In a nutshell, bookmarklets are small little applications you can place as browser’s bookmark bar, and they each perform a specific function, depending on what they are coded for.
Bookmarklets are usually written in Javascript, and they are extremely easy to install/remove. To [install a bookmarklet](#install_bookmarklets), all you need to do is draf them to your bookmark toolbar, that’s it. Bookmarklets work in most the browsers.
In this article, we’ll show you some of the most useful bookmarklets for designers and developers or even if you are a net surfer, they might just come in handy.
What do bookmarklets do?
As mentioned above, bookmarklets consist of JavaScript codes that perform certain functions. Upon being added to your browser’s bookmark bar, the bookmarklet will execute the JavaScript function they’re coded for.
For example: If you have an ‘Spanish to English‘ bookmarklet added to your bookmarks bar, clicking on it will translate content of current active browser window from Spanish to English.