Highlight Manager

Register selected text as keywords and highlight every match in the editor.

Features

• Toggle a keyword from the current selection
• Show the registered keyword list in the primary sidebar
• Hide or show each keyword highlight from the sidebar
• Delete a keyword or clear all keywords from the sidebar
• Use a single command, context menu item, and shortcut for toggling

Usage

1. Select text in the editor.
2. Run Highlight: Toggle Highlight from the Command Palette.
3. Or use the context menu / shortcut to toggle the selected text.

Shortcut

• Ctrl+Alt+Z

Sidebar

• Open the Highlight Manager view in the Activity Bar.
• The sidebar shows the current Keyword List.
• Use Hide / Show to disable or enable a keyword highlight.
• Use Delete to remove one keyword.
• Use Clear all to remove every keyword.

Notes

• Highlights update automatically when the registered keywords or the editor content changes.
• The same keyword list is stored in VS Code global state for this extension.