# HighlightHunter

> Highlight any word on any website with a simple double-click.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `highlighthunter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Roman Slezak
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-28
- **First published:** 2025-04-20
- **Size:** 258 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/highlighthunter/)

## Description

Word Highlighter is a lightweight and easy-to-use Firefox extension that lets you highlight any word on a webpage by simply double-clicking it.

Features:
– Double-click a word to highlight all its occurrences.
– Triple-click the same word to change its highlight color.
– Right-click anywhere to clear all highlights.
– Toggle the highlighter on/off via the toolbar icon.

Note:
After installing, make sure to pin the extension icon to your toolbar (right-click the icon and select "Pin to Toolbar") so you can easily toggle the highlighter on and off.

This tool is perfect for quick reading, studying, language learning, or simply keeping track of important terms while browsing.

Works on all websites and remembers highlight settings per tab.

## Rankings

- #62,810 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/highlighthunter)