Use Markup to write or draw on a photo on Mac

Use Markup to write or draw on a photo, add shapes, add stickers, crop, rotate, and more.

Note: You can’t use the Markup tools to change a video. See Change and enhance a video.

Go to the Photos app on your Mac.
Double-click a photo, then click Edit in the toolbar.
Click , then choose Markup.
Use the tools that appear in the toolbar to mark up the photo.
For descriptions of each tool, see the table below.
To adjust a markup, move the pointer near the edges, then drag the blue handles.

Click Save Changes.

Tool				Description
Sketch				Sketch a shape using a single stroke. If your drawing is recognized 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 also use zoom and highlight tools on photos. Click , then choose: Highlight : Drag the highlight where you want. To resize it, use the blue handles. Zoom : Drag the lens where you want. To increase or decrease the zoom level, drag the green handle; drag the blue handle to change the lens size.
Text				Type your text, then drag the text box where you want.
Highlight Selection				Highlight selected text.
Shape Style				Change the thickness and type of lines used in a shape, and add a shadow.
Border Color				Change the color of the lines used in a shape.
Fill Color				Change the color that’s used inside a shape.
Text Style				Change the font or the font style and color.
Rotate Left or Rotate Right				Click to rotate an item to the left. Continue clicking to keep rotating. To rotate an item to the right, press and hold the Option key, then click until you’re done rotating the item.
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.
Image Description				Enter, view, or edit a description of an image. (The tool is highlighted when an image has a description.) Image descriptions can be read by screen readers and are useful for anyone who has difficulty seeing images online. For example, if you’re using VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on Mac, you can press the VoiceOver command VO-Shift-L to hear a description of the image in the VoiceOver cursor.
Annotate				Annotate an item by sketching or drawing on it using your nearby iPhone or iPad . If both devices are nearby, click , then choose a device. The tool may appear highlighted to show that your device is connected. To disconnect your device without using it, click the tool again.

Note: To use your nearby iPhone or iPad to sign or annotate items, it must meet Continuity system requirements. See the Apple Support article Continuity features and requirements for Apple devices.

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