Highlight This: finds and marks words
Automatically finds and highlights words and phrases on the web page according to your list
Manifest V2
- By:
- deboel.eu
- Rating:
- 4.80 (12)
- Version:
- 5.2.2 (Last updated: 2020-10-03)
- Creation date:
- 2020-10-03
- Permissions:
- tabs
- contextMenus
- notifications
- alarms
- storage
- Size:
- 1.59M
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Edge Add-on Store
- Updated:
- 19 hours ago
User reviews
Users appreciate 'Highlight This' as a simple, free, and effective tool for highlighting keywords automatically, even across pages, with strong usefulness noted especially for Chinese keywords. However, multiple users mention limitations in Chinese language support, such as incomplete whole word matching and lack of direct keyword input. Some also desire the ability to disable notifications after marking words and note occasional issues with automatic highlighting not working without manual reset.
Pros
- Simple and easy to use tool that works effectively for highlighting words.
- Free and very useful for enhancing word visibility on pages.
- Supports automatic search and highlighting after adding keywords, including across page navigation.
- Good functionality appreciated by users for keyword highlighting, especially for Chinese text.
- Enables manual adjustment of highlights and saving changes.
Cons
- Lack of full support for Chinese language matching, especially exact whole word matches.
- No direct input mode for entering keywords swiftly.
- Missing option to toggle notification display after successfully adding a highlighted word.
- Automatic highlighting sometimes stops working and requires manual intervention to function again.
Recent reviews
Exactly the simple tool I needed. Works great. Thank you!
by Brenton, 2024-07-29
很好用赞！！！！！要是有中文就更棒了
by 良, 2024-05-29
free, and very useful
by Lewis, 2023-01-05
Extension safety
Risk impact
Highlight This: finds and marks words requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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