HighLightIt!

Focus your feedback

Tell the story of your video — faster. The video becomes story,
the story becomes learning. Storytelling with video, simplified.
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Is this a tool missing from your toolbox? Video + telestration = storyboard

Import your
own video
➔
Annotate pauses
to direct attention
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Export clean videos
to share your message

HighLightIt! is a sports video analysis and telestration app for Mac that helps coaches, teachers and analysts pause video, draw annotations, and export clear teaching clips. It is designed for sports coaching, performance analysis, and education, making it easy to turn match footage, technique recordings, or classroom video into a clear visual story.

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Built to save time in your daily workflows...

Who is it for?

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Coaches & Analysts

  • Efficient explanations
  • Engaging visuals
  • Reliable exports
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Players & Students

  • Clarity: show me where to look
  • Storytelling: how it unfolded
  • Retention: make it stick
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Teachers & Educators

  • Easy to use
  • Focus on insights, not menus
  • Affordable for schools & clubs

Trusted by evidence...

Memory & Recall
Telestration improves recall from 52% → 84%
Smith et al. (2022)
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Clarity of Communication
66% of elite coaches say telestration reduces miscommunication
Jones et al. (2020)
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Time Efficiency
33% faster training task time
Budrionis et al. (2013)
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Learning science supports it...

Video & words
boost recall
Dual Coding
(Paivio, 1971; Mayer, 2005)
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Annotations reduce overload
Jones et al. (2020)
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Pedagogy Fit
Gen-Z prefers short, visual formats
Cullinane et al. (2024)
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Early users say...

"An easy, intuitive and efficient tool that saves precious time."

Consensus view from Technical Staff (CPA)
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Not just sport: Enhance your video-based training

Started with coaches — now used anywhere video needs clarity, rhythm, and focus.

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Corporate Training

Onboarding • Safety briefings
Skill demos
Make procedures stick

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Healthcare Education

Physio techniques • OSCE prep
Patient comms
Slow-mo that teaches

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Creative & Media

Film study • Story beats
Shot analysis
Freeze, annotate, explain

You may also like HighLightIt! Technique for iOS

On macOS you can perform a tactical analysis of performance.

On iOS you capture, freeze and break down technique on the spot.

Same philosophy across both: Simple. Fast. Teaching-first.

Simple, affordable, flexible

Available on the

Mac App Store

£0.99/month
or £9.99/year

7-day free trial — no risk

Lightweight price. Heavyweight impact.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a telestration app?

A telestration app lets coaches draw arrows, circles and highlights over video to explain tactics, movement and technique clearly.

What sports can HighLightIt be used for?

HighLightIt works for football, rugby, cricket, golf, tennis and any sport where coaches use video to provide feedback and performance analysis.

Can I export annotated coaching clips?

Yes. HighLightIt allows you to export clean video clips with annotations so they can be shared with players, students or colleagues.

Is HighLightIt suitable for teaching and education?

Yes. HighLightIt is widely used in sports science courses, coaching education and PE teaching because it helps instructors turn video into clear teaching examples.

Contact

support@highlightit.studio