# Tab Highlighter

> Highlight your GitHub tabs with custom colors for better organization.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tabhighlighter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NIHAL T P
- **Category:** web-development,appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-03
- **First published:** 2025-12-09
- **Size:** 372 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabhighlighter/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/nihaltp/tab-highlighter/issues](https://github.com/nihaltp/tab-highlighter/issues)

## Description

Bring VS Code–style indentation guides to GitHub.
Tab Highlighter adds subtle, colorful indent markers to GitHub code blocks, making it easier to read deeply nested code, spot misaligned indents, and understand structure at a glance.

Whether you're reviewing pull requests or exploring new repositories, indentation becomes instantly readable — just like in your favorite editor.

✨ Features
Highlights indentation levels directly on GitHub file pages
Clean, VS Code–inspired visual style (dots or custom markers)
Detects mixed indents and highlights inconsistencies
Zero configuration — works automatically on any GitHub repo
Lightweight, fast, and privacy-respecting

🔒 Privacy
This extension collects no data, sends nothing to external servers, and only modifies GitHub’s code rendering on your device.

## Rankings

- #109,850 — Overall
- #159 — highlighter

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://github.com/*`
- `https://www.github.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`
- `www.github.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- 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/tabhighlighter)