# Chrome extensions for designers > Compare Chrome extensions for fonts, colors, screenshots and design references. Choose a small toolkit with a practical evaluation checklist. Canonical page: https://sitepeel.dev/guides/best-chrome-extensions-web-designers-2026/ Choose a Chrome extension by the design task you repeat: identify a font, collect colors, save a page or prepare a design handoff. A useful starting set is one reference tool, one capture tool and Chrome’s built-in inspector. Add specialist extensions only when they solve a recurring gap. Published: 2026-09-20 Tool used in this guide: [Design MD generator](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md-generator/index.md) ## Which extension fits your design work? We make Sitepeel. This is an editorial comparison based on official documentation and listings checked on September 20, 2026, not a speed benchmark or a claim that one tool wins every task. Check the publisher’s current plan and permissions before installing. The six options below serve different outputs. Start with the row that matches what you need to hand to a teammate. A screenshot, an editable Figma frame and a Markdown design reference are useful in different situations. Designer extension shortlist by output | Extension | Choose it for | Check before adopting | | --- | --- | --- | | WhatFont | Quick font identification on live text | Confirm the font actually rendered and its license | | ColorZilla | Color sampling and gradient work | Distinguish a sampled pixel from a CSS color | | GoFullPage | A visual record of a long page | Inspect lazy content and repeated sticky elements | | html.to.design | Moving a website reference into Figma | Review imported layers and responsive states | | Wappalyzer | Context about a site’s technology stack | Treat detections as clues, not source access | | Sitepeel | Code, assets and Design MD from a live page | Review the export and record unknown states | ## Pick a specialist for the detail you need WhatFont is a focused choice when your first question is “what typeface is that?” Its hover workflow suits quick reference collection. For a font that looks wrong, investigate the rendered font in DevTools rather than trusting the first name in a CSS font stack. ColorZilla is a useful candidate for color sampling and CSS gradient work. Record where each color came from: a primary button, text, a border or an illustration. That small note makes the sample usable after the original tab is closed. Use these together only if both tasks recur. A designer who collects one font name a month can use built-in inspection instead of maintaining a large extension toolbar. - [Compare font finder extensions](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/best-font-finder-chrome-extensions/index.md) - [Compare color pickers and palette tools](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/best-color-picker-chrome-extensions/index.md) ## Choose a destination for the whole reference GoFullPage suits a review where people need to see the complete page. Capture the relevant state and attach the URL and viewport. A tall image alone cannot explain what a menu does or how the layout changes on a phone. html.to.design is relevant when the next step happens in Figma. Its plugin imports websites, and its browser extension can capture a page state. Review the resulting layers before treating the import as a reusable component library. Sitepeel suits a code or AI handoff: collect an element, a rendered page, assets or a Design MD reference. Keep visual observations separate from implementation decisions. Sitepeel does not import editable Figma layers, and a page export does not recover a backend. - [Choose between Figma layers, screenshots and Design MD](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/website-to-figma/index.md) - [Try Sitepeel’s Design MD tool](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md-generator/index.md) ## Use technology detection for context Wappalyzer identifies technologies associated with a website. That can help when a client asks what an existing site may be built with. It does not reveal the complete private implementation, so verify important migration assumptions with the project owner. Keep this task separate from visual reference collection. Knowing a framework name does not tell you the content width, font license or spacing rules you need for a redesign. ## Evaluate your shortlist on one real task Use a page you own and set a concrete outcome: prepare a reference for redesigning its hero. Collect the heading’s font information, the button’s foreground/background pair, one screenshot and the relevant design notes. Then ask a teammate to use those files without reopening the source. Keep the tool that makes the handoff understandable. Remove duplicates that produce the same information without saving meaningful work. Check the installed publisher against the official site, especially when several extensions share a similar name. Repeat the exercise at a narrow width. A tool that captures a desktop view well may still leave you with unanswered questions about navigation, wrapping and long content. Example: designer-extension-checklist.md ``` # Designer extension evaluation Task: [the recurring design question] Page and viewport: [your test conditions] For each candidate: - Intended output: [font / palette / image / layers / Markdown] - Publisher and official install link: [verified] - Useful result: [attach an actual export] - Missing information: [record, do not guess] - Handoff: [could a teammate use it?] - Narrow-screen check: [result] - Decision: [keep / remove / investigate] Keep a small set with distinct purposes. ``` ## Questions and answers ### Do I need all six extensions? No. Choose the outputs your work requires. Chrome DevTools already handles detailed CSS inspection, and one reference tool plus one capture tool may be enough. ### Are all the listed extensions completely free? Free installation, free usage and paid features are different. Check the official product pages for current limits; this comparison does not label every workflow as free. ### Can these extensions replace Figma? They help inspect, collect or import references. Designing a reusable component system and reviewing its states still requires deliberate design work. ## Further reading - [WhatFont: official tool](https://whatfonttool.com/) - [ColorZilla for Chrome](https://www.colorzilla.com/chrome/) - [GoFullPage: official Chrome listing](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gofullpage-full-page-scre/fdpohaocaechififmbbbbbknoalclacl) - [html.to.design: website import](https://html.to.design/home/) - [Wappalyzer browser apps](https://www.wappalyzer.com/apps/) - [Chrome: manage extension site access](https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?hl=en) ## Related pages - [Compare browser design tools](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/browser-tools-for-web-designers/index.md): Compare Sitepeel, Chrome DevTools and Lighthouse for website inspection, HTML/CSS exports and page audits. Choose by the task, with a reusable checklist. - [Chrome extensions for developers](https://sitepeel.dev/guides/best-chrome-extensions-web-developers-2026/index.md): Choose Chrome extensions for component debugging, accessibility, design handoff and site research. Includes a repeatable debugging workflow and checklist. - [Design MD generator](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md-generator/index.md): Generate a Design MD reference from a website. Extract typography, colors and spacing into a visual guide and Markdown for your next project.