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Highlighter for Humans by definitelyahuman

A simple tool that allows you to highlight portions of a page.

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Highlight key pieces of articles as you read news articles or pages on WikipediaHighlight important points of reference materials on sites such as MDN, StackOverflow, and others.A small popup menu appears when you select text on a page. Click the highlighter icon to highlight the text or click the 'x' to close the popup. (The popup will hide automatically in a few seconds.)Click the highlighter icon in the address bar to see a list of your highlights on the current tab.
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Usage
  • Select text on any page and click the highlighter icon that appears.
  • Click the highlighter icon in the address bar to see a list of your hightlights.

Your highlights are removed if you leave the page or refresh.

Notes

This is primarily a proof of concept. Will be adding additional features in the near future including: jump between your highlights on a page, remove highlights, copy-paste, and more.
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  • Access your data for all websites
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Version
0.0.4
Size
16.19 KB
Last updated
6 years ago (Aug 6, 2019)
Related Categories
  • Feeds, News & Blogging
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License
MIT License
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Release notes for 0.0.4
- Removed unneeded permissions
- Removed the "enable" checkbox in favor of a "context popup" when you select text
- Address bar icon shows your highlights on click
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