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DESIGN.md & AI

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“One file your AI can follow.” A website leads into a DESIGN.md file with colors, type, spacing and components, which leads into an AI agent’s code editor.
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What is DESIGN.md?

DESIGN.md is a Markdown file that tells AI coding agents how your UI looks. See Google’s spec, three real examples, where to get templates and how to make one.

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“Import it once in CLAUDE.md.” DESIGN.md is imported into CLAUDE.md with the line @DESIGN.md, and Claude Code is asked to build the pricing page.
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How to use DESIGN.md with Claude Code

Import DESIGN.md into CLAUDE.md with @DESIGN.md so Claude Code follows your colors, type and spacing. Includes a sample CLAUDE.md and checks.

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“A rule that points to your design.” A design.mdc rule in .cursor/rules with globs for .tsx files points to DESIGN.md, and Cursor builds buttons in its colors.
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How to use DESIGN.md with Cursor

Point Cursor at DESIGN.md with a project rule in .cursor/rules, AGENTS.md or an @ mention. Includes a sample .mdc rule and the four rule types.

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“Tell Codex where the design lives.” AGENTS.md and DESIGN.md sit in the repository root; AGENTS.md says to read DESIGN.md before UI changes, and both feed Codex.
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How to use DESIGN.md with OpenAI Codex

Make OpenAI Codex follow DESIGN.md with a few lines in AGENTS.md. See where Codex looks for instructions, its size limit and how to check what loaded.

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“Give Copilot your design rules.” copilot-instructions.md in the .github folder says to follow DESIGN.md, and Copilot’s suggestion uses its colors.
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How to use DESIGN.md with GitHub Copilot

Make GitHub Copilot follow DESIGN.md with copilot-instructions.md, a path-specific .instructions.md file or AGENTS.md. Includes a sample file.

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“One rule for every UI file.” A .windsurf/rules/design.md rule with a glob trigger for .tsx files applies DESIGN.md’s colors to Header.tsx, Card.tsx and Button.tsx.
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How to use DESIGN.md with Windsurf

Make Windsurf, now Devin Desktop, follow DESIGN.md with a workspace rule or AGENTS.md. Includes a sample rule and the four activation modes.

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“Load DESIGN.md into Gemini’s memory.” GEMINI.md imports @./DESIGN.md, and Gemini CLI’s /memory show lists DESIGN.md as loaded.
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How to use DESIGN.md with Gemini CLI

Import DESIGN.md into GEMINI.md with @./DESIGN.md so Gemini CLI follows your design tokens. Check what loaded with /memory show. Sample file included.

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“Attach it before the first prompt.” DESIGN.md is attached as project knowledge with the prompt “Build the landing page”, and the generated page uses its colors.
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How to use DESIGN.md with v0, Lovable, Bolt and Replit

Where v0, Lovable, Bolt and Replit keep project instructions, how to add DESIGN.md to each, and a short prompt you can paste into any of them.

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“Give the skill your real design.” A SKILL.md file tagged frontend-design and a DESIGN.md file with color swatches both lead into one page built in those colors and type.
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Claude’s frontend design skill, plus a DESIGN.md

Install Anthropic’s frontend-design skill in Claude Code, see why it still makes generic UI, and give it a measured DESIGN.md so it builds your real look.

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“Is this site vibe coded?” A generic landing page under a magnifying glass, with tags for a builder badge, stock purple and the same card grid, and a note: clues, not proof.
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How to tell if a website was vibe coded

What a vibe coded website is, the clues that give one away, from builder badges to the same card grid, and how to check any site for free from its link.

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“Redesign from your own link.” A generic page labelled Before goes through three steps, Score, Fix prompt and Rebuild, into a distinct page labelled After.
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Redesign your website with AI, starting from its link

Redesign your website with AI from its link: find what looks generic, get a fix prompt, pick a look as a DESIGN.md, then rebuild in Lovable, v0 or Cursor.

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“Spot the generic tells.” A generic landing page with callouts for a purple gradient, emoji icons and the same card grid, beside a score gauge from 0 to 100.
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How to tell if a website looks AI-generated

Spot the tells of AI-made web design, from default fonts and purple gradients to icon card grids, then check any site free and get a fix prompt.

