Readwise Highlighter (Community)

Create highlights from any webpage and sync directly to your Readwise account.

Readwise Highlighter (Community) - Chrome Extension

Readwise Highlighter (Community) is a simple yet powerful Chrome extension developed for the users of Readwise. It provides the ability to highlight any text from any webpage and seamlessly sync it right to your Readwise account. Be it articles, research papers, blogs, or any other digital content, users can now create quick highlights as well as detailed highlights with edited attributes. This enables an improved reading experience with customizable insights, creating a more effective and organized learning process.

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Extension stats

By: Brandon Best

Users: 7,000+

Rating: 2.85

(20)

Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2022-11-14)

Creation date: 2021-06-09

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
notifications
storage

Size: 24.41K

Email: bb*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 12,429 ▲ 81

Other rankings

#788 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 8 #69 in highlighter keyword 45 ▲ 7

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Readwise Highlighter (Community) is a simple highlight creator extension for your Readwise account. Now you are not restricted by highlight sources Readwise supports syncing from, and can create highlights from any online webpage text you want.

Simply do the following to create a new highlight and send it automatically to your Readwise account:

Install extension.
Click on extension in the browser bar, enter your Readwise access token (use the link on the extension to get your token), and click save.
Highlight any text on any webpage and right click the highlighted area.
Select one of the menu options to automatically send the highlighted text to your Readwise account as a highlight.

Updates

Added "Create Highlight" option to edit the attributes of a highlight before sending it to Readwise. The original highlight creation is now labelled "Create Quick Highlight".

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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

Allows for easy creation of tags and notes.
Integrates well with tools like Obsidian and Evernote.
Provides a useful way to organize web highlights.

Cons

Token saving issue - many users report that the token does not save.
Extension often appears to be broken or unusable.
Lack of developer support or response to issues.

Most mentioned

Token will not save.
Extension stopped working or is broken.
Formerly useful but now seems abandoned.

User reviews

A lot of the reviews below are from people who clearly didn't read the instructions. If you click on the extension in the top right, yes it will just ask for your token. However, the instructions in the first image say it works by you highlighting the text you need, right clicking, and then creating a highlight.