Yawas

Highlight Web pages; stored in your browser bookmarks, searchable, and recreated automatically when you revisit a page

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Yawas - Highlight, Comment & Bookmark Web Pages

Yawas is a Chrome extension for highlighting web pages and adding comments in your chosen colors. All your highlights and comments are stored in your browser's bookmarks, and are automatically recreated when you revisit a page. The extension allows you to highlight text, add notes and delete or change the color of a highlight all from the context menu. It also features a quick search option to find your bookmarks and an edit function to make changes easily. The Yawas extension is a handy tool for efficient web browsing.

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Extension stats

By: https://appblit.com

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.35

(195)

Version: 7.4.0 (Last updated: 2022-03-16)

Creation date: 2020-04-01

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
contextMenus
tabs
bookmarks

Size: 52.24K

Email: ld*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,310 ▲ 67

Other rankings

#3277 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 32 #141 in highlighter keyword 43 ▲ 10 #211 in web keyword 84 ▼ 7 #272 in context menu keyword 25 ▲ 19 #288 in choose keyword 3 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Yawas Web Highlighter (v7.3.9)

573 3.47

(34)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple and easy to use for highlighting web pages
Allows storing bookmarks even if the page is closed
Useful for studying and research purposes

Cons

Frequently loses saved highlights
Inconvenient folder organization for highlights
Doesn't work well with PDFs and certain pages

Most mentioned

The extension often fails to save highlights
Users find the highlighting feature useful but limited
There are issues with finding the Yawas folder in bookmarks

User reviews

NÃO FUNCIONA!

Cleuton Borges, 2025-02-26

Péssimo! Não é funcional e te deixa na mão

MARIA YASMIN DE MORAIS RAFAEL, 2024-08-18

Não é funcional, ... o que é uma pena. A proposta é super interessante.

Igor Alencar, 2024-07-26

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Yawas requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood analysis details

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