Tested as of September 2026 on desktop Edge, Chrome, and Firefox (Windows/Linux). Not yet supported on iPad.
See it in action
Desk marking - stamps and annotations in placeExported PDF feedback - annotations and WWW/EBI ready to send to students
Desk marking
Mark at your own pace
Work through a stack of PDFs with stamps, annotations and WWW/EBI feedback, then export each one back to students - ready to hand back or drop in Teams.
Live marking
Mark in front of the class
Project a script on screen and mark it live, with a laser pointer for narration - great for modelling how you'd approach a question.
TickSmith Scanner
Paper scripts? Scan them first.
Scan a set of handwritten work on your phone into a PDF, share it to your laptop, then mark it in TickSmith.
TickSmith runs entirely client-side - no uploads, no server, no student work ever transmitted anywhere. That means no GDPR headache for you or your school's IT department. How TickSmith handles data
Why I built this
I'm an Economics and Business teacher who understands the value of an efficient marking flow, plus a tool to make student feedback effective - whether for homework or demonstrating in class. After marking as an examiner using legacy software, I had a brainwave that there could be a better tool dedicated to marking and visualising student work on screen. So I built one.
It works two ways: mark PDFs at your own desk and export them back to students (mine submit via Teams), or project it on screen and mark live in front of the class, with a laser pointer for narration.
