Highlighter
Highlight text on websites with a simple right-click or keyboard shortcut. Saves highlights on your device.
What is Highlighter?
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Summary
Easiest way to highlight text on any webpage! Simply select text, then right click it to select the "Highlight" option. Alternatively, use the default keyboard shortcut 'Alt+H' (^H on Mac).
All highlighted texts are saved so that your highlights are not lost when exiting a page! Simply re-opening that page will bring back all the highlights. NOTE: This does not work on very dynamic webpages like Facebook and most email clients. Support for these might be added in the future.
➪ View and copy all highlights on a page ➪ Copy all your highlights to your clipboard easily. ➪ Select existing highlights with a simple click to either delete them or to copy their content. ➪ Customize your highlight colors (and text color). ➪ Change the keyboard shortcut through Chrome settings at 'chrome://extensions/shortcuts'.
The code for this project is fully open-source and is available on GitHub: https://github.com/jeromepl/highlighter Help this project by reporting issues and contributing there!
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Pros
- Simple and efficient application with no need for account creation
- Hotkey and right-click functionality for convenience
- Can change highlight and text color, works with dark theme
Cons
- Does not work on PDFs
- Highlights are not saved when revisiting pages or after switching devices
- Lacks functionality to transfer data to a new computer
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work or only works on certain websites, not on PDFs
- Highlights not persisting across sessions or devices
- Ease of use and straightforward functionality
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Safety
Risk impact
Highlighter may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Highlighter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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