Start Menu for Mac 0.8.2 released - Testers Wanted!

A beta release of Start Menu for Mac, the new customizable app launcher for macOS from First Letter Software, is now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few inevitable bugs.

What's New

• Bug fix: Crash on startup if an app that appeared in the Recent Apps menu was uninstalled
• Bug fix: Sluggish UI responsiveness when launching an app that doesn't open a window by default, e.g. Docker
• Bug fix: In System Settings, the Login Items name for Start Menu for Mac shows the developer name, not app name
• Other fixes and improvements

How to Get It

Head over to the Download page on the First Letter Software website and click the download button for your Mac (Apple Silicon or Intel Mac). Save the DMG file, then double-click it and follow the instructions to install.

Testers who have installed the previous beta, version 0.8.1, will need to uninstall it first before installing this release.

Things You Should Know About

• This beta release is available free of charge, but expires 90 days after installation, after which it will stop working.
• If you installed an older beta release, uninstall it first before installing the latest release.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Start Menu for Mac should be posted to the discussion forum on GitHub.

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.

Future Announcements on First Letter Software Products

To keep this blog focused on Firefox and Thunderbird extensions from AE Creations, news and announcements on Start Menu for Mac will be found in the News section of the First Letter Software website.

Introducing Start Menu for Mac: the app launcher for macOS

As far back as 2012 when I made the switch from PC to Mac as my at-home daily driver, I've missed the Start Menu in Windows, where all the applications on my computer were in one place, neatly organized into folders or pinned to the Start Menu itself. I don't like the Launchpad where I have to wade through rows and rows of icons to find my desired app. I've tried a few app launcher apps for macOS, but none comes close to the experience that I wanted.

So, I finally made my own. 

Start Menu for Mac adds a popup menu to the macOS desktop menu bar, where you can find your apps all in one place. Out of the box, the standard macOS apps are organized by app categories. Organize your apps by selecting an app category from the context menu, or use the Organizer for greater control. Your installed apps are always available to browse in the All Apps menu, or click Search to look for an app by name. No more wading through endless rows of icons to find your desired app.
 

Start Menu for Mac is brought to you by First Letter Software, a new brand that I'm using for standalone software, distinct from my Firefox and Thunderbird extensions currently released under the AE Creations name.

Testers Wanted!

Version 0.8.1 is the first public beta release of Start Menu for Mac, aimed at testers, power users and enthusiasts who crave the latest and greatest! Get it from the First Letter Software website at firstlettersoftware.com/startmenu4mac.

Start Menu for Mac is compatible with macOS 13 Ventura and newer, on Apple Silicon and Intel Mac devices.

Things You Should Know About 

• This beta release is available free of charge, but expires 90 days after installation, after which it will stop working.
• Automatic updating is not yet available. Check back at the First Letter Software website for the latest release.

Help and Support 

Questions and comments about Start Menu for Mac should be posted to the discussion forums over at GitHub which is set up to support beta testing.

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.

Read Next 1.6 beta 3 released!

A third beta release of the next version of Read Next, the reading list extension for Firefox from AE Creations, is now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest. This beta release fixes a severe bug that caused Read Next to crash on startup. While it's the most stable so far, expect to run into the occasional bug.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Read Next 1.6, and how to get it!

What's New

• You can now sync your reading list using Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. Dropbox continues to be available as an option for syncing
•  New in 1.6b3  Added dark mode support for the cloud file host chooser in extension preferences 
•  Fixed in 1.6b3  Error during extension startup 

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Read Next 1.6 beta 3 page on GitHub. Look for the link to readnext-1.6b3.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

If you've installed a previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Read Next 1.6 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, 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.

Translators Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI text that have been added for this version. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Read Next!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Read Next and make it better for yourself and users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that is linked in the About dialog.

Read Next 1.6 beta 2 released!

A second beta release of the next version of Read Next, the reading list extension for Firefox from AE Creations, is now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Read Next 1.6, and how to get it!

What's New

• You can now sync your reading list using Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. Dropbox continues to be available as an option for syncing
•  New in 1.6b2  Minor UI improvements

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Read Next 1.6 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to readnext-1.6b2.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Read Next 1.6 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, 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.

Translators Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI text that have been added for this version. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Read Next!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Read Next and make it better for yourself and users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that is linked in the About dialog.

Read Next 1.6 beta 1 released - Testers Wanted!

This is the first beta release of the next version of Read Next, the reading list extension for Firefox from AE Creations. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Read Next 1.6, and how to get it!

What's New

• You can now sync your reading list using Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. Dropbox continues to be available as an option for syncing

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Read Next 1.6 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to readnext-1.6b1.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

Read Next 1.6 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, 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.

Sync Clippings Helper 2.0.1 beta 2 released!

A beta release of an upcoming update to the Sync Clippings Helper application is now available for testers and early adopters who want to try out a much-awaited fix for Windows. Read on to learn more about how to get it, things you should know about, and how to report a bug.

(If you've just stumbled upon this blog post and don't know what Sync Clippings is, you can learn more about this feature of the Clippings add-on for Firefox and Thunderbird on the AE Creations website.)

