Web Highlights Integration ​

Web Highlights is a popular Chrome extension that enables you to highlight websites.

• You can download the extension from the Chrome Web Store.

• There are both free and paid plans.

• You can read about how to highlight on Web Highlights' website.

See this in action! ​

There are two ways to use Web highlights with Capacities ​

1. The Full Integration Capacities Pro
   

This lets you import all highlights and notes from Web Highlights into a fully-formatted weblink in Capacities in just two clicks. This requires an API key.

2. Manual Markdown x Capacities Web Extension (free)
   

Web Highlights has an copy markdown option, and the Capacities Web Extension has a markdown-based notes box. You will need to format the markdown a little, but it will bring your highlights into Capacities in just a few clicks.

How to use the full Capacities x Web Highlights Integration ​

Setting up the Capacities x Web Highlights integration ​

This integration requires an API access token.

To get an API access token, follow these steps:

• Open the Settings in the Capacities app
• Go to "Capacities API" (Capacities Pro only)
• Enter a Token Name (such as 'Web Highlights')
• Click "Generate Token"
• Copy this token

Then you can open Web Highlights > Settings >Integrations > Capacities Export to finish the set up.

• Paste the token into the Capacities API Token box
• Choose the space you would like your highlights sent to
• Press Enter to complete the set up

Now it's time to highlight!

Export Highlights from Web Highlights Capacities ​

Once you have highlights to export, click the three dots under the banner and click 'export to Capacities'.

This will instantly create a weblink in your designated space, with the title, cover image and highlights imported into the blocks. It will also give you links to the original webpage and to the highlights page from Web Highlights.

How to use Web Highlights with the Capacities Web Extension (free) ​

First make sure you have the Capacities web extension and the Web Highlights extension installed. Then you can highlight any web page with Web Highlights as normal.

Once you are ready to send those highlights to Capacities, click on the three dot menu and choose 'copy markdown'.

Next, click on the Capacities Web Extension and paste those markdown highlights into the 'notes' box. You can delete everything before Highlights & Notes. Then click save.

This will bring just the notes into Capacities from Web Highlights, as the Capacities Web Extension will look after the title, cover image and URL.

This requires more formatting than the Pro version, but this means all users can make use of the useful Web Highlights extension in some way.

Editing these highlights in Capacities ​

Once the highlights are imported, they will have the full functionality of the Capacities text editor- link, tag, add styling. It's up to you!