Improvements to Vercel Toolbar: Shrinking when inactive, removal of avatars, and more

We have made a number of improvements to ensure the Vercel Toolbar is there when you need it but stays out of the way when you don't:

  • Shrinks when inactive: The shrunken toolbar shows the comment, share (or flags), and menu icons. The full toolbar will show on hover. You can turn off shrinking in the toolbar menu under Preferences.

  • No Longer Shows Avatars: We removed the avatars of team members who viewed the deployment. This reduces visual noise and quiets the toolbar's presence in the network tab.

  • Normal Text Selection: The toolbar no longer adds its own highlight or opens the thread editor when text is selected. It shows a small comment indicator which can be clicked to start drafting a comment on the selected text.

To quickly toggle the toolbar you can use ⌘ + . on MacOS or Ctrl + . on Windows. You can also drag it to a different side of your page, and it will remember to spawn there next time.

See the documentation for more information about the Vercel Toolbar.