Selection Highlighter

Highlight occurrences of selected text, with or without a keypress.

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Selection Highlighter: Quick Text Search Tool

"Selection Highlighter" is a Chrome extension that enhances text searching on web pages by automatically highlighting occurrences of the user’s selection. It eliminates the need for the usual CMD+F command, maintaining the current selection for convenience. This extension is particularly useful for developers and researchers engaging in code inspection or document analysis. Users can benefit from features like optional 'gate' key activation, match specificity, and the ability to bypass certain web pages or HTML elements. The extension’s open-source nature allows for customization, making it a versatile tool across various sites such as GitHub, StackOverflow, and more. Configuration and code are easily accessible for users interested in how the extension operates under the hood.

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Extension stats

By: https://neaumusic.com

Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.57

(88)

Version: 3.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-01-14)

Creation date: 2020-06-07

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 481.28K

Email: js*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 11,135 ▼ 152

Other rankings

#2966 in Developer Tools ▼ 5 #3 in selection keyword 22 ▲ 1 #12 in highlighter keyword 28 #190 in console keyword 61 ▼ 3 #293 in source keyword 11 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Selection Highlighter (v2.42)

4.88

(8) 119

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

For code inspection and document analysis: search for and find keywords.

No need to press CMD+F
Maintains current selection
Open source and configurable options (JavaScript)
Ensure a "gate" key is pressed
Match whole word and/or case-insensitive
Blacklist bad hosts and ancestor HTML nodes

Highlight works on all sites, including GitHub, StackOverflow, HackerNews, Reddit, etc.

See all code involved:

Dev Console -> Sources -> Content Scripts -> Selection Highlighter
chrome://extensions -> Selection Highlighter -> Options -> Dev Console -> Sources

https://github.com/neaumusic/selection-highlighter

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

Easy to use
Quick highlighting by double-clicking a word
Helps in productivity
Transparent development and good support
Very practical and efficient

Cons

Doesn't work with symbols (like * or +)
Inconsistent functionality (works some days, doesn't work others)
Doesn't function on Google Docs
Issues with keeping highlights fixed (disappears after clicking)
Compatibility problems with certain web pages

Most mentioned

Double clicking to highlight words
Ability to highlight all occurrences of a word
Request for multiple highlighting options
Inconsistency in functionality
Non-functionality on certain platforms (like Google Docs)

User reviews

It kind of works, but the annoying thing is that it doesn't function for symbols. So searching something like * or + alone won't work...and guess what I needed this for. :')