Line Color Highlight

Highlight any line in your editor with bold text and a color from a vibrant, customizable palette.

Features

Right-click any line and choose "Highlight Line with Color" to paint it
16 built-in colors — from neon pink to electric blue, designed for dark themes
Bold highlighted text for maximum visibility (configurable)
Persistent highlights — survives editor switches and restarts (per workspace)
Smart line tracking — highlights shift when you insert/delete lines above them
Multi-line support — select multiple lines and highlight them all at once
No overlap — re-highlighting a line cleanly replaces the previous color
Keyboard shortcuts — Cmd+Alt+H to highlight, Cmd+Alt+U to remove

Command	Shortcut	Description
Highlight Line with Color	`Cmd+Alt+H`	Pick a color and highlight the current line(s)
Remove Line Highlight	`Cmd+Alt+U`	Remove highlight from the current line(s)
Remove All Line Highlights	—	Clear all highlights in the current file

Customize colors in your settings.json:

"lineColorHighlight.colors": [
  { "label": "My Custom Color", "backgroundColor": "#ff0000", "color": "#fff" }
]

Toggle bold text:

"lineColorHighlight.boldText": false