Super Simple Highlighter

Super Simple Highlighter

Make permanent, private highlights on any web page.

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What is Super Simple Highlighter?
Super Simple Highlighter is a unique Chrome extension empowering users to create enduring, private highlights on any web page. It provides several built-in styles like basic colors, redaction, blurs and others. The application allows highlights creation through the mouse or keyboard shortcuts. A popup dialog lets you navigate through a page's highlights, while summarizing them for print or save. This process is entirely private, with no data leaving your browser. Note: This extension does not sync across devices and highlights may not always be successfully restored.
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Stats
Users: 300,000+
Rating: 3.92 (1,226)
Version: 2023.07.24 (Last updated: 2023-07-26)
Creation date: 2019-07-19
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tts
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size: 351.23K
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Not available on Firefox
Super Simple Highlighter
Super Simple Highlighter (v4.0.4)
3.50 (19) 12,243+
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This extension lets you make highlights on any web page, and subsequently attempts to restore those highlights when you revisit the page.

This process is completely private. The location and contents of your highlights never leave your browser.

A variety of highlight styles are available, with built-in styles including basic colors, redaction, blurs etc. Highlights can be made via the mouse or a keyboard shortcut.

The highlights on a single page can be navigated to from a single popup dialog, and a summary of the page's highlights are also available to view, print, or save.

NOTE:

  • The extension does NOT sync across your devices.
  • There are many factors that may cause highlights not to be successfully restored on subsequent visits.

For more details, see the help page.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Customizable keyboard bindings
  • Customizable highlight colors + customizable text colors
  • Stores all highlights in a simple and convenient way
  • Can read highlights out loud
  • Exports in markdown format
Cons
  • No annotation feature
  • Highlight disappears once the page is refreshed
  • Doesn't work with PDFs in the browser
  • Cannot sync with Google account
Most mentioned
  • Customizable keyboard bindings
  • Customizable highlight colors
  • Stores all highlights
  • Export in markdown format
  • No annotation feature
Recent reviews
I rate this 1/10 cuz I'm a hater I've never actually used it i just found out i could write a review and like i said im being a hater
by sr 2028denovellis sr 2028denovellis, 2024-05-15

Loved it
by Talal Abed Alfattah Talal Abed Alfattah, 2024-05-13

by Xuanthinh Dang Xuanthinh Dang, 2024-05-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Super Simple Highlighter is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Super Simple Highlighter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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