A lightweight VS Code extension that lets you highlight selected code with vibrant colors — just like a physical text highlighter, but for your editor.
Features
- 7 Highlight Colors: Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Purple, Sky Blue, and Lime.
- Right-click Menu: Select any text, right-click, and choose Highlight Selection → pick a color.
- Non-intrusive: Uses semi-transparent backgrounds so syntax highlighting stays perfectly readable.
- Multiple Highlights: Apply different colors to different parts of the same file.
- Remove Highlights: Select a highlighted region, right-click, and choose Remove Highlight.
- Clear All: Run CodeHighlighter: Clear All Highlights from the Command Palette (
Ctrl+Shift+P/Cmd+Shift+P) to wipe every highlight in the active file.
Installation
- Just click Install. VScode will do the magic for you!
Usage
- Open any file in VS Code.
- Select the text you want to highlight (a word, a line, or a multi-line block).
- Right-click → Highlight Selection → choose your color.
- To remove a highlight, select the highlighted text, right-click, and choose Remove Highlight.
- To clear every highlight in the current file, open the Command Palette and run CodeHighlighter: Clear All Highlights.
Uninstall
- Simply remove or uninstall the extension through the extensions tab.
Requirements
- VS Code 1.74.0 or newer.
License
MIT