Personal Annotation

About

Personal Annotation - Your Digital Highlighter & Drawing Tool

Personal Annotation transforms how you interact with web content by providing intuitive tools to highlight text and draw shapes directly on any webpage. Save important information, emphasize key points, and organize your online research—all in one place.

What is Personal Annotation?
Personal Annotation is a lightweight browser extension that acts as your digital highlighter and drawing tool for the web. Whether you're researching, studying, or just want to save important parts of a webpage, this extension helps you mark, organize, and revisit the content that matters to you.

All annotations are stored locally in your browser, ensuring your highlights and notes remain private while persisting across browsing sessions.

Key Features
🖌️ Text Highlighting
Select any text on a webpage and instantly highlight it in your chosen color. Perfect for studying, research, or marking important information for later reference.

🎨 Shape Drawing
Add visual emphasis with customizable shapes:
- Draw rectangles to frame important content
- Create circles to highlight specific areas
- Add lines to connect related information
🧩 Annotation Management
- View all your annotations organized by webpage
- Edit colors and shape types after creation
- Delete individual annotations or clear all from a specific page
💾 Persistent Storage
Your annotations are saved in your browser's local storage, so they'll be there when you return to a page—even after closing your browser.

🔒 Privacy-Focused
Everything stays on your device. No data is sent to any server, keeping your research and notes completely private.

How to Use Personal Annotation
Getting Started
After installation, click the extension icon in your toolbar to open the annotation controls.

For Text Highlighting
1. Select "Highlight Text" mode from the popup
2. Select any text on the webpage
3. The text will be highlighted with your chosen color
For Shape Drawing
1. Select "Draw Shape" mode from the popup
2. Choose your preferred shape (rectangle, circle, or line)
3. Click and drag on the webpage to create your shape

Managing Your Annotations
1. Click "View Annotations" in the popup to see all your saved annotations
2. Browse annotations organized by webpage
3. Edit colors or shape types as needed
4. Remove individual annotations or clear all from a specific page

Perfect For
* Students: Highlight important passages in online textbooks and articles
* Researchers: Mark relevant information across multiple sources
* Web Developers: Draw attention to specific UI elements when sharing feedback
* Everyday Browsing: Save portions of articles you want to remember or revisit
* Teamwork: Screenshot annotated pages to share insights with colleagues
* Language Learners: Highlight unfamiliar words or phrases for later review

Technical Details
* Works with most modern browsers
* Lightweight with minimal performance impact
* All data stored locally on your device
* No account or sign-up required

Privacy Policy
Personal Annotation respects your privacy:
* No data collection
* No analytics or tracking
* No cloud storage—all annotations remain on your device
* No permissions beyond what's needed for basic functionality

__Experience a new way to interact with web content. Install Personal Annotation today and start making the web your own!__