Roam Highlighter

Web highlighter for Roam Research

As of May 2026, Roam Highlighter has 8,000 users and a 4.56/5 rating from 57 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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4.56
57 reviews
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Version
0.4.6
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension lost 1.0K users.

History

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Tracking since Apr 30, 2026.

9.1K8.5K7.9KApr 30, 2026May 27, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 30, 20269.0K4.56570.4.6
May 27, 20269.0K4.56570.4.6
Now8.0K4.56570.4.6

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabscontextMenus
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Roam Highlighter screenshot 1Roam Highlighter screenshot 2

About

📢 Update: I'm working on a new and improved version of this web highlighter called Markway. To learn more and get notified about the release, go to https://markway.io 🙂

DESCRIPTION: 
This extension offers an easy way to highlight text on a web page and import it to note-taking apps like Roam Research, Obsidian, Logseq or Notion in the format that best suits your workflow.

This is especially helpful of you are doing research, want to build your own knowledge-base or just want to save your favorite blog articles. 

FEATURES: 
Easily highlight any text on a web page
→ Add tags to bring your highlights into context
→ Customise the format of your copied highlights with placeholders
→ Jump to the next open Roam Research tab, to quickly insert your highlight

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT THE EXTENSION?
The quickest way to launch the extension is with a hotkey (e.g CMD + SHIFT + R). You can set a hotkey in the Chrome Settings for Extensions. Next you can create your own format for the highlights, by going into the widget settings. Play around with the placeholders and use spaces to indent content.

QUESTIONS / FEEDBACK:
Do you have questions or feedback? The best approach is to write me directly on x.com/wirtzdan

PERMISSIONS:
Roam Highlighter needs to modify the websites you visit to display the widget. That's why it needs the requested permissions to function properly. However, the exact phrase ("Read and change all your data on the website you visit") make it sound more invasive than it actually is. Currently, the extension runs completely on your local machine and the only thing that is saved, are the settings you make.

Technical

Version
0.4.6
Manifest
V3
Size
741KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u651d5d0cfada85a4efb19ee98054eecf
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 17, 2020
Last Updated (Store)
Feb 3, 2025
Last Scraped
May 27, 2026
Website
danielwirtz.com
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 27, 2026.