Why Markup Hero is Your Perfect Productivity Companion
With Markup Hero, you gain access to a robust suite of tools designed to streamline your workflow, enhance collaboration, and make your markups more meaningful. The forever free version includes our full feature set: take standard and scrolling screenshots, crop, annotate, share, edit PDFs, extract text, and much more. Every user can get started for free, without any restrictions on core functionality.

When We Ask You to Create a Free Account
We’re proud to offer a free version of Markup Hero that includes all of our powerful features—no upfront account or payment required. However, once you’ve created your first five markups, we’ll ask you to create a free user account. Don’t worry, this account is completely free, and it lets you:
- Continue Using Every Feature For Free: Everything you're used to is still free, we just ask you create a user account
- Save and Access Your Markups: Keep track of everything you’ve captured and annotated.
- Edit and Update Easily: Make changes to your existing markups, with all your work securely saved.
- Stay Organized: View your markup history in one place, ready whenever you need it.
By creating a free account, you’ll be able to fully take advantage of what Markup Hero has to offer without losing your progress.
When We Ask You to Upgrade
Once you’ve created your first five screenshots, we simply ask you to create a free user account—no credit card required. This helps us give you a personalized, secure experience and lets you keep track of your work effortlessly. After you’ve made 25 markups (what is a markup), you’ll have the opportunity to upgrade to unlock even more benefits. Upgrading is easy, and here’s why it’s worth it:
- Unlimited Markups: Store as many markups as you need, giving you the freedom to capture, save, and reference your work indefinitely.
- Forever Editable Annotations: Revisit and tweak your annotations any time without losing your original markup structure—your work never gets flattened or locked.
- Live Edits on Shared Markups: Make changes to previously shared markups and see the updates reflected instantly, ensuring your collaborators are always in sync.
- Advanced Organization and Search: Quickly locate past markups by title and organize them into collections, so your growing history stays manageable and accessible.
- Support for Our Growth: By upgrading, you help us continue to build and deliver even more exciting features. Check out our roadmap to see what’s coming next!
Markup Hero is designed to grow with you, whether you need simple, effective screenshot tools or powerful collaboration features. Upgrade when you’re ready and enjoy the full benefits of an ever-improving platform built with your productivity in mind.
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