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Better Search Highlighter

by abap34 · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Find exact text matches on the current page and make them easier to see with adjustable highlights.

Users
5
+2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#267K
#223K among extensions
Version
0.1.1
updated 24 May 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
025May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
001May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Better Search Highlighter

Better Search Highlighter is a Chrome extension that provides page search with multi-level highlighting for matched text. - Search text on the current page, similar to the standard browser find feature. - Change the highlight level with the `ArrowUp` and `ArrowDown` keys. - Level 1: yellow highlight similar to the standard browser search - Level 2: red highlight - Level 3: blinking red highlight, only when blinking is enabled - Level 4: dim the whole page and spotlight only the current match - Blinking can be disabled for users who are sensitive to flashing effects. - `prefers-reduced-motion` is also respected. - All processing runs locally. - To avoid performance impact on dynamically generated or very large pages, the extension limits how much text it loads. Enable the "Search all content" option when you want to search the entire page. - Warning: this searches the page without a scan limit and may affect performance on some pages. [Usage] Open the search panel in one of these ways: - Extension action button - Right-click menu - Keyboard shortcut Default shortcuts: - Windows / Linux: `Alt+Shift+F` - macOS: `Option+Shift+F` Panel controls: - Up arrow button / `Shift+Enter`: move to the previous match - Down arrow button / `Enter`: move to the next match - Match number field: enter a number such as `40`, then press `Enter` - `ArrowUp`: increase the highlight level - `ArrowDown`: decrease the highlight level - `Escape`: close the panel [Settings] Settings can be changed from "Settings" in the search panel. - Enable / disable blinking - Enable / disable "Search all content" - Reset highlight level - Reset panel position - Open Chrome shortcut settings - Reset all settings

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+66.7%00.00
30 days+2+66.7%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.1.124 May 2026
0.1.023 May 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
23 May 2026
Size
56 KB
Languages
en, ja
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
miaopokmjbgoeeicbhlbkmemgncpepim

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 3
Permissions
activeTabcontextMenusscriptingstorage

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