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Annot is built for website feedback: shareable live previews let clients comment without accounts, while teams move comments from open to resolved. Its previews support custom code and WebGL, and its in-app widget collects feedback where users work. Slack, Notion, Claude, Cursor, and other AI-model workflows connect to the process. Annot runs on the web, with plans from $9.00 per month and project limits that rise from one on Free to unlimited on Agency.
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Pastel
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2Multi-format creative reviews and approval workflows — Pastel reviews websites, PDFs, images, and videos with approvals, assignments, deadlines, responsive testing, and broad integrations.
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Weava Highlighter
Free plan ExtensioniPhoneWebResearch highlighting across web and PDF sources — Weava organizes website and PDF highlights with unlimited-length notes, citations, folders, and Word, Excel, CSV, or TXT exports.
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Annot8
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebTechnical website feedback with AI-assisted development — Annot8 adds screenshots, recordings, console errors, voice notes, analytics, AI triage, and draft pull requests from reported issues.
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AnnotateWeb
Free plan WebFree real-time markup of public webpages — AnnotateWeb provides drawing tools, permanent share links, PNG exports, and automatic deletion after two minutes of inactivity.
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AnnotationBase
Free plan WebPinned feedback on live, staging, or localhost sites — AnnotationBase ties comments, screenshots, replies, updates, and resolutions to exact elements across live, staging, and localhost websites.
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dotts
Free plan WebFreelancers reviewing sites, PDFs, and images — dotts accepts many image and document formats, adds device context and reactions, and connects open comments to Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
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eMargin
Free plan WebCollaborative academic text annotation — eMargin focuses on searchable, colour-coded text annotations, groups, synchronous updates, and VLE or LTI integration for education.
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Hypothesis
Free plan Open source APIExtensionWeb - 9
ArchiveWeb.page
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+1 - 10
Huddlekit
Free plan APIWeb - 11
Leafy
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Freemarkup
Free plan Web - 13
Markify
Free plan Web - 14
NowComment
Free plan Web - 15
Ruttl
Free plan APIWeb - 16
Ybug
Free plan APIExtensionWeb - 17
Perusall
Free plan Web - 18
PinPoint
Free plan Web - 19
Revisely
Free plan Extension - 20
SiteDots
Free plan ExtensionWeb - 21
Volley
Free plan ExtensionWeb - 22
WebPinch
Free plan ExtensionWeb - 23
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ClickCues
Free trial Web
An alternative may fit better if you review more than webpages, need richer markup, or want mobile, extension, or API access. Pastel covers images, PDFs, videos, approvals, and responsive checks; Weava targets research highlights; and eMargin supports group-based academic text work. Annot8 adds recordings, console details, analytics, AI triage, and draft pull requests, while other tools emphasize drawing, pinned element comments, file uploads, or temporary sessions. Weigh content types, collaboration and guest access, integrations, exports, platform coverage, privacy and retention, and each plan’s limits before switching.