Research Web Highlighter
Pocket shut down on July 8, 2025

A new home for the highlights you kept in Pocket

If you used Pocket to mark the best parts of articles, Research Web Highlighter does that in Chrome. Highlight in four colors, add notes, and find every passage again in one library.

Add to Chrome, it's free What it does and doesn't do
Highlights stay on the pageNotes and foldersData stays in your browser

What you used Pocket for, and what you get here

Research Web Highlighter is a highlighter first. It covers the highlight-and-keep part of Pocket. It is not yet a full read-later app, so here is the honest list.

Keep the best sentence of an articleYesHighlight it in one of four colors. It stays on the page when you come back.
Remember why it matteredYesAdd a note to any highlight, or a sticky note next to a paragraph.
Find it again laterYesSearch a library by text, note or source, with folders and Favorites. One click opens the exact passage.
Keep your data portableYesExport to Markdown, CSV or JSON, or make a backup file.
Save articles to read laterNot yetYou can save whole pages to the library, but there is no reading queue or offline mode today.
Read on your phoneNoDesktop Chrome only.

Switching takes two minutes

  1. Install the extension

    Add Research Web Highlighter to Chrome. It's free to start.

  2. Highlight as you read

    Select text and pick a color, press Alt+Shift+H, or use the right-click menu. The side panel lists every highlight on the page.

  3. Organize and export

    Sort highlights into folders, add notes, and export to Markdown, CSV or JSON whenever you want.

Have a Pocket export? Keep it. Pocket's export includes your saved links, notes and highlights. Research Web Highlighter can't import it yet.
Try it without installing

Paste an article and highlight it online

Our free online highlighter works with any text you paste. Four colors, notes and Markdown export, right in your browser.

Open the online highlighter

Questions

Can I import my Pocket export?

Not yet. Research Web Highlighter has no Pocket importer today. Keep your export file: it holds your saved links, notes and highlights.

Does it have a read-later list like Pocket?

Not yet. Today it saves highlights and whole pages to a library with folders and Favorites. A read-later list and offline reading are planned, without a date yet.

Does it work on my phone?

No. It is a Chrome extension for desktop.

Where are my highlights stored?

In your own Chrome profile, not on a server. You can export them to Markdown, CSV or JSON and restore a backup on another computer.

Is it free?

Yes, it is free to start. Paid plans add more saves, folders and sticky notes.