Save & research
Keep the research for your story in one place
Reading up for a story? Highlight the lines you’ll need on the articles themselves. Each one is saved in a Spot for that story with a link back to where it was said, so your reading list is ready when you sit down to write.
SPOT runs in Chrome on your computer.
From reading to writing
Keep the picture, too
Screenshot a photo or a chart and add a note. It’s saved to the story’s Spot with a link back to the article.
Leave notes where they belong
Pin a comment next to a figure to check or a name to call. It’s there the next time you open the article.
Find every source again
Press Save on an article and it’s in the story’s Spot with a link back, next to every quote you highlighted.
How it works
1.Add SPOT to Chrome
Free from the Chrome Web Store.
2.Make a Spot for the story
Keep it to yourself, or invite your editor.
3.Read as you always do
Highlight what you’ll need. It’s in your Spot when you write.
Questions?
Do my highlights stay on the article?
Yes. Open the page again and your highlights and comments are there, and each one is in your Spot’s Activity with a link back.
Can I work on a story with my editor?
Yes. Invite them to the story’s Spot and they see every highlight and comment, on the page and in its Activity.
Who can see what I add?
In your Spot, only the people in it. Outside a Spot you’re in the page’s public space, where anyone with SPOT on that page can see it.
Does it work on every website?
Almost all of them, from YouTube to your favorite shop. Chrome doesn’t let extensions run on its own pages, like the new tab page or the Chrome Web Store.
Is SPOT free?
Yes. SPOT is free to use.
More ways to use SPOT
The internet. Together.