Clippings 6.5 release candidate 2 released!

This is the second release candidate build of the next version of Clippings, which fixes a few bugs discovered during testing. Unless there are any more last-minute showstopper bugs, this may become the official release of Clippings 6.5.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this version of Clippings for Firefox, and how to get it.

What's New

• Symbols and emojis are now supported in placeholder default values
• Formatted date/time placeholder values show up correctly in languages other than English
• Placeholder prompt dialogs now display the name of the selected clipping, so that you know you've selected the right one
• Other fixes and improvements
  

Things You Should Know About

• Thunderbird Users: This version of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with Thunderbird. Watch this blog for an announcement on a release candidate build of Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3.
  
• Clippings 6.5 requires Firefox 102 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.

How to Get It

IMPORTANT! If you're already using Clippings and want to try this release candidate build, back up your clippings first before upgrading.

New or current users who want to install this release candidate build should follow these steps to install:

1. Head over to the Clippings 6.5 release candidate 2 page on GitHub.
2. Look for the link to clippings-6.5rc2.xpi, and then click on it to install.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

If you had previously installed or updated to version 6.5 release candidate 1, it will not automatically update; follow the above steps to update to this release candidate build.

Help and Support

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

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.

 

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the Crowdin contributors who provided updated localizations for this version of Clippings!

• 52fisher and YFdyh000 – Chinese (Simplified)
• kalimbra and Vollandet – French
  
• Tobias Bannert – German
• Juanma – Spanish
• Oleksiy Kashchuk – Ukrainian
  

If you are fluent in English and another world language and would like to help update or add a new translation, consider contributing a translation in Crowdin. Localizations in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future releases.