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Dev tools · October 7, 2024

Instant HTML Preview Bookmarklet

Hey HN, I recently found myself needing a quick way to preview HTML and SVG code without having to copy it into an IDE, save it, and then open it in a browser. ChatGPT's new canvas feature is great for generating code, but it doesn't provide a way to preview HTML directly. To solve this, I made a small bookmarklet that allows you to instantly preview HTML from your clipboard in a new tab. Just copy your HTML, click the bookmarklet, and it will render immediately. It's a simple tool, but it’s saved me a lot of repetitive steps, and I figured it might help others too. The bookmarklet code and…

Instant HTML Preview Bookmarklet launched on October 7, 2024 with 130 votes, #390 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

Instant HTML Preview Bookmarklet is a browser tool that renders HTML and SVG code directly from your clipboard in a new tab. Designed for developers who work with generated code from tools like ChatGPT, it eliminates the need to copy code into an IDE, save files, and switch to a browser. Users simply copy their HTML, click the bookmarklet, and see the preview instantly. The tool is particularly useful for quickly testing code snippets without manual file management steps.

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From the sources

Bookmarklet that lets you render a full HTML page with any included css and javascript that is currently copied to your clipboard. Also works for SVG code. Useful with ChatGPT Canvas - ChatGPT Canvas HTML Renderer from Clipboard.url

ChatGPT has recently released its canvas capability, which is great for generating and viewing structured content. However, it currently lacks the ability to generate direct previews of HTML or SVG code. This bookmarklet fills that gap by allowing you to quickly preview HTML content directly in your browser. Instead of copying your code into an IDE, saving the file, and refreshing a page, you can skip all those steps and jump straight to seeing your content live. Simply use the 'copy to clipboard' button on the ChatGPT or Claude interface, then click this bookmarklet to immediately see the content rendered as a full HTML page. It also works for SVG graphics, making it versatile for web…from gist.github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN, I recently found myself needing a quick way to preview HTML and SVG code without having to copy it into an IDE, save it, and then open it in a browser. ChatGPT's new canvas feature is great for generating code, but it doesn't provide a way to preview HTML directly. To solve this, I made a small bookmarklet…

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