Selection Highlighter

by neaucode · neaumusic.com · Developer Tools

Established publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Highlight occurrences of selected text, with or without a keypress.

Users

8,000

0 in 30 days

Rating

4.5 / 5

−0.13 in 30 days

Ratings

+1 in 30 days

Store rank

#11K

#9,322 among extensions

Version

3.3.0

updated 20 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 96 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 Selection Highlighter

For code inspection and document analysis: search for and find keywords. - No need to press CMD+F - Maintains current selection - Open source and configurable options (JavaScript) - Ensure a "gate" key is pressed - Match whole word and/or case-insensitive - Blacklist bad hosts and ancestor HTML nodes Highlight works on all sites, including GitHub, StackOverflow, HackerNews, Reddit, etc. See all code involved: 1. Dev Console -> Sources -> Content Scripts -> Selection Highlighter 2. chrome://extensions -> Selection Highlighter -> Options -> Dev Console -> Sources https://github.com/neaucode/selection-highlighter