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Show HN: Mark Highlight, a Xcode-Style VSCode Extension

Mark Highlight is a VSCode extension inspired by Xcode that allows users to visually highlight text in the editor with customizable colors, helping to mark important code or notes directly within files.

Background

- **Xcode** is Apple's official IDE (integrated development environment) for macOS/iOS development. One of its well-liked features is a "highlighting" mode that lets you mark multiple words or lines in different colors, making it easier to scan code visually. - **VSCode (Visual Studio Code)** is a free, cross-platform code editor made by Microsoft. It is extremely popular among developers, but lacks a built-in persistent multi-color marker system like Xcode's. - The extension **"Mark Highlight"** adds that missing feature to VSCode: users can select text and assign a color highlight that stays even after the file is closed and reopened. It is meant to mimic the Xcode workflow for people who prefer VSCode. - This matters because many developers switch between editors or want the best of both worlds; extending VSCode with Xcode-like visual tools saves them from having to run both IDEs just for one feature.

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