Goose Highlighter

Goose Highlighter is a browser extension that allows you to highlight words on any webpage.

Features

• Multiple Highlight Lists: Organize words into separate lists.
• Custom Colors: Set background and foreground for each list or individual word.
• Bulk Add: Paste multiple words at once.
• Enable/Disable: Toggle highlighting globally, per list, or per word.
• Page Navigation: View all highlights on the current page and jump to any occurrence with a single click.
• Site Exceptions: Add specific websites to an exceptions list to disable highlighting there.
• Import/Export: Backup or share your highlight lists and exceptions as JSON files.

Install

From Chrome Web Store (Recommended)

• Go to Chrome Web Store page and choose Add to chrome.

Manual Installation

Option 1: Install from CRX File (Releases)

1. Download: Get the latest .crx file from the Releases section
2. Install in Chrome:
   • Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right corner)
   • Drag and drop the .crx file onto the extensions page
   • Click "Add extension" when prompted

Option 2: Install from ZIP File (Releases)

1. Download: Get the latest .zip file from the Releases section
2. Extract: Unzip the downloaded file to a folder of your choice
3. Load in Chrome:
   • Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right corner)
   • Click "Load unpacked" button
   • Select the extracted folder containing the extension files

Option 3: Build from Source

1. Prerequisites: Node.js 20+ and npm
2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/obsqrbtz/goose-highlighter.git
   cd goose-highlighter

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Build the extension:

   npm run build

5. Load in Chrome:
   • Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right corner)
   • Click "Load unpacked" button
   • Select the entire goose-highlighter folder (not the dist folder)