Web Highlights: PDF & Web Highlighter + Notes version history - 25 versions
Web Highlights: PDF & Web Highlighter + Notes by Marius Bongarts
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Latest version
Version 13.0.32
Released Jul 2, 2026 - 5.57 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFix sync issue with settingsSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Older versions
Version 13.0.30
Released Jun 27, 2026 - 5.61 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFix issue on dashboardSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.29
Released Jun 27, 2026 - 5.61 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterRecent Pages in sidebar has better designSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.28
Released Jun 26, 2026 - 5.6 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterAdd page notes without highlighting text.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.27
Released Jun 24, 2026 - 5.59 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFix sync issue when uploading PDFsSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.26
Released Jun 23, 2026 - 5.58 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterMake sync more reliable.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.25
Released Jun 22, 2026 - 5.58 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFixes sync issues & imporves UI/UX for color filter.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.24
Released Jun 18, 2026 - 5.58 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterLet users upload PDFs to highlight.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.23
Released Jun 15, 2026 - 5.57 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterSmaller fixesSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.22
Released Jun 12, 2026 - 5.57 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterUse mix-blend-mode for PDF highlightsSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.21
Released Jun 12, 2026 - 5.57 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterHide highlights outline when printing PDFSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.20
Released Jun 11, 2026 - 5.59 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterImport & export highlights with notes and recognize updates in PDFs.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.19
Released Jun 9, 2026 - 5.37 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFix issue where clicking on highlights in PDF sidebar messed up the visual highlights within a pdf.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.18
Released Jun 8, 2026 - 5.38 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFix sorting of highlights on PDFs with multiple pages to have them in the same order as they appear in the PDFSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.17
Released Jun 3, 2026 - 5.38 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterOpening a long PDF used to mean waiting — and the largest files could slow the tab to a crawl or crash it outright. The reader now loads only the pages around you and prepares the rest as you scroll, so even a few-hundred-page document opens in a couple of seconds and stays responsive while you read.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.16
Released Jun 2, 2026 - 5.37 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterA small fix for working with highlights. When you click a highlight to focus it, clicking anywhere else on the page now clears that focus properly — before, it did not always work reliable.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.15
Released Jun 1, 2026 - 5.37 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterImprove parsing PDFs in reader mode.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.14
Released May 29, 2026 - 5.36 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterSync with Chrome Web Store versionSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.13
Released May 23, 2026 - 5.36 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterNotion Export Fix + Sidebar Animation fixSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.12
Released May 17, 2026 - 5.36 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterQuick follow-up to last version's outline rail. On sites that change the URL without a full page reload (think Twitter, GitHub, most modern web apps), the rail could linger after you'd navigated to a page with no highlights.
It now resets on every URL change and only re-appears when the new page actually has something to outline.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.11
Released May 17, 2026 - 5.36 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterEvery page with highlights now shows a thin outline rail on the edge of the viewport — one colored dot per highlight, placed proportionally to where it sits on the page. Hover a dot to preview the highlighted text, note, and tags; click to scroll straight to it. Tightly packed highlights collapse into a cluster dot that expands on hover so you can pick the one you want.
Don't want it? Hit the × on the rail or turn it off in Settings → Customize. Works on regular webpages, PDFs, and the YouTube reader. Full walkthrough: the outline rail in the docs.
This release also bundles a handful of long-asked quality-of-life fixes:- Edit a bookmark's URL. Hover the favicon in bookmark details, click the pencil, and update the URL. Every highlight attached to the page follows along, so you can fix a mistyped URL or move a page without re-highlighting from scratch.
- Change your account email yourself. Settings → Account now has a Change-email flow — confirm with your current password (or the Google-disconnect notice), and we'll send a set-password link to the new address and a security notice to the old one.
- Safer account deletion. The Delete-account control now lives in a red Danger zone card, and the button only enables once you type your account email. No more reflex-clicking through a confirm prompt.
- Pick a collection when you save a page. The Add Content dialog now lets you assign a collection right at save time, so new bookmarks land in the right folder instead of Unsorted.
- YouTube videos without a transcript still open in the reader and save to your bookmarks — a clear "Transcript unavailable" message replaces the transcript pane instead of failing silently. See YouTube highlighting.
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Version 13.0.10
Released May 12, 2026 - 5.71 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterPerformance updates for faster page loads for pages with no highlights or bookmarks.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.9
Released May 11, 2026 - 5.71 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterPerformance improvements for page loads.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.8
Released May 8, 2026 - 5.7 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterBetter error handling and performance improvementsSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 13.0.7
Released May 1, 2026 - 5.71 MBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterSort pages in collectionsSource code released under All Rights Reserved