Highlight unread comments since your last visit to a Reddit comment section.
Reddit (Au) Comment Highlights Extension
Note that highlights won't show until the second time you visit a comment thread after you install the extension.
Please report any problems you encounter to github issues page.
Planned features:
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• None as of now
Feel free to suggest features!
Update Log:
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Version 3.0.0:
• Feature: Support for Manifest v3 (Chrome 88 and above)
Version 2.0.1:
• Fix: Issue where comments would not get highlighted.
Version 2.0.0:
• Feature: Support for `reddit.com` (\"redesign\").
• Feature: Choice between local or synced storage.
• Feature: Optional storage compression.
• Feature: Automatic refresh on configuration change.
• Feature: Opt-in error reporting.
Version 1.2.0:
• Feature: Firefox support.
• Fix: Issue where comments would not get highlighted.
• Notice: Having the options page in a separate tab is deprecated, so it's now shown in a modal window.
Version 1.1.1:
• Fix: Issue where comments not shown on page load (like comments shown after clicking \"load more comments\") would not get highlighted (thanks @madLyfe for the bug report).
• Fix: Issue on options page where RES usage setting would not be saved unless all settings explicitly saved.
• Fix: Issue where viewing a perma-linked comment would mark the whole thread read.
Version 1.1.0:
• Feature: Proper RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite) night mode support!
• Feature: Advanced settings (link & quote color).
• Feature: Native color picker.
(thanks @Two-Tone for the suggestions)
Version 1.0.2:
• Fix: Spell checker disabled in CSS text box.
Version 1.0.0:
• Feature: Option to clear highlight on click.
• Feature: Option to redirect mobile to desktop site.
• Fix: More lightweight (reason for color picker change).
• Fix: More responsive options page, minor color/layout fixes & no silent errors.
• Note: This update will ask for your permission to access all reddit pages (previously the extension only had access to subreddit pages).
Version 0.10.0:
• Fix: No longer highlight logged in users' comments (thanks @Two-Tone for the suggestion).
Version 0.9.0:
• Feature: Use custom CSS for styling (thanks @jtraub for the suggestion).
• Feature: Customizable font color.
Version 0.7.0:
• Fix: Issue where last comment wouldn't get highlighted (thanks @SilentException for the bug report).
Version 0.6.0:
• Fix: Passive background script.
Version 0.5.0:
• Feature: Options page.
• Feature: Customizable highlight color and border.
Version 0.2.0:
• Feature: New icon.
• Feature: Improved comment styling.
Version 0.1.0:
• Initial release
• Basic functionality
Source Manifest.json
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User reviews
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