What is Highlite used for?

Highlite is a free browser extension that lets you mark up any live webpage with highlights, notes, arrows and drawings and then save a screenshot. It is a good fit for marking up a bug for a developer and giving design feedback directly on a live page.

Yes. Highlite has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99 per month.

Is Highlite open source?

No. Highlite is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Floccus, Indie Wiki Buddy and Chromium.

What are some alternatives to Highlite?

Highlite competes with Glasp and Readwise.

Highlite: features, pricing and alternatives

About Highlite

Highlite is a web annotation extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Brave that needs no account. One click activates it on a live page, where you can highlight text in five colors, drop sticky notes and text boxes, and draw arrows, rectangles, ellipses and freehand marks.

Annotations can be captured as a screenshot of what is visible, of the whole scrolling page or of a chosen region, which you save as PNG or copy to the clipboard. Highlights and notes persist across sessions and are stored locally in the browser, and annotations can be exported as a JSON file or sent to Slack. A laser pointer tool leaves a fading trail for live calls, and select and eraser tools are included.

The free plan includes all ten annotation tools, while Premium covers sharing, and annual billing saves 17 percent. The page advertised a promotional code for half off the first year of Premium, and it is aimed at people giving visual feedback on websites, bugs or designs.

Key features

Five-color text highlighting
Sticky notes and text boxes on any page
Arrows, shapes and freehand drawing
Screenshot capture of viewport or full page
Local storage of annotations in the browser
Export to JSON or Slack

Good fit for

Marking up a bug for a developer
Giving design feedback directly on a live page

Tags: web-annotation; browser-extension; screenshots; highlights; chrome; feedback

Highlite: questions and answers

What is Highlite used for?: Highlite is a free browser extension that lets you mark up any live webpage with highlights, notes, arrows and drawings and then save a screenshot. It is a good fit for marking up a bug for a developer and giving design feedback directly on a live page.
Is Highlite free?: Yes. Highlite has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99 per month.
Is Highlite open source?: No. Highlite is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Floccus, Indie Wiki Buddy and Chromium.
What are some alternatives to Highlite?: Highlite competes with Glasp and Readwise.