Pastel
Supercharged website feedback for happy clients and teams
Pastel launched on November 30, 2017 with 291 votes, #82 of 3,137 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Pastel is a web app that transforms websites into interactive canvases for collecting feedback without requiring logins or installations. It enables teams to conduct guided feedback sessions with clients and users efficiently. The tool supports quick canvas creation—set up in under 10 seconds—making it useful for product teams, designers, and customer communication workflows. Pastel streamlines the feedback collection process while keeping the experience simple for respondents.
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From the sources
Pastel turns any website into an interactive canvas to collect feedback from anyone, without having them log in or install anything. Make your clients happier and your team more productive by letting Pastel guide your feedback session. Create a canvas in under 10 seconds.
Pastel is a website annotation tool that helps designers, developers, and agencies collect fast, visual feedback directly on live websites.
“Our clients love how they can just drop comments and we turn them into tasks instantly. No more missed updates.” Landing pages, ads, social posts, PDFs, design work, videos, wireframes, site maps... “Time saving machine! Simple, easy and efficient. I can guarantee that with Pastel we saved many hours per week for us and our clients.” Screenshots, Slack messages, and vague emails lead to constant rework and cost companies clients. With Pastel, feedback is clear, direct, and organized. Keep all comments, revisions, and approvals in a single organized platform. Just share a link and start collaborating right away. Most popular use cases: Skip the back-and forth! Mark up assets with clear…from usepastel.com
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