Clippings 6.1.2 released!

This is another update to Clippings 6.1 that fixes a major issue with backup reminder notifications, and comes with other improvements. It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• Automatic checking for updates to the Sync Clippings Helper application, if Sync Clippings is turned on
• Improvements to German translation (thanks to Crowdin translator AlexanderS)
• Bug fix: First-time backup notification not appearing (issue #251). Users upgrading from version 6.1.1 will see the first-time backup notification appearing a few minutes after the upgrade to 6.1.2, as it has been more than a week (7 days) after version 6.1 was released
• Other minor fixes

 Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to download and install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and download links can be found on the Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website. The Sync Clippings Helper app is currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

Other known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Additional add-on permissions requested when upgrading Clippings from version 6.0.x

Users who are upgrading Clippings from version 6.0.x may notice a popup appearing in Firefox, asking you to confirm additional permissions being requested by the new version of Clippings. It may look something like this:

The add-on permissions popup that appears when upgrading Clippings.

Clippings 6.1 contains many new features that require asking for additional permissions at the time of the upgrade.  The new permissions are:

• Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox: This permission is needed for the new Sync Clippings feature, which would need to be turned on from Clippings preferences if you want to use it. If you won't be turning on Sync Clippings, then this permission is not applicable.
• Display notifications to you: This is needed for the new backup reminder feature.

You can learn more about the permissions that Clippings is requesting when it is being added to Firefox, and the reasons why they are needed, in this page on the AE Creations website.

Clippings 6.1.1 released!

This update to Clippings 6.1, which was released just yesterday, contains a few bug fixes as well as a fix for cosmetic issues on Firefox 64. It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• Bug fix: Issues with backup reminder settings in extension preferences and first-time backup dialog (issue #247)
• Bug fix: After turning off Sync Clippings, the old Synced Clippings folder incorrectly retains its special icon (issue #244).  NOTE: This bug fix will be visible on Firefox 64 and newer.
• Bug fix: Message box alert icons missing in Firefox 64 (issue #234)

For a full list of all the new features and improvements in Clippings 6.1, see the previous blog post.

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to download and install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and download links can be found on the Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website. The Sync Clippings Helper app is currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

Other known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Clippings 6.1 released!

Version 6.1 of Clippings, a WebExtension for Mozilla Firefox, adds some much-needed improvements and brings back a few missing features from legacy versions of Clippings. It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• The keyboard paste shortcut key prefix (default keys ALT+SHIFT+Y or Command+Shift+Y) can now be changed. On Windows and Linux, it can be set to ALT + SHIFT + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma). On macOS, it can be set to Command + Shift + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma).
• Clippings Manager now saves the ordering of clippings and folders; they can be reordered by drag and drop in the Clippings Manager tree list. The clippings and folders will also appear in the Clippings browser context menu in the same order.
• Synchronize your clippings between Firefox and Thunderbird, or other Firefox instances, with the new Sync Clippings feature. Sync Clippings lets you synchronize a subset of your clippings so that they appear in both applications. This feature is currently in beta.
• Backup reminder notifications. When this feature is turned on, a notification will appear, reminding you to back up your clippings. Click on the notification to backup your clippings through Clippings Manager. You can choose to be reminded to back up your clippings every day, or every 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 or 30 days; the default setting is 7 days.
• You can now export your clippings to CSV format. This can be done from Clippings Manager (click Tools → Export).

Supported languages: English (United States), French, German, Greek, Polish, Spanish.

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to download and install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and download links can be found on the Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website. The Sync Clippings Helper app is currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

Other known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the beta testers for their help in finding bugs, troubleshooting issues and providing feedback!

Also, a big "thank you" to the translators at Crowdin for updating the French and German localization of Clippings.  If you want to help translate Clippings into another world language, go to the Crowdin project page for Clippings.

Clippings 6.1 release candidate 1 released!

The official release of Clippings 6.1 is almost here!  Testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest can get their hands on it now by trying out the release candidate.  Barring any last-minute showstopper bugs, this may become the official release version.

Read on to learn what's new in Clippings 6.1, and how to obtain the release candidate.

What's New

• The keyboard paste shortcut key prefix (default keys ALT+SHIFT+Y or Command+Shift+Y) can now be changed. On Windows and Linux, it can be set to ALT + SHIFT + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma). On macOS, it can be set to Command + Shift + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma).
• Clippings Manager now saves the ordering of clippings and folders; they can be reordered by drag and drop in the Clippings Manager tree list. The clippings and folders will also appear in the Clippings browser context menu in the same order.
• Synchronize your clippings between Firefox and Thunderbird, or other Firefox instances, with the new Sync Clippings feature. Sync Clippings lets you synchronize a subset of your clippings so that they appear in both applications.
• Backup reminder notifications. When this feature is turned on, a notification will appear, reminding you to back up your clippings. Click on the notification to backup your clippings through Clippings Manager. You can choose to be reminded to back up your clippings every day, or every 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 or 30 days; the default setting is 7 days.
• You can now export your clippings to CSV format. This can be done from Clippings Manager (click Tools → Export).

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

How To Get It

Before upgrading Clippings to the release candidate, it is strongly recommended that you backup your clippings first. This can be done from Clippings Manager.

To install this release candidate, head over to the Clippings 6.1 release candidate 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1rc1.xpi, then click on it to install.

If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to download and install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and download links can be found on the Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website. The Sync Clippings Helper app is currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

If you find a bug, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.