1. Upload the picture
Drag a PNG, JPG, WEBP or GIF into the box above, or paste straight from your clipboard with Ctrl+V.
Add an Arrow to an Image Online
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Drop a picture. Draw an arrow.
Choose an image
Ctrl+Vto paste a screenshot
PNG · JPG · WEBP · GIF (first frame)
Drag, then adjust the crop handles
Nothing to upload?
Export options & local draft
Normal export keeps the original pixel dimensions at 1×. Beautiful export adds padding to the output only.
Only when you click Save: the image and objects are stored in this browser on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
Ready when you areHand-drawn arrow⌘ / Ctrl Z to undo · V to select
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Draw an arrow on any picture, free
Drop an image in, drag once, download. The arrow tool is already selected when the editor opens, so one arrow takes about five seconds. No account, no watermark, and the picture stays in your browser.
How to add an arrow to an image
2. Drag to draw the arrow
Press where the arrow should start and drag to where it should point, then release. Drag either end afterwards to fix the angle, or grab the middle to move the whole arrow without redrawing it.
3. Download it
Export as a PNG at 1x, 2x or 4x. 2x is enough for a slide; use 4x when the arrow will be scaled up inside a document.
Arrow styles
Hand-drawn arrow
A slightly wobbly line with a sketched head, so the marking reads as a note someone wrote rather than a vector shape dropped on top.
Straight arrow
A clean line with a solid head. Use it on diagrams and technical screenshots where a hand-drawn line would look out of place.
Curved arrow
Bends around whatever it is pointing at, which helps when the target sits behind other elements on the screen.
Double-ended arrow
Points at two things at once — for spans, gaps, and before-and-after pairs.
Colour, width and opacity
Every arrow takes a colour, a stroke width and an opacity. Raise the width when the image will be displayed small, and lower the opacity when the arrow should sit under the content instead of over it.
What people add arrows to
Screenshots and bug reports
An arrow at the broken element says more than a paragraph describing where it is.
Tutorials and step-by-step guides
Number the steps, then point at the exact control each step refers to.
Marking a spot in a photo
Show where something is on a floor plan, a product shot or a map.
Feedback on designs
Point at the spacing, the colour or the element that needs changing instead of writing three messages about it.
More annotation tools
Marking up a whole document? Use annotate a PDF. Working from a screen grab? See annotate a screenshot. For more than one arrow, open the full annotate image editor with all annotation tools.
The screenshot page uses the same private image editor, so you can annotate a screenshot there now.
FAQ
How do I add an arrow to a picture?
Drop the picture into the box at the top, drag from where the arrow starts to where it should point, then click download. The arrow tool is already active, so there is nothing to select first.
Can I add an arrow without installing anything?
Yes. It runs in the browser tab, on any desktop or phone, with no extension and no software to download.
Does adding an arrow reduce the image quality?
No. The arrow is drawn on a separate layer over the original pixels, and the export renders at 1x, 2x or 4x, so the source image is never scaled down.
Can I add more than one arrow?
Yes — draw as many arrows as you need, in different colours and widths, and delete any of them individually.
How do I draw a hand-drawn style arrow?
Switch the arrow style to hand-drawn and draw normally. The line keeps a slight wobble and a sketched head, so it does not look machine-drawn.
Can I add an arrow on my phone?
Yes. It works in mobile Safari and Chrome — drag with one finger to draw, pinch to zoom in for a precise endpoint.
Can I add an arrow to a PDF?
Not on this page. Use the PDF annotator, which keeps the document as a PDF instead of flattening it into an image.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. The drawing happens inside your browser and the file never leaves your device.