# Highlight Selection

> Highlights currently selected text with a yellow background.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `th-highlight-selection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Namto
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-18
- **First published:** 2026-03-15
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-05-19
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/th-highlight-selection/)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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