Selection Highlighter
Highlight occurrences of selected text, with or without a keypress.
Selection Highlighter - Highlight occurrences of selected text
Selection Highlighter is a Firefox add-on that enables you to highlight occurrences of selected text on websites. With configurable options and the ability to match whole words or ignore case, it provides an efficient way to search for keywords in code inspection and document analysis. The add-on works on all sites, including popular platforms like GitHub, StackOverflow, and HackerNews.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 5
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
Size: 225.01K
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Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
by 敬念法轮大法好远离瘟疫, 2025-02-26
It's a really good extension, but it doesn't work on words with diacritics on the first or last letter. For instance, the extension won't recognise the other occurrences of "esquimó", "índole", etc.
by Krumann, 2024-11-10
by Egor, 2024-08-01
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Selection Highlighter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Selection Highlighter. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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