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Lighthouse

Lighthouse is a lightweight browser extension that puts the right tools in front of you at the right time - so the small stuff never pulls you away from what you're doing.

Select text or click into a field and what you need is already there. Nothing more, nothing less.


Features

On any page Without leaving what you're reading

  • Search, Translate, Define, Read aloud, Highlight
  • Math, Currency, Units, Dates, Colors, JSON, Base64
  • Wikipedia preview, QR code

In any text field Without breaking what you're writing

  • Paste, Cut, Delete, Clear, Case, Spell check
  • Wrap, saved phrases and details on demand

The details The small frictions that usually go unnoticed

  • Shows only what's relevant for what you selected
  • Smart word snapping
  • Spacing and punctuation correct themselves
  • Auto-paired brackets
  • Drag handles to adjust your selection

Installation

Lighthouse isn't on the Chrome Web Store yet.

  1. Download or clone this repository
  2. Go to chrome://extensions/ and enable Developer mode
  3. Click Load unpacked and select the folder

Works on Chrome, Brave, and Edge.


Settings

Works out of the box for most people. If you want to adjust it to fit how you work - reorder or hide actions, add search engines, set your language and currency, or disable it on specific sites - it's all in the toolbar icon.


Contributing

Plain JavaScript, no bundler, no framework. See DEVELOPER.md.


License

MIT

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A modern, context-aware browser extension that supercharges text selection

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