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Reviewed page context goes to a chosen AI provider using an API key and returns as a design brief.
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Refine a website design prompt with your own AI key.

Connect your own AI provider in Sitepeel to refine a website design prompt. Set it up, see what is sent and what it costs, and fix failed requests.

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A specific brief connects to the hero, features, pricing, form and review of a landing page.
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Six AI landing-page prompts you can copy

Copy six AI landing-page prompts for a full brief, hero, features, pricing, forms and a final review. Each one asks for real facts, not invented proof.

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Repeated generic layouts contrast with a distinct page built from specific typography, color and layout references.
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Why does your AI website look like every other one?

Why AI-made websites look generic, and how to fix yours: one real user task, your real copy, references with a clear job and design rules you can check.

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A DESIGN.md file outside the task context is contrasted with an explicitly referenced file inside it.
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Your AI agent has DESIGN.md. Why is the UI still wrong?

Your agent has DESIGN.md but the UI is still wrong? Check that it loads, remove conflicting rules, name real components and verify the result.

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Shared design rules feed three different screens with matching type, buttons and spacing.
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How to keep AI-generated UI consistent across projects

Keep separate sites and apps looking consistent when AI writes the UI: one shared token file, shared components and a versioned DESIGN.md file.

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A screenshot provides appearance, HTML provides structure and DESIGN.md records design rules.
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Should you give AI a screenshot, HTML or DESIGN.md?

Screenshot, HTML or DESIGN.md? See what each kind of reference shows an AI coding tool, what it misses, and which one to send for your task.

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Observed colors, typography and spacing from a page are organized into a DESIGN.md document.
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How to create DESIGN.md from a website

Make a DESIGN.md file from any website with the free generator or the Design MD tool in Sitepeel, then check it so your AI agent can use it well.

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A DESIGN.md reference and a specific task are explicitly included in the context used to build a page.
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Use DESIGN.md with your AI coding assistant

Hand DESIGN.md to Cursor, Claude Code or another AI coding assistant: where to save it, two prompts to copy and how to review what it builds.

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A vague request is replaced by a brief that specifies goal, layout, content and behavior.
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Write a website prompt an AI can act on

Write an AI website design prompt that works: the visitor’s task, the visual direction, states and mobile behavior. Copy and adapt the example.

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Repeated styles across three pages are distilled into color, type, spacing and component rules.
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Extract a design reference from a real website

Turn a website’s repeated colors, type, spacing and components into a design system reference in DESIGN.md, with an evidence template to copy.

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The report’s table of the 10 most common AI slop tells on 126 startup home pages, led by one default font everywhere at 33%
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What AI slop looks like on real websites

We ran the AI slop checker on 126 startup home pages from YC’s 2026 batches. The score spread, the 10 most common tells and the method, with a free CSV.

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Code & cloning

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“See the stack behind the page.” A web page peels back to show its framework, CSS, hosting and analytics layers, each with its evidence: /_next/, class names, a response header and a script tag.
Code & cloning01

How to find out what a website is built with

Find a website’s framework, CMS or site builder, hosting and libraries from the traces in its code and headers, and learn what no checker can see.

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A crowded page is measured and temporarily rearranged to compare a cleaner layout.
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Try a layout idea on the page before rebuilding it.

Measure a website layout, then move or remove elements temporarily to test an idea. Turn the experiment into clear notes and before-and-after screenshots.

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A flat screenshot has one bounding box, while an editable layout exposes separate text, image and button layers.
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Website to Figma: how to import a page and clean it up

Bring a website into Figma with an editable import or a screenshot. Then check fonts, images, layers and mobile layouts before making components.

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A screenshot is broken into layout, type and spacing rules, then rebuilt as wide and narrow layouts.
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How to turn a screenshot into HTML and CSS

Turn a screenshot into responsive HTML and CSS: map the sections, build a flexible layout, brief an AI coding assistant and compare the result.

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A selected webpage card is inspected through its parent layout, typography, color and spacing.
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How to inspect a website’s design

Inspect a website’s layout, fonts, colors and spacing in Chrome, step by step, with a checklist you can copy for writing down what you find.

