Highbrighter

Highbrighter to mark text on a site, add notes and navigate them through context menu. All the changes to a page can be saved and then loaded
What is Highbrighter?
Highbrighter is a Firefox Add-On that allows you to mark text on a site, add notes, and navigate them through the context menu. You can save and load changes made to a page, set preferences for marking text, categorize pages, use keyboard shortcuts, import and export stored pages, and more.

Add-on stats

By: Jahn08
Users: 47 ▲ 2
Rating: 4.22 (9)
Version: 1.2.1 (Last updated: 2020-06-06)
Creation date: 2019-08-13
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 115.78K

Other platforms

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Add-on summary

The general functionality:

  • Mark text with several colours through a context menu on a page
  • Save the marked text and load it later when accessing the same page
  • Set up your preferences to change a default colour for marking and load a page automatically if it is available in the storage
  • Categorise pages when saving or in the preferences
  • Use keyboard shortcuts for frequently used commands in the context menu
  • Add notes on a page and navigate them by quick scrolling through the context menu
  • Import and export stored pages between different PCs and browsers (supporting Mozilla Firefox starting from 60.0) through the preferences page

User reviews

Loosing data after page reload :( Font color sometimes barely readable (try on dark mode)
by Vitaly Zdanevich, 2024-07-01

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Highbrighter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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