FAQ
Can I Share Individual Highlights from ReadMonkey Pro?
Quick Answer
Yes — click the share icon on any highlighted passage and ReadMonkey Pro's <code>shareHighlight()</code> function wraps the text in smart quotes, appends the article title and source URL (with a <code>?ref=readmonkey</code> tracking parameter), and copies the formatted excerpt to your clipboard via the Clipboard API. Paste it into email, Slack, Notion, a tweet, or anywhere else that accepts plain text. Highlight sharing is available on both free and Pro tiers — only inline notes (attached to highlights) are gated to Pro.
- shareHighlight() copies a formatted excerpt (smart-quoted text + article title + source URL with ?ref=readmonkey) to the clipboard via the Clipboard API — no native share sheet, just paste anywhere.
- Output works equally well in email, Slack/Teams, Twitter/LinkedIn, Notion/Obsidian, and newsletter drafts — formatting is destination-agnostic plain text.
- Available on both free and Pro tiers — no paywall on the share action itself.
- Pro upgrade unlocks inline notes attached to highlights (so you can share the quote plus your annotation) and the full 5-color highlight palette.
By PlugMonkey Team, Editorial
How shareHighlight() Works
When you click the share icon on any highlighted passage in ReadMonkey Pro, the
shareHighlight() function is invoked. It retrieves the highlighted text, the article title, and the article URL from storage, then composes a formatted string ready for sharing. The function uses smart quotes (typographic curly quotes) around the highlighted passage rather than plain ASCII quotes, giving the output a polished, readable appearance in any destination where you paste it.- Smart quotes applied — Opening and closing curly quotes wrap the highlighted text automatically
- Article title appended — The source article's title is included after the quote for attribution
- Source URL included — The full article URL is appended so recipients can read the original
- ref parameter added — A
?ref=readmonkeyparameter is appended to the URL for tracking shared links - Clipboard copy — The complete formatted string is written to the clipboard using the Clipboard API
The Formatted Output
The text copied to your clipboard by
shareHighlight() follows a consistent structure. Here is an example of what the output looks like when you share a highlight from an article titled "The Future of AI in Productivity".- Quote line — “The most significant productivity gains come not from automation but from augmented decision-making.”
- Attribution line — From: The Future of AI in Productivity
- Link line — https://example.com/article-slug/?ref=readmonkey
Where You Can Share Highlights
Because
shareHighlight() copies to the clipboard, you can paste the formatted quote anywhere you would paste plain text. There is no native share sheet or platform-specific integration — the clipboard approach is deliberately universal.- Email — Paste the quote into the body of an email with full attribution and link intact
- Slack or Teams — Share notable passages from articles directly into team channels or DMs
- Social media — Paste into a Twitter/X post, LinkedIn update, or Mastodon toot with the source URL already included
- Notion or Obsidian — Drop formatted quotes with source links directly into your notes
- Newsletter drafts — Pull highlighted passages into your writing tools as attributed quotes ready for publication
Free vs Pro Availability
Highlight sharing is available to all ReadMonkey Pro users — both the free and Pro tiers. There is no paywall on the share action. The differences between free and Pro relate to the number of highlight colors and whether inline notes are available — not to sharing. Free users can highlight in yellow and blue and share either color. Pro users can highlight in all 5 colors and share any of them. If you want to attach a note to a highlight before sharing it, that requires a Pro subscription, since inline notes are a Pro-only feature. To export all your highlights in bulk rather than sharing individually, see What Export Formats Does ReadMonkey Pro Support?
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Sources & Further Reading
- Clipboard API — MDN reference for the standard browser API used by shareHighlight() — MDN Web Docs (accessed May 22, 2026)
- Chrome content scripts — extension architecture used to invoke clipboard writes from highlights — Chrome for Developers (accessed May 22, 2026)
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