Sight

The Syntax Highlighter for Chrome

Sight: Chrome's Premier Syntax Highlighter Extension

Sight is a Syntax Highlighter extension for Chrome that offers a comprehensive solution for reading code in the browser in a more user-friendly manner. It comes with multiple customization options such as changeable themes, fonts and font sizes, line number toggles, and the capability to force a specific language syntax. It aims to deliver a pleasant coding experience on the browser by enhancing visibility, readability and consequently, your productivity.

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By: tsenart

Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.33

(248)

Version: 1.20.1 (Last updated: 2021-10-25)

Creation date: 2016-08-26

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
<all_urls>

Size: 891.90K

Email: ts*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 11,224 ▲ 87

Other rankings

#2967 in Developer Tools ▲ 4 #269 in highlighter keyword 45

Other platforms

Sight Bulb (v1.1.5)

3.59

(352) 154,287+

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Sight is the Syntax Highlighter Chrome extension that makes reading code on the browser a joy. You can choose the theme, font, font size and toggle line numbers on the options page. To force a specific language syntax pass #ft=[lang] on the url of the file and reload.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Great themes and formatting for JSON
Best syntax highlighter with file reformatting feature
Useful for web developers
Works well for C++ and has nice color themes
Convenient for highlighting without downloading files

Cons

No support for YAML and lack of documentation
Crashes browser tab on large files
Doesn't have line wrap support
Not working, considered one of the worst by a user
Breaks disabling JS cache, which is critical for web development

Most mentioned

Lack of line wrap support
Crashes on large files
Lack of support for many languages
No line numbers or removed line numbers
Interferes with local HTML file styling

User reviews

You can't set syntax on txt file ... so all files with wrong extension will be ignored. Otherwise in some ways better than competition, but this prevents me from using it at all.