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I Built CollabPin to Keep Website Feedback in Context

Lucian DEV — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:27:12 +0000

One thing that can become surprisingly messy during website projects is feedback.

A change starts in an email.

Then someone sends a screenshot.

Another detail comes through chat.

Someone else refers to “the section under the blue button,” and suddenly the people working on the website have to piece together exactly what needs to change and where.

I’ve run into this myself, and I’ve also heard the same frustration from people I collaborate with.

That was the starting point for CollabPin.

CollabPin is a Chrome extension for leaving and managing feedback directly on website elements.

The basic idea is simple:

open the website → select the element → leave the feedback → discuss it → resolve it

Instead of separating the feedback from the thing it refers to, the comment stays connected to the page.

Keeping the feedback close to the website

When Collaboration Mode is active, you can select an element on the page and leave a comment directly beside it.

Saved feedback appears as contextual pins attached to the relevant website elements.

From there, people involved in the project can reply inside the comment thread, assign feedback to a project member, and mark it as resolved when the work is finished.

There is also a Chrome side panel where the current page’s feedback can be reviewed without leaving the website.

I wanted the workflow to stay close to the actual page instead of becoming another separate workspace that everyone has to manage.

Clients and teammates don’t need their own paid license

Another thing I wanted to keep simple was collaboration.

Only the project owner needs a CollabPin license.

Clients or teammates can be invited to individual projects through private invitation codes and participate without purchasing their own license or creating a traditional CollabPin username and password.

For me, that matters.

If the purpose of the tool is to make feedback easier, the onboarding should not create another problem before collaboration can even start.

What CollabPin currently includes

The current version supports:

contextual feedback directly on website elements;
comment pins attached to the page;
threaded replies;
feedback assignment;
open and resolved states;
Chrome side-panel access;
multiple collaboration projects;
private invitation codes;
invited collaborators without separate paid licenses;
shared comments, replies, assignments, and project state between members.

If the website markup changes and CollabPin can no longer match a saved comment to the original element, the feedback itself remains available through the extension.

Why I built it this way

There are already good website-feedback tools available.

CollabPin is not an attempt to build the biggest collaboration platform.

I wanted something smaller and more direct.

A tool that works inside Chrome, stays connected to the website being reviewed, and handles the part of the process that usually becomes annoying:

What needs to change? Where? Who is handling it? Is it done?

That’s the workflow I’m trying to make simpler.

Like the other products I build, I’d rather keep CollabPin focused on the problem it is supposed to solve than keep adding features simply because they are possible.

CollabPin is available now

CollabPin is available for Chrome.

You can see how it works, the current features, pricing, and Chrome Web Store link here:

CollabPin - Website Feedback & Collaboration

If you work on websites with clients or teammates and have dealt with feedback being scattered across screenshots, email, chat, or documents, I’d also be interested to hear how you currently handle that process.

SnapMemo: A Quick Note-Taking Extension for Chrome

Lucian DEV — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:53:31 +0000

I built SnapMemo around a very simple use case:

Sometimes you just want to write something down while browsing without opening another app, workspace, or note system.

SnapMemo is a lightweight quick note-taking extension for Chrome designed around that kind of workflow.

Open the popup, write a note, save it, and continue browsing.

No account or sign-up required.

Quick notes without leaving the page

The basic SnapMemo workflow starts from the browser popup.

You can add a title, write the note, use simple formatting such as bold, italic, or underline, and save it without leaving the page you’re currently browsing.

You can also open the popup with a keyboard shortcut if you prefer keeping your hands on the keyboard.

Save selected text directly from websites

One of the most useful parts of SnapMemo is selected-text capture.

If you find something useful while browsing:

Select the text. Right-click. Choose Save to SnapMemo.

The selected text is saved directly as a note, using the source website as the note title.

You can also append selected text to an existing note instead of creating a new one.

Notes marked for Quick Add appear inside an “Add to existing note” submenu in Chrome’s context menu, which is useful when you want to keep collecting related snippets or references in the same note.

I find this useful for saving small references, snippets, ideas, or anything I want to return to later without manually copying it into another app.

Keep notes organized in one dashboard

All saved notes are available from the SnapMemo dashboard.

From there you can:

search across your notes;
switch between different note views;
hide or reveal individual note content in Cards view;
edit notes;
delete notes;
reorder them with drag and drop;
use basic rich-text formatting;
set reminders;
export notes as a PDF.

