*Auto Highlight* automatically highlights the important content on article pages.

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Version
3.6.0
Update
March 19, 2024
Size
229KiB
Developer
dannyadam.com
Category
Users
30,000+
Rating
3.77273 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
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Scripting
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Auto Highlight Extension

This extension automatically highlights the important content on article pages.

It addresses *tl;dr* in a similar way to an article summarizer.

To use, click the highlighter icon in the location bar. Clicking multiple times changes the highlighting coverage. As the page receives more highlighting from clicking the icon, the icon will show less available ink in the highlighter.

Please let me know if you find particular pages where the extension does not work well. *Auto Highlight* currently uses an algorithm for picking important sentences based on term frequencies in the entire article. With examples of problematic pages, I can possibly improve the technology. I would also like to incorporate more advanced techniques from extraction-based article summarization research.

The source code is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/dstein64/highlight

Privacy Policy:
This extension does not collect user data nor transmit user data remotely. Options for the extension are saved locally.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Auto Highlight", "version": "3.6.0", "description": "*Auto Highlight* automatically highlights the important content on article pages.", "options_ui": { "page": "src/options/options.html" }, "permissions": ["activeTab", "contextMenus", "scripting", "storage"], "optional_permissions": ["tabs", "clipboardWrite"], "optional_host_permissions": [""], "background": { "service_worker": "src/eventPage.js" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "19": "icons/0highlight19x19.png", "38": "icons/0highlight38x38.png" }, "default_title": "Toggle highlighting" }, "icons": { "16": "icons/16x16.png", "48": "icons/48x48.png", "128": "icons/128x128.png" }, "manifest_version": 3}
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How to download and manually install Auto Highlight extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Auto Highlight extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Auto Highlight extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Auto Highlight extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Auto Highlight extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Auto Highlight extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Auto Highlight Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Auto Highlight extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Auto Highlight extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Auto Highlight extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Auto Highlight extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Auto Highlight extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Auto Highlight extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Auto Highlight extension file

Select and download the Auto Highlight extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Auto Highlight extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Auto Highlight extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Auto Highlight extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Auto Highlight extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Cüneyt Birkök (ID: 00000092dc1ad145) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/17/2023 Çok başarılı ve faydalı bir araç. Mutlaka kullanmak gerekir. Bir matematiksel işleme göre cümleye boyayarak dikkat çekiyor. Böylece metnin tamamını okumak zorunda kalmayıp dikkatinizi uyaran bazı birkaç cümleyle konuya vakıf olabiliyorsunuz. Bir metnin ana fikri veya önemli kısmı sizin aradığınız konuya göre değiştiği için bu programdan aklınızdan geçen aradığınızı işaretlemesini beklemeyin. Yapanı tebrik ederim çok zekice. Birçok aptalca ve cehilce yorumlar yazılmış; onların etkisinde kalmamanız için bu yorumumu yazıyorum.

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TiMERS (ID: 000000b97f28839e) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/01/2022 the auto highlight always bad (and i can't make my home highlight)

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Lee Dolot (ID: 0000005313dc9111) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/04/2021 Works fine on scholarly articles.

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Jeremy G.-F. (NeoAI) (ID: 0000008046706a9b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/03/2021 Works fine on scholarly articles.

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Joanna (ID: 00000030fc825da5) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/02/2021 I've been reading a lot of the comments and I decided to download it, when it tried it out, it did highlight some words, but it only highlighted the title of an article. Is it a bug, or is it just my problem? Thanks, in advance, Joanna