Highlight This: finds and marks words

Automatically finds and highlights words and phrases on the web page according to your list
What is Highlight This: finds and marks words?
Highlight This: finds and marks words is a convenient and free Firefox add-on designed to automatically search for and highlight your predefined words or phrases on a webpage. It seamlessly deals with AJAX pages, refines search results on page reload or content modifications, and offers numerous adjustable features. Alongwith organizing keywords in groups, it provides options for color-coding keyword lists, deactivating highlights for specific sites, and easy import/export of settings. The data is stored locally, ensuring security. With new updates, it now supports Google Sheets for word list management, offers Regex tokens, and case sensitive matching.
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Add-on stats

Version: 5.2 (Last updated: 2020-10-02)
Creation date: 2019-01-05
Weekly download count: 170
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • alarms
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.60M
URLs: Website

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# 1721 ▼ 8
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Add-on summary

Analyze keywords
  • No registration required
  • Organize your search words in groups and lists
  • All data stored locally
  • Auto-refreshes highlights on page reload and content changes
  • Unlimited words and lists
  • Free

Easy to use Add-on that automatically searches for defined words in the current browser tab and marks them in a text. Many more advanced features available through settings:

  • Create color-coded keyword lists
  • Disable highlighting on certain sites
  • Export or import your settings and keyword lists
  • Use lists from Pastebin

** New in 5.2

  • Fixed downloading external word lists
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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 useful and enhances browsing experience by allowing users to highlight keywords.
  • Helps in filtering out ads and sponsored content effectively.
  • Works well across multiple browsers.
Cons
  • Incompatibility between backup formats for Chrome and Firefox.
  • User interface is not intuitive for some users.
  • Bug issues related to regex patterns and color mixing.
Most mentioned
  • Need for better compatibility between different browser versions.
  • Desire for additional features such as RGBA color highlighting.
  • Issues with list management and auto-backup.
Recent reviews
5/5 if you update to chrome version, please update firefox version so we can import our backups.
by Phoenix, 2024-11-03
by terlap, 2024-09-07
by Chico, 2024-07-16
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Highlight This: finds and marks words requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Highlight This: finds and marks words has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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