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Smart Keyword Highlighter

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

Smart keyword highlighting to improve focus. Uses CSS Custom Highlight API, adaptive contrast, and persistent registry.

Users
5
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#276K
#230K among extensions
Version
1.5
updated 12 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 8 months
025Feb 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 8 months
001Feb 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Smart Keyword Highlighter

Smart Highlighting: Automatically detects and highlights: Uppercase words (e.g., "IMPORTANT") Capitalized words (e.g., "Keyword") Mixed case and hyphenated words CSS Custom Highlight API: Uses the modern CSS Custom Highlight API for high performance and native-feeling highlights without cluttering the DOM. Adaptive Contrast: Intelligently adjusts highlight colors based on the background color (light or dark) to ensure readability. Smart Exclusions: Ignores sentence starters to prevent over-highlighting. Skips specific tags like scripts, styles, inputs, code blocks, and links (anchor tags). Respects contenteditable elements. Custom Highlighting: Define custom keywords with specific colors (e.g., yellow: Python, Java). Supports case-insensitive and whole-word matching. Advanced Keyword Registry: Persistent Memory: Remembers highlighted keywords per-domain or globally (*.*). Retroactive Highlighting: If a keyword is discovered mid-sentence, it gets added to the registry. On subsequent visits (or retroactively on the same page), it will be highlighted even if it appears at the start of a sentence. Configurable Scope: Define maximum registry size and scope (global vs. domain-specific). Customizable: Toggle extension on/off globally or per-site. Manage site exclusions/inclusions via the options page. Advanced Settings: Minimum Words in Block: Configure the minimum word count for a block to be highlighted (default: 10). Custom Colors: Adjust the background highlight colors and opacity for both light and dark modes.

Growth

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Version history

3 versions recorded
1.512 Feb 2026
1.36 Feb 2026
1.46 Feb 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
6 Feb 2026
Size
414 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
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