Paint Tool by Painty

Name: Paint Tool by Painty
Rating: 4.638613861386139 (404 reviews)
Author: https://thepainty.com/

Paint tool to draw shapes, add text on web pages in real-time, make a screenshot, and download or share the screenshot with friends.

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Paint Tool by Painty is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your web browsing creativity. It allows users to draw shapes, add text, highlight, and use emojis directly on any webpage in real-time. Equipped with intuitive tools like pencil, highlighter, arrows, polygons, paint bucket, and blur, you can easily annotate, edit, and highlight important content.

Beyond simple drawing, Painty supports taking screenshots of your marked pages which you can edit further or share with friends and coworkers for efficient collaboration and feedback. Its user-friendly design ensures everyone from students to professionals can express themselves, create demonstrations, and provide visual support quickly. Experience enhanced productivity and web interaction with this lightweight, feature-rich paint tool.

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By:

https://thepainty.com/

Users:

20,000

Rating:

4.64

(404)

Version:

1.10.9 Last updated: 2025-02-21

Creation date:

2022-06-06

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
topSites
contextMenus
tabs

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.46MB

Email:

sa*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 5,063 ▲ 51

Other rankings

#446 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 1

#29 in tool keyword 61 ▼ 10

#82 in arrow keyword 10 ▼ 1

#125 in line keyword 47 ▼ 5

#180 in level keyword 30 ▼ 19

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Paint Tool by Painty (v1.10.2)

1,282 4.50

(2)

User reviews

Users praise 'Paint Tool by Painty' for its comprehensive functions, intuitive and clean UI, smooth performance, and robust feature set. The tool includes convenient shortcuts and is highly customizable. However, consistent cons include the fixed toolbar placement at the bottom blocking content, the extension opening on new tabs by default which some find intrusive, occasional interference with website styles, and slow startup times.

Pros

Offers all necessary functions and shortcuts needed for painting and annotation, including useful hotkeys like erase all.
Has a clean, simple, and intuitive user interface that is easy to use and customize.
Runs smoothly without causing browser crashes or performance issues.
Provides flexibility and is considered robust and complete for its purpose.
Developers are responsive and the tool is praised for its design and usability.

Cons

Toolbar placement at the bottom is fixed and can obstruct webpage content, reducing user experience.
Extension opens on every new tab by default, which some users find undesirable and confusing.
Global style settings occasionally interfere with the appearance of certain websites.
Can be slow to open and affects browsing speed negatively for some users.

Recent reviews

Espectacular, por que tan pocas opiniones ?? tiene lo que hace falta y funciona bien !!

Lu*****, 2025-05-27

BAD

Ad*****, 2025-04-26

there's no other extension has those shortcuts. wow it has all the shortcuts i need especially erase all . 5 out of 5

Ah*****, 2025-04-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Paint Tool by Painty requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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Paint Tool by Painty has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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