Multiple Search and Highlight

Multiple Search and Highlight

Highlight multiple words separated by comma, space or arbitrary separator with persistent history

What is Multiple Search and Highlight?
'Multiple Search and Highlight' is a Chrome extension that allows users to highlight multiple search terms on large online documents rapidly. It possesses built-in features such as regular expression highlighting, different word separators, and keyboard navigation, providing an enhanced browsing experience. It operates entirely offline, ensuring no server-side interaction and maximum privacy. This tool automatically saves your search queries, offering a list of previous searches based on domain.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.12 (34)
Version: 0.4.4 (Last updated: 2022-03-06)
Creation date: 2020-03-04
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size: 114.69K
URLs: Website
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Multiple Search and Highlight
Multiple Search and Highlight (v0.2.1)
4.36 (44) 1,244+
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Merlin
Summary

This extension is meant to highlight multiple terms on large documents as fast as possible. This version uses native highlighting which guarantees the highliest possible searching performance without altering the DOM tree.

Features:

  1. Does not manipulate DOM tree
  2. Fast response on large document trees
  3. Fast response on multiple queries
  4. Supports regular expression highlighting
  5. Supports a few different word separator
  6. Supports keyboard navigation (Enter to search for the next match and Shift + Enter to search the previous match)
  7. Works completely offline

Privacy: This extension works completely offline. There is no server-side interaction whatsoever.

Query History:

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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Saves time and effort in searching multiple terms
  • Highlights multiple words effectively
  • Retains search and highlights across page navigations
Cons
  • Does not work within in-browser PDFs
  • Not functional on some websites, e.g., banking portals and LinkedIn
  • Interface could be improved
  • Does not highlight consistently at times
Most mentioned
  • Time-saving
  • Inconsistency in functionality
  • Doesn't work with PDFs
  • Search within iframes not supported
  • Desire for additional features like auto-run and better user interface
Recent reviews
Very useful with regard to allow me to spend less time finding key information in texts. It's not rated at 5 starts because sometimes it doesn't highlight the words.
by Daniel Santos Moraes Daniel Santos Moraes, 2021-06-02

At LinkedIn, stopped working after hitting next page in a search.
by David Cornell David Cornell, 2024-03-02

Exactly what I was looking for! For my use case, this extension saves me several hours each month. Thank you!
by Jesse Erhartic Jesse Erhartic, 2024-02-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Multiple Search and Highlight is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Multiple Search and Highlight has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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