Limelight
Draw on your screen during a video call on a Mac
Sometimes pointing is not enough and you need to circle, underline, or sketch on what you are sharing. Limelight lets you draw freehand right on your screen during any video call.
On a video call you often want to mark up what you are showing — circle a number, underline a line of text, or sketch a quick diagram. Built-in annotation tools vary by app, and some screen shares have none at all, so you are stuck describing things in words.
Limelight is a menu-bar app that turns your whole screen into a canvas. Press ⌃⌥3 to start drawing freehand with your mouse or trackpad, then mark up anything on screen. Press ⌃⌥C to clear your drawing instantly, or ⌃⌥3 again to put the pointer back to normal. Because the drawing is an overlay on your screen, the meeting app captures it and everyone on the call sees your marks.
It works over any video app — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Webex — and over whatever you are sharing inside it. Limelight runs on top of your meeting rather than replacing it, so your call controls are untouched.
Why Limelight
- ▸Press ⌃⌥3 to draw freehand, ⌃⌥C to clear, ⌃⌥3 again to stop
- ▸Works over Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and any app
- ▸Your marks are shared because the meeting app captures your screen
- ▸macOS 14+, Apple-notarized, 7-day free trial then $15 one-time
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.
FAQ
- Do callers see what I draw?
- Yes. Limelight draws on your screen and your meeting app shares your screen, so your annotations appear for everyone you are sharing with.
- How do I erase what I drew?
- Press ⌃⌥C to clear all your drawing at once. You can then keep drawing fresh or press ⌃⌥3 to return to a normal pointer.