HighlightwellLabeled highlighters for Google Docs, and every highlight collected into a Doc or Sheet with links back
Full name: “Highlightwell: Highlighter Labels & Export for Docs”
$2.99 a month or $24 a year per Google account. Free trial: 10 exports or 14 days, whichever comes first. No card needed.
Highlightwell gives your Google Docs highlight colors a meaning, and pulls every highlighted passage out for you.
Highlight with labels
What you get
- Highlighters with labels (Key idea, Evidence, Question...): one click in the sidebar, or Alt+/ and the label name
- Ready-made sets for study notes, research, interview coding and essay feedback; edit them or make your own (up to 9 labels)
- Every highlight listed by label, across document tabs, lists and tables; click one to jump to it
- Export to a new Google Doc grouped by label, or to a Google Sheet with a Summary tab that counts passages by label
- Keep adding highlights from many Docs to one Sheet; or copy them as Markdown or plain text
- Links back to the exact passage in the Doc
- Share a set as a code, or attach it to a Doc so a whole class or team uses the same colors
Questions about Highlightwell
What does Highlightwell do?
Labeled highlighters for Google Docs, and every highlight collected into a Doc or Sheet with links back. Highlightwell gives your Google Docs highlight colors a meaning, and pulls every highlighted passage out for you.
What does Highlightwell work with?
Highlightwell works in Google Docs, in any browser.
How much does Highlightwell cost?
$2.99 a month or $24 a year per Google account. $49 once for lifetime access on one Google account. Billed through Stripe. Cancel any time from Plans and billing in the add-on.
Is there a free trial?
Free trial: 10 exports or 14 days, whichever comes first. No card needed.
How do I get Highlightwell?
Email hello@greatwork.company and we'll help you get Highlightwell set up.
Who makes Highlightwell?
Great Work LLC, an independent software company. Email hello@greatwork.company with any question about Highlightwell and a person will answer.



