Highlite guides
One task per page, with the short answer first. Each guide uses the labels you see in the extension.
Something not working? Missing annotations, or a page where Highlite will not open: start with the troubleshooting guide.
Getting started
Install the extension and learn the controls.
Annotating
Mark up a live page with highlights, notes and drawings.
- Highlight text on any webpageSelect words on a live page and give them a color.
- Add sticky notes to a webpagePlace a note on the page, type, then move or recolor it.
- Draw with a pen, arrows and shapesFreehand pen, straight arrows, rectangles and ellipses on any page.
- Point with the laser on a callPoint at a shared page with strokes that fade on their own.
Capturing and sharing
Get annotations out of your browser and in front of someone else.
- Screenshot an annotated webpageCapture the viewport, the full page or an area, then download or copy it.
- Export and import annotations as JSONSave annotations to a JSON file and load them back on the page.
- Export highlights to MarkdownTurn the highlights and notes on a page into Markdown for your notes app.
- Send annotated screenshots to SlackPost a capture to a Slack channel with a comment, without leaving the page.
- Send annotated screenshots to DiscordPost a capture to a Discord channel, thread or forum, with a message.
- Send screenshots to a webhookPOST a capture to Zapier, Make, n8n or your own endpoint.
Troubleshooting
What to check when something does not work.
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