06/06/2025 Keypoints Editing Mode: Can't Create New Points — Mouse Behaves as if Held Down (Selection Area Appears)

Hi Roboflow team and community,

I’m encountering a strange issue when trying to edit keypoints in the annotation tool. The problem is that I can’t create new keypoint annotations — instead, when I click on the canvas, it behaves as if the mouse button is constantly held down, resulting in an area selection (as if I were trying to select something).

This happens in keypoints editing mode , regardless of whether I’m:

  • Creating a new class
  • Editing an existing one
  • Working on different projects
  • Working in different workspaces

What I’ve tried:

  • Different browsers: Chrome and Firefox
  • Different OS: Windows 11 and Linux Mint
  • Multiple mice — all working fine in other applications

The issue persists across all of them,.
I’ve attached a screenshot showing the behavior — you can see that clicking results in a selection area instead of placing a keypoint.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas for a workaround or fix?

Thanks in advance!

Yep, I’m seeing that as well when I try to edit keypoints. Right click releases the “hold” but I don’t see a way to start a new keypoint, etc.

Hi all, we just released a fix for this issue, and functionality should be fully restored. Can you try again?

Refreshed the browser and works great on my end!

Yep, it works again, thank you