Limelight
A Scribbble alternative with keystrokes built in
Scribbble is a popular Mac annotation tool for teachers, with spotlight and highlighter tools. Limelight covers the same cursor-spotlight and screen-drawing core and adds a clean on-screen keystroke display — so you can also teach the shortcuts you use.
If your students lose track of your cursor or miss what you point at, Limelight does what you want: a glowing spotlight follows your pointer (⌃⌥1) and you can freehand-draw to circle anything over any app (⌃⌥3).
What it adds is the on-screen keystroke display (⌃⌥2): every shortcut you press appears on screen, which matters the moment you teach software, coding, or any keyboard workflow — something annotation-only tools do not show.
It is a native, notarized menu-bar app with one hotkey per tool, and a one-time $15 with a 7-day free trial — no subscription.
Why Limelight
- ▸Cursor spotlight + freehand drawing — the annotation core
- ▸Adds an on-screen keystroke display for teaching shortcuts
- ▸One hotkey per tool, native and notarized
- ▸One-time $15, no subscription, 7-day free trial
7-day free trial · no card required · macOS 14+
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.
FAQ
- How is Limelight different from Scribbble?
- Both spotlight the cursor and draw on screen. Limelight also shows the keystrokes you press on screen — useful when you teach software or shortcuts.
- Is it a one-time purchase?
- Yes — a one-time $15 with a 7-day free trial and no subscription.
- Does it work in Zoom, Meet, and recordings?
- Yes. It is a live overlay over any app, so it works in any call or screen recorder.