MultiHighlighter

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# MultiHighlighter

MultiHighlighter allows multi-word searching/highlighting on almost any web page. Each term is highlighted with a unique color.

Search and highlight or redact text quickly on almost any web page AND local files. Like keywording? MultiHighlighter is a light-weight, yet powerful extension that allows multi-word searching/highlighting on almost any web page and local files.

## Features

- The MultiHighlighter search bar is wired to a hotkey combination (Ctrl+Shift+A to display, Esc to close)
- All search terms are highlighted with a unique background 'highlighter' color
- A real-time count of the number of matched terms appears in the search status area
- Text redaction option allows you to redact currently highlighted terms
- MultiHighlighter does not interfere with the default Chrome browser search functionality
- Highlighting is preserved when printing to standard media or to PDF

## Instructions

- To display the MultiHighlighter search bar, click the extension icon, or press Ctrl+Shift+A in combination after a page has loaded
- Search and highlight occurs as you type in the MultiHighlighter search box
- Highlighting persists after closing the MultiHighlighter search bar
- Highlighting can be removed by clearing all text in the MultiHighlighter search box
- To close the MultiHighlighter search box, press the Esc key, or click the 'X' on the right-hand side
- Only words with a length greater than or equal to 2 are searchable
- Search is currently case-insensitive
- Redaction functionality is currently in-process and will be available soon
- This does not work when viewing PDF documents in Chrome

## Note

If you notice any issues when updating to a new version of this extension, try clearing your browser cache, and then restarting your browser session.