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.