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.
Patient photos get annotated in Canva. In PowerPoint. In Microsoft Paint.
None of those tools were 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.
- CalibratedTwo 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, alwaysNo 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 PDFFor 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Two ways to pay. Try either free for 7 days.
- 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
- Everything in Monthly
- 31% off vs. paying monthly
- One transaction, twelve months of access
- Renews annually; cancel from your account at any time
For labs, departments, and clinics with 5+ users.
Small Group covers up to 5 users for $399/year, self-serve. Department and Enterprise add SSO, a BAA, audit logs, and invoicing for hospital departments and health systems. See every plan side by side.
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.
Frequently asked questions.
Do my patient images upload anywhere?
No. SurgPathPic runs entirely in your browser. Photos load locally and are never transmitted to our servers or any third party. The only information we hold is your email address and your subscription status.
What does SurgPathPic cost?
$11.99 per month or $99 per year, both with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime; full refund within 7 days of the annual purchase.
Who is it for?
Pathologists, pathologists' assistants, residents, dermatologists, Mohs surgeons, wound care specialists, forensic pathologists, veterinarians, and clinical teams who document patient findings with photos.
What does "calibrated" mean?
Click two points of a known real-world distance on the photo and the grid, ruler, and polygon area all read in real-world millimeters from that point on. PowerPoint, Canva, and Paint cannot calibrate to a real specimen.
Does it work on my device?
Any modern browser on desktop, laptop, or tablet. Touch input is supported for tablet workflows.
What can I export?
Branded full-resolution PNG with your institution's logo and case header, multi-page PDFs, and a chain-of-custody PDF for forensic and medico-legal work. One-click copy-to-clipboard for pasting into your LIS, EHR, slide deck, or email.
Is it HIPAA-friendly?
Because no patient image ever leaves your computer, SurgPathPic has nothing to transmit, store, or breach. Talk to your privacy officer for guidance on your specific institutional use case.
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