Highlight Magic

Enables user to highlight words

Highlight Magic - Effortless Web Text Highlighting

"Highlight Magic" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance reading and research efficiency by allowing users to easily highlight and organize text on websites. Users can assign colors to words, import lists, sync across devices, and more. The tool also includes a quick find feature, case sensitivity options, regex support, site blacklisting, and a new style tab for customization. With features such as dark mode and updated GUI, Highlight Magic offers a user-friendly experience for managing web highlights.
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Extension stats

Rating: 4.09
(32)
Version: 1.1.4 (Last updated: 2024-02-02)
Creation date: 2020-09-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • contextMenus
Size: 428.03K

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Not available on Android
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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

A simple highlight tool which enables anyone to highlight words on any website.

*The tool went through a slight overhaul, please check the "What's new 1.1.3" below!

Features:

  • Assign color for each word
  • Import from raw list or text file new
  • Lists are a single color by default new
  • Group your words into lists for easier organization
  • Sync function to transfer your lists across devices.
  • Import/Export your lists.
  • Quickfind, ctrl-shift-f to bring up quickfind and search instantly, save later.
  • Each word in the list can be case sensitive
  • Can use regular expression tokens
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 well with various languages including German and Hindi
  • Ability to highlight multiple word phrases
  • Toggle highlighting lists on and off
  • Case sensitive option
  • Users find it improves efficiency in locating information
Cons
  • Data privacy concerns regarding information being sent to the developer
  • Color randomization feature not well-received, colors can be drab or not customizable
  • Difficulties with importing lists and lack of documentation
  • Sync does not work across different instances of Chrome
  • Some users experienced functionality issues causing the extension to not work as expected
Most mentioned
  • Issues with color customization and randomization
  • Concern over data privacy and security
  • Problems with syncing between Chrome instances
  • Difficulty in importing word lists
  • Efficiency improvements noted by users
User reviews
Is Hindi Language Supported?
by Parvinder Singh, 2024-12-18

This works like a charm. Even the German Umlauts show which is rare for any highlighter I tried. I had some difficulties in the beginning with importing a txt list, until I realized that every word in the list needs to be listed under each other which took me some time to do since the Multi Highlighter I used before and is no longer supported by Chrome, did not require that and you could put any word right in the highlighter extension and words did not need to be separated. Trust me, I tried so many highlighters and this one is a sure thing.
by Peter Reinemann, 2024-08-09

Doesn't work. I'm just picking a colour, searching, typing a word, picking a colour, searching... nothing happens. it's rubbish.
by Karen Lancaster, 2024-08-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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