Stop searching. Start seeing. Make important words pop with colour highlights. Never miss what matters on any webpage
Users
33
β1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#127K
#106K among extensions
Version
0.11.0
updated 21 Feb 2026
Users
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 20 Oct 2026:33 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 20 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Live Highlighter
π― Transform your browsing experience
Live Highlighter lets you mark important words with color on any webpage - automatically. Set it once, and your highlights appear everywhere you browse.
Save time and stay focused
β’ Scan faster - Spot key information in seconds, not minutes
β’ Track patterns - Follow naming conventions, terms, and concepts across pages
β’ Catch issues - Instantly see warnings, errors, or red flags
β’ Improve comprehension - Color-code complex content as you read
β’ Stay consistent - Enforce standards across admin panels and dashboards
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Perfect for:
Developer workflows - Highlight naming standards in admin portals, track API endpoints in docs, spot deprecated methods
Monitoring & logs - Mark error levels (ERROR, WARN, INFO), status codes, or specific service names
Documentation - Track function names, parameters, and code patterns as you read technical docs
Reading reviews - Highlight "broke", "defective", "love it" and scan 100+ reviews in seconds
Research & study - Track key concepts across Wikipedia, articles, and documentation
Job hunting - Spot "required", "remote", and deal-breakers at a glance
News reading - Follow people, places, and events through complex stories
β‘ Simple to use:
1. Add words to highlight (like "useState", "deprecated", "admin_user_")
2. Choose a color for each group
3. Browse normally - highlights appear automatically on every page
No setup hassle. Just instant, always-on highlighting.
π Privacy-first: All highlighting is done locally on your device.
π» Open source: View the code and contribute at https://github.com/cromtech-labs/live-highlighter
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β¨ Feature Highlights
Organize with Groups - Create up to 10 color-coded groups with 20 words each. Perfect for naming conventions, status tracking, or different reading projects.
Works Everywhere - Highlights appear on admin panels, monitoring dashboards, docs, shopping sites, Wikipedia - any webpage you visit.
Lightning Fast - Built with modern browser technology (CSS Custom Highlight API) for instant, flicker-free highlighting that doesn't slow down your pages.
Easy Management - Drag-and-drop to reorder groups by priority, toggle highlights on/off, or edit words anytime from the popup.