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v1.2

April 2026

Scenes, Snapshots & Layout Tools

Screen Annotations 1.2 is a workflow release for whiteboard-heavy sessions. It makes saved boards easier to reopen and import, adds real layout tools for cleaning up diagrams, turns boards into scene-based presentations, introduces local snapshot history, and expands both settings and MCP coverage around board workflows.

Saved Board Documents

Saved .screenannotation files now behave more like reusable whiteboard documents instead of one-off exports.

  • Open saved board files directly from the All Boards gallery header
  • Drag and drop saved files into the gallery to import them
  • Imported files become normal boards you can keep organizing in the gallery
  • Finder integration adds a branded document icon and opens saved files directly in Screen Annotations

Diagram Layout Tools

Whiteboards now include practical cleanup tools for diagrams, node graphs, and structured board layouts.

  • Align selections left, center, right, top, middle, or bottom
  • Distribute selections horizontally or vertically
  • Arrange selections into a row or column
  • Use Flow layout for connected diagrams
  • Use Tree layout for parent-child structures
  • Keep connected arrows attached as nodes move through layout actions
  • Fit Nearby in View frames a local cluster from an empty-canvas context menu instead of jumping to the full board

Scene-Based Presentation

Boards can now become scene-driven presentations instead of relying only on manual pan and zoom.

  • Create scenes from the current view to capture a camera position
  • Create scenes from the current selection for object-focused presentation steps
  • Start presentation from a selected scene
  • Move between scenes with toolbar controls or keyboard shortcuts
  • Return cleanly to editing at 100% zoom when presentation stops
  • Choose scene transitions including Fade and Dip to Black

Scene Manager

Scene work now has a dedicated management window instead of being constrained to a dropdown.

  • Open a dedicated Scene Manager from the whiteboard workflow
  • Rename, duplicate, reorder, update, switch, and delete scenes in one place
  • Delete multiple scenes together
  • Drag and drop scenes to reorder them
  • See scene thumbnails and status in the list view
  • Use inline quick actions for common scene tasks

Board History & Snapshots

Whiteboards now keep local history through snapshots, making it much easier to recover work or branch off new versions of a board.

  • Create named manual snapshots
  • Capture automatic snapshots during meaningful board saves
  • Restore an earlier board state
  • Create a recovery snapshot before restore so rollbacks are reversible
  • Duplicate a snapshot as a new board
  • Delete snapshots from the active board
  • Configure per-board retention for snapshot history

Settings Overhaul

The Settings window now exposes more whiteboard and annotation defaults directly instead of hiding them behind scattered controls.

  • Dedicated Whiteboard tab
  • Snapshot retention setting
  • Background color, pattern, and spacing defaults for whiteboards
  • Embedded toolbar behavior toggle for windowed whiteboards
  • Expanded annotation defaults for stroke color, fill color, shape preset, fill mode, and stroke style
  • Clearer previews and grouping for cursor, spotlight, keystrokes, and whiteboard preferences

MCP Expansion

The local MCP surface now covers more of the whiteboard workflow, not just drawing primitives.

  • Board tools for creating and renaming boards
  • Scene tools for listing, creating, updating, reordering, duplicating, deleting, switching, presenting, and setting transitions
  • Snapshot tools for listing, saving, restoring, deleting, and duplicating snapshots into new boards
  • Compatibility aliases for common scene and snapshot tool names used by external AI agents

Workflow Polish

  • Toolbar hierarchy is more context-aware across drawing, editing, arranging, and presenting
  • Board history is now a first-class toolbar action
  • Shape picker recents now show as one flat recent-use grid instead of regrouping by category
  • Gallery selection mode is clearer and easier to scan
  • Scene restore is more stable across window sizes and viewport changes
  • Shape label editing fits more naturally inside shapes and long labels shrink to fit
  • Text insertion and caret behavior are more predictable while editing in whiteboard mode

Requirements

macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later.