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Editor Overview

The editor opens whenever you capture a screenshot or open an existing image. It's organized into four areas:

Tab bar

Each open screenshot is its own tab, so you can capture or open several images and work on them in the same editor window without losing your place. Switch between tabs to move between screenshots; close a tab when you're done with it (Savvyshot can ask for confirmation first — see Settings).

Drawing toolbar

Along the top of the canvas, the drawing toolbar holds Savvyshot's annotation tools — Rectangle, Circle, Line, Arrow, Text, Blur, Emoji, Step Counter, Zoom Callout (magnifier), Pencil, and Crop. Each has a single-key shortcut (e.g. R for Rectangle). See Annotations for the full list and Keyboard Shortcuts for the complete reference.

The toolbar hides while you're in crop mode, since cropping has its own dedicated interaction.

Control sidebar

The right-hand sidebar is where you style the overall screenshot — it's organized into collapsible sections:

  • Canvas — padding, border radius, border, shadow, aspect ratio, and image balancing. See Canvas & Backgrounds.
  • Background — solid color, gradient, image, Unsplash photo, or Pexels video. See Canvas & Backgrounds.
  • Frame — device mockups (iPhone frames, macOS/Windows window chrome). See Device Frames.
  • Watermark — your own text watermark. See Watermark.

Annotation toolbar (contextual)

When you select an annotation on the canvas, a small toolbar appears above it with options specific to that tool — color, line width/style (solid, tonal, outline), font, alignment, blur intensity, and so on.

The footer holds:

  • Save / export — opens the export dialog. See Exporting.
  • Share — quick actions like copy to clipboard.
  • Zoom controls — zoom the canvas view in/out, fit to window, or reset to 100%.

Where to go next

Last updated June 15, 2026