Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to acts_as_content_highlightable

Text Highlighting feature for your application (like Medium)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. acts_as_content_highlightable launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Highlight for Buffer▲141

   Extension that allows to share highlights to Buffer

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Youtube Highlighter by LINER▲179

   Save and share favorite moments of YouTube videos

   2021 · dynamic-link.getliner.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Highly for iOS▲573

   Medium-style highlighting in every app and website. 🖌

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Highlight▲318

   See and act on your webapp's issues and interactions

   2021 · launchdarkly.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Medium Code Highlighter▲67

   Simple & easy syntax highlighting for Medium articles.

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Top Highlights for Medium▲175

   TL;DR for Medium top highlights

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Highlight▲153

   "Highlight" physical books through conductive pages 📖✨

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Liner▲265

   Highlight, save, and share any web page

   2015 · getliner.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   content_highlight.js▲6

   A way to highlight text in HTML (Inspired by Medium)

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack Highlights▲193

    Automatically highlight the most important messages ✨

    2017 · slack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Easy Tasks by Morgen▲145

    Your browser's missing shortcut for getting stuff done.

    Nov 2025 · morgen.so · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Highlight▲285

    Understand and debug customer issues with confidence

    2022 · launchdarkly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    LINER for Chrome▲188

    Highlight everything! From Wikipedia to PDF files

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    English Syntax Highlighter▲94

    Highlights English syntax like it's code

    2016 · english.edward.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Favorize▲72

    Highlight, share and discover bite-size content

    2016 · favorize.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter▲190

    Productivity highlighter for any website & PDF - free to use

    2024 · web-highlights.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Highlightly 1.0▲83

    Redefining reading making knowledge more accessible to all

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Highly for Chrome▲204

    The highlighter your browser always wanted

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Framer Studio: Code Highlighting▲121

    A new way to inspect and navigate your prototyping code

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Text to Calendar▲184

    Easily create a calendar event from highlighted text

    2024 · text-to-cal.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Highlighting API made by LINER▲169

    Medium-style highlighting API for your website

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HighlightText▲2

    Highlight only what matters.

    Dec 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →