Highlight text on websites with a simple right-click or keyboard shortcut. Saves highlights on your device.

Latest Version

Version
4.0.5
Update
June 25, 2023
Size
89.5KiB
Developer
Category
Users
100,000+
Rating
3.69504 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ContextMenus
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Highlighter Extension

Easiest way to highlight text on any webpage! Simply select text, then right click it to select the \"Highlight\" option. Alternatively, use the default keyboard shortcut 'Alt+H' (^H on Mac).

All highlighted texts are saved so that your highlights are not lost when exiting a page! Simply re-opening that page will bring back all the highlights. NOTE: This does not work on very dynamic webpages like Facebook and most email clients. Support for these might be added in the future.

➪ View and copy all highlights on a page
➪ Copy all your highlights to your clipboard easily.
➪ Select existing highlights with a simple click to either delete them or to copy their content.
➪ Customize your highlight colors (and text color).
➪ Change the keyboard shortcut through Chrome settings at 'chrome://extensions/shortcuts'.


The code for this project is fully open-source and is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/jeromepl/highlighter
Help this project by reporting issues and contributing there!


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Disclaimer: This extension uses Google Analytics to gather non-personal user information and usage information. We DO NOT collect browsing information such as the contents of highlights or accessed URLs. For more information, consult our privacy policy at the link below.

The privacy policy for this extension can be found here: https://github.com/jeromepl/highlighter/blob/master/privacy_policy.md
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Highlighter", "description": "Highlight text on websites with a simple right-click or keyboard shortcut. Saves highlights on your device.", "version": "4.0.5", "icons": { "16": "images/16.png", "48": "images/48.png", "128": "images/128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "images/16.png", "48": "images/48.png", "128": "images/128.png" }, "default_popup": "src/popup/index.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "js": [ "lib/jquery-2.1.3.min.js", "contentScript.js" ], "css": [ "src/contentScripts/hoverTools/index.css" ], "all_frames": true } ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js", "type": "module" }, "commands": { "execute-highlight": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+H", "mac": "MacCtrl+H" }, "description": "Highlight selected text" }, "toggle-highlighter-cursor": { "description": "Toggle the highlighter cursor" }, "change-color-to-yellow": { "description": "Change highlighter color to yellow" }, "change-color-to-cyan": { "description": "Change highlighter color to blue" }, "change-color-to-lime": { "description": "Change highlighter color to green" }, "change-color-to-magenta": { "description": "Change highlighter color to pink" }, "change-color-to-dark": { "description": "Change highlighter color to dark" } }, "permissions": [ "contextMenus", "scripting", "storage" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "images/*.png", "images/*.svg", "src/contentScripts/*" ], "matches": [ "" ] } ], "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'" }}
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How to download and manually install Highlighter extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Highlighter 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 Highlighter extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Highlighter extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

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

If you ever need to manually install a Highlighter 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 Highlighter Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Highlighter extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Highlighter extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Highlighter 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 Highlighter 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 Highlighter extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Highlighter 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 Highlighter extension file

Select and download the Highlighter 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 Highlighter 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 Highlighter 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 Highlighter 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 Highlighter extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Parth (ID: 0000002e3e149f14) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/19/2023 It works on every site except for pdfs tried refreshing and using but still didn't work, I had installed it mainly for pdfs so it became redundant.

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Md Arif Hossain Akash (ID: 000000f71bd1ff0a) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/07/2023 Why its randomize the selection order in Bangla language!!! It's make me more confuse when I revision it!!!

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Sh (ID: 000000f7ed2ab860) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/06/2023 Sometimes it works, most times it does not. Buggy from the day it was updated recently, fix this. Edit: Thank you for fixing it. Feature request: can we configure the color ourselves with hsl or rgb thanks Edit 2: just saw your reply, thanks a lot!

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Megha Goyal (ID: 0000001278817d1b) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/27/2023 will the highlighted portion be visible to other indiviudals ? if i copy paste the web link ???

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Adérito (ID: 000000ff4f133e3c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/22/2023 Perfectly simple. No need to create account or login. Just local data!