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Zoom

Press ⌃1 (Control+1) to enter Zoom mode. The screen is captured and you can zoom in/out and pan around.

Controls

InputAction
Mouse movePan
Scroll wheel / ↑↓Zoom in / out
ClickEnter Draw mode (zoomed view becomes the drawing canvas)
EscapeExit Zoom mode (or return to Zoom if entered from Draw)
Right-clickExit Zoom mode

Zoom → Draw → Zoom Flow

When you click in Zoom mode, you enter Draw mode on top of the zoomed view:

  1. Zoom mode — click to enter Draw
  2. Draw mode (on zoomed canvas) — press Escape to return to Zoom
  3. Zoom mode — press Escape again to exit completely

This two-step dismiss works similarly to text mode in Draw.

Live Zoom

Press ⌃4 (Control+4) to enter Live Zoom mode. Unlike standard Zoom, the screen content updates in real time — videos, terminals, and animations keep playing while zoomed.

Controls

InputAction
Mouse movePan the zoomed viewport
Scroll wheel / ↑↓Zoom in / out (1.0x–8.0x)
ClickFreeze the frame and enter Draw mode
EscapeExit Live Zoom
Right-clickExit Live Zoom

Differences from Still Zoom

Still Zoom (⌃1)Live Zoom (⌃4)
Screen contentStatic snapshotReal-time updates
Mouse cursorMay not appear (captured in snapshot)Always visible
Enter DrawClick (stays zoomed)Click (freezes current frame, then draw)