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Custom Highlight Color by Implied Intellect

Highlight as you read through the page. Highlight multiple lines of text. Easily customize the color of selected text. Features include saving highlights, copying all selections, and email integration. Perfect for research.

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github - https://github.com/mthprblms/firefox-highlight-color-changer

🖍️ Highlight Color Changer

Transform your reading experience on the web.

Customize text selection colors, save your research, and organize your highlights with style.







✨ Features

🎨 Custom Colors
- Choose from a vibrant palette of presets (Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink, and more!)
- Use the color picker to select any color you desire.
- Adjust opacity for the perfect balance of visibility and readability.

💾 Smart Saving
- Save Highlights: Export your highlights to a text file.
- Auto-Naming: Files are automatically named highlight-YYYY-MM-DD-website.com.txt for easy organization.
- Copy All: One-click copy of all highlighted text to your clipboard.

📧 Share & Organize
- Email Highlights: Instantly draft an email with your highlights and the source URL.
- Context Menu: Right-click access to all major features.

🔗 Smart Selection
- Works perfectly on links, paragraphs, and mixed content.
- Preserves page layout—no more broken lines or weird formatting!



🚀 Installation

Chrome (Developer Mode)
  1. Download or clone this repository.
  2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/.
  3. Enable Developer mode (top right).
  4. Click Load unpacked.
  5. Select the chrome app folder from this repository.

Firefox (Debug Mode)
  1. Download or clone this repository.
  2. Open Firefox and go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox.
  3. Click Load Temporary Add-on....
  4. Navigate to the firefox app folder and select the manifest.json file.



🛠️ Usage
  1. Click the extension icon to open the popup.
  2. Select a color or pick your own.
  3. Select text on any webpage—it highlights automatically!
  4. Right-click on the page to access the menu:
  5. 📋 Copy all highlights
  6. 💾 Save highlights to file
  7. 📧 Email highlights
  8. 🧹 Clear all highlights



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  • Input data to the clipboard
  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
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Version
1.0
Size
33.27 KB
Last updated
14 days ago (Dec 7, 2025)
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