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Web Highlighter

Highlight text on web pages with six colors. Save your highlights and find them later.

A saved yellow highlight on a garden article

Mark What Matters

Reading something important? Highlight it. Different colors for different purposes. Come back later and your highlights are still there.

On a web page, select text and choose a color from the Highlighter palette.

Learn how to use the Web Highlighter

  • PDF Drawing Tools - Draw shapes, arrows, and freehand marks directly on PDFs.
  • Sticky Notes & Annotations - Pair your highlights with notes for deeper engagement with content.
  • Note Organizer - View all your highlights and retrieve them from a centralized dashboard.
  • PDF Reader - Read PDFs and annotate them with drawing tools and text boxes.

Multiple Colors

Use colors to organize your highlights:

  • Yellow for key points
  • Green for things you agree with
  • Red for things to question
  • Blue for definitions

Or use whatever system makes sense to you.


Your Highlights Stick Around

Highlights save automatically. Close the tab, come back tomorrow, they're still there. Return to a page you highlighted weeks ago and see exactly what you marked.

You can also export your highlights if you need them in another format.


Where It Works

Websites: Any article, blog post, or web content.

PDFs: The web Highlighter palette does not run inside Helperbird’s PDF Reader. Use PDF drawing tools or text boxes there.

Turn on Highlighter in All Features, then select text and choose a color from its palette.


Who Uses This

Students marking up research and study materials.

Researchers color-coding sources and findings.

Professionals highlighting key information in reports.

Anyone who wants to remember what was important on a page.


Is This Free?

Highlighting needs Helperbird Pro. Free users can still view saved highlights when Highlighter is on, but the creation palette requires Pro.

Let me tell you, I didn't know how badly I needed this until I got it. It was much like when I got glasses, I had just assumed that was how everyone saw the world...then it wasn't. Thank you Helperbird for the efforts you put forth in this lovely extension for everyone to use. The fact that you can use so much on the free just goes to show that this is something to help aid people not just some money grab. However with the pricing it still couldn't be a money grab. Thank you all again for the efforts you put forth so others can enjoy the internet more fully.

Matthew Burns
Matthew Burns
Health care worker
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