Image Editor Freemium

Image Editor for Scientific Annotation

Annotate scientific images with layers, labels, arrows, shapes and selection tools, keep edit history, and export prepared images in NotyLab

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Features

Features & Customization

Layered annotation

Add editable text, arrows, shapes and numbered callouts without immediately flattening them into the source.

Selection and preparation tools

Crop, transform and target regions with marquee, lasso, polygon and other selection tools.

Editable project history

Use layers, undo/redo history and .notycapture project files for revisions before final export.

Prepare and annotate scientific images in one editor

NotyLab Image Editor combines image preparation, selection tools and scientific annotation in a layered workspace. Use it when a micrograph, chart screenshot or other research image needs clear labels, callouts, cropping or presentation cleanup before it is placed in a final figure.

Select and edit the part you actually mean

Use rectangular or elliptical marquees, lasso and polygon selections, magic-wand style selection and transform tools to target a region before editing it. Crop, move or transform content while keeping the operation visible in the editing workflow instead of repeatedly exporting intermediate copies.

Read the full guide: workflow, export checks and limitations

Add scientific annotations as editable elements

Annotation tools include text, lines, arrows, rectangles, circles, numbered markers and block arrows. Text and shape styling can be adjusted, and arrow endpoints or other object properties can be refined after placement. This is useful for marking interfaces, defects, regions of interest or process directions without flattening every annotation immediately.

Use layers and history for controlled revisions

Images and annotations can be organized on layers, with visibility and editing controlled separately. Undo and redo history makes iterative cleanup safer, and additional images can be imported as new layers when a composite preparation needs more than one source.

Redact presentation-only information carefully

Blur, pixelate, black-box and spotlight tools are available for presentation and privacy-oriented edits. These tools can change what a viewer sees, so retain an untouched scientific source and never use editing to conceal or alter data that is relevant to interpretation.

A short workflow

  1. Open the source image and keep an untouched original outside the edited output.
  2. Crop or select the required region, then make only the preparation changes needed for presentation.
  3. Add labels, arrows or shapes on separate layers and review them at the intended display size.
  4. Save the editable project when you may need revisions, then export the prepared raster image for the next step.

Output you can keep

Save an editable .notycapture project so layers and edits can be reopened, and export the prepared raster image through the editor export panel. The project file is the better choice when annotations may need later correction.

Good scientific editing practice

  • Keep the original image and document any edit that could affect scientific interpretation.
  • Avoid local edits that create, remove or obscure experimental features.
  • Check labels and arrows at final publication size; a readable annotation in the editor can still become too small after layout.
  • If a journal or institution has image-processing rules, follow those rules in addition to the editor workflow.
Use cases

Use Cases

Who Image Editor is for

  • Researchers adding labels, arrows and callouts to scientific images
  • Students preparing images for reports, theses or presentations
  • Teams that need reusable layered edits rather than a sequence of one-off image changes

Open Image Editor in NotyLab

Open the Tool directly. You can switch between Tool and Workflow mode from the toolbar without leaving the module

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