Learn Fineshot.

Open a screenshot, add an arrow, and finish. Most tools live behind the Tools button.

1. Open a screenshot from your library, or open the Lisbon weekend practice example.
2. Tap Tools (the + button at the right end of the bottom toolbar) to see every markup tool.
3. Choose Arrow. An arrow appears on the image; drag its ends to point at what matters.
4. Tap the checkmark at the top right, or tap an empty area, to finish the arrow. With nothing selected, that checkmark opens the Done menu.
5. Tap Share at the top to send a finished copy, or open the Done menu (top-right checkmark) for Save to Photos, Save to Files, and more.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Point to something with an arrow · Where your edits are saved · Share, save, copy, or close

Start from Photos, Files, the clipboard, or several screenshots at once.

1. In the library, tap + at the bottom of the screen.
2. Choose from Photos, Paste Image (available when an image is on the clipboard), Browse Files, or Stitch Screenshots.
3. The image opens straight in the editor and is added to your library as a project.

Related: Send a screenshot from any app · Edit inside Photos · Stitch screenshots into one tall image

Images you open in Fineshot become editable projects. Editing never changes the original file.

1. Images you bring in with +, the share sheet, drag and drop, or the Edit Image shortcut become projects in your library, with the original image kept inside the project.
2. Edits save automatically. Close the editor with X at any time and reopen the project from the library to keep editing.
3. Share, Save to Photos, Save to Files, and Copy Image each create a separate finished image. The project stays editable.

Related: Share, save, copy, or close · Send an editable Fineshot file · Delete a project

Step back through changes, remove single marks, or clear what you drew.

1. Tap Undo or Redo at the top of the editor to step through this session's changes.
2. To remove one mark, tap it and then tap the trash button that appears beside it.
3. To remove several, select them with Lasso or in … → Annotations, then delete them together.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Move, resize, and restyle a mark · Select several marks at once · See and arrange every mark

Six fictional screenshots let you try every kind of edit without touching your library.

1. Tap Learn at the top of the library. It's also in the library's + menu and in Settings.
2. Choose a practice example and tap Open Example. It opens in the full editor.
3. Practice as much or as little as you like, then close the editor. Your changes to the example are kept until you reset it.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Make your first edit · Where your edits are saved

Arrows come in several styles and can be bent, dashed, or constrained to straight angles.

1. Tap Tools → Arrow. A new arrow appears; drag either end to reposition it.
2. Tap the arrow's options button to change width, arrowhead (open, filled, or double), and line style.
3. Under More Options, choose a style such as Fancy or Curved, adjust opacity, add a shadow, or lock the angle.
4. With Curved selected, drag the arrow's middle handle to bend it.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Add a label or note · Number the steps · Move, resize, and restyle a mark

Type directly on the image, then choose a text style, size, color, and background.

1. Tap Tools → Text. A Text box appears; tap it to start typing.
2. Type your label, then tap the checkmark to finish.
3. Drag the selected text to move it, or drag its blue side handles to resize its width.
4. With text selected, tap Aa for font, size, color, and alignment. Use … → Appearance for background and shadow.
5. To change it later, tap the text, then tap it again or choose Edit from its … menu.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Turn typed text into handwriting · Point to something with an arrow · Draw boxes, circles, and lines

Counters place 1, 2, 3 (or A, B, C) markers that count up automatically.

1. Tap Tools → Counter. The first counter appears on the image.
2. Tap the image to place the next counter. Each one takes the next number.
3. Open the counter options to choose a sequence (numbers, letters, or Roman numerals), set the starting number, or change the size.
4. Use Apply size to all counters to keep a set consistent.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Point to something with an arrow · Move, resize, and restyle a mark

Outline a region, fill it, put text inside it, or draw a hand-sketched circle.

1. Tap Tools, switch to the Shapes tab, and choose a shape.
2. Drag the shape's handles to fit what you want to frame.
3. In the shape's options, turn on Fill, choose a fill color, or change the line style.
4. Choose Add Text in the shape's options or … menu to write inside it.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Dim everything else with Spotlight · Draw neater lines and shapes

Spotlight darkens the whole screenshot except the area you choose.

1. Tap Tools → Spotlight. A lit area appears on the image.
2. Drag and resize it over the part you want people to look at.
3. In its options, choose a rectangle or ellipse and adjust Overlay opacity.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Enlarge a detail with Magnify · Highlight text

The bottom toolbar holds a pen, marker, highlighter, eraser, and lasso for freehand work.

