
Nib
Supports UIby douglance
Native screenshot annotation tool using a semantic QML protocol for AI-comprehensible visual communication.
What it does
Nib is a screenshot annotation tool that bridges human visual thinking with AI comprehension. It uses QML (Quick Markup Language), a semantic protocol where every annotation (arrows, boxes, labels) has a defined meaning that an AI can parse and understand.
Tools
capture: Interactively capture a screen region.gui: Open the GUI annotation editor for an image.add-annotation: Add semantic annotations headlessly via CLI.render: Bake annotations into a final image file.read: Extract QML semantic data from an annotated image.find-text: Perform OCR text search within an image and highlight results.grid: Add a coordinate grid overlay for precise spatial reference.feedback: Trigger a human-in-the-loop feedback loop for annotations.
Installation
For macOS, install via Homebrew:
brew install douglance/tap/nib
Supported hosts
- Claude Desktop
Quick install
brew install douglance/tap/nibInformation
- Pricing
- free
- Published
- 4/26/2026
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