Wait-a-sec Highlighter
Web highlighting that stays on your machine. Not another all-in-one clipper. If Weava or a heavy Notion-style extension has made Chrome crawl, this page asks one thing: what still hurts — and is a tiny local tool even worth building?
Take the 60-second survey →What we’re aiming for
- Select text → highlight. Minimal chrome, few popups.
- Survives refresh; export Markdown snippets.
- Local storage by default — no forced account, no cloud sync.
- Tight permissions. No PDF suite. No “second browser” tax.
How it compares (honest)
| Tool | Fit | Common friction |
|---|---|---|
| Weava | Feature-rich; often called out for lag | CPU / whole-browser slowdown |
| 五彩 (Wucai) | Smooth in CN + note sync | Sync-first; not “pure local minimal” |
| Marklet / Seanote | Local / light narrative | Thin install base & reviews so far |
| Wait-a-sec (validating) | Local, quiet, not laggy — if built | Doesn’t exist yet — we ask first |
Kill criteria (we will stop)
If most people already like 五彩 / Marklet / Seanote and say “not laggy,” or they mainly want multi-device sync, this line stops. This page exists to find out — not to force a product.