# Multi-Keywords Highlighter

> Highlights given keywords on any web page you visit.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `multi-keywords-highlighter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Iván Ruvalcaba
- **Category:** search-tools,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 668
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (72 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-09-23
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/multi-keywords-highlighter/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ivanruvalcaba/multi-keywords-highlighter/issues](https://github.com/ivanruvalcaba/multi-keywords-highlighter/issues)

## Description

**Multi-Keywords Highlighter** is a Firefox browser extension designed to enhance web page searching by allowing users to define a list of keywords to highlight instantly. Using ten distinct colors, it visually marks your chosen keywords, helping you quickly locate important information on any page.

This extension also provides a count of how many times each keyword appears, improving your browsing efficiency. All data including your keyword list is stored locally, ensuring your privacy and anonymity are fully protected. Multi-Keywords Highlighter is compatible with Firefox 52.0 and higher.

## Rankings

- #4,192 — Overall
- #6 — keyword
- #10 — highlighter
- #65 — delight
- #86 — flight
- #96 — wordpress

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## 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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## Review summary

Multi-Keywords Highlighter is a simple and effective Firefox add-on that supports highlighting multiple keywords with ten different colors, making it helpful for research. Users appreciate its subtle highlight option and ease of use when keywords are comma-separated. However, common issues include occasional browser crashes, lack of keyboard shortcuts for toggling highlights, and missing features such as per-domain keyword lists and color customization. Users have also requested improvements like limiting highlights to full words and highlighting numbers. The add-on appears reliable on certain configurations but may have stability issues on others.

### Pros

- Supports highlighting multiple keywords simultaneously.
- Provides multiple highlight colors (ten) which are enough for most users.
- Simple and effective tool for research and information highlighting.
- Allows subtle highlighting options for better visibility.
- Works well when keywords are separated by commas.

### Cons

- Crashes or causes browser instability for some users.
- Lacks keyboard shortcuts for toggling highlights on/off or managing keywords.
- Does not support keyword lists per website or domain for better customization.
- No option for color customization for highlights.
- Some features like limiting highlight to full words or numeric highlighting are missing.

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