1. Tap the pen or marker at the left of the bottom toolbar, then draw with your finger or Apple Pencil.
2. Tap the color well in the toolbar to change the color for that tool.
3. Tap the selected tool again, or touch and hold it, to open its settings: width, opacity, and drawing aids.
4. Tap the checkmark at the top right when you're done drawing.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Draw neater lines and shapes · Erase drawing or marks · Highlight text

Straighten strokes, follow a ruler, or let Fineshot tidy a rough shape.

1. Open a drawing tool's settings by tapping it again or touching and holding it.
2. Choose a drawing aid such as Steady stroke or Straight line, or turn on the ruler guide.
3. To tidy a shape, draw it and keep your finger still at the end. With Hold to Tidy on, Fineshot replaces it with a clean shape.

Related: Draw by hand · Zoom and pan while you edit

Use the Highlighter to paint over words, or a Highlight Box that fits itself to text.

1. Highlighter (bottom toolbar): drag across words. With text snapping on, the stroke follows the line of text.
2. In the Highlighter's settings, drawing aids can underline text, strike through it, box it, or cover whole lines.
3. Highlight Box (Tools → Highlight Box): drag it over text. In its options, choose Text to fit the words or Area for a plain box, and adjust the fit.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Draw by hand · Dim everything else with Spotlight

The eraser removes pen strokes, whole objects, or both.

1. Tap the eraser in the bottom toolbar.
2. Tap it again to set its size and shape, and choose what it erases: Paint, Objects, or Both.
3. Drag over what you want to remove. Undo brings it back.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Undo, redo, and start over · Select several marks at once

Convert a text box into editable pen strokes that look handwritten.

1. Tap a text box to select it.
2. Open its … menu and choose Convert to Handwriting.
3. The text becomes pen strokes you can recolor, move, or erase. Undo restores the typed text.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Add a label or note · Draw by hand

Redact places a box that blacks out, blurs, or pixelates whatever is under it.

1. Tap Tools → Redact. A redaction box appears on the image.
2. Drag and resize the box to cover the private detail.
3. Open the box's options and choose Black Out for private details.
4. Tap Tools → Redact again for each additional detail.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Let Fineshot suggest what to hide · Choose the safest redaction style · Check a screenshot before you share it

Scan reads the screenshot on your device and suggests details to cover. You choose what to redact.

1. Tap Tools, then Scan in the grid. It is also in the Redact tool's options.
2. Fineshot reads the image on this device; nothing is uploaded. Review the suggestions it finds.
3. Tap a box on the preview, or a switch in the list, to keep or skip each suggestion.
4. Choose a style, then tap Redact. The suggestions you kept become normal redaction boxes, added as one undo step.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Cover something by hand · Choose the safest redaction style · Check a screenshot before you share it · Scan found nothing

Black Out hides text completely. Blur and Pixelate look softer but can sometimes be made readable again.

1. Select a redaction box and open its options.
2. Choose Black Out for anything truly private, such as passwords, account numbers, or codes.
3. Use Blur or Pixelate only when appearance matters more than secrecy, and raise Strength.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Cover something by hand · Let Fineshot suggest what to hide

A short routine for catching private details, including ones a scan can miss.

1. Run Scan and review every suggestion.
2. Zoom in (pinch, or … → Zoom) and scan the whole image yourself, including small print, avatars, and signatures.
3. Cover anything else with Tools → Redact.
4. Before sending, pinch out past fit (or choose … → Zoom → Fit Export) to see exactly what will be shared.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Let Fineshot suggest what to hide · See exactly what will export · Share, save, copy, or close

Magnify adds a lens that shows part of the screenshot enlarged, either in place or as a callout elsewhere.

1. Tap Tools → Magnify. A lens appears over the image.
2. In its options, choose a lens shape, a magnification of 2×, 3×, or 4×, and whether to show the detail Under the lens or at a Separate target.
3. With Separate target, drag the small blue target onto the detail, then drag the lens into empty space.
4. Turn on the connector to draw a line from the lens to the detail.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Dim everything else with Spotlight · Zoom and pan while you edit

Get close for precise work, then zoom back out to see the final export.

1. Pinch to zoom the canvas and drag with two fingers to pan.
2. Or choose … → Zoom for Fit Image, 2×, 4×, or One-Finger Pan.
3. Pinch out past fit, or choose … → Zoom → Fit Export, to preview the whole export with its background.

