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Select
Highlight the exact sentence or paragraph that matters. A small Save button appears next to your selection.
WEB HIGHLIGHTER FOR CHROME
Highlight what matters.
Save it with context.
Research Web Highlighter in action
1Select the passage you want to keep
2Add a note or choose a folder
Select useful text on any website, save the exact passage with its source, add a note or folder, and find it again when you need it.
✓ Free to start✓ Keep the original source✓ Sticky notes included
Highlight on the page
A small Save button appears only when you select text.
Save with context
Keep the exact passage, its source, and your own note together.
Find it again
Use folders, Favorites, and the library instead of losing it in bookmarks.
HOW IT WORKS
See the workflow, not just the feature list.
Research Web Highlighter stays out of the way while you read, then gives you the context you need when something is worth keeping.
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Save with context
Keep the passage together with its source. Add a note when you want to remember why it mattered.
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Organize
Choose a folder before saving, mark important items as Favorites, and keep projects separated from one another.
YOUR SAVED WEB, IN ONE PLACE
Don’t save another link you’ll have to reread from the beginning.
Keep the passage itself, your note, the source, and the folder together. Later, you can reopen the original page when you need the full context.
- Saved highlights and full pages
- Folders and Favorites
- Notes attached to the thing you saved
- Direct link back to the original source
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How to build a second brainmedium.com · saved 2 min ago
“A useful system reduces the effort between finding an idea and using it again.”
✎ Connect this to the literature review.
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Research methods that worknature.com · saved yesterday
“Good notes preserve context, not just information.”
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ON THE PAGE, WHILE YOU READ
Capture the useful part without breaking your reading flow.
Select text where you found it. The extension appears only when you need it, so you don’t have to copy passages into another app first.
Highlighting on a webpage
STICKY NOTES ON WEBSITES
Leave the reminder on the page where it belongs.
Add notes directly to webpages for reminders, questions, comparisons, or anything you want to see when you return.
Page-specificVisible when you come backMultiple notes per page
Notes that stay with the page
TRY THE IDEA
Select a sentence right here.
This small demo shows the basic interaction. Select a piece of the paragraph, press Save, and it will appear in the mini library.
Why useful ideas disappear
Saving a page is easy. Remembering why it mattered is harder.
The useful part is often one paragraph in the middle of a page. Keeping that exact passage together with its source makes it much easier to find again later.
MORE THAN A HIGHLIGHTER
The small tools that make saved research usable.
Save highlights
Keep the exact text you wanted to remember.
Folders
Separate research by topic, project, course, or client.
Favorites
Keep the most important material one click away.
Save whole pages
Keep the URL when the whole source is worth returning to.
Reopen the source
Go back to the original webpage whenever context matters.
Sticky notes
Leave thoughts directly on the websites you are using.
FAQ
The essentials.
What to know before you install.
What is a web highlighter?
A web highlighter lets you select and keep useful text from webpages while you browse. Research Web Highlighter also keeps the source, lets you add notes, and helps you organize saved material.
Can I highlight text on websites in Chrome?
Yes. Install the extension, select text on a webpage, and use the floating Save button to keep the passage.
Can I organize saved highlights?
Yes. You can place saved items into folders and mark important material as Favorites.
Can I save an entire webpage?
Yes. Whole pages can be saved alongside individual highlights.
Can I add notes directly to websites?
Yes. Sticky notes let you leave page-specific reminders and thoughts directly on webpages.
Can I reopen the original source?
Yes. Saved items keep their source so you can return to the webpage whenever you need the surrounding context.
START FREE
Keep the useful parts of the web.
Highlight the text that matters, keep it with its source, and find it again without digging through old tabs and bookmarks.
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