Open-Source GitHub Bug Reporting Widget Simplifies Feedback Collection
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- BugDrop is a free, open-source widget that lets users report bugs directly inside your app.
- It captures screenshots and annotations, then auto-creates GitHub Issues in your repo.
- Setup requires just one script tag and the GitHub Marketplace app — zero configuration.
- The widget is fully customizable in theme, colors, labels, and feedback questions.
- Each report currently creates a separate issue, with AI-powered consolidation planned for the future.
Open-source GitHub bug reporting widget BugDrop is helping developers turn user feedback into actionable GitHub Issues without complicated setup. The free, MIT-licensed tool lets users submit bug reports directly inside apps using annotated screenshots, while automatically creating GitHub Issues in connected repositories. With a single script tag, customizable branding, and support for both private and public repos, BugDrop streamlines how teams collect and manage product feedback.Top of Form
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The tool was built by Jeremy Watt out of a personal need. Watt built BugDrop for his own apps first, and it is now the feedback workflow he uses across everything he builds. That kind of “built for myself, now sharing it” story tends to produce tools that actually work well in practice.
The BugDrop in-app feedback GitHub setup is notably frictionless. Users add one script tag to their app, install the GitHub Marketplace app, and BugDrop captures a screenshot, supports annotations, and creates a GitHub Issue in your repo. Moreover, it works with both public and private repositories, including branch-protected ones.
Customization is also a strong point. Teams can change the button, theme, colors, labels, and the exact questions posed to users. Furthermore, the widget is MIT-licensed, meaning anyone can inspect or self-host the entire thing. The project is available on GitHub for those who want to dig in.
One limitation worth noting: each piece of feedback currently creates a separate GitHub Issue. The maker acknowledged this and suggested future AI-powered consolidation as a potential feature, noting that automated issue triaging using tools like Claude or Codex is something he already does locally. For teams managing high-volume feedback, that update would make BugDrop in-app feedback GitHub workflows significantly more powerful.
