Smart Keyword Highlighter

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

As of June 2026, Smart Keyword Highlighter has 2 users in the Productivity category.

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Version
1.5
Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

4.1631.8399999999999999Apr 19, 2026Jun 9, 2026
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Apr 19, 202641.5
Apr 24, 202631.5
May 1, 202631.5
May 8, 202641.5
May 31, 20261.5
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Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabs
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

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.

Technical

Version
1.5
Manifest
V3
Size
414KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
eldhgpjanfaidfdbndllekeaccbonlol
Developer ID
ube7c36ce13cfd353ef8d13a2276e62be
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Feb 6, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
Feb 12, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 9, 2026
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