The original medical & veterinary annotation tool

Stop fighting office software.

SurgPathPic is the photo annotation tool for medical and veterinary practice. Calibrated to real-world millimeters. Every clinical tool in one editor. Nothing ever leaves your browser.

Stop using office software.

Canva, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Paint were never built for medicine.

Pathology suites, wound clinics, dermatology offices, Mohs labs, forensic exams, veterinary practices: every clinical setting documents patient photos with whatever tool the team can already open. A slide deck, a Paint screenshot, a Canva project lost in someone's account. None of them know what a cassette, a Mohs section, or a wound area is. Every case reinvents the wheel. Every export looks different. Every workflow is improvised.

  • Calibrated Two clicks of known distance and the grid, ruler, and polygon area all read in real-world millimeters. PowerPoint can't calibrate to a real specimen. Canva can't either.
  • Every tool, always No specialty wizard, no setup. Calibrated grid, ruler, polygon area, angle, PASI, chain-of-custody PDF: every clinical annotation tool is in the same editor. Use what your case needs.
  • Chain-of-custody PDF For forensic and medico-legal documentation. Canva exports a flat image. We export a signed, timestamped case file.

Purpose-built for the lab, the clinic, and the veterinary practice.

One Editor, Every Tool

Click-to-edit banner labels let a burn-care nurse rename "Date" to "Day Post-Burn" in one tap. The full toolkit is always available: calibrated grid, ruler, polygon area with mm² / cm² readout, angle (goniometer), PASI, and chain-of-custody PDF export. Use the tools your case needs and ignore the rest.

Calibrated Grid

Drop a grid on any photo. Click two points of known distance and the grid snaps to real-world millimeters. Click cells to mark cassettes, Mohs sections, wound regions, whatever your specialty calls them.

Ruler & Angle Tools

Drag for a calibrated length readout in mm or cm. Click three points for an angle in degrees. Both persist as editable annotations and export with the final image.

Polygon Area

Trace any region. The area auto-calculates in mm² or cm² when calibrated. Defensible documentation for wound surface, lesion size, margin area, and any clinical region you need to measure.

Outlines, Arrows, Text, Shapes

Trace structures with freeform outlines. Place arrows, circles, rectangles, and text labels in nine colors and five line weights. Every annotation is editable, draggable, and undoable up to 50 steps back.

Copy & Branded Export

One-click copy to clipboard for paste into your LIS, EHR, or slide deck. Full-resolution PNG export with your institution's logo and case info stamped on. Clean export option strips annotations for a presentable photo.

Canva, PowerPoint, MS Paint vs. SurgPathPic.

Canva / PowerPoint / Paint
  • Eyeballing measurements with a screen ruler
  • No vocabulary for cassettes, sections, or wound areas, numbered by hand
  • App-hopping between drawing, measurement, and screenshot tools
  • Canva and PowerPoint Online upload patient photos to third-party servers (PHI exposure)
  • Institutional header rebuilt every case
  • PNG that looks different every time
  • No chain-of-custody. No timestamp. No signed export.
SurgPathPic
  • Calibrated grid, ruler, polygon area in mm/cm
  • Auto-numbered cassettes, sections, regions
  • Every clinical annotation tool in one editor, no app-hopping
  • Browser-only. Photos never leave your computer.
  • One logo + case header reused across every case
  • Branded PNG with the same header layout every time
  • Chain-of-custody PDF for forensic and medico-legal work

Three steps. That's the whole thing.

Load your photo

JPEG or PNG from your phone, camera, or scanner. Drag-and-drop or click to upload.

Calibrate, mark, trace, measure

Calibrate to real mm with two clicks of known distance. Drop the grid. Drag the ruler. Trace polygons for area in mm² or cm². Everything is editable after placement and undoable for 50 steps.

Copy or export

Copy to clipboard for instant paste into your LIS, EHR, slide deck, or email. Or export the full-resolution PNG with your logo and case info stamped on.

