GlowText: Web Text Highlighter

Highlight and save interesting or useful text from any webpage with a single click.

# GlowText: Web Text Highlighter ## Transform How You Capture, Organize, and Revisit Web Content GlowText is a powerful yet intuitive Chrome extension designed for readers, researchers, students, and professionals who need to capture, highlight, and organize important information from across the web. With GlowText, you can transform how you interact with online content by creating a personalized knowledge repository of your most valuable web discoveries. ### 🌟 Effortless Text Highlighting GlowText makes capturing important text from any webpage as simple as selecting it. When you find valuable content: 1. Select any text on a webpage 2. Choose from our range of vibrant highlight colors from the floating toolbar that appears 3. The text is instantly saved and highlighted for future reference No complicated menus, no disruption to your reading flow—just seamless highlighting that works the way you expect it to. GlowText is engineered to be incredibly lightweight, ensuring it never slows down your browsing experience or interferes with your workflow. ### 🎨 Multiple Highlight Colors for Visual Organization Our extension offers a rich palette of highlight colors to help you visually categorize information according to your own system: - **Free Plan**: Access our essential Gray, Brown and Yellow highlight colors perfect for basic categorization - **Plus Plan**: Unlock Blue and Orange color ranges for enhanced visual organization - **Pro Plan**: Gain access to our complete professional palette including Red, Pink, Purple, and Green color families Each color family includes five carefully designed shades, giving you precise control over your visual organization system. ### 🔄 Persistent Highlights Across Sessions GlowText doesn't just save your highlights—it remembers them. When you revisit a page where you've previously highlighted content, your highlights appear exactly as you left them. This creates a personalized reading experience that continues across browsing sessions, making the web feel like your own annotated library. ### 📱 Keyboard Shortcuts for Power Users Speed up your workflow with our convenient keyboard shortcuts: - **Cmd+Shift+S (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows/Linux)**: Quickly save selected text with your default highlight color - Additional shortcuts available for applying specific highlight colors These time-saving shortcuts allow you to capture important information without interrupting your workflow. ### 📊 Organized Highlight Management The GlowText popup interface gives you an organized view of all your saved highlights: - View all your highlights in chronological order - See the source website for each highlight with direct link access - Filter and search through your highlights to find exactly what you need - Delete individual highlights or clear all when needed ### 📤 Export Your Knowledge Collection Your knowledge collection doesn't stay locked in the extension. Export your highlights: - **CSV Export**: Perfect for spreadsheet analysis or database imports - **JSON Export**: Ideal for developers or integration with other tools These export options ensure your collected knowledge remains portable and accessible wherever you need it. ### 💾 Local Storage for Your Highlights GlowText securely stores your highlights in your browser's local storage: - Your highlights are saved directly on your device for quick access - No reliance on external servers for your data - Privacy-focused approach keeps your highlighted content under your control *Cloud synchronization across devices is coming soon in our future updates!* ### 💼 Plans to Match Your Needs GlowText offers flexible subscription options to match your highlighting needs: **Free Plan:** - Store up to 50 highlights - Access to Gray and Brown color palettes (20 colors) - Enhanced export functions - Perfect for casual users or those wanting to try the service **Plus Plan:** - Store up to 500 highlights - All Free colors + Yellow and Blue palettes (25 colors total) - Enhanced export options - Ideal for students and regular readers **Pro Plan:** - Store up to 1000 highlights - Complete color palette access (45 premium colors) - Priority support - Advanced organization features - Designed for researchers, professionals, and power users ### 🛠️ Technical Details GlowText is built with performance and reliability in mind: - **Ultra-Lightweight Design**: Minimal memory usage and processing power requirements ensure your browser stays fast and responsive - **No Workflow Disruption**: Works silently in the background without slowing down your browsing experience - **Compatible with Most Websites**: Works on blogs, news sites, documentation, and more - **Privacy-Focused**: We only access the content you explicitly highlight - **Offline Capability**: Save highlights even when not connected to the internet - **Regular Updates**: We continuously improve the extension based on user feedback We've carefully optimized every aspect of GlowText to ensure it never gets in your way - you'll forget it's even running until the moment you need it. ### 📘 Perfect for Students Students will find GlowText invaluable for: - Highlighting important passages in online textbooks and course materials - Creating study guides directly from web resources - Organizing research material by topic using different colors - Exporting highlights for inclusion in papers and study notes - Collaborating with classmates by sharing exported highlights ### 💡 Boost Professional Productivity Professionals across industries benefit from GlowText by: - Capturing key insights from industry articles and reports - Highlighting important sections in documentation - Creating resource collections for projects - Maintaining a searchable database of industry knowledge - Sharing relevant findings with team members ### 🧠 Enhanced Learning and Research Researchers and lifelong learners leverage GlowText to: - Track evolving understanding across multiple sources - Create visual connections between