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Live Highlighter

by CromTech Consulting Β· Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 20 Oct 2026

Stop searching. Start seeing. Make important words pop with colour highlights. Never miss what matters on any webpage

Users
33
βˆ’1 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
02039Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 33 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 9 months
001Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Live Highlighter

🎯 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 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 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 ⚑ 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. πŸ”’ Privacy-first: All highlighting is done locally on your device. πŸ’» Open source: View the code and contribute at https://github.com/cromtech-labs/live-highlighter ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✨ 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.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+5+17.9%00.00
30 daysβˆ’1βˆ’2.9%00.00
6 months+28+560.0%00.00

Version history

6 versions recorded
0.11.021 Feb 2026
0.9.014 Feb 2026
0.8.011 Feb 2026
0.7.04 Feb 2026
0.6.01 Feb 2026
0.5.08 Jan 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
8 Jan 2026
Size
70 KB
Languages
de, en, es, fr, pt-BR, zh-CN, ja, ko
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
docs.livehighlighter.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ihoijklcbeigoingpcaljolckeaoljml

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingtabs

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