MultiHighlighter

MultiHighlighter allows multi-word searching/highlighting on almost any web page. Each term is highlighted with a unique color.

What is MultiHighlighter?

MultiHighlighter is a Chrome extension that enables users to search multiple words or phrases on a webpage or in a local file and highlight each of these terms separately in distinct colors. In addition to highlighting, it provides an incremental count of matched terms and offers text redaction capabilities. The plugin can be activated via a hotkey combination and doesn't interfere with Chrome's default search functionality. The highlighting is sustained when pages are printed or saved as PDF.

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Extension stats

By: CCDevGroup

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.25 (181)

Version: 1.0.124.1 (Last updated: 2014-12-03)

Creation date: 2014-12-02

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 275.46K

Ranking

# 7711 ▼ 22

Other rankings

#11040 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #97 in search box keyword 14 ▲ 37 #110 in search bar keyword 15 ▲ 52 #128 in highlighter keyword 42 ▲ 31 #287 in close keyword 16 ▲

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Search and highlight or redact text quickly on almost any web page AND local files.

Like keywording? MultiHighlighter is a light-weight, yet powerful extension that allows multi-word searching/highlighting on almost any web page and local files.

NEW: Chrome web store feedback: Visit https://chrome.google.com/webstore/support/ocifbglmlbpgpbflnkfpclkmckoollbn to post any questions or comments you have about this extension; we will be able to reply to your inquiries via this open forum.

Features:

The MultiHighlighter search bar is wired to a hotkey combination (Ctrl+Shift+A to display, Esc to close)
All search terms are highlighted with a unique background ‘highlighter’ color
A real-time count of the number of matched terms appears in the search status area
Text redaction option allows you to redact currently highlighted terms
MultiHighlighter does not interfere with the default Chrome browser search functionality
Highlighting is preserved when printing to standard media or to PDF

Instructions:

User reviews

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Pros

Simple and easy to use for highlighting
Useful tool for researchers seeking to save time
Great Chrome extension overall

Cons

Does not follow best practices and uses Manifest V2
Many users experience functionality issues and the extension does not work
Lacks advanced features like remembering previous searches or shortcuts
Does not highlight words in iFrames

Most mentioned

Does not work
Simplicity of the tool
Alert about potential deprecation
Issues with highlighting in Google Docs or Excel

Recent reviews

This extension is awesome! But there is an alert 'This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions.'. Could you please upgrade it, and keep it working? Thank you very much!!

Bribin Zheng, 2024-10-18

MultiHighlighter is a decent highlighter with a simple input box and no settings (e.g., always fragment of words, case insensitive, diacritic sensitive). It's a pity that it does not highlight words in iFrames. But the main issue is that, it uses Manifest V2, which will soon be deprecated, and the developer hasn't updated it since 2014! Unless this changes, I recommend current users try my own highlighter, Multi Find, for a more customizable and future-proof experience: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/multi-find-chercher-et-su/dffaiikpbncahnghlfnkhagffaemhgfo