Search Highlighter

Search and highlight keywords in any webpage via toolbar popup.

Search Highlighter: Chrome Extension for Keyword Highlighting

'Search Highlighter' is a Chrome extension designed to streamline your browsing experience. It locates and highlights desired keywords on any web page, making it easy to locate specific information. Type your keyword into the toolbar popup UI and instantly see the keyword highlighted on the page. There are also adjustable options to enhance the highlighting functionality. Any bugs can be reported directly via the addon's homepage.
Install from Chrome Web Store

Extension stats

By: Yubi
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 2.86
(14)
Version: 0.1.5 (Last updated: 2024-12-10)
Creation date: 2019-03-10
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 43.60K

Other platforms

Search Widget (Material You) (v2.5.3)
4.36 (318) 6,804+
Search Highlighter (v0.1.5)
3.25 (16) 196
Search Highlighter (v0.1.5)
1.00 (1) 1,571+
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.

Extension summary

Search Highlighter is an extension that enables you to find and highlight desired keywords on any web page.

Simply navigate to a web page, then, open toolbar popup UI and type your keyword in the designated area. Then click on the - Find - button or press - Enter - on your keyboard. All the matching words within the web page will be highlighted with yellow color. If you click on the - Clear - Button, the highlighted words will be cleared. There are also several options within the options page to adjust highlight functionality.

To report bugs, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/search-highlighter.html).

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Good idea with some unique perks
  • Works well for highlighting
  • Useful for searching
Cons
  • Doesn't search terms shorter than 5 letters
  • Clears previous highlights on new search
  • Malfunctions in dark theme webpages
  • Issues with highlighting in PDFs
  • No feedback when search is initiated
Most mentioned
  • Useless
  • Malfunctions in dark theme webpage
  • Settings should be hidden in a dropdown menu
  • Problems with short searches
  • Needs multiple colors for highlighting
User reviews
useless
by hang, 2023-10-19

Absolutely useless. Won't search anything shorter than 5 letters, and clears the previous highlight upon a new search.
by nd4spd (V), 2022-02-17

Super! 5+
by Sergey Dorofeev, 2021-12-30
View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

Search Highlighter does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Search Highlighter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Upgrade to see risk analysis details

Promo images

Search Highlighter small promo image
Small promo image

Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Search Highlighter: