What et al. can do.

Highlighting

Select text on a web page, then choose a color. et al. has four colors: yellow, green, blue, and pink. You can rename the colors in the app settings if you use them for your own system, like “Important” or “Question.”

Highlights are saved so they can show up again when you return to the page. The web changes a lot, so et al. tries to avoid showing a highlight in the wrong place. If a page changes too much, your saved highlight still stays in the Library.

Notes

Add a note to any highlight. Use it for a reminder, a question, or a quick thought. Notes stay with their highlights and can be searched in the Library.

The Library

The Library is where your saved highlights live. Open it from the toolbar popup for a quick look, or open it in a full tab when you want more space. From there, you can:

• Search highlight text, notes, tags, and page titles.
• View highlights by page or folder.
• Filter by color.
• Create folders and tags, then apply them by menu, drag, or bulk actions.
• Export highlights and notes as Markdown or CSV.
• Create citations in APA, MLA, BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON.

Across your devices

et al. runs in Safari on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and it’s one purchase for all of them. Your library stays on your device. Turn on iCloud Sync and it also syncs across your devices through your iCloud account, so a passage you highlight on your iPhone is waiting in your Library on your Mac.

Sync is off until you turn it on, and you can turn it off again at any time. It uses the Apple Account you already have — there’s no et al. account to create, and no server of et al Labs in between.

Smart features on supported devices

On supported devices, et al. offers a few optional smart features that work right on your device. There’s no account to create, and your highlights stay on your device.

• Ask a question or get a summary. Ask about your saved highlights and notes. Apple’s on-device models provide answers and can even generate short summaries of your highlights and notes.
• Suggested searches. Quickly start a search using suggested searches based on your Library.
• Folder & tag name ideas. When you create a folder or tag, et al. can suggest a name. Nothing is moved or renamed unless you choose to.
• Citation details. When details for a source are missing, et al. can suggest the title, author, date, and other details from the saved page. Review before exporting.

On devices that don’t support these features, et al. simply hides them. Highlighting, notes, Library search, folders, tags, and exports work just the same.

Designed for Safari

et al. was made for Safari from the start. On Mac it uses familiar Mac controls; on iPhone and iPad the same Library adapts to touch. It supports light and dark mode everywhere, and keeps the extension simple while you read.

Keyboard shortcuts

On Mac, Safari can run keyboard shortcuts for the three main actions — highlight, add a note, and turn et al. on or off. Open Safari Settings, go to Extensions, click et al., and choose Shortcuts.

Private by default

There is no et al. account. I do not collect analytics or telemetry. Safari keeps your highlights, notes, folders, and tags on your device, and if you turn on iCloud Sync they travel between your devices through your iCloud account. When your device supports the optional smart features, those run on your device too.

When you want to take your highlights somewhere else, you can export them as Markdown, CSV, or citation files.