# GitHub Username Highlighter

> Highlight arbitrary usernames on the GitHub merge queue

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-username-highlighter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-username-highlighter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-username-highlighter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mike Crittenden
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-02
- **First published:** 2024-08-01
- **Size:** 96 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-username-highlighter/)

## Rankings

- #112,561 — Overall
- #234 — highlighter

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-username-highlighter)