Follow Along - Text Highlighter

Name: Follow Along - Text Highlighter
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: ncfausti

A browser extension that allows the user to highlight text on hover.

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Follow Along - Text Highlighter is a browser extension designed to enhance your reading experience by highlighting text as you hover your mouse over paragraphs. This feature helps users stay focused on the current line, making it especially beneficial for individuals with Dyslexia and ADHD. The extension works seamlessly on continuous text blocks, such as blogs and news articles, ensuring you never lose your place while reading online content.

Created by Nick Fausti, this tool is simple yet effective, improving web readability without distractions. It's perfect for anyone who wants to read more comfortably and maintain concentration on webpages. Discover a smoother reading experience with Follow Along - Text Highlighter.

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Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2020-12-05

Creation date:

2020-12-04

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Permissions:

activeTab

Size:

4.91KB

Email:

nc*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-09

Ranking

# 77,092 ▼ 1,102

Other rankings

#28788 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 143 #89 in highlighter keyword 53 ▲ 3

User reviews

Iv*****, 2024-09-20

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Follow Along - Text Highlighter requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

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Follow Along - Text Highlighter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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