Multiple Search and Highlight

Name: Multiple Search and Highlight
Rating: 4.2889 (45 reviews)
Author: Brian

Highlight multiple words separated by comma, space or arbitrary separator with regular expression support

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Multiple Search and Highlight is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your text search experience. It allows you to highlight multiple words or phrases simultaneously using customizable separators such as commas, spaces, or any regular expression. Its powerful features include support for multiple highlighters, different splitter characters, and text formatting like underline and bold, making it highly adaptable for any use case.

The extension operates entirely offline, protecting your privacy by avoiding server-side interactions. Its interface resembles the browser's default find tool and offers intuitive navigation through search terms using the Enter and Shift + Enter keys. Additionally, it supports automatic query search per URL and annotates pages with distinct colors for easy identification, all while consuming zero resources when inactive.

Productivity Utilities Privacy & Security

By:

Brian

Daily users:

1,336+ -7

Rating:

4.29

(45)

Version:

0.5.0 Last updated: 2025-01-18

Version code:

5877655

Creation date:

2019-11-28

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting

Size:

116.73K

URLs:

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Full description:

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Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 2,644 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#302 in Web Development

#322 in Search Tools ▼ 1

#24 in highlighter keyword 51

#44 in delight keyword 1

#64 in flight keyword 28

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Multiple Search and Highlight (v0.5.0)

5,564+ 4.20

(9)

User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on's simplicity, effective highlighting, and privacy-friendly design without special permissions. Key issues include the disappearance of highlights when clicking elsewhere or scrolling, especially in Firefox, and the absence of persistent search bar and keyboard shortcuts. Additional requests involve a dark mode and performance improvements for lengthy pages. Overall, the add-on is valued but would benefit from enhancements addressing highlight persistence and usability features.

Pros

Simple and easy to use interface.
Effectively highlights all occurrences of searched terms.
Does not require any special permissions, ensuring privacy.
Offers settings to customize behavior, such as keeping highlights active when the popup is closed.
Cross-browser functionality noted, with good performance on Chrome.

Cons

Highlights disappear when clicking outside the search popup or when scrolling in Firefox.
Lacks a persistent search bar or option to keep the popup open until manually dismissed.
Missing keyboard shortcut for quick activation, hindering workflow efficiency.
No dark mode available.
Occasional performance issues on very long or complex web pages.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Multiple Search and Highlight does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Multiple Search and Highlight is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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