What is Persistent Highlighter?

Persistent Highlighter focuses on keeping important text highlights available when revisiting web pages. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who is Persistent Highlighter for?

Persistent Highlighter is an open-source project built for web researchers and readers.

What platforms does Persistent Highlighter run on?

Persistent Highlighter runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Persistent Highlighter still active?

Unverified. Persistent Highlighter has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Persistent Highlighter?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Selection Highlighter, Highlighter, and Highlight Color.

Who makes Persistent Highlighter?

Persistent Highlighter is developed by n8chz.

How long has Persistent Highlighter been around?

Persistent Highlighter first shipped in 2016.

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Persistent Highlighter

Name: Persistent Highlighter
Author: n8chz

github.comInfrastructure

Persistent Highlighter is an open-source Chromium browser extension that lets users highlight text on web pages and preserve those highlights for later visits. It is intended for readers, researchers, and anyone who needs lightweight web annotation.

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Overview

5 features

Persistent Highlighter sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on keeping important text highlights available when revisiting web pages. Persistent Highlighter is an open-source project aimed at web researchers and readers. Persistent Highlighter is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

n8chz builds and maintains Persistent Highlighter, and it first shipped in 2016. Among its 5 catalogued features are text highlighting, persistent highlights, and web page annotation.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Text highlighting
Persistent highlights
Web page annotation
Chromium support
Firefox support

Built with & integrations

Connectors

chrome

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed13 Sep · 14:33 UTC
Persistent Highlighter verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Persistent Highlighter

What is Persistent Highlighter?: Persistent Highlighter focuses on keeping important text highlights available when revisiting web pages. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Persistent Highlighter for?: Persistent Highlighter is an open-source project built for web researchers and readers.
Does Persistent Highlighter have a free plan?: Yes — Persistent Highlighter is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Persistent Highlighter run on?: Persistent Highlighter runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Persistent Highlighter still active?: Unverified. Persistent Highlighter has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Persistent Highlighter?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Selection Highlighter, Highlighter, and Highlight Color.Selection Highlighter Highlighter Highlight Color
Who makes Persistent Highlighter?: Persistent Highlighter is developed by n8chz.
How long has Persistent Highlighter been around?: Persistent Highlighter first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 13 Sep 2026
Built for: web researchers and readers
Model: Open source
Solves: Keeping important text highlights available when revisiting web pages.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: persistent-color-highlighter

Developer

n8chz

Index record

Indexed: 13 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 13 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: persistent-highlighter-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 13 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 13 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 13 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/n8chz/prostetnic-chrome

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