Auto Highlight

*Auto Highlight* automatically highlights the important content on article pages.
What is Auto Highlight?
Auto Highlight is a Firefox add-on that automatically highlights the important content on article pages. It is similar to an article summarizer, addressing tl;dr. Users can click the highlighter icon in the location bar to change the highlighting coverage. The extension uses an algorithm based on term frequencies to pick important sentences, but the developer is open to feedback and aims to improve the technology.

Add-on stats

Users: 57
Rating: 2.50 (4)
Version: 3.6.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-18)
Creation date: 2020-02-24
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • scripting
  • storage
Size: 237.32K

Other platforms

Auto Highlight (v3.6.0)
3.90 (21) 30,000
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Add-on summary

This extension automatically highlights the important content on article pages.

It addresses tl;dr in a similar way to an article summarizer.

To use, click the highlighter icon in the location bar. Clicking multiple times changes the highlighting coverage. As the page receives more highlighting from clicking the icon, the icon will show less available ink in the highlighter.

Please let me know if you find particular pages where the extension does not work well. Auto Highlight currently uses an algorithm for picking important sentences based on term frequencies in the entire article. With examples of problematic pages, I can possibly improve the technology. I would also like to incorporate more advanced techniques from extraction-based article summarization research.

Add-on safety

Risk impact

Auto Highlight does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Auto Highlight is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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