
Highlight - Interactive Text Highlighter Add-On for Firefox
Add-on stats
- contextMenus
- scripting
- storage
- activeTab
- <all_urls>
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Add-on summary
User can toggle the highlighter cursor using shortcut key Ctrl + A or toggling the button in the extension popup. Close the highlighter cursor by clicking or toggling the highlighter again. Select phrases to be highlighted with the cursor. Selected phrases will be saved to the device and can be managed through the pop-up interface. Highlight color can be switched between 5 different preset colors. All highlighted phrases can be copied or deleted in the pop-up interface. When the cursor hover over the highlighted phrases in the webpage, a quick selection menu will appear to let user easily Delete, Switch Color, or Copy.
User reviews
- Easy to use and control
- Works well for highlighting text
- Doesn't mess up page elements
- Better than other highlighters available for Firefox
- Loss of highlights after page reload
- Shortcut keys conflict with browser functionalities
- Lacks features like backup/sync and categorization of highlights
- Shortcut key issues
- Highlighting function works well
- Desire for additional features
User reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Highlight requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Highlight has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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