Highlight and annotate
Select text on a webpage, highlight it in a color, and attach a note without leaving the page.
A better way to keep online information
Highlight important text. Add context. Find it again.
Highlightly is a browser extension that lets you highlight text on webpages, attach notes, organize research into projects, and return to the original source whenever you need it.
No account required
Local-first
7-day Plus trial
Research article
Important information stays connected to its source.
Highlightly helps you keep useful passages without losing the context around them. Select text, choose a color, and add a note. Your highlights remain available when you revisit the page.
Organize saved information into projects such as school research, travel planning, or competitive analysis.
Note
Use this source in the final comparison.
Built for focused work
Save more than a bookmark.
Bookmarks remember a page. Highlightly remembers the exact text that mattered, your note about it, and where it came from.
Core features
Everything you need to collect and organize online research.
Keep the original source
Every saved highlight stays connected to the webpage it came from, so you can reopen the source later.
Search your library
Find saved highlights, edit notes, remove old items, or open the original page from one clear library.
Organize with projects
Group highlights from different websites into projects for school, work, planning, or research.
Create custom colors
Add your own named colors, such as “Quote”, “Important”, or “Follow up”, and reuse them anywhere.
Export to Markdown
Turn your saved material into portable Markdown for notes, documents, knowledge bases, or reports.
Simple workflow
From useful sentence to organized knowledge.
Select
Select important text on any supported webpage.
Save
Choose a color, add a note, and optionally assign a project.
Return
Search your library or reopen the original source when you need it.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade once.
No subscription for Highlightly Plus.
Free
€0
No account required
- Up to 100 highlights
- Four standard colors
- Inbox
- Notes and search
- Basic Markdown export
7-day free trial
Highlightly Plus
€4.99 one-time
Pay once, keep Plus access
- Unlimited highlights
- Projects
- Custom named colors
- Export per project
- Everything in the free version
Payments are processed securely by Stripe through Highlightly’s payment provider. Payment features become available when the extension’s live payment setup is enabled.
Local-first by design
Your highlights stay in your browser.
The basic version does not require an account. Highlight and note data is stored locally in the browser unless a future feature clearly states otherwise.
Made for
Anyone who works with information online.
StudentsCollect sources and organize school research.
ResearchersKeep findings connected to their original context.
ProfessionalsSave key details from reports, articles, and documentation.
FreelancersOrganize client research and project references.
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