# An in-app What's New widget and feedback panel

> Shipnoted's widget is a single script tag that adds a What's New button to your app, with an unread dot, a panel of recent releases and a way for users to suggest and vote on ideas. It is about 6 KB, has no dependencies, and does not touch your CSS.

Source: https://shipnoted.com/features/in-app-widget · Updated 2026-11-02

## What it does

- **What's New.** A button with a dot when something is unread, and a panel of recent releases. A release can be marked to pop up for people it matters to.
- **Ideas.** Users suggest an idea, attach a screenshot they can draw on, and vote on existing requests, without leaving your app.
- **Right people.** Pass the signed-in customer's identity (signed on your server) and you get revenue-weighted votes and segments, and the widget shows releases aimed at that customer's group.

## Install

```html
<script src="https://shipnoted.com/widget.js" data-project="your-slug" defer></script>
```

There are quickstarts for [Next.js](/docs/quickstart/nextjs), [Remix](/docs/quickstart/remix), [Vite](/docs/quickstart/vite) and [plain HTML](/docs/quickstart/html). Prefer your own UI? The [React hooks](/docs/react) are headless, and the [shadcn components](/docs/components) install the changelog page, popup and board as source files in your repository.

## Details

- About 6 KB gzipped, no dependencies, isolated from your styles in a shadow root.
- Opens from your own button if you prefer.
- Follows your theme, accent and corners.

## Questions and answers

### How do I add a What's New widget to my app?

Add one script tag with your project slug to your pages. It adds a What's New button with an unread dot. For React apps you can use the headless hooks or the shadcn components instead.

### How big is the widget?

About 6 KB gzipped with no dependencies. It runs in a shadow root, so it does not affect your CSS and your CSS does not affect it.

### Can users submit feedback from inside my app?

Yes. The widget takes ideas, lets people draw on a screenshot, and shows existing requests to vote on, so people do not post duplicates.

### Can I use my own button to open the widget?

Yes. The widget can be opened from any button of your own, and the unread state is available to it.

### Does it work with React and Next.js?

Yes. There are quickstarts for Next.js, Remix and Vite, a set of headless React hooks, and shadcn components you copy into your repository.