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Dev tools · October 7, 2019

Pastel Bookmarklet

Mark up any website from your browser, for free

Pastel Bookmarklet launched on October 7, 2019 with 130 votes, #198 of 3,363 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Pastel Bookmarklet is a free browser tool that lets users comment and mark up any website directly from their toolbar. Designers, developers, and clients can share a canvas link to gather feedback on websites in one conversation thread. The bookmarklet works on any website regardless of how it's built, streamlining the feedback collection process for teams working on web projects.

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From the sources

Share feedback on any website, in one click. With our free bookmarklet, you can comment on any website and leave feedback for your designers, developers or clients. Just share a link and let anyone join the conversation.

Comment on any website, right from your browser toolbar.

Click and comment on any website. Share a canvas link and let anyone join the conversation. Since we started using Pastel, receiving feedback has become much less painful. Yes! You can use Pastel on any website, however it's made. Designers, developers and clients have saved thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands offrom usepastel.com

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