Productivity Highlighter for any Website or PDF. Free and easy to use without signing up.
Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter Extension
Highlight websites, take notes, and save websites as bookmarks. Choose between offline mode or seamless sync with our web app at web-highlights.com. Enjoy efficient access to your research, highlights, notes, and bookmarks with tags and full-text search. Receive email reminders, daily highlights, and easily export to Notion, Obsidian, and more for enhanced learning and productivity.
⭐ EXCITING FEATURES ⭐
🟢 Highlight websites and PDFs
🎨 Multiple colors
🔖 Save bookmarks
✍️ Take notes
🏷️ Create tags
📷 Highlight images *
𝐓 Highlight in various formats (paragraphs, headings, etc.) *
🧠 Daily highlights recap & learning
⚡ Keyboard shortcuts for highest efficiency
📄 Export to Notion, Obsidian, and more
📑 Copy to HTML and Markdown
📁 Export to PDF and HTML files *
🔄 Sync your highlights and access from any device *
📱 Save pages as bookmarks from your mobile phone *
⏰ Set email reminders *
📚 Import your Kindle highlights & notes
💾 Backup your research
🔗 Share your highlights *
👥 Explore what others shared
🔍 Find your highlights with powerful full-text search
* Available with a 7-day free trial in the Premium/Ultimate plan. More info here: https://web-highlights.com/pricing
🔥 Enjoy all features 🔥
Web Highlights can be used for free without signing up. The offline features will always be available for you to use at no charge. No account is needed for that. To fully enjoy the benefits of Web Highlights, including accessing your highlights and bookmarks from anywhere with automatic cloud-sync, you'll need to sign up. During a 7-day trial, you can explore all the features. After the trial, certain functionalities like automatic cloud backup and exporting may have some restrictions. To continue using these features without limitations, you can upgrade to the PREMIUM or ULTIMATE version of the extension. You can find the current pricing here: https://web-highlights.com/pricing
💡 GOOD TO KNOW 💡
➤ You can enable/disable the highlighter pop-up by clicking on the settings-icon at the bottom of the left sidebar.
➤ Web Highlights usually works on most websites, but it's essential to be aware that there are some websites where it might not function correctly due to conflicting code.
➤ There are several keyboard shortcuts to use the extension more efficiently. You can customize your Web Highlights shortcuts in your Google Chrome settings (chrome://extensions/shortcuts)
➤ You can freely install and use the Web Highlights Extension without any cost. The offline features will always be available for you to use at no charge. No account is needed for that. To fully enjoy the benefits of Web Highlights, including accessing your highlights and bookmarks from anywhere with automatic cloud-sync, you'll need to sign up. During a 7-day trial, you can explore all the features. After the trial, certain functionalities like automatic cloud backup and exporting may have some restrictions. To continue using these features without limitations, you can upgrade to the PREMIUM or ULTIMATE version of the extension.
➤ You can highlight both local PDFs from your computer and online PDFs. To enable local PDF highlighting, you'll need to grant the extension access to file URLs. You can find more information about it here: https://web-highlights.com/blog/how-to-highlight-pdfs-using-web-highlights
➤ You can export your research as PDF or HTML files, or copy it in Markdown or HTML format. This way, you can easily synchronize your work by pasting it into a tool of your preference, like Notion or Oblivion. Additionally, you can share your research with others and explore highlights, articles, and notes from other users on various topics.
➤ Our Chrome online highlighter comes with a fantastic tagging feature that makes it easy to locate and revisit the information and research you've done in the past. You can filter for specific pages, take notes, and search for particular terms within the search bar to quickly access the content you need.
🔒 YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU 🔒
At Web Highlights, we prioritize data privacy. Your highlights, notes, and tags are visible only to you by default unless you decide to share them with others. Your data is solely yours and can only be accessed either from your computer or through secure authorization with your account.
We also ensure that your data is:
➤ Not being sold to third parties
➤ Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
➤ Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes
📜 TERMS OF SERVICE 📜
By installing the extension or signing up with an account, you agree to Web Highlights Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which you can find here:
➤ https://web-highlights.com/legal/terms-of-service
Source Manifest.json
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"name":"Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter",
"description":"Productivity Highlighter for any Website or PDF. Free and easy to use without signing up.",
"short_name":"Web Highlights",
"version":"10.5.1",
"manifest_version":3,
"content_scripts":[{"matches":["
"js":["node_modules/@webhighlights/extension-components/dist/content.js"]}],
"icons":{"16":"./assets/marker-icon.png",
"128":"./assets/marker-icon.png"},
"action":{},
"background":{"service_worker":"node_modules/@webhighlights/extension-components/dist/background.js",
"type":"module"},
"web_accessible_resources":[{"resources":["pdf/*"],
"matches":["https://web-highlights.com/*",
"https://pre.web-highlights.com/*",
"http://localhost:8081/*"]}],
"permissions":["tabs",
"contextMenus",
"storage",
"scripting"],
"host_permissions":["http://*/",
"https://*/",
"*://*/*"],
"commands":{"highlight-text":{"suggested_key":{"default":"Alt+S",
"mac":"Alt+S"},
"description":"Highlight Text"},
"highlight-last-format":{"suggested_key":{"default":"Alt+A",
"mac":"Alt+A"},
"description":"Highlight (Same format)"},
"toggle-sidebar":{"suggested_key":{"default":"Alt+W",
"mac":"Alt+W"},
"description":"Toggle Sidebar"},
"toggle-bookmark":{"suggested_key":{"default":"Alt+B",
"mac":"Alt+B"},
"description":"Save Bookmark"}}}
How to download and manually install Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension file
Select and download the Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web 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 Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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