Related: Draw neater lines and shapes · See exactly what will export

Trim the screenshot, pick a shape, and turn or mirror it.

1. Choose … → Crop & Rotate.
2. Drag the white corner and edge handles, or drag inside the frame to move it.
3. Use Aspect ratio for Freeform, Original, common ratios, or a custom ratio. Use Rotate and Flip as needed.
4. Tap Done to apply, or Cancel to leave the crop unchanged.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Resize to exact pixels · Put a screenshot on a background

Set exact output dimensions or scale by a percentage.

1. Choose … → Resize.
2. Enter a width and height, keep the ratio if you like, or scale by percentage.
3. Tap Apply size. Choose Original size to go back.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Choose the export size and format · Crop, rotate, or flip

Record yourself scrolling through another app, and Fineshot joins it into one tall image.

1. In the library, tap + → Scroll Capture, tap Start Capture, then confirm in the iOS panel.
2. Switch to the app you want to capture, pause for a moment, then scroll down slowly in one direction.
3. Return to Fineshot and tap Stop Capture, or stop from the red indicator at the top of the screen.
4. Fineshot finds the scroll and joins it. Check the image, trim it with the handles beside it, then tap Open in Editor.

Related: Stitch screenshots into one tall image · Crop, rotate, or flip · Send a screenshot from any app

Join two to eight overlapping screenshots, in order, into a single long image.

1. In the library, tap + → Stitch Screenshots.
2. Select two to eight screenshots in reading order, top to bottom.
3. Fineshot matches the overlapping parts, joins them, and opens the result in the editor.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Capture a scrolling screenshot · Compare with the original · Crop, rotate, or flip · Send a screenshot from any app

Pin a small copy of the original over the editor for reference while you work.

1. Choose … → Pin Original.
2. Drag and resize the pinned copy, and change its opacity.
3. Choose … → Unpin Original when you're finished. It is never exported.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Stitch screenshots into one tall image

Quick Select picks out part of the screenshot so you can keep it or remove it.

1. Choose … → Quick Select.
2. Choose Smart, Rectangle, Freehand, or Color, then tap or draw around the area. Adjust tolerance and edges until the selection fits.
3. Tap Keep area or Remove area. Turn on Crop to kept area to trim to it.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Crop, rotate, or flip · Put a screenshot on a background

Place the screenshot on a gradient, color, wallpaper, blurred copy of itself, or transparency.

1. Tap Tools → Background in the grid, or choose … → Background.
2. In Style, tap Pick for me to preview a suggested background, then Try another to see the next one.
3. Browse categories for gradients, colors, and wallpapers. More has New gradients from image, Custom color, Blurred source, and Transparent.
4. To keep just the screenshot, choose None, the first tile. It removes the background, padding, and frame.
5. Tap Done to keep the background.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Adjust padding, corners, and shadow · Frame it in a device · Save a look and reuse it

Layout controls the space around the screenshot and the shape of the final image.

1. Open Background and switch to Layout.
2. Choose a canvas shape: Fit wraps the screenshot evenly; ratios like 1:1 or 16:9 set a fixed shape.
3. Adjust Padding, Corners, Shadow, and Inset, and choose where the screenshot sits with Alignment.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Put a screenshot on a background · Frame it in a device · See exactly what will export

Show the screenshot inside a phone, tablet, or computer frame.

1. Open Background → Layout.
2. Under Device, tap a frame. Fineshot suggests the likely device when it recognizes a screenshot's size.
3. Adjust padding so the frame has room.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Adjust padding, corners, and shadow · See exactly what will export

The editor focuses on the screenshot; the export overview shows the full framed result.

1. Pinch out past fit on the canvas, or choose … → Zoom → Fit Export.
2. Check the background, frame, and every mark as they'll appear in the shared image.
3. Pinch in or tap to return to editing.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Choose the export size and format · Check a screenshot before you share it

Put your name, handle, or logo on exported images.

1. Open Background and switch to Watermark.
2. Turn on Watermark, then choose Text or Image and enter your text or pick a logo.
3. Choose a position and adjust its look.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Save a look and reuse it · Why is there a Fineshot badge on my export?

A saved look stores a background, layout, and watermark so you can apply them to any screenshot.

1. Style a screenshot with a background and layout you like.
2. Open Background and tap Saved at the top, or switch to the Saved tab.
3. Tap + (Save look), name it, and tap Save.
4. On another screenshot, open Background → Saved and tap the look to apply it.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Apply a look to new screenshots automatically · Frame your latest screenshot with one press · Put a screenshot on a background

Choose one saved look to apply every time you bring in a new screenshot.

