Draw shapes

Add rectangles, circles, lines, arrows, clouds, callouts, polygons and polylines.

Applies to macOS 14 Sonoma or later

Kiwi PDF's Shapes tools let you draw geometric annotations, from simple rectangles to multi-point polygons with fill patterns.

Available shapes

Shape	Description
Rectangle	A four-sided box; can be filled solid or with a hatch pattern
Circle / Ellipse	An oval shape; can be filled
Line	A straight line between two points
Arrow	A line with an arrowhead at one or both ends
Cloud	A rectangle with a wavy "cloud" border
Callout	A speech-bubble shape with a pointer
Polygon	A closed shape with any number of vertices
Polyline	An open path with any number of vertices

Draw a shape

Click Draw in the tool group bar at the top of the window.
Click a shape tool, for example Rectangle.
Drag on the page to draw the shape. For Polygon/Polyline, click each vertex and double-click to finish.
Change colour, fill, border style and thickness in the Properties panel.
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Draw group, the Rectangle tool and a new rectangle

Edit shape properties

Select a shape and use the properties bar (or properties panel) to change:

Stroke colour and thickness
Fill colour — a solid colour inside the shape
Fill pattern — hatch (diagonal lines), cross-hatch, dots or no fill
Border style — solid, dashed, or dotted
Arrow ends — choose arrowhead style for Line/Arrow shapes
Opacity — make the whole shape semi-transparent

Edit polygon vertices

Select a Polygon, Polyline, Line or Arrow with the Select tool. A handle appears on every corner and end point — drag one to reshape the path.

Move and resize a shape

Tap or click the shape to select it. Drag to move it. Use the corner and edge handles to resize it. Drag the round button above the frame to rotate.