06 July 2023

Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 release candidate 1 released!

This is a release candidate of the next version of Clippings for Thunderbird, the extension from AE Creations that lets you save frequently-entered text for later pasting into messages. Unless there are any last-minute showstopper bugs, this may become the official release of Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this version of Clippings for Thunderbird, 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

Compatibility

Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 is compatible with the latest beta release of Thunderbird 115. It is not compatible with Thunderbird 102.x.

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.

To install this release candidate, head over to the Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 release candidate 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-tb-6.3rc1.xpi, then right-click on it and select Save Link As, then choose a folder location on your system (for example, the Desktop). Then follow these step-by-step instructions from the Mozilla Support website to install Clippings in Thunderbird.

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.

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