1. Open Background → Saved.
2. Touch and hold a saved look and choose Use for new screenshots. It gets a star.
3. To stop, touch and hold it again and choose Stop using for new screenshots.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Save a look and reuse it · Frame your latest screenshot with one press

Every arrow, text box, shape, and redaction stays editable.

1. Tap a mark to select it. Handles and a small toolbar appear beside it.
2. Drag the mark to move it, or drag its handles to resize or reshape it.
3. Tap the style or options button to change its color, width, or style.
4. Tap the checkmark at the top right, or tap an empty area, to deselect.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Select several marks at once · See and arrange every mark · Copy marks to another screenshot

Select drawings, objects, or both with a tap or lasso, then move, recolor, or delete them together.

1. Tap Select at the end of the drawing tools in the bottom toolbar.
2. Choose All, Drawing, or Objects. Tap a mark to select it, or drag on empty canvas to circle several. Select All picks everything in that scope.
3. Drag the selection to move it, pick a color to recolor it, or use its menu to copy or delete. Tap empty canvas to deselect.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Move, resize, and restyle a mark · See and arrange every mark · Erase drawing or marks

The Annotations list shows everything on the image, including marks that are hard to tap.

1. Choose … → Annotations.
2. Tap a mark to select it on the canvas, or filter and search the list.
3. Use Select to act on several at once: delete, duplicate, or bring marks to the front or back.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Select several marks at once · Move, resize, and restyle a mark

Reuse arrows, labels, and redactions across screenshots without redrawing them.

1. Select one or more marks. From the object's … menu, choose Copy Object.
2. Open another screenshot.
3. Choose … → Paste Objects or Image, or Tools → Paste. The marks keep their style and position.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Select several marks at once · Add an image, sticker, or signature

Place pictures, stickers, or your signature as objects you can move and resize.

1. Tap Tools → Image to add a picture from Photos, Files, or the clipboard.
2. Tap Tools → Sticker for stickers, or Tools → Signature to draw, type, or import a signature.
3. Drag and resize the new object. Use its options for opacity, or choose Replace Image to swap the picture.

Related: Move, resize, and restyle a mark · Copy marks to another screenshot

Extract Text reads the screenshot on your device so you can copy its words.

1. Choose … → Extract Text.
2. Wait a moment while Fineshot reads the image on this device.
3. Tap Copy to copy all of the text.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Read a QR code · Add an image description

Extract Text also lists what any QR codes in the screenshot contain.

1. Choose … → Extract Text.
2. QR code contents appear under QR codes, after the recognized text.
3. Tap Copy to copy everything.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Copy text from a screenshot · Choose the safest redaction style

Describe the image for people who use screen readers.

1. Choose … → Image Description.
2. Write a short description of what the image shows.
3. It's saved with the project and included in exported image metadata.

Related: Copy text from a screenshot · Share, save, copy, or close

Send or save a finished image, or just close. Your project stays editable unless you delete it.

1. Share (top of the editor) opens the share sheet with a finished image, using your usual export settings.
2. In the Done menu (top-right checkmark), Save to Photos and Save to Files save a finished image. Keep in Library closes the editor without making a copy.
3. … → Copy Image copies a finished image to paste elsewhere, and keeps the project.
4. Copy and Delete, in the Done menu, copies the finished image and then deletes the project from Fineshot.
5. … → Export Options… changes format and size, previews the export, or shares the editable project file.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Choose the export size and format · Send an editable Fineshot file · Where your edits are saved

Pick PNG, JPEG, or HEIC, a maximum size, and a canvas such as Social or Square.

1. Choose … → Export Options…, then Export options.
2. Pick a format and a long edge size (Original, 1024, 2048, or 4096 pixels).
3. Under Canvas, choose As edited, Social, Square, or Wide. You can also change the canvas from the Done menu.
4. Fineshot remembers these settings for the next export.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Share, save, copy, or close · Resize to exact pixels · See exactly what will export

Share the whole project, with every mark still editable, to another device or person using Fineshot.

1. Choose … → Export Options….
2. Tap Share editable project and choose where to send the .fineshot file.
3. On the other device, open the file with Fineshot from Files or the share sheet.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Share, save, copy, or close · Cover something by hand

Deleting removes the Fineshot project. Your original in Photos or Files isn't affected.

