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Web Highlights Review (2026)

Highlight and annotate web pages and PDFs

Free + Premium

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What is Web Highlights?

Web Highlights is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox that lets you highlight text on any web page or PDF, attach notes and tags, and save bookmarks; highlights persist when you revisit the page. It is a one-person project by German developer Marius Bongarts, who has been building it since 2019, and it reports over 200,000 users with a 4.8-star rating across roughly 4,900 reviews. Beyond highlighting, it offers a distraction-free reader mode, YouTube transcript highlighting, AI summaries and page-aware chat, and flashcard generation from your highlights. Content can be exported as Markdown, PDF, or HTML, with integrations for Notion, Obsidian, and Capacities. Cloud sync and a companion web app are reserved for the paid Premium and Ultimate plans.

Key features

Where it saves to

Web Highlights cloud web app · Notion · Obsidian (Markdown export) · Capacities · PDF / HTML / Markdown files

Pricing

The free plan includes unlimited highlights, bookmarks, notes, and tags in the browser extension, plus exports to platforms like Notion. Premium (around $3.99/month) and a higher Ultimate tier add cloud sync, access to the web app across devices, unlimited AI features, and learning sessions, each with a 7-day trial. This matches the "Free + Premium" model: the extension is fully usable free, with sync and AI behind the paywall.

Best for

Students, researchers, and heavy online readers who want to mark up web pages and PDFs in place and pipe their notes into Notion or Obsidian. Also suited to readers who color-code for focus, including users with ADHD or dyslexia.

Pros

  • Generous free tier with unlimited highlights, notes, tags, and bookmarks
  • Works on PDFs and YouTube transcripts, not just regular web pages
  • Exports cleanly to Markdown, PDF, and HTML with Notion, Obsidian, and Capacities integrations
  • Available on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox with a strong user rating (about 4.8 from ~4,900 reviews)

Cons

  • Cloud sync and cross-device access require a paid Premium or Ultimate plan; free highlights live only in your local browser
  • No native mobile apps; on phones you are limited to the web app, which itself needs a paid plan
  • A one-person side project, so long-term maintenance and support depend on a single developer

Alternatives to Web Highlights

Wallabag

Open-source read-later, the main Pocket successor

Self-host free; €11/yr hosted

Instapaper

Classic minimalist read-later service since 2008

Free + $5.99/mo

Readwise Reader

Power-user reader with highlights, RSS, and newsletters

$9.99/mo (annual)

FAQ

Is Web Highlights free?

Yes. The free plan gives unlimited highlights, bookmarks, notes, and tags in the browser extension, plus exports. Cloud sync, the cross-device web app, and unlimited AI features require the Premium (about $3.99/month) or Ultimate plan, both with a 7-day trial.

Does Web Highlights work with Firefox?

Yes. Web Highlights ships extensions for Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox, and the site also offers free online tools (highlighter, PDF highlighter, reader mode) that work without installing anything.

Can I export my Web Highlights to Notion or Obsidian?

Yes. Highlights and notes can be exported as Markdown, PDF, or HTML, and the tool has direct integrations for sending content to Notion, Obsidian, and Capacities.

Can I import my Pocket data into Web Highlights?

Yes. Web Highlights supports importing your data from Pocket, as well as from Weava and Diigo, so you can bring over existing saves rather than re-saving pages manually. Note that it is primarily a highlighting and annotation tool rather than a full read-later inbox.

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