In Cards view, individual note bodies can also be hidden while keeping the title and normal note actions available.

Hidden note content is excluded from dashboard text search while it is concealed. Compact view already keeps note content hidden by design.

The goal is to provide enough organization to make the notes useful without turning SnapMemo into a larger workspace or knowledge-management system.

Simple reminders

Individual notes can have one-time reminders for 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes.

When the reminder expires, Chrome displays a notification.

Clicking the notification takes you back to the SnapMemo dashboard, where the note is waiting.

It’s deliberately simple rather than trying to become a full calendar or reminder system.

Local by design

SnapMemo does not require an account.

Notes are stored locally using Chrome extension storage, and there is no remote notes database or cloud synchronization service.

That means SnapMemo is not designed for syncing notes between multiple devices.

For me, that tradeoff makes sense for the kind of tool it is supposed to be: something lightweight that stays close to the browser.

A few other things SnapMemo includes

The current version also supports:

quick note creation from the popup;
selected-text capture from webpages;
search across note titles and content;
Cards and Compact dashboard views;
drag-and-drop note ordering;
basic rich-text formatting;
append selected webpage text to existing Quick Add notes;
hide and reveal individual note content in Cards view;
one-time reminders;
PDF export;
keyboard shortcut access;
local browser storage.

Why I keep it simple

There are plenty of large note-taking apps available.

SnapMemo is not trying to replace them.

I wanted something smaller for the moments when opening a full notes workspace feels unnecessary.

The workflow is intentionally straightforward:

capture something → keep it organized → return to it when needed

That’s really the whole idea.

SnapMemo is available for Chrome

If that kind of quick note workflow sounds useful, you can find SnapMemo here:

SnapMemo Chrome Store

It’s free to use.

If you try it and have feedback or find something that could work better, I’m always interested in hearing it.

DayTicks: A Simple Task Manager and Time Tracker for Chrome

Lucian DEV — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:19:01 +0000

I originally built DayTicks around a pretty simple idea:

I wanted one place in the browser where I could keep track of what I needed to do and, when useful, see how much time I was actually spending on those tasks.

Over time, DayTicks has grown, but I’ve tried to keep that original workflow intact.

It’s still a lightweight task manager and time tracker for Chrome, with no account or sign-up required.

Task management and time tracking together

You can use DayTicks only as a task manager if that’s all you need.

Create tasks, mark them as complete, organize them with tags, and reorder them manually.

When you want to track your work, each task also has its own timer.

This makes it useful for everyday work without forcing time tracking into every task.

Optional billable-work tracking

For freelance or billable work, individual tasks can optionally have an hourly rate.

DayTicks then keeps the tracked time and calculated earnings together for that task.

Billable tracking is completely optional, so the same extension can also be used simply for personal work, studying, or general task management.

Daily history and reports

One thing I wanted DayTicks to provide was some context beyond the current task list.

You can save snapshots of your daily work and return to them later through History.

DayTicks also includes reports with information such as:

total tasks;
completed tasks;
tracked time;
billable tasks;
earnings.

Reports can be exported as PDF, and saved history data can also be exported as CSV.

USD and EUR earnings are kept separate rather than automatically converted.

Reminders while working

Individual tasks can have reminders at intervals such as 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes.

There is also an optional setting to automatically stop the active timer when the reminder is triggered.

I find this useful for work where I want a small reminder that I’ve already spent a certain amount of time on something.

A few other things DayTicks includes

The current version also supports:

drag-and-drop task ordering;
tags and tag filtering;
reusable tag suggestions;
daily tracked-time summaries;
saved daily history;
PDF reports;
CSV history export;
keyboard access to the dashboard;
optional task earnings in USD or EUR.

The goal isn’t to turn DayTicks into a large project-management platform.

I’d rather keep it focused on a smaller workflow:

create the task → work on it → track the time when needed → keep a record of the day

No account required

DayTicks works directly inside Chrome.

There is no DayTicks account to create and no separate service that you need to sign into.

Tasks, history, timer data, hourly rates, and earnings stay in the extension’s local browser storage.

That local-first approach is something I want to preserve.

DayTicks is available for Chrome

If this kind of simple task + time workflow sounds useful, you can find DayTicks here:

DayTicks Chrome Store

It’s free to use.

If you try it and run into something that could work better, feedback is always useful.