2025·Tool·react·design-systems

Margin — a reading mode for collaborative docs

A browser extension that strips chrome from shared documents and adds a wide reading margin for handwritten-style annotations. Small thing; surprisingly useful.

Margin — a reading mode for collaborative docs
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Why

Most collaborative document editors optimize for editing — toolbars, comment sidebars, presence indicators, change suggestions. None of that helps when you’re just trying to read a colleague’s draft and leave a handful of considered notes.

What it does

  • One keystroke (⌘ + .) toggles a reading mode that hides everything except the document body and a wide right margin.
  • The margin accepts hand-written-style notes that sync as regular comments.
  • A reading-progress indicator at the bottom edge — the only persistent UI beyond the prose itself.

Status

Personal use, occasional updates. Not packaged for distribution; you can build from source if you’re curious.