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HighlightHero - Highlight Your Code Effortlessly!
HighlightHero is a Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to quickly highlight selected code with custom colors to improve focus and readability. Whether you're debugging, reviewing code, or organizing your workspace, HighlightHero makes it easier to visually separate important sections.
About the Author
HighlightHero was created by Ionescu Andrei .
Features
Highlight selected text with a customizable background color.
Quickly clear all highlights from the editor.
Access commands from:
Context menu (Right-click in the editor)
Editor title bar (Top-right corner)
Command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)
Commands
Command
Description
Default Location
HighlightHero: HighlightHighlights the selected text.
Context Menu, Title Bar, Palette
HighlightHero: ClearClears all highlights.
Context Menu, Title Bar, Palette
How to Use
Highlight Text :
Select the text you want to highlight.
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P).
Run HighlightHero: Highlight and enter your desired color (e.g., yellow, #FFDD00, rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5)).
Clear Highlights :
Run HighlightHero: Clear to remove all highlights from the editor.
Customization
HighlightHero supports all CSS-compatible color formats, including:
Named colors (e.g., red, blue, yellow)
Hexadecimal colors (e.g., #FF0000, #00FF00)
RGBA colors (e.g., rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3))
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code .
Go to the Extensions View (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X).
Search for HighlightHero.
Click Install .
Known Issues
Highlights are not persisted between editor sessions.
Clearing highlights only affects the current editor.
Roadmap
Add support for saving highlights across sessions.
Enable predefined highlight colors for quick access.
Provide a highlight list sidebar to manage and navigate highlights.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! If you encounter issues or have suggestions, please open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository .
Enjoy a more colorful and organized coding experience with HighlightHero!
