Best alternatives to Annotator - for Chrome (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Annotator, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Annotator alternatives, compared
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Screen Annotator
Capture and annotate screenshots with shapes, arrows, text, and more. Press Ctrl+Shift+S to capture.
138 usersNot rated yet3 permissions- About 7.2× fewer users than Annotator
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Annotate the Web
Annotate on any webpage and save it as a screenshot!
≈20K users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago4 permissions- About 20× more users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Annotate Web
Use annotate web to annotate websites and draw on a page as a marker or highlight important parts of the page.
≈2K users4.3★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Snapshot - Screenshot & Annotate
Capture, annotate and beautify screenshots with area selection, full page capture, annotations, browser frames and more.
320 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 3.1× fewer users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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ScreenPick - Screenshot & Annotate
Capture screenshots, annotate with ease, extract text with OCR. Smart organization and quick sharing.
766 users4.0★ from 2 ratings8 permissions- A similar number of users to Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Screenshot to Notion & Annotate
Snap and embed website and scrolling screenshots directly to Notion with annotation tools like arrows, callouts, crop +30 more tools
≈2K users4.8★ from 20 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years11 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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ClearShot: Screenshot & Annotate
Screenshot tool that works. Select any area, annotate with arrows & text, save locally. No upload, no account, no blank images.
188 usersNot rated yetUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions- About 5.3× fewer users than Annotator
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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LongShot Screenshot & Annotate
Capture full-page screenshots with one click. Preview, download, and annotate instantly. Fast, reliable scrolling screenshots.
324 usersNot rated yetUpdated 11 months ago5 permissions- About 3.1× fewer users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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SnapShot - Full page screenshot and annotation
Fast, free screenshot tool. Capture visible area, selected region, or full page. Annotate and save instantly.
331 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Diigo Web Collector - Capture and Annotate
Bookmark, Archive, Screenshot & Markup - All-In-One Web Collector, must-have research tool
≈200K users4.1★ from 2.3K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions- About 200× more users than Annotator
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Annotator alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Annotator?
By users, the most popular alternative is Diigo Web Collector - Capture and Annotate with ≈200K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Screen Annotator.
Which Annotator alternative has the best rating?
Diigo Web Collector - Capture and Annotate has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings.
Is there a Annotator alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
ClearShot: Screenshot & Annotate asks for 2 permissions, against 3 for Annotator.
How many alternatives to Annotator are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Annotator on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.