u/Friendly_Chocolate_9

Hi everyone,

I recently launched a Chrome extension called Markwise, and it has just been

approved on the Chrome Web Store.

Markwise is a web annotation tool for people who read a lot in the browser:

documentation, blog posts, research pages, product references, tutorials, or long-

form articles.

The idea is simple: select text on any web page, highlight it, underline it, add a

note, and come back later without losing the context.

Main features:

- Floating toolbar when you select text

- Multiple annotation styles: color highlights, wavy underline, double underline,

strike-through, spoiler mask, neon glow

- Notes attached to selected text

- Refresh-safe annotation restore

- Fast popup to review current-page notes and saved pages

- Markdown export

- Local storage management

- Hand-drawn style charts for annotation stats

- Old annotation cleanup from the settings page

A few technical details:

- Uses the CSS Highlight API for rendering marks

- Injects the toolbar through Shadow DOM to avoid interfering with page styles

- Stores richer text anchors instead of relying only on XPath

- Uses a lightweight popup entry so opening the extension is fast

- Stores annotation data locally in Chrome extension storage

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/markwise/gockcnafglkplkplfacoiapepoeilegj?authuser=0&hl=zh-CN

I built this because I often read technical content and wanted something lighter

than sending every interesting quote to a note-taking app immediately.

I would really appreciate feedback on:

- Whether the annotation workflow feels natural

- Which marker styles are actually useful

- Whether local-only storage is enough

- Whether export to Notion / Obsidian / Readwise would be valuable

- Whether full-text search across annotations should be a priority

- Any privacy or permission concerns

Thanks for checking it out. Feedback, criticism, and feature suggestions are very

welcome.

Hi everyone,

I built a Chrome extension called TabTrail.

It is a keyboard-first recent tab switcher for people who keep many tabs open and do not want to hunt through a crowded tab strip with the mouse.

The idea is simple:

Press a shortcut, open a recent-tabs list, use arrow keys to select, press Enter to switch, and keep working.

TabTrail sorts tabs by recent use, not by their visual position in the tab bar. The goal is to make browser navigation feel closer to an IDE-style “recent files” workflow.

Recommended shortcuts:

- macOS: Command + E

- Windows / Linux: Alt + W

Features:

- Open recent tabs with a keyboard shortcut

- Sort tabs by most recently used

- Navigate with arrow keys and Enter

- Dismiss with Escape

- Show pinned, incognito, and media-playing indicators

- Copy tab links from the switcher

- Onboarding page that checks whether Chrome enabled the shortcut

One thing I learned while building this: Chrome may not automatically enable a suggested extension shortcut if it conflicts with Chrome, the OS, or another extension. So

TabTrail checks the shortcut status after install and guides users to chrome://extensions/shortcuts if they need to assign it manually.

Chrome Web Store:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tabtrail/nialenejodldlmacflnjffnifiodefjf?authuser=0&hl=zh-CN

I would love feedback, especially from people who use keyboard-heavy workflows or keep a lot of tabs open.