Mark up files on Mac

You can use Markup in Quick Look and Quick Actions to write, sign, draw on, crop and rotate images and PDFs.

An image in the Markup window showing the toolbar of Markup tools and the Share button at the top right, next to the Done button.

When using Quick Look on your Mac, click the Markup tool . Or when using Quick Actions, choose Markup.

Use the tools to mark up an image or a PDF.

The tools that are available vary depending on the type of file.

To duplicate any shape, text or signature, press and hold the Option key while you drag an item; use the yellow guides to align the items.

If you don’t like your changes and want to start again, click Revert.

Sketch				Sketch a shape using a single stroke. If your drawing is recognised as a standard shape, it’s replaced by that shape; to use your drawing instead, choose it from the palette that’s shown.
Draw				Draw a shape using a single stroke. Press your finger more firmly on the trackpad to draw with a heavier, darker line. This tool appears only on computers with a Force Touch trackpad.
Shapes				Click a shape, then drag it where you want. To resize the shape, use the blue handles. If it has green handles, use them to alter the shape. You can zoom and highlight shapes using these tools: Loupe : Drag the loupe to the area you want to magnify. To increase or decrease the magnification, drag the green handle; drag the blue handle to change the loupe size. To further magnify an area, you can create additional loupes and stack them, using the yellow guides to align them. Highlight : Drag the highlight where you want. To resize it, use the blue handles.
Text				Type your text, then drag the text box where you want.
Highlight Selection				Highlight selected text.
Sign				If signatures are listed, click one, then drag it where you want. To resize it, use the blue handles. To create a new signature: Using your trackpad: Click the Sign tool, click Create Signature if shown, then click Trackpad. Click the text as prompted, sign your name on the trackpad using your finger, then click Done. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again. If your trackpad supports it, press your finger more firmly on the trackpad to sign with a heavier, darker line. Using your computer’s built-in camera: Click the Sign tool, click Create Signature if shown, then click Camera. Hold your signature (on white paper) facing the camera so that your signature is level with the blue line in the window. When your signature appears in the window, click Done. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again.
Shape Style				Change the thickness and type of lines used in a shape, and add a shadow.
Border Colour				Change the colour of the lines used in a shape.
Fill Colour				Change the colour that’s used inside a shape.
Text Style				Change the font or the font style and colour.
Rotate Right				Rotate the item to the right. Continue clicking to keep rotating.
Rotate Left				Rotate the item to the left. Continue clicking to keep rotating.
Crop				Hide part of an item. Drag the corner handles until just the area you want to keep is shown within the frame’s border. You can also drag the frame to reposition it. When you’re ready, click Crop.