# Search highlight

> Automatically highlights your search keywords in web pages.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-highlight](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-highlight)

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-highlight`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Sigma
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-20
- **First published:** 2024-06-28
- **Size:** 49 KB
- **Data as of:** 2024-12-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-highlight/)

## Description

This add-on will highlight keywords entered in search engines on subsequently visited web pages. It supports most existing search engines. Clicking on the toolbar button displays an option box allowing to select which keywords to highlight. Right-clicking on the toolbar button toggles highlighting on and off in two mouse clicks. When highlighting japanese or chinese text, it is strongly advised to uncheck the "Whole words only" preference.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `webNavigation`
- `menus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-highlight)