One editor. Every team with photos to annotate.

Laboratory

Surgical pathology, autopsy, dermatopathology, forensic pathology. Cassette mapping, margin annotation, composite section documentation, Gross / Micro modes, chain-of-custody PDF exports.

Clinical

Wound care, dermatology, sports medicine, PT/OT, ER medico-legal, longitudinal photo documentation. Calibrated measurements, polygon area, PASI, goniometer angle ROM.

Surgical

Mohs micrographic surgery, surgical oncology, breast, head & neck, urology, HPB, orthopedic. Specimen orientation, margin status, real-time staging documentation.

Veterinary

Small animal, equine, large animal, exotic, wildlife, zoo, veterinary pathology. Same calibrated tools, animal-aware vocabulary, from cat masses to bovine necropsy to avian findings.

Research

Teaching sets, manuscript figures, residency case atlases, board prep, IRB-eligible documentation. Consistent institutional branding across every export.

Everything is in the details.

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Annotation tools: calibrated grid, ruler, polygon area, angle, outline, arrow, text, and more
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Specialty calculations always available: polygon area, PASI, goniometer, chain-of-custody PDF
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Levels of undo, with Ctrl+Z on every action
mm/cm
Calibrated to real-world units. Two clicks of known distance and the grid + ruler + polygon area all snap to millimeters.
9 × 5
Nine colors, five line weights. Every shape, every annotation, before and after placement.
$11.99
Per month after your 7-day trial. Card required. Cancel anytime.

Two ways to pay. Try either free for 7 days.

Monthly
$11.99
Per month, starting day 8. Cancel anytime.
  • Full annotation toolkit
  • Gross and Micro modes
  • Calibrated grid, ruler, polygon area
  • Every clinical annotation tool always available
  • Custom institution logo + case header
  • Branded PNG + multi-page PDF export
Start free trial · $11.99/mo
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Annual
$99/yr
$8.25/month, billed once. Cancel anytime; full refund within 7 days.
  • Everything in Monthly
  • 31% off vs. paying monthly
  • One transaction, twelve months of access
  • Renews annually; cancel from your account at any time
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Teams & Institutions

For labs, departments, and clinics with 5+ users.

Small Group covers up to 5 users for $399/year, self-serve. Large Group covers 6 to 10 users for $799/year. Need 11 or more member logins? Reach out for institutional pricing. See every plan side by side.

Frequently asked questions.

Are my patient images uploaded anywhere?

No. SurgPathPic runs entirely in your browser. When you open an image it loads on your computer and stays there. It is never transmitted to our servers or to any third party. We have no ability to see, store, or access your patient images because they never leave your machine.

How much does SurgPathPic cost?

Individual plans are $11.99 per month or $99 per year after a 7-day free trial. Small Group covers up to 5 users for $399 per year, and Large Group covers 6 to 10 users for $799 per year. For 11 or more users, contact us for institutional pricing.

Is there a free version?

There is no permanent free tier. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial so you can try the full toolkit before you are billed. A card is required to start the trial, and you can cancel anytime before day 8.

What is SurgPathPic used for?

SurgPathPic is a calibrated photo annotation tool for medical and veterinary practice. It is used for Mohs surgery section mapping, wound care measurement, dermatology documentation, forensic and medico-legal chain-of-custody, veterinary specimen documentation, and gross pathology cassette mapping, among other clinical settings.

Do I need to install anything?

No. SurgPathPic runs in any modern web browser. There is nothing to install and nothing to configure. Open the app, load a photo, and start annotating.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. You can cancel from your account at any time. Annual plans are eligible for a full refund within 7 days of purchase.

We can't see your images. That's not a policy. It's how it's built.

SurgPathPic runs entirely on your computer. When you open an image it loads in your browser and stays there. It is never transmitted anywhere. Not to our servers, not to third parties, not anywhere. We have no ability to see, store, or access your patient images because they never leave your machine. The only information we hold is your email address and your subscription status. That's it.

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