Highlight This Chrome Extension Analysis
Automation & Workflow EfficiencyStore listing title: Highlight This: finds and marks words
Chrome extension ID: fgmbnmjmbjenlhbefngfibmjkpbcljaj
This Chrome extension scans active browser tabs to highlight predefined text patterns. It offers features such as local data storage, list synchronization via Google Sheets, and customizable highlighting styles.
Overview
Installs
100K+
Rating
★ 3.8
429 reviews
Languages
5 locales
Includes English, Nederlands, español, français...
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Automation & Workflow Efficiency
Pricing friction
Moderate review signal
Complaint intensity
High review signal
Listing positioning
The product is positioned as a versatile utility for automatically finding and marking specific words or phrases on web pages. It emphasizes advanced capabilities like Regular Expression (Regex) support and organized, color-coded keyword lists.
Inferred product pattern
A utility-focused extension transitioning from a simple free tool to a more strictly monetized subscription service, leading to user friction regarding cost and reliability.
Review-backed pain points
Users report significant frustration with high annual subscription fees, false positive highlights where the tool 'invents' words, and failures in restoring backups or receiving purchased licenses.
Observed feature gaps
Reviews indicate issues with maintaining list integrity and accuracy in color-coded highlighting during updates.
- Researchers
- Data Analysts
- Users monitoring specific web content
- Automated keyword detection on web pages
- Visual scanning of text using regex
- Monitoring specific terms in dynamic web content
- Effective regular expression and wildcard support
- High subscription costs
- Aggressive monetization tactics
- Reliability issues with data and highlighting accuracy
- Free-tier complaints detected
- Performance complaints detected
- There is strong user backlash against the pricing model, specifically regarding the cost of subscriptions relative to the tool's perceived simplicity.
Support
Users have reported receiving no response from the developer when inquiries regarding missing licenses or technical failures were made.
Reliability
Reliability concerns include the extension incorrectly identifying words (false positives), mixing up list colors, and failing to restore user backups.
Privacy
One user reported the presence of third-party advertising cookies within the extension's changelog window.
- Free entry with paid features
- No account requirement observed
- Limited free usage observed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 2
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 5
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Version: 6.3.12
- Size: 4.24MiB
- Last updated:
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Website: highlightthis.net