Chrome-Stats extension
Selection Highlighter
Highlight occurrences of selected text, with or without a keypress.
What is Selection Highlighter?
"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.
Stats
Users:
8,000+
Rating:
4.59
(78)
Creation date:
2020-06-07
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version:
3
Permissions:
- storage
Size:
481.28K
Email:
js*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
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Summary
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
User reviews
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Pros
- Easy to use
- Saves time
- Allows for multiple highlighting
- Customizable settings
Cons
- Does not work on Google Docs or Microsoft Docs code snippets
- Highlight disappears with one click
Most mentioned
- Multiple highlighting
- Not working on specific websites
- Customizable settings
Recent reviews
awesome work bests
by
Ak, 2022-08-03
Ak, 2022-08-03Why does the highlighted word , the highlight disappear with one click? How to make the highlight stay fixed until the next word is highlighted?
by
LOVEFORALL (LOVE FOR ALL), 2024-02-15
LOVEFORALL (LOVE FOR ALL), 2024-02-15I love this extension! Super easy to use, Real time saver for me.
by
Łukasz Kurzyniec, 2024-01-15
Łukasz Kurzyniec, 2024-01-15Safety
Risk impact
Selection Highlighter is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Selection Highlighter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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