# Keep what matters in view.

> Pin a piece of text, an image, a recording, a file, a PDF, or a web link as a floating window that stays on top of everything. Park a reference on your desktop, glance at it while you work, and close it when you're done.

Pin the latest item from anywhere (shortcut configurable).

## Steps

### Pick something to pin

Pin the most recent item with Command-Shift-P, or pin any item — text, an image, a recording, a file, or a link — straight from the Kopit panel.

### Place it anywhere

The pin floats above your other windows. Drag it where you want and resize it from the edges — it remembers where you left it.

### Use it, then dismiss it

Zoom, copy, play, or edit the content right in the floating window, and close it the moment you no longer need it.

## Highlights

### Pinned text you can actually edit

A pinned note isn't a static screenshot. Adjust the font size to taste, edit the text in place, and copy it back out — all from a clean, frosted-glass window that stays out of your way.

- Edit text directly in the floating window
- Scale the font size up or down for readability
- Copy the content back to the clipboard in one click

### Images with zoom, rotate, and Live Text

Pin a screenshot or reference image and work with it: zoom in for detail, rotate it, and select the text inside the image with Live Text to copy it straight out.

- Smooth zoom from a thumbnail to fine detail
- Rotate to the orientation you need
- Live Text — select and copy text inside the image

### Pin a recording and let it play

Just recorded something? Pin it to the desktop and it plays right there in the floating window. MP4s get play, pause, and a scrubber; GIFs loop on their own — a handy reference to keep in view while you follow along.

- Play, pause, and scrub pinned MP4 recordings
- GIF pins loop automatically
- Great for following a demo while you work

### Pin files, PDFs, and web links

Pins aren't just text and images. Drop a file onto your desktop as a tidy Finder-style card with its QuickLook thumbnail, name, and size; pin a PDF and page through it right there; or pin a web link as a live sticker you can open and preview without switching apps.

- Files pin as Finder-style cards — thumbnail, name, and size
- Page through a pinned PDF without opening it
- Web links become interactive stickers you can browse
- Resize and move every sticker with a drag

### Always there, never in the way

Pins float above your apps so a reference is always one glance away, while the toolbar tucks itself away after a moment so nothing distracts from the content.

## Key facts

- **Pin shortcut**: Command-Shift-P (pin latest, configurable)
- **What you can pin**: Text, images, recordings, files, PDFs, and links
- **Latest update**: Files, PDFs, and interactive web-link stickers now pin too (July 2026)
- **Text pins**: Editable, resizable font, copy back out
- **Image pins**: Zoom, rotate, Live Text extraction
- **Recording pins**: Play, pause, and scrub MP4; GIFs loop
- **Files & PDFs**: Finder-style cards; page through PDFs in place
- **Window**: Floating, draggable, resizable, remembers position
- **Toolbar**: Auto-hides so the content stays front and center

## Related features

- [Screenshot & annotate](https://kopit.app/features/screenshot)
- [Screen recording](https://kopit.app/features/screen-recording)
- [Text expansion](https://kopit.app/features/text-expansion)
- [All features](https://kopit.app/features)

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Canonical page: https://kopit.app/features/desktop-pin

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