Local pages manager

Browse, search, sort, and remove local highlight pages in the extension; manage Chrome storage quota from one place.

The Local pages manager lists every online page you have highlighted on this device (web URLs and online PDFs). Use it to review storage usage, find pages quickly, and remove local copies to free space.

Local file:// PDF uploads are not listed here — see Highlight local PDF files.

Open Local pages

Open the ZetaMarker sidebar on any highlighted web page.
Click the layers icon in the top toolbar — tooltip Local pages.

From the PDF viewer

The PDF toolbar includes the same Local pages (layers) button.

From storage warnings

When Chrome local storage is almost full or a save fails, choose Manage storage in the modal or toast. This opens Local pages with the storage warning visible. See Browser storage limits.

Storage meter

At the top of the manager:

Storage label with MB used / 10 MB quota and percentage
Progress bar (normal, warning at 80%, critical near full)
Banner when usage is high: Storage almost full — remove local copies of synced pages to free space.

The meter reflects total chrome.storage.local usage for the extension, not just the pages in the table.

Page list

Each row shows:

Column	Description
Page	Title and URL
Highlights	Count of active highlights on that page
Sync	Status badge (see below)
Updated	Last change date
Actions	Open page in browser, remove local copy

The list scrolls with the page. Large libraries use efficient rendering so performance stays smooth.

Search

Use the search field to filter pages by:

Page title
URL
Page notes
Highlight text and comments

Tips:

Search is case-insensitive.
Multiple words must all match (AND logic) — e.g. react hooks finds pages containing both terms.
Results update shortly after you stop typing.

Sort and filter

Sort

Option	Order
Last updated ↓	Newest activity first (default)
Last updated ↑	Oldest first
Highlights ↓	Most highlights first
Title A–Z	Alphabetical by title

Filter

Filter	Shows
All	Every local online page
Synced	Fully synced to your account
Pending sync	Unsaved changes waiting to sync
Not synced	Never synced, with at least one highlight
Local only	No cloud page ID (logged in or not)
In trash	Pages marked in trash locally

Select and bulk actions

Check individual rows, or use the header checkbox to select all pages matching the current search and filter.
When one page is selected: Open page, Open in app (synced + signed in), Remove selected.
When several are selected: Remove selected removes all chosen local copies.

If every selected page is fully synced, a hint explains that removing local copies frees space without losing cloud data.

Remove local copy

Remove local copy deletes highlight data from Chrome local storage on this device only.

Situation	What happens
Synced page	Cloud copy remains; page can be re-cached on next visit
Unsynced changes	Confirmation warns that unsynced data will be lost
Page in trash locally	Local copy can be removed; see Pages in Trash

This does not delete pages from your web dashboard. Use Trash in the dashboard for cloud deletion.

Sync status badges

Badge	Meaning
Local only	No cloud page ID stored
Pending sync	Local edits not yet synced
Synced	Cloud page ID and sync timestamp present
In trash	Page marked in trash in local storage

Status is derived from stored data, not from whether you are currently signed in.

Freeing storage — recommended steps

Open Local pages via Manage storage or the sidebar icon.
Filter by Synced and sort by Last updated to find old pages you no longer need offline.
Select synced pages and Remove selected to free local space.
Sign in and sync so important highlights are backed up before removing local copies.

Browser storage limits — quotas, warnings, storage full
Cloud synchronization
Local highlighting vs cloud sync
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