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A browser exchanges requests and responses with a server; the database and server logic remain behind the boundary.
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Can you clone a website’s backend from the browser?

No: a browser export copies the frontend you see, not server code or databases. See what a clone includes, why buttons break and what to rebuild.

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A frozen page snapshot contrasts with an animation timeline driven by scripts, triggers and state.
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Why do animations break when you clone a website?

Fix missing scroll effects, broken GSAP timelines and hidden content after cloning a website. Rebuild one effect at a time on a readable static layout.

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An isolated button loses the parent layout, CSS variables and font that shape its appearance.
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You copied the CSS. Why does the element look different?

Copied HTML and CSS looks different? Check the stylesheet loads, then compare inherited values, custom properties, the parent layout and pseudo-elements.

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Rendered page content becomes HTML, CSS and assets that are reviewed and rebuilt for a new frontend.
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How to clone a website’s frontend

Clone a website page as HTML and CSS: load it fully, export it with the Clone page tool in Sitepeel, then check what you still need to rebuild.

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A complete card is selected with its parent context and exported as connected HTML and CSS files.
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Copy a website element’s HTML and CSS

Copy a website element’s HTML and CSS with the Pick element tool in Sitepeel, then fix the fonts, assets and parent styles that it depends on.

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Outer margin, inner padding and the gap between siblings are shown as different spaces.
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How to measure spacing on a website

Measure the padding, margins and gaps behind any website layout with the Inspect & measure tool in Sitepeel, then turn them into a spacing scale.

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A card with short placeholder copy is compared with the same layout containing longer, wrapping content.
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Preview website copy in the real layout

Try new headlines, button labels and section orders in place with Sitepeel’s Edit text and Move & delete tools, before you change your site.

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Assets & screenshots

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“Every SVG, as its own file.” Icons on a web page leave as inline SVG, sprite symbols and SVG files, and land in a folder as logo.svg, icon-plus.svg and arrow.svg.
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How to download SVGs from a website

Save inline SVGs, sprite icons, SVG files and CSS background SVGs from any website, step by step, with Chrome DevTools or a free online asset extractor.

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“Find the model behind the 3D.” A product page with a 3D chair; its viewer lifts away to reveal model.glb, scene.gltf and texture.ktx2, with a note to check the license.
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How to download 3D models from a website

Find and save the GLB, glTF, USDZ and Spline files a website loads, using Chrome DevTools or a free asset extractor, and learn what you may reuse.

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“Screenshot the whole page.” A browser window whose page runs on below the screen becomes one tall full-page.png, with tabs for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
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How to screenshot an entire webpage

Screenshot an entire webpage in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, on Mac, Windows or a phone, with no extension. Or capture any page online from its link.

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“Save the animation, not a GIF.” A bouncing animation in a browser window leads out to three files, animation.json, loader.lottie and button.riv, with a note to check the license.
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How to download Lottie animations from a website

Save the Lottie JSON, .lottie and Rive files a website plays, with a free asset extractor or Chrome DevTools, then play them and check the license.

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“Save the site’s own video.” A looping background video in a browser window leads out to hero.mp4, loop.webm and stream.m3u8; an embedded player beside it is crossed out as not a file.
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How to download a video from a website

Download a video from a website four ways: Save video as, a free video downloader, Chrome DevTools or ffmpeg for streams. Plus what to do for YouTube and Vimeo.

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A sharp original letter loses detail when reduced and looks pixelated when enlarged again.
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Why is my website screenshot blurry?

Find where a website screenshot loses detail: the capture, the export or the app you shared it in. Check pixels at 100%, formats and downscaling.

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PNG, JPG and WebP file cards illustrate interface detail, photo-heavy images and web delivery.
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PNG, JPG or WebP: which is best for screenshots?

Which format to use for website screenshots: PNG for interface text, JPG or WebP for photo-heavy pages, PDF for paged review. Compare quality and size.

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An overlapping form error is marked once and linked to notes describing its location, actual behavior and expected result.
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How do you write a useful visual bug report?

