Automatically highlights similar keywords or phrases on the web or PDFs

Latest Version

Version
0.4.2
Update
April 18, 2024
Size
5.55MiB
Developer
readlayer.com
Category
Users
73
Rating
4.66667 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
ActiveTab
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ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF Extension

Find information faster, while you browse! Add and classify keywords or phrases relevant to you. Multi highlight. ReadLayer will highlight similar terms automatically each time you open a website or PDF.

Check the updates in our changelog: https://docs.readlayer.com/changelog

Features:

* Free
The free version of ReadLayer can be used standalone, and it includes a very complete and robust set of features:
• Multi-highlight, choose a color or assign it randomly
• Regular expressions (Regex)
• Similar terms: find similar phrases or terms, e.g., \"fatally injured\" also highlights \"fatalities as a result of work-related injury\", \"Gartenstraße\" also highlights \"Gartenstrasse\".
• Proximity: highlight only terms that are close to other terms - 1 or more (e.g., money values AND \"Exxon\")
• Highlights summary where you can navigate across the highlights
• You can display a note on a highlights when the mouse hovers on it
• Granular classification: add items to themes and activate/deactivate themes depending on you current research.
• Synonyms: each item can have more than one terms to represent it, e.g., \"Jon Snow\" and \"King Crow\" (the same person) are highlighted under the same item.
• Fine tune your search: case sensitivity, whole words, regex, diacritics sensitivity
• Support dynamic sites: highlights auto refresh on content changes (e.g., live news, online chat, etc.)
• Works in SVG text
• Multi-language
• Unlimited keywords, phrases or themes
• Import/Export your whole collection of terms in JSON
• Import terms from Excel file
• Export the highlights for easy processing
• Domain whitelisting/blacklisting: automatically highlight only the sites you want
• Add new items directly from the context menu
• No registration required
• Privacy: all your data is stored in your browser locally, only
• Privacy: all your collections are encrypted and compressed locally
• Sync your collections across your devices
• No ads, no noise
• Regular updates
• Free of charge

* Premium
ReadLayer Premium includes everything available for free, plus:
• Multi-highlighting in PDFs directly in your browser

Visit https://readlayer.com for more information, or the documentation at https://docs.readlayer.com.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF", "description": "Automatically highlights similar keywords or phrases on the web or PDFs", "version": "0.4.2", "manifest_version": 3, "default_locale": "en", "background": { "service_worker": "/scripts/background.ts.js" }, "permissions": ["storage", "activeTab", "contextMenus", "downloads", "webNavigation", "alarms"], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "css": ["/css/hlight.css"], "js": ["/scripts/hlight.ts.js"] }, { "matches": ["https://readlayer.com/welcome"], "run_at": "document_end", "js": ["/scripts/webnotifier.ts.js"] } ], "web_accessible_resources": [ {"resources": ["/pdfviewer/web/viewer.html", "images/*.svg"], "matches": [""]} ], "action": { "default_popup": "index.html", "default_title": "ReadLayer", "default_icon": { "16": "/images/monocle_16x16.png", "32": "/images/monocle_32x32.png", "48": "/images/monocle_48x48.png", "128": "/images/monocle_128x128.png" } }, "icons": { "16": "/images/monocle_16x16.png", "32": "/images/monocle_32x32.png", "48": "/images/monocle_48x48.png", "128": "/images/monocle_128x128.png" }, "commands": { "_execute_action": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+F", "mac": "MacCtrl+F" }, "description": "Search" }, "prev_hl": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Left", "mac": "Ctrl+Shift+Left" }, "description": "Previous highlight" }, "next_hl": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Right", "mac": "Ctrl+Shift+Right" }, "description": "Next highlight" } }}
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How to download and manually install ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension file

Select and download the ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF 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 ReadLayer: automatic highlights in Web & PDF extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Erdélyi Innovaciós Műhely (ID: 00000053b8e5dbb8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/16/2023 Long story short: Amazing. As a curation scientist, I highly recommend it to everyone who works with large amounts of data. As a community builder, I would say: This makes it easier to detect our students' redundant typo-s. As a researcher: Your bookmark gonna look like Mendeley, Grammarly, Readlayer soon. PDF highlight is the coolest feature without a doubt. No additional comment on that ;). The support team is fantastic. contradictory: It definitely deserves a better logo.