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Changelog

All notable changes to Live Highlighter will be documented in this file.

[0.1.0] - 2024-12-24

Initial Release

Status: Beta - Open for feedback

This is the first public release of Live Highlighter. The extension allows you to highlight user-defined strings on any webpage with configurable colours.

Features

  • ✨ Create multiple highlight rules with custom text and colours
  • 🎨 Choose from 6 carefully selected colours
  • 🔄 Drag and drop to reorder rules
  • 🔘 Toggle rules on/off without deleting them
  • 🌐 Works on all websites and web applications
  • 🔒 Complete privacy - all data stored locally
  • ⚡ Fast and lightweight performance

Technical Details

  • Built with Manifest V3
  • Supports Chrome 105+ and Edge 105+
  • Local storage for rule persistence
  • Works in all frames (including iframes)

Known Limitations

  • Rules apply globally to all websites (website-specific rules coming in future release)
  • Exact text matching only (case-sensitive)
  • No import/export functionality yet

Feedback Welcome: We're actively seeking feedback to improve the extension. Please report bugs or suggest features on our GitHub Issues page.

Future Releases

Potential features under consideration:

  • Website-specific rules
  • Import/export functionality
  • Regular expression support
  • Additional colour customization
  • Cross-device sync
  • Alternative highlight styles (bold, underline, etc.)
  • Firefox and Safari support

Version History

Version Release Date Status
0.1.0 2024-12-24 Beta

How to Update

Live Highlighter updates automatically through the Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons. You can also manually check for updates:

  1. Go to chrome://extensions or edge://extensions
  2. Enable "Developer mode"
  3. Click "Update" at the top

Your highlight rules will be preserved across updates.