LightTrail — Comments for web development

Google Docs-style comments for web development.
Collaborate in real time, right on your website.

Get started How it works →

How it works

Up and running in minutes

One script tag on the client.

01 —

Highlight

Select any text on the page you want to leave a comment on. A dialog box appears instantly.

02 —

Comment

Enter your requested change, question, or feedback in the dialog box.

03 —

Reposition & save

Drag the comment box to reposition it, then click Comment to save it to the database.

04 —

Review

View and toggle all comments via the LightTrail panel in the bottom-right corner of the page.

Installation

Get started

Clone the repo, add your Postgres credentials, and run.

            
            # clone & install
            
git clone https://github.com/Iced-Code/LightTrail.git
            
cd LightTrail && npm install
            
# configure — create .env with your credentials
            
POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=your_password
            
HOST=localhost
            
BACKEND_PORT=3000
            
# run
            
npm start

            
            <!-- add before </body> -->
            
<script src="http://localhost:3000/lighttrail.js" defer 
              title="LightTrail web dev collaboration tool."></script>
            
<!-- remove this before publishing your site -->

Node.js PostgreSQL Express WebSockets JavaScript

Ready to try it?

Works on any website with a single script tag.

View on GitHub Installation guide