1. In the editor, open the Done checkmark menu and choose Delete Project.
2. Or, in the library, touch and hold a project and choose Delete.
3. To remove several, tap Select in the library, choose projects, and tap Delete.

Related: Find, rename, and organize projects · Where your edits are saved

Search, filter, and manage the projects in your library.

1. Use Find a project at the top of the library to search by name.
2. Tap the filter button to show projects from a date range or change the sort order.
3. Touch and hold a project to Share, Select, Rename, or Delete it.

Related: Export several projects at once · Delete a project

Share one project directly, or export many together with Pro.

1. In the library, tap Select and choose projects.
2. Tap Export. One project opens the share sheet; several open batch export.
3. Batch export applies one set of export settings to up to 50 image projects.

Related: Find, rename, and organize projects · Choose the export size and format

Use the share sheet to open an image in Fineshot without leaving the app you're in.

1. In Photos or any app that shows an image, tap Share and choose Fineshot.
2. If Fineshot isn't in the row of apps, scroll to the end, tap More, and add it to Favorites.
3. Edit and finish. Closing the editor returns you to the app you came from.

Related: Edit inside Photos · Fineshot isn't in the share sheet · Stitch screenshots into one tall image

Use Fineshot as a Photos editing extension. Photos keeps the original so you can revert.

1. Open a photo in Photos and tap Edit.
2. Tap the … button and choose Fineshot. If it isn't listed, look under Extensions.
3. Make your edits, tap Done in Fineshot, then Done in Photos.

Related: Send a screenshot from any app

Take a screenshot, press a button, and get it framed with your saved look and copied, ready to paste.

1. In Fineshot, save a look and choose Use for new screenshots (see Saved looks).
2. On iPhone models with an Action Button, open the Settings app → Action Button, choose Shortcut, then Frame Latest Screenshot. For Back Tap, use Settings → Accessibility → Touch → Back Tap (add the action to a shortcut in the Shortcuts app first if it isn't listed).
3. Take a screenshot, then press the Action Button or back-tap. The framed image is copied to the clipboard.

Related: Apply a look to new screenshots automatically · Automate with Shortcuts · Frame Latest Screenshot asks for a default look

Fineshot adds actions to the Shortcuts app for editing, resizing, stitching, and styling images.

1. Open the Shortcuts app and create a shortcut.
2. Add Select Photos, then search for Fineshot and add an action: Edit Image, Resize Image, Stitch Screenshots, Frame Latest Screenshot, Batch Resize Images, or Apply Background Template.
3. Add Save to Photo Album, Save File, or Share after actions that return an image.

Related: Frame your latest screenshot with one press · Start from the Home Screen

Touch and hold the Fineshot icon for quick actions.

1. Touch and hold the Fineshot app icon.
2. Choose Choose from Photos, Browse Files, or Stitch Screenshots.

Related: Bring a screenshot into Fineshot · Automate with Shortcuts

Add Fineshot to your share sheet favorites once and it stays there.

1. Tap Share on an image.
2. Scroll the row of apps to the end and tap More.
3. Tap Edit, then add Fineshot to Favorites.

Related: Send a screenshot from any app

Fineshot needs permission to add images to your photo library.

1. Open the Settings app → Apps → Fineshot → Photos.
2. Allow adding photos, or full access for Frame Latest Screenshot.
3. Or use Save to Files or Share instead.

Related: Share, save, copy, or close · Frame your latest screenshot with one press

The shortcut needs to know which saved look to apply.

1. Open any screenshot in Fineshot and style it the way you want.
2. Open Background → Saved and save the look.
3. Touch and hold it and choose Use for new screenshots, then run the shortcut again.

Related: Apply a look to new screenshots automatically · Frame your latest screenshot with one press

Free exports include a small Fineshot badge. Fineshot Pro lets you turn it off.

1. Choose … → Export Options…, then Export options.
2. With Pro, turn off Include Fineshot badge.

Related: Choose the export size and format

An empty result is not a guarantee that the screenshot is safe to share.

1. Zoom in and check the image yourself, especially small, stylized, or handwritten text.
2. Cover anything private with Tools → Redact.
3. If the scan shows a warning that text or codes couldn't be scanned, check those areas by hand.

Try it with a practice example in Learn Fineshot inside the app.

Related: Let Fineshot suggest what to hide · Check a screenshot before you share it

Share a diagnostics report with the developer. It never includes your images.

1. In the library, tap Settings (the gear).
2. Choose Share diagnostics and send the file to support by email.