build Steps

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ScreenSketcher.git