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.

Extension stats

By: Andreto
Users: 8,000+
Rating: 3.95 (22)
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

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension 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

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • works on most websites
  • versatile and customizable
  • saves settings even after restart
Cons
  • requires page refresh to apply changes
  • does not work on all websites
  • some users experienced issues with highlighting disappearing
Most mentioned
  • works on most websites
  • requires page refresh to apply changes
  • doesn't work on all selections
  • saves settings even after restart
Recent reviews
Да норм вроде, почему так мало звёзд? Всё хорошо работает и выделяет, если не работает то просто перезагрузите браузер.
by Влад Лис, 2024-06-02

Does the job, good work!
by Petaut Montes, 2024-04-04

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

Risk impact

Custom Highlight requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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