Spade: Draw on and Annotate the Web & PDFs

Draw out your ideas, notes, and thoughts anywhere and save them for later with Spade.

Spade: Annotate and Draw on Web & PDFs - Chrome Extension

Spade: Draw on and Annotate the Web & PDFs is a comprehensive tool enhancing user interaction with web content. It enables users to draw, jot down notes, create highlights directly on websites and PDFs. The annotations are cloud-stored for easy access and organization. Users can also export their work as PDFs. It supports touchscreen devices, allowing complete freedom to navigate the web in an innovative way.

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Extension stats

By: https://spade.tools

Users: 6,000+

Rating: 3.68

(34)

0.08

Version: 4.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-18)

Creation date: 2021-07-18

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
tabs

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 3.59M

Email: mi*****@spade.tools

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 13,174 ▲ 103

Other rankings

#858 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 10

#143 in web page keyword 44 ▼ 9

#180 in pdf keyword 18 ▼ 7

#208 in website usage keyword 17 ▼ 25

#208 in website usage. keyword 17 ▼ 25

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Extension summary

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★ What Spade Does Spade puts a powerful toolbar on every webpage that allows you to draw anywhere and mark down important information with a pen, highlighter, and text box. Your imagination can flow uninterrupted on webpages, allowing you to connect your thoughts without having to jot down notes elsewhere. These annotations are saved to the cloud and can be organized into folders on our website. Download annotated web pages as PDFs and share them with with others to help them understand your thought processes. Everything is FREE to use!

(*) = Login required ★ Spade’s Tools

Pen (w/ shape detection) Highlight Textboxes Edit Tool (Move and resize annotations) Keyboard shortcuts to switch tools, undo, and redo Color, font size, and font change

★ Spade’s Features

Save annotations to the cloud () Organize annotations into folders ()

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

User-friendly interface and design
Effective for studying and taking notes
Saves previous annotations
Works well on websites and PDFs
Good tutorial and functional features

Cons

Requires a login and does not allow account deletion
Glitches and bugs reported during use
Limited font size customization
Does not work across multiple devices consistently
Issues with uploading PDFs

Most mentioned

Requires a login
Glitchy and buggy experience
User-friendly interface
Effective for studying and note-taking
Problems with uploading PDFs

User reviews

Can't delete account

Tiim Bahlke, 2024-12-17

The best and most functional draw on browser app. And funnily, the only alternative to the more popular ones. Because all of the popular ones (and not so popular ones) are clones, obviously made by the same person to dominate the market.

computo2000, 2024-12-01

Finally found what I wanted. Thank you devs

Sabin Lohani, 2024-11-22

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Spade: Draw on and Annotate the Web & PDFs requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.