Auto Highlight

🟨 Auto Highlight will help you see what's important on the web! βœ… ⚑ Supports RegExp search and many style and highlight options β­• πŸ₯· Hide text by setting font size to zero!

Auto Highlight - Text Marker and Searcher Add-On

Auto Highlight is a fully automatic and easy to use text marker, highlighter, eraser, searcher, and style fixer add-on for Firefox. It supports RegExp search, offers many style and highlight options, and allows you to hide text by setting font size to zero. It also supports advanced search options using regular expressions, synchronization to all your devices, and much more.

Add-on stats

Users: 2,006
-37
Rating: 4.45
(55)
Version: 5.3 (Last updated: 2023-11-03)
Creation date: 2020-07-21
Weekly download count: 120
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • scripting
  • alarms
  • activeTab
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.02M
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Auto Highlight (v5.3)
4.71 (63) 10,000
Auto Brightness Switch (v1.3.0)
4.14 (1,375) 345,932
Auto Highlight (v5.3)
4.80 (8) 5,594
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Add-on summary

🟨 Auto Highlight is a fully automatic and easy to use text marker / highlighter / eraser / searcher / style fixer. No need to use search anymore to find important information! πŸŽ‰

⭐ TOP FEATURES:

  • highlight keywords like: 1080p, HDR, 4K, x265, HEVC, 5.1
  • hide text - by changing font size to zero or by making it transparent
  • advanced search options using regular expressions (regexp), exact match, ignore diacritics and more
  • change style - background, text size and color
  • automatic synchronization πŸ”„ to all your devices (using native Firefox Sync.)
  • highlight "Free shipping", "Out of stock" and other important labels
  • doing research about specific topic? Use "Temporal highlight" feature to highlight keywords on every page.

❀ Support independent developer and a Friend of Add-ons:

  • I'm full-time add-on developer and your donation is my only income. There are no ads in my add-ons! β˜• Please support my work by: Thank you! :) Your donation will help me keep this add-on working in future versions of Firefox!

πŸ”’ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/fastaddons/AutoHighlight/blob/master/PRIVACY_POLICY.md

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Very customizable for highlighting specific words or phrases
  • Supports regular expressions, making it versatile for various use cases
  • Works well across platforms, including Firefox on Android
  • Useful for specific applications like research and freelance work (e.g., Upwork)
  • Generally stable and effective functionality
Cons
  • Occasional bugs, such as not functioning on certain tabs after switching between them
  • Limited or no functionality with PDFs, which could enhance its utility for researchers
  • Some users report issues with its appearance or alignment of highlights
  • Random occurrences of the add-on not showing up in the menu or being unusable
  • QuotaExceededError reported after prolonged use
Most mentioned
  • Highlighting capabilities
  • Customization options
  • Regular expression support
  • Issues with functionality stability
  • Desire for PDF compatibility
User reviews
Excellent!!,....Very versatile, stable and simply the "Best" to use ...Keep up the great work!!!

please append "Bold, Italic, Underline" with "All Caps"
by πŸ”₯🦊, 2024-09-01

Most of the time it works great, except for occasionally altering parts of the content on web pages.
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Auto Highlight requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Auto Highlight has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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