Kwout : A Brilliant Way to Make Quotes

Tags: , , | Added: 26 Dec, 2007 (1,709 Views)

Kwout is a handy web-based quote maker that allows you to quote a webpage (or part of it) as an image with an image map. Basically, screenshots that can have links in them.

How It Works:

  • 1. Add Kwout bookmarklet to your browser toolbar.
  • 2. Click on the bookmarklet whenever you want to quote from some webpage. Next, select the area you want to quote and click on the “Cut-Out” button to generate a screenshot of the selected area.
  • 3. Enter screenshot (border, rounded corners, etc.) settings and copy ‘n paste provided code into your blog / website.
Kwout - Quote Maker

Feature List

  • Kwout Bookmarklet: Quickly create ’screenshot’ quotes from any webpage.
  • Adjust screenshot size: small, medium, large, or custom. Maximum screenshot size is 600×600 px.
  • Style quotes: add borders, round corners, add shadow effect, background colors, etc.
  • Embed created quote screenshots on your blog or website (see below).
  • Option to add a link to quote source page.
  • Post generated quotes to your Flikr account or Tumblr blog.

Demo screenshot

Check out Kwout @ [ www.kwout.com]

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    3 Comments »

    Comment by Keith
    2007-12-30 07:42:12

    Nice utility…will indeed check this one out…thanks!

     
    2008-01-03 11:49:29

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