Panic Button 4.4 beta 4 released!

A fourth beta release of the next version of Panic Button is now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest. This unplanned fourth beta includes a last-minute bug fix for an issue affecting users who have installed the Firefox Multi-Account Containers add-on.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.

What's New

Here are the new features coming to version 4.4:

• New menu options added to the Panic Button toolbar button context menu, allowing you to change the toolbar button in just a few clicks, or go to the extension preferences page. To show the context menu, right-click on the Panic Button toolbar button (issue #61 and #70)
• New option in extension preferences for snoozing inactive browser tabs when restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action (issue #64)
• When restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action, Panic Button will try to restore Reader Mode on those browser tabs that had it turned on (issue #65)
  
• The toolbar button icons now blends in better with the Light and Dark themes in Firefox 89 and newer (issue #71 and #73)
•  Fixed in 4.4b4  Container tabs were converted to normal tabs when restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action (issue #74)
  

Things You Should Know About

• Panic Button 4.4 requires Firefox 78 or newer.  
• The Hide and Replace action won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to  the Panic Button 4.4 beta 4 page on GitHub. Look for the link to panic_button-4.4b4-fx.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted 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. 

Clippings 6.3 beta 1 released!

This is the first beta release of the next version of Clippings. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and who are willing to tolerate a few bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.

What's New

• Improvements to Clippings Manager. On Windows, Clippings Manager now remembers its window size and position (issue #314)
• Improvements to support for multiple displays on Windows. Clippings popup windows and dialogs will now be positioned within the browser window from which they were opened, instead of always centered on the primary display (issue #346). This feature is not available on macOS or Linux.
• New option to skip backup reminders if there were no changes to your clippings since the last backup (issue #324)

Things You Should Know About

• Thunderbird Users: This version of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with Thunderbird. Get Clippings for Thunderbird, now compatible with Thunderbird 78.
  
• Clippings 6.3 requires Firefox 78 or newer.
• Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, 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 available for Windows only.

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Clippings 6.3 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.3beta1-fx.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted 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.

Panic Button 4.4 beta 3 released!

This is the third beta release of the next version of Panic Button. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest. This beta release is the most stable yet, but you may still encounter a few minor bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.

What's New

Here are the new features coming to version 4.4:

• New menu options added to the Panic Button toolbar button context menu, allowing you to change the toolbar button in just a few clicks, or go to the extension preferences page. To show the context menu, right-click on the Panic Button toolbar button (issue #61 and #70)
• New option in extension preferences for snoozing inactive browser tabs when restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action (issue #64)
• When restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action, Panic Button will try to restore Reader Mode on those browser tabs that had it turned on (issue #65)
  
• The reverse contrast toolbar button icons now blends in better with the Dark Mode theme in Firefox 89 and newer (issue #71)
•  Fixed in 4.4b3  Setting a custom toolbar button icon doesn't work (issue #72)

Things You Should Know About

• Panic Button 4.4 requires Firefox 78 or newer.  
• Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Panic Button 4.4 beta 3 page on GitHub. Look for the link to panic_button-4.4b3-fx.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted 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.

Panic Button 4.4 beta 2 released!

This is the second beta release of the next version of Panic Button. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest. This beta release is the most stable yet; nonetheless, expect to encounter a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.

What's New

Here are the new features coming to version 4.4:

• New menu options added to the Panic Button toolbar button context menu, allowing you to change the toolbar button in just a few clicks, or go to the extension preferences page. To show the context menu, right-click on the Panic Button toolbar button (issue #61 and #70)
• New option in extension preferences for snoozing inactive browser tabs when restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action (issue #64)
• When restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action, Panic Button will try to restore Reader Mode on those browser tabs that had it turned on (issue #65) 
•  New in 4.4b2  The reverse contrast toolbar button icons now blends in better with the Dark Mode theme in Firefox 89 and newer (issue #71)

Things You Should Know About

• Panic Button 4.4 requires Firefox 78 or newer.  
• Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Panic Button 4.4 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to panic_button-4.4b2-fx.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted 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.

Clippings 6.2.10 released!

Another minor update to Clippings 6.2 for Mozilla Firefox has been released, and 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), click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for Updates.

What's New

• Bug fix: On Firefox 89, the search by name textbox in the keyboard paste dialog isn't focused when switching from shortcut key mode (issue #341)

Things You Should Know About

• Thunderbird Users: Clippings 6.2 is not compatible with Thunderbird. Get Clippings for Thunderbird 6.0, now compatible with Thunderbird 78.
  
• Clippings 6.2 requires Firefox 68 or newer, and is compatible with Firefox 78 ESR.
• Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, 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 available for Windows only.

Still Using Firefox 68 ESR?

Upcoming versions of Clippings won't be compatible with Firefox 68 ESR. If you're still using Clippings on this older Extended Support Release, upgrade to Firefox 78 ESR as soon as possible so that you'll continue getting future updates for Clippings.

Help and Support

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