Share links

Generate a public URL for any annotated screenshot. Only works with the Annot Cloud storage backend.

Generate a share link

1. Open an annotated screenshot in the web app.
2. Click the Share button in the top-right.
3. Choose the share scope:
   • Read-only — anyone with the link can view the annotated PNG and SVG.
   • Read + comment (Pro) — viewers can post comments.

The web app returns a https://annot.work/s/<short-code> URL. Send it to anyone.

Revoke

Each share link is independently revocable from the same dialog. Revoking invalidates the short code; subsequent requests return a 404.

Expiry

By default, share links have no expiry. You can set an explicit expiry (1 day / 7 days / 30 days) when generating the link.

What recipients see

The /s/<short-code> page renders:

• The base screenshot
• The annotation SVG overlaid on top
• A download button (PNG)
• Optionally, a comment thread (Pro tier)

Recipients don’t need an Annot account to view — the page is fully public. The original annotator’s account is visible (just the display name + avatar) so recipients know who shared it.

Privacy posture

• Share links are unguessable — <short-code> is a 128-bit random id, base58-encoded.
• The base screenshot is served from R2 with a signed URL, scoped to the share link’s lifetime. Revoking the link invalidates the signed URL.
• No analytics, no view tracking. The owner sees only that the link exists, not who viewed it.