How to Use Web Highlights on Your iPhone and iPad
Web Highlights is on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Share a page from Safari or any other app to save it, then highlight it and add notes right in the app. The browser extension itself cannot run on iOS, so the app is how you highlight on your iPhone.
Key takeaways
- Get the free Web Highlights app from the App Store. The same app runs on iPhone and iPad.
- To save a page, tap Share in Safari or any other app and pick Web Highlights.
- Highlight, add notes and tags, and learn with flashcards in the app.
- Sign in with the same account as on your computer to see your highlights on both (sync is free for 7 days, then a paid feature).
How do I install Web Highlights on my iPhone?
- Open Web Highlights on the App Store (button below) and tap Get.
- Open the app and sign in with Apple, Google or your e-mail address. Use the same account as in the browser extension on your computer.
How do I save a page from Safari?
- Open the page in Safari, or in any other app that can share a link.
- Tap Share and pick Web Highlights. If you don't see it, swipe the row of apps to the end and tap More.
- The page opens inside Web Highlights. Save it, and it lands in your library and opens in the reader.
Tip: select a sentence before you save, and the page is saved with that highlight already on it. Text and PDF files can be shared to Web Highlights the same way.
How do I highlight on my iPhone?
- Open a saved page in the app.
- Long-press a word and drag the handles over the text you want.
- A bar slides up from the bottom. Tap a color to highlight, or the pen to add a note.
Why can't I install the extension on my iPhone?
Safari on iPhone and iPad only runs extensions that come with an app from the App Store, and Chrome, Edge and Firefox for iOS do not support extensions at all. The Web Highlights app does not add a Safari extension: you save pages to it with Share instead, as above. This is also true on iPad, even though iPad Safari shows the desktop version of websites.
More on extensions on iPhone: Can you use browser extensions on an iPhone?
Can I highlight without installing the app?
Yes. Open the free Reader Mode tool in Safari, paste a link and tap Open in Reader. The article opens as clean text, and you can highlight it right there, without an account.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Web Highlights app for iPhone?
Yes. Web Highlights is free on the App Store, for iPhone and iPad. Nothing can be bought inside the app: if you already have a Premium or Ultimate plan, it applies as soon as you sign in.
Do my highlights sync with my computer?
Yes, when you are signed in with the same account in the app and in the extension on your computer. Sync is free for a 7-day trial, then part of the paid plans.
Do I need an account to use the app?
Yes. The app asks you to sign in with Apple, Google or your e-mail address. To try highlighting without an account, use the Reader Mode tool in Safari.
Get Web Highlights for iPhone
Free on the App Store, for iPhone and iPad.
Using an Android phone? Read how to use Web Highlights on your Android phone.