Highlighter and Notes for Webpages

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0
Update
May 30, 2020
Size
766KiB
Developer
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
3.80952 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Tabs
Http://*/
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Highlighter + Notes Extension

Highlight important text and take notes effortlessly.

This extension enables you to highlight text on any web page. Choose from five different colors to highlight text, and the next time you visit the page your highlights will be waiting for you.
Also, you can take short notes that are retained on your next visit.

Simply open up the Popup or use keyboard hotkeys to get started.
Keyboard Hotkeys:
Press Ctrl + Shift + H to toggle highlighter.
Press Ctrl + Shift + E to toggle eraser.

** Highlighter may not work on some websites due to their structure **
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","manifest_version": 2,"name": "Highlighter + Notes","version": "1.0.0","description": "Highlighter and Notes for Webpages","icons": {"16": "images/icon_16.png","32": "images/icon_32.png","64": "images/icon_64.png","128": "images/icon_128.png"},"browser_action": {"default_icon": "images/icon_128.png","default_popup": "popup/highlighter-popup.html","default_title": "Highlighter + Notes"},"author": "Prateek Chawla","background": {"scripts": ["background.js"],"persistent": false},"content_scripts": [{"matches": [""],"js": ["content-scripts/highlighter-util.js","content-scripts/highlighter.js","content-scripts/dispatch-highlighter.js","content-scripts/render-highlights.js"]}],"permissions": ["storage", "tabs", "http://*/", "https://*/"],"commands": { "add-highlight": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+H", "mac": "Command+Shift+H" }, "description": "Add Highlight" }, "remove-highlight": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+E", "mac": "Command+Shift+E" }, "description": "Remove Highlight" } }}
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How to download and manually install Highlighter + Notes extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Highlighter + Notes 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 + Notes extension file

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

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User reviews

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Matthew Davis (ID: 000000ff2f2966e1) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/16/2023 I was using this extension for school and copy/pasting notes because the highlighter feature did not work. After reading the 34 pages and pasting the notes and clicking save, I thought everything was good. I came back later to write my paper and incorporate my notes but all of the saved notes were gone. Very disappointing.

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Dakshansh Chawda (ID: 000000a03f60df7c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/23/2023 Simple and Utilitarian!

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Ty Buchanan (ID: 000000d0e15747c0) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/20/2023 This extension works. Unlike the other where the highlighted text is lost when you refresh or open the webpage again. You have to click the icon at the top in Chrome for the small dashboard to appear. The controls are all there. Very good design.

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soroush norozy (ID: 00000019b0cc290d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/21/2023 greate

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natalie g (ID: 00000000f6b6a232) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/04/2023 This extension has serious problems. If you want it to work correctly don't add a highlight after you've clicked a link to navigate within the same page, and if a page has highlights don't refresh the page after you've clicked such a link. The problem is, this extension saves highlights by URL (of course) but it includes the anchor (#go_here) in the URL. As far as it's concerned `page.html` and `page.html#go_here` are two different pages, so if you create a highlight before you click a link (on `page.html`), then click a link to move down the page and create another highlight, you'll see the 2nd highlight (on `page.html#go_here`) if you refresh the page but not the 1st (on `page.html`), and see the 1st highlight if you navigate back to `page.html` but not the 2nd. A related problem is that a highlight in the "second" page (`page.html#go_here`) can disappear completely if it follows too closely a highlight in the "first" page (`page.html`). The extension places highlights by dead reckoning, counting HTML elements to locate the text to highlight. The extension adds elements to highlight that text; those elements are part of the count for succeeding highlights. If a highlight is omitted when the page is refreshed then the count can be wrong for a highlight which followed it and the extension won't be able to locate the corresponding text. That also means this extension can't really remove highlights, it can only add another highlight on top of the existing highlight(s), colored like the page background. It's a mess.