Write a visual bug report someone can reproduce: one focused screenshot, the viewport, steps and the expected result. Includes a copyable template.

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A screenshot with a point. Actual Sitepeel capture interface.
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Crop, annotate and export a website screenshot.

Use the Sitepeel capture editor to crop website screenshots, add arrows and text, choose a browser frame or background, and export PNG, JPG, WebP or PDF.

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A small thumbnail is traced through responsive image candidates to a larger available source.
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How to find the larger image behind a website thumbnail

Get the larger image behind a website thumbnail: open the gallery view, check srcset and currentSrc, and know when the original isn’t public.

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A long screenshot reveals a repeated sticky header, unloaded images and missing virtualized content.
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Why does your full-page screenshot miss part of the page?

Fix cut-off full-page screenshots, repeated sticky headers and blank images. Find what really scrolls, load lazy content and pick the right capture.

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Distinct images in a webpage are located and collected as individual SVG, WebP and PNG assets.
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How to extract images and assets from a website

Download a website’s images, SVGs and videos, choose the right size and see why some files won’t download. Online or with Sitepeel for Chrome.

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A website screenshot is saved together with its viewport, interaction state and notes.
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How to capture a website design reference

Pick the right screenshot type for a design reference, capture it cleanly, and add the URL, screen width and notes that make it useful later.

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Responsive

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Fonts & colors

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Comparisons

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A one-payment license is checked against included tools, browser limits, updates and separate usage costs.
Comparisons01

What to check before buying a pay-once website inspector

Compare pay-once website inspector extensions by included tools, browser activations and update terms, and keep AI-provider costs apart from the license.

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A selected button is examined by measuring space, tracing styles, copying code and testing widths.
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Best CSS inspector Chrome extensions in 2026, by task

The best CSS inspector Chrome extensions in 2026, by task: Sitepeel, CSS Scan, CSS Peeper and VisBug, plus when Chrome DevTools is the better pick.

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Type, color, capture and layout tools connect to the parts of a website each helps inspect.
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Best Chrome extensions for web designers in 2026

Six Chrome extensions for web designers in 2026, compared by task: fonts, colors, full-page screenshots, Figma import, tech stack and Design MD files.

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One webpage branches into an offline page, frontend code and an editable layout.
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The best website cloner tools in 2026, compared

Ten website cloners checked in October 2026: AI rebuilders like Anima, Same and Kloner, file copiers like HTTrack, and a free Clone prompt. What each gives you.

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A sampled screen pixel, a CSS background value and a palette with semantic color roles.
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Best color picker Chrome extensions for website work

ColorZilla, Eye Dropper, Sitepeel and Chrome DevTools compared as color pickers, plus when to sample a pixel and when to read the real CSS color instead.

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Three typography steps: identify a family, verify the rendered font and preview alternatives.
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Best font finder Chrome extensions for real website text

WhatFont, Font Finder, Sitepeel and Chrome DevTools compared for identifying website fonts, plus how to confirm the font that actually rendered.

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A continuous full-page capture, a paginated PDF and an annotated detail serve different purposes.
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Best full-page screenshot Chrome extensions by workflow

GoFullPage, FireShot, Awesome Screenshot and Sitepeel compared by what you get: a full-page image, a PDF, an annotated bug report or a design reference.

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A page element connects to component structure, keyboard accessibility and network requests.
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Best Chrome extensions for web developers in 2026

React Developer Tools, axe DevTools, Web Developer, Wappalyzer and Sitepeel compared by debugging task, with a template for recording each bug.

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A browser task branches into debugging code, exporting design references or auditing a page.
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Browser tools for web designers: which one fits the task?

Compare Sitepeel, Chrome DevTools and Lighthouse for website inspection, HTML/CSS exports and page audits. Choose by task, with a reusable checklist.

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Screenshots of Sitepeel, MiroMiro, CSS Peeper, BuiltWith, Polypane and getdesign.md
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Compare tools

Honest, dated comparisons of website tools: Sitepeel vs MiroMiro, CSS Peeper and Hoverify, plus alternatives to BuiltWith, Wappalyzer, GoFullPage and more.

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