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penciled · Office #66,798

Highlight and take notes on any web page, kept locally

In the Notes and remembering neighborhood (Personal). In town since 8 Nov 2026.

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What Tablif read on penciled's site

penciled describes itself as: “penciled Highlight and take notes on any web page, kept locally”

What it is

Calls itself “highlighter extension”.

  • Calls itself: highlighter extension
“…penciled Highlight and take notes on any web page, kept locally”
“…penciled for the browser is a free, open-source (MIT) highlighter extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “PDFs aren’t supported”. Publishes a comparison page.

  • Says it will not: PDFs aren’t supported
“PDFs aren’t supported, and neither is text inside frames, such as embedded posts.”
“Compare with other libraries -> https://www.penciled.org/compare/”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan. No one-time option.

  • One-time: no
  • Monthly: no
  • Yearly: no
  • Free plan: free forever
“Free and MIT-licensed, for Chrome, Firefox and Edge.”
“…penciled for the browser is a free, open-source (MIT) highlighter extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox”

How it runs

A browser extension. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Chrome Web Store, Edge Add-ons and Firefox Add-ons. Open source.

  • Kind: extension
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: Chrome Web Store · Edge Add-ons · Firefox Add-ons
  • Open source: yes
“…penciled for the browser is a free, open-source (MIT) highlighter extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox”
“Everything stays in your browser: no account, no servers, no network requests.”

What it works with

Names Brave, Chrome and 4 more on its pages.

  • Names: Brave · Chrome · Edge · +3
“Other Chromium browsers, like Brave, can install it from the Chrome Web Store, and Firefox-based browsers, like Zen, from Firefox Add-ons.”
“Chrome, Firefox and Edge”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Get the penciled highlighter extension for your browser: Chrome Web Store Firefox Add-ons Edge Add-ons”
“Install the extension, select text on any page and pick a color in the toolbar that appears.”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 8 Nov 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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