Leader lines + text
Thin lines join each part of the hoodie to its note.
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Feature annotations on your Shopify product photos
Put a short note on the photo and point it at the pocket, the port or the fabric. The shopper reads the detail where they see it. Nothing in your theme changes.
- Free plan
- No theme code
- Fast setup
What it does
The detail that sells it, named on the photo
The fabric and the zip are often in paragraph nine, and nobody reads that far. An annotation puts them on the photo.
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A line, an arrow or a circle
Point at the part with a line, an arrow or a circle. On Growth and Scale, the marker can be your own icon or image.
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Placed for the phone too
The note stays on its detail at every size. It can also have its own place on a phone.
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Readable on any photo
A note can be up to 200 characters, with bold and colour. It stays readable on light and dark photos.
Live demo
13 examples on a real Shopify store
Each one opens on our demo store in a new tab, so you can try it the way your shoppers will.
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Animated circle indicators
A turning dashed circle marks each spot, with a note beside it.
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Multi-line feature list with emojis
A short checklist on the photo, one feature per line.
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Multicolor text highlights
The key word in one colour and the detail in the other.
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Underlined text emphasis
A heading on the photo with one phrase underlined.
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Arrows + text
A drawn arrow and a short label for each feature.
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Simple descriptor lines
A few words on a straight line for each part worth naming.
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Tooltips
Small labels that float near the part they describe.
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Multi-size text emphasis
One large number or word, for the fact the shopper sees first.
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Outlined text
A large heading, one line in solid letters and one in outline.
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Icon group annotations
A column of small round icons beside the product, one per claim.
Plans: Growth and Scale
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Custom image badges
Your own image on the photo, such as a Made in mark.
Plans: Growth and Scale
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Review highlight annotation
A short customer review and its stars, set on the photo.
- Need more examples? Tell us what you sell and what you want to show on your photos. Contact us , opens the contact form in a new tab
How to add it
How to add annotations to a Shopify product photo
You need no code and no developer. You can start from one of more than 20 templates.
- Install LinkSpot and turn the app embed on in the theme editor. You do this once.
- In the app, open Elements and add an annotation.
- Pick the product, then the photo.
- Click the photo at the detail you want to point at.
- Write the note and choose the marker. It can be a line, an arrow, a circle or a label.
- Save. The annotation is on your shop a few seconds later.
Image editor or LinkSpot
Text inside the photo file, or annotations on top of it
You can write the notes into the photo in an image editor and upload it again. This is what each way does.
Notes in the photo file
- To change a word, you edit the photo and upload it again.
- The notes are part of the picture, in one language.
- It costs nothing if you already use an image editor.
LinkSpot annotations
- You change a note in the app, and the photo file stays as it is.
- A note can have its own place on a phone, or show on one size of screen only.
- On Growth and Scale, the notes can be translated for each language of your shop.
- A free plan, and paid plans from $9 a month.
A note in the photo file is fine if it will never change. A note you want to edit, translate or move for phones is easier on top of the photo.
Annotations on each plan
Scroll the table sideways to see every plan.
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale |
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| Volumes | ||||
| Products with annotations | 3 | 50 | 100 | 500 |
| Annotations per image | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Design library | ||||
| Custom annotation indicators Use an image, an icon or your own SVG instead of the default text shapes. | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Storefront | ||||
| Place elements anywhere on your shop Theme blocks let you add product sets, hotspots, annotations and collages to any section of any page, not only the product gallery. | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Multi-language storefront | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
Questions
What merchants ask about annotations
How many annotations can one photo have?
Free allows 1 annotation on each photo, Starter 3, Growth 6 and Scale 10. You can use annotations on 3 products on Free, and on up to 500 on Scale.
What is the difference between an annotation and a hotspot?
A hotspot is a small marker. The shopper taps it to see a product or a text. An annotation shows its note on the photo all the time, with a line, an arrow or a circle that points at a detail.
Can an annotation use my own icon or image?
Yes, on Growth and Scale. You upload it once to the app’s asset library and use it as the marker of any annotation, for example one small icon for each claim.
Do annotations stay in place on a phone?
Yes. The position is saved relative to the photo, not in pixels. You can also give an annotation its own place on a phone, or show it only on a phone or only on a large screen.
Can I put annotations outside the product gallery?
Yes, on Growth and Scale. Theme blocks let you add annotations to any section of any page.
Will annotations slow my product page?
No. A page loads only the code for the elements it shows. A product with annotations does not load the badge code or the collage code.
Also in LinkSpot
Free plan · 7 day trial on paid plans
Add one annotation to your best product and look at the page
That is the whole test. If it does nothing for you, remove the app. Your theme is exactly where it was.
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