Highlight Word When Double Click

Double click on a word, the other same words in the page are automatically highlighted
What is Highlight Word When Double Click?
Highlight Word When Double Click is a Chrome extension developed to help users track words or sentences on a web page. Just simply double-click on a word, then this tool will automatically highlight all the same words throughout the page. Key features include: Displaying total number of matches, unaffected by leading and trailing spaces, right side preview similar to ctr+F, support for iframe highlighting, and option to disable highlighting to prevent stalling on larger pages.

Extension stats

By: qii404
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.71 (17)
Version: 0.1.6 (Last updated: 2021-09-03)
Creation date: 2020-07-03
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
Size: 36.54K

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Extension summary

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Double-click to select a word, the word in other positions on the page will be automatically highlighted

2021.08.04 supports displaying the total number of matches 2020.07.03 The additional selected leading and trailing spaces when double-clicking will not affect the matching 2020.06.04 Add right side preview, similar to ctrl+F right sidebar 2020.05.03 Support iframe highlight 2020.04.13 Click on the extension icon, you can set the highlight function to be temporarily disabled when double-clicking to prevent jams in some large pages 2019.04.12 After selecting the sentence, it can be highlighted by the shortcut key Alt+S~ Press again to cancel the highlight~

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works exactly as expected.
  • Handy and useful for everyday use.
  • Saves time by eliminating the need for ctrl+f.
  • User-friendly interface.
Cons
  • Cannot highlight multiple keywords at once.
  • Double-click sometimes adds extra spaces, complicating the selection.
  • Right-side preview function not working in Chrome 87.
  • Extension not functioning on Brave browser.
Most mentioned
  • Can you add an option to highlight selected text immediately?
  • Hope to add a counting feature.
  • Need to filter out trailing spaces in the matching algorithm.
  • Would like an option to prevent double-click from opening links.
User reviews
能否增加配置选中后即高亮。由于双击默认选中的是一个词,若需高亮一个词的一部分或多个词现在虽然可以通过右键菜单实现,但感觉比较繁琐,不够直接。
by fu dou, 2023-03-30

希望可以下次双击才取消当前高亮

Works exactly as expected.
by JW Kirk, 2022-03-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Highlight Word When Double Click requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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