20 June 2022

Clippings 6.4 beta 2 released!

This is the second 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 keyboard navigation in windows and dialogs (issue #369)
  • Fixed a Clippings Manager bug where undoing actions on a synced clipping or folder stopped working after reloading the Synced Clippings folder (issue #384)
  • Added ability to import data from Text Snippets (Chrome extension) (issue #374)
  • Minor visual refresh for buttons and dialogs
  •  New in 6.4b2   It's no longer necessary to restart Firefox after changing the "Run in Private Windows" setting for Clippings (issue #381)

Things You Should Know About

  • Thunderbird Users: This version of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with Thunderbird. A beta release of an upcoming new version of Clippings for Thunderbird is currently available.
  • Clippings 6.4 requires Firefox 91 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; a version for macOS and Linux is currently in beta.

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:

  1. Head over to the Clippings 6.4 beta 2 page on GitHub.
  2. Look for the link to clippings-6.4b2.xpi, and then right-click on it and choose Save Link As. Save the XPI file to a location on your system.
  3. Open Add-ons Manager, then click on the gear icon on the top-right corner of the page and select Install Add-on From File. Locate and select the XPI file.
  4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

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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