Custom Highlight

Custom Highlight

A chrome extension for customizing highlight color.

What is Custom Highlight?
Custom Highlight is a unique Chrome extension offering the ability to change the color of your highlights. It allows users to easily customize both the background and the text color of highlights, using a built-in color picker or by pasting hex codes. It functions with most websites and is fully compatible with Google Docs. Additionally, it also works with Dark Reader and ensures absolute user privacy as it neither reads nor handles any user data.
Merlin
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By: Andreto
Users: 7,000+
Rating: 3.90 (21)
Version: 1.5.0 (Last updated: 2021-05-24)
Creation date: 2020-02-19
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 58.30K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

Change Highlight background and text-color. It's easy to set the color with the built-in color picker or by copy and pasting color hex codes.

Works on pretty much all websites, including Google Docs.

Compatible with Dark Reader.

This extension does not read or handle any user data. https://andreto.github.io/Custom-Highlight/

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Versatile and works on most websites
  • Saves settings even after restarting Chrome
  • Allows for custom highlight and text colors
Cons
  • Requires refreshing the page to apply highlight settings
  • Doesn't work on certain websites like Google Docs
  • Some users experienced confusion and had to refresh the page
Most mentioned
  • Works on most websites
  • Requires refreshing the page to apply highlight settings
  • Saves settings even after restarting Chrome
  • Doesn't work on certain websites like Google Docs
Recent reviews
Does the job, good work!
by Petaut Montes Petaut Montes, 2024-04-04

doesn't work on chrome
by Aloof Dolphin Aloof Dolphin, 2024-02-29

very versatile and works wonderfully, 10/10 would recommend!
by raffi raffi, 2023-12-31
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Safety
Risk impact

Custom Highlight may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Custom Highlight has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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