# Persistent Highlighter

> A watered-down port to WebExtensions of Prostetnic Highlighter ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/prostetnic/ )

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `persistent-color-highlighter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** n8chz
- **Category:** bookmarks,other
- **Daily users:** 51
- **Rating:** 2.95 / 5 (19 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.9resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-09-22
- **Size:** 62 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/persistent-color-highlighter/)

## Description

Persistent Highlighter is a Chrome extension that lets you highlight text on any web page using colors of your choice. Unlike basic highlighters, it saves your highlighted passages persistently and allows you to look up words within these highlights whenever you like. This extension is a streamlined port of the popular Prostetnic Highlighter, bringing its core functionality to the Chrome environment.

Perfect for researchers, students, and avid web readers, Persistent Highlighter helps you organize and revisit important information effortlessly across your browsing sessions. Customize your highlights and enhance your reading and studying workflow with this easy-to-use tool.

## Rankings

- #15,881 — Overall
- #36 — highlighter
- #64 — listen
- #184 — choice
- #218 — delight
- #247 — flight

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/persistent-color-highlighter)