Quick Highlights

Simple, shortcut-based text highlighter with four colours.

As of June 2026, Quick Highlights has users in the Productivity category.

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Version
2.7.6
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates.

History

4 snapshots

Tracking since May 11, 2026.

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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 11, 20262.7.2
May 16, 20262.7.2
May 22, 20262.7.4
May 29, 202612.7.4
Now2.7.6

Changelog

  • May 16, 2026
    description
    Simple, shortcut-based and fun to use highlighter
    
    HOW IT WORKS
    Select any text, tap H, done. Hold H to choose from 4 colours and release to apply the chosen colour. To remove a highlight, click on it or press R. When you're ready, press C to copy everything to your clipboard in reading order, one highlight per line.
    
    SHORTCUTS 
    H ––> Yellow highlight 
    H (hold) ––> Choose from Yellow, Green, Red, or Blue 
    R ––> Remove last highlight (OR double-click on a highlight)
    C ––> Copy all highlights to clipboard
    
    PERMISSIONS
    Quick Highlighter listens to keyboard events, reads and modifies the text of pages you visit in order to display highlights, and requires clipboard access to copy your highlights. It runs entirely on your local machine and stores nothing.
    HOW IT WORKS
    Select any text, tap H, done. Hold H to choose from 4 colours and release to apply the chosen colour. To remove a highlight, click on it or press R. When you're ready, press C to copy everything to your clipboard in reading order, one highlight per line.
    
    SHORTCUTS 
    H ––> Press H for yellow highlight 
    H ––> Hold H to choose from yellow, green, red, or blue 
    R ––> Remove last highlight (OR double-click on a highlight)
    C ––> Copy all highlights to clipboard
    
    PERMISSIONS
    Quick Highlights listens to keyboard events, reads and modifies the text of pages you visit in order to display highlights, and requires clipboard access to copy your highlights. It runs entirely on your local machine and stores nothing.
  • May 16, 2026
    short_description
    Simple, shortcut-based and fun to use highlighter
    
    HOW IT WORKS
    Select any text, tap H, done. Hold H to choose from 4 colours and…
    Simple, shortcut-based text highlighter with four colours.
  • May 16, 2026
    name
    Quick Highlighter
    Quick Highlights

Permissions & access

Permissions
clipboardWrite
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Quick Highlights screenshot 1Quick Highlights screenshot 2

About

HOW IT WORKS
Select any text, tap H, done. Hold H to choose from 4 colours and release to apply the chosen colour. To remove a highlight, click on it or press R. When you're ready, press C to copy everything to your clipboard in reading order, one highlight per line.

SHORTCUTS 
H ––> Press H for yellow highlight 
H ––> Hold H to choose from yellow, green, red, or blue 
R ––> Remove last highlight (OR double-click on a highlight)
C ––> Copy all highlights to clipboard

PERMISSIONS
Quick Highlights listens to keyboard events, reads and modifies the text of pages you visit in order to display highlights, and requires clipboard access to copy your highlights. It runs entirely on your local machine and stores nothing.

Technical

Version
2.7.6
Manifest
V3
Size
17.19KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
ndkilgmjgacbbndfbeeehnpemjgbbgao
Developer ID
u6f552f491bec36c317ca4f3f4afb139f
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 10, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 23, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 11, 2026
Website

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 11, 2026.