bigarrow: macOS CLI and agent skill for drawing on-screen arrows and signs
Overview
franze releases bigarrow, a MIT-licensed macOS command-line tool and skill for Claude Code and Codex that draws arrows, boxes and text over any window.
Clicks pass through and keyboard focus stays in the current app. Each arrow removes itself after a set duration or when its agent process ends.
The tool only points. It does not click, type or capture the screen, and drawing requires no macOS permission.
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- Hacker News · AI (150+ points)BlogShow HN: big-arrow-on-the-screen lets AI agents draw arrows and text on macOS
AIbig-arrow-on-the-screen (bigarrow) is a MIT-licensed macOS command-line tool and skill for Claude Code and Codex that draws arrows, boxes and text over any window. Clicks pass through, keyboard focus stays put, and each arrow removes itself after a set duration or when its agent process ends. The tool only points; it never clicks, types or captures the screen, and it requires no macOS permission to draw.
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