# highlight.js

> Highlight web pages with your own notes.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/highlight-js](https://chrome-stats.com/d/highlight-js)

## Overview

- **ID:** `highlight-js`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** capjamesg
- **Category:** bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-28
- **First published:** 2022-12-26
- **Size:** 1.31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/highlight-js/)

## Description

highlight.js is a Firefox add-on that provides inline text annotation highlights for web pages. With highlight.js, you can interactively highlight text on a web page and get a shareable link with your saved highlights.

## Rankings

- #103,244 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/highlight-js)