Highlight

Highlight text on websites by toggling the highlighter extension or keyboard shortcut. Saves highlights on your device for future references.

Highlight - Interactive Text Highlighter Add-On for Firefox

Highlight is a handy Firefox add-on that allows users to mark up text on websites using a toggleable highlighter cursor. Users can activate the highlighter by pressing Ctrl + A or clicking the button in the extension popup. Highlighted phrases can be managed through an intuitive popup interface, where they can be copied or deleted. The color of the highlighter can be changed between 5 different preset colors. Additionally, hovering over highlighted text brings up a quick selection menu, making editing and copying highlighted text more straightforward.
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Add-on stats

Users: 4,022
-80
Rating: 4.06
(35)
Version: 4.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-07-06)
Creation date: 2022-07-06
Weekly download count: 119
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • scripting
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • <all_urls>
Size: 4.92M

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# 1,343 ▼ 8
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Add-on summary

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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

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
  • Easy to use and control
  • Works well for highlighting text
  • Doesn't mess up page elements
  • Better than other highlighters available for Firefox
Cons
  • Loss of highlights after page reload
  • Shortcut keys conflict with browser functionalities
  • Lacks features like backup/sync and categorization of highlights
Most mentioned
  • Shortcut key issues
  • Highlighting function works well
  • Desire for additional features
User reviews
Works very well. Had issues with other highlighter addons but this worked great. The one downside I found is this will embed code in WSYIWIG editors that may then appear on pages to other users.
by Scott Cummins (Ferby), 2024-12-02
by Sumwun, 2024-09-22
Loosing highlights after page reload :( On dark mode - text in barely visible :(
by Vitaly Zdanevich, 2024-07-01
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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

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