Pink Arrows: An Open-Source Web-Based Skitch Alternative

Pink Arrows is a lightweight, web-based annotation tool. Hosted version at pinkarrows.app with no installation required.

Download size is ~500kb, and everything runs locally with no internet required. Nothing is stored server-side. It heavily uses Fabric JS

I really loved Skitch. In fact, the pink Skitch arrows and dumbed-down text became a trademark of mine in multiple jobs. In a sea of text on Slack and email, Skitch annotations are a refreshing way to make a single, obvious, and easy to digest point. Since Skitch shut down, I've looked for multiple alternatives that are: Free-ish, have similar styling, and are lightweight (no signin, no server syncing). I didn't find any, and that's how Pink Arrows was born.

Contributing

Easiest way to contribute is to toss ideas and features in Github Issues.

If you'd like to contribute with code:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/robbalian/pinkarrows.git

2. Run a simple http server:

   cd pink-arrows
   python3 -m http.server

3. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8000 to start using Pink Arrows locally

Roadmap / feature requests

• [ ] Hotkey tooltips
• [ ] Improve arrow dragging
• [ ] Line feature (not an arrow, just a line)