Skitch
Skitch is a free visual annotation app developed by Evernote that helps users communicate through marked-up images. It allows you to take screenshots or open existing photos and add arrows, shapes, text, highlights, and other annotations to clarify your points. The app is commonly used for creating quick visual explanations, marking up documents, annotating screenshots for bug reports, or adding notes to images before sharing them. Skitch became popular among professionals, educators, and casual users who need to quickly communicate visual feedback or instructions.
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1 suggestionSkitch appears to have been discontinued or abandoned by Evernote, with the last significant update occurring in 2012 according to the App Store listing. The app has not received Apple Silicon optimization and is unlikely to get future updates. For a native alternative, consider using Preview (built into macOS), which offers basic annotation tools like shapes, text, and highlights for marking up images and PDFs. For more advanced features similar to Skitch, CleanShot X or Markup Hero provide comprehensive screenshot and annotation capabilities with native Apple Silicon support. Another option is using the built-in screenshot markup tools in macOS (Cmd+Shift+5), which covers many common use cases that Skitch handled.
Native version · Reported by in the community.
This app may have been updated to a native build — device(s) no longer report it as Intel-only, but no explicit confirmation has been received.
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