related concepts using color-coding - Build a personal knowledge base of important discoveries - Revisit and refine understanding of complex topics - Export findings for integration into larger research systems ### 🌐 Works Across the Web GlowText functions seamlessly across a wide variety of websites: - News and media sites - Blogs and online publications - Documentation and knowledge bases - Online books and PDFs - Forums and discussion boards - Social media platforms - And much more! ### 🔒 Your Privacy Matters We take your privacy seriously. GlowText: - Only accesses the specific text you highlight - Doesn't track your browsing history - Stores your highlights securely - Gives you complete control over your data - Makes it easy to export and delete your information ### 🚀 Getting Started is Simple 1. **Install the Extension**: Add GlowText to Chrome with a single click 2. **Select Text**: Highlight any text on a webpage that you want to save 3. **Choose a Color**: Pick a highlight color from the floating toolbar 4. **Access Anytime**: View all your highlights through the extension popup 5. **Export When Needed**: Download your collection in your preferred format No account creation or login required to get started - just install and begin highlighting! ### 🔧 Customize Your Experience GlowText can be tailored to match your workflow: - Enable/disable the highlight feature with a single toggle - Choose your default highlight color for keyboard shortcuts - Manage notification preferences - Customize the display of your saved highlights ### 📈 Continuous Improvement We're committed to making GlowText better with every update. Our development roadmap includes: - Cloud synchronization across multiple devices - Additional export formats - Enhanced organization options including tags and folders - Note-taking capability attached to highlights - Advanced search and filtering - Mobile application integration - API access for developers ### 🤝 Responsive Support Our support team is ready to help you get the most out of GlowText: - Comprehensive documentation and tutorials - Email support for all users - Priority support for Plus and Pro subscribers - Regular updates based on user feedback - Community forums for sharing tips and tricks ### 🌈 Join the GlowText Community Join thousands of users who have transformed how they capture and organize web content. Whether you're a student trying to keep track of research, a professional staying updated on industry trends, or simply someone who loves to read online, GlowText provides the tools you need to highlight, organize, and revisit the content that matters most to you. Install GlowText today and start building your personal web knowledge repository! --- ## Technical Specifications - **Compatible Browsers**: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers - **Version**: 1.0.0 - **Size**: Under 2MB - **Permissions Required**: - Storage: To save your highlights - ActiveTab: To interact with the current webpage - Identity: For user authentication (optional) - Notifications: For highlighting feedback (optional, can be disabled) --- ## Support For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please contact us at: johnkim@enbil.net Visit our website for more information: https://glowtext.app --- ## About the Developer GlowText is developed by a passionate team of web enthusiasts who believe in making the internet more useful, personalized, and organized. Our mission is to create tools that enhance how people interact with online content, turning passive reading into active knowledge building. --- ## Privacy Policy & Terms of Service For detailed information about how we handle your data and the terms of using GlowText, please visit: https://glowtext.app/privacy https://glowtext.app/terms --- ## Why Choose GlowText? - **Featherweight Performance**: Carefully optimized to use minimal resources, GlowText runs so efficiently you'll forget it's installed - **Instant Functionality**: No account creation, no complicated setup – install and start highlighting immediately - **Non-Intrusive Design**: Our toolbar appears only when you need it and disappears when you don't - **Works Your Way**: Adapts to your reading and research habits instead of forcing you to change them - **True Privacy**: Your highlights stay on your device – we don't track or store your browsing history or selections Unlike many browser extensions that slow down your web experience, GlowText was built from the ground up with performance as a core principle, ensuring that your browsing remains lightning-fast even with the extension enabled. #GlowText Chrome Extension v1.0.2 - Update Summary 🔄 Sync Improvements - Manual Sync Feature: Added a "Click here to sync" button that allows users to manually sync their login state from the GlowText website to the extension - Automatic Detection: Extension now automatically detects when you're logged in on glowtext.app and prompts to sync - Better Cookie Handling: Improved direct API access using website cookies for more reliable syncing 🔍 Search Feature Updates - Plan-Based Access: Search functionality is now exclusive to Pro and Plus users - Visual Indicators: Free users see the search box as disabled with a clear tooltip explaining it's a premium feature - Bug Fix: Fixed issue where upgrade prompts incorrectly showed to Pro/Plus users who already have search access 🎨 UI/UX Enhancements - Smaller Logo: Reduced header logo size from 40px to 32px for a cleaner look - Modern Toggle Switch: Redesigned the highlight toggle with visible ON/OFF labels and purple accent color - Better Visual Feedback: Improved hover states and transitions for better user experience 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed ESLint warnings and cleaned up unused code - Resolved issues with login state not syncing properly between website and extension - Fixed upgrade notification showing to users who already have premium features 🔧 Technical Improvements - Better error handling for sync operations - Improved message passing between website and extension - Enhanced storage management and state updates