This is the third beta release of the next version of Clippings. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and although it is the most stable beta release yet, expect to encounter the occasional bug.
Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.
What's New in Clippings 6.3
- Improvements to Clippings Manager. On Windows, Clippings Manager now remembers its window size and position (issue #314) New in 6.3b3 The width of the tree list is now remembered between sessions.
- 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 experimental on macOS and Linux, where it is turned off by default
- New option to skip backup reminders if there were no changes to your clippings since the last backup (issue #324)
- In Clippings Manager, the Details Pane can be shown or hidden by pressing CTRL+D (Command+D on macOS)
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. A new version of Clippings for Thunderbird is in beta, and will be compatible with the upcoming release of Thunderbird 91.
- 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
IMPORTANT! If you're already using Clippings and want to try the beta release, back up your clippings first before upgrading.
To install this beta release, head over to the Clippings 6.3 beta 3 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.3b3-fx.xpi, then click on it to install.
Current
users of version 6.3 beta 1 or 2 should uninstall the older beta version
first before installing this latest beta release. Make sure to back up
your clippings before uninstalling!
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.
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