What's New

• Bug fix: On Windows, Sync Clippings Helper isn't correctly initialized for Firefox and Thunderbird for all users on the same PC

With this fix, the Sync Clippings Helper app will only need to be installed once, and all users on the same PC will be able to use Sync Clippings, even if they aren't Administrators. 

Things You Should Know About

This version is for Windows only, and is compatible with Windows 7 and newer. Sync Clippings Helper 2.0 is the latest version for macOS and Linux.

As this is a beta release, system administrators should limit installs to dedicated test machines. Deploying this beta release to PCs in the rest of the organization isn't recommended.

Some readers may be wondering what happened to 2.0.1 beta 1. The first beta release was for internal testing only and wasn't published.

How to Get It

Get the Sync Clippings Helper setup program for Windows from the Sync Clippings Helper 2.0.1 beta 2 page on GitHub.

Help and Support

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

If you find a bug with the Sync Clippings Helper app or its installers, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Check Links 0.9.3 released!

This is the sixth beta release of Check Links, the new Thunderbird extension from AE Creations that lets you review the web addresses (URLs) of all hyperlinks in a draft email message before sending. It contains a few important bug fixes, and is a must-have for all beta testers.

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

What's New

• Bug fix: Unresponsive composer toolbar button (issue #17)
• Bug fix: After updating Check Links, the composer context menu item disappears (issue #18)

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Check Links page on the AE Creations website, where instructions on how to add it to Thunderbird are provided. Please note that it's not yet available on the Add-ons for Thunderbird website.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Check Links is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer. 

Report a Bug

An up-to-date list of known issues can be found in the Check Links project on GitHub.

If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Help and Support

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

Translators Wanted!

Help make Check Links understood for a global user base. If you're fluent in English and another world language, consider contributing a translation! Learn more about how to get started.

Check Links 0.9.2 released!

This is the fifth beta release of Check Links, the new Thunderbird extension from AE Creations that lets you review the web addresses (URLs) of all hyperlinks in a draft email message before sending. It's now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and while this is the most stable beta release yet, expect to run into the occasional bug.

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

What's New

• Fixed Linux-specific UI bugs 

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Check Links page on the AE Creations website, where instructions on how to add it to Thunderbird are provided. Please note that it's not yet available on the Add-ons for Thunderbird website.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Check Links is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer. 

Report a Bug

An up-to-date list of known issues can be found in the Check Links project on GitHub.

If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Help and Support

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

Translators Wanted!

Help make Check Links understood for a global user base. If you're fluent in English and another world language, consider contributing a translation! Learn more about how to get started.

Check Links 0.9.1 released!

This is the fourth beta release of Check Links, the new Thunderbird extension from AE Creations that lets you review the web addresses (URLs) of all hyperlinks in a draft email message before sending. It's now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and while this is the most stable beta release yet, expect to run into the occasional bug.

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

What's New

• Added support for dark mode
• Improvements to keyboard navigation 

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Check Links page on the AE Creations website, where instructions on how to add it to Thunderbird are provided. Please note that it's not yet available on the Add-ons for Thunderbird website.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Check Links is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer. 

Report a Bug

An up-to-date list of known issues can be found in the Check Links project on GitHub.

If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Help and Support

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

Check Links 0.9 released!

This is the third beta release of Check Links, the new Thunderbird extension from AE Creations that lets you review the web addresses (URLs) of all hyperlinks in a draft email message before sending. It's now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few bugs.

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

What's New

• Added a menu item in the compose context menu
• User interface improvements in the Message View and Table View dialogs, including addition of user help

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Check Links page on the AE Creations website, where instructions on how to install into Thunderbird are provided. Please note that it's not yet available on the Add-ons for Thunderbird website.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Check Links is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer. 

Report a Bug

An up-to-date list of known issues can be found in the Check Links project on GitHub.

If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Help and Support

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

Check Links 0.8.1 released!

This is a beta release of Check Links, the new Thunderbird extension from AE Creations that lets you review the web addresses (URLs) of all hyperlinks in a draft email message before sending. It's now available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few bugs.

Read on to learn what's new with this release, and how to get it!

What's New

• Minor improvements to the Message View and Table View dialogs, including checking for blank URLs
• Draft emails will no longer be set as modified if none of the links were changed during link checking 

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Check Links page on the AE Creations website, where instructions on how to install into Thunderbird are provided. Please note that it's not yet available on the Add-ons for Thunderbird website.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on. 

Check Links is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer. 

Report a Bug

An up-to-date list of known issues can be found in the Check Links project on GitHub.

If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Help and Support

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

Introducing Check Links: an extension for Thunderbird

Check Links is a new extension for the Thunderbird email client. With Check Links, you can review the web addresses (URLs) of all hyperlinks in a draft email message before sending. Never send an email with broken or incorrect links again! 

 

Get started by clicking the Check Links button on the compose toolbar. 

Review each link one at a time with Message View.

Keep reading to learn more about Check Links, and how to get involved as a beta tester! 

Features

• Choose how you want to review the links in your draft email. Use Message View to review the links one by one in a message preview. Or select Table View where you can review all of them at a glance. 
• Check Links can also detect link placeholders in your email, allowing you to replace them with a proper hyperlink. 

Testers Wanted!

Check Links is in the beta testing phase, and is being made available to early adopters and enthusiasts who are keen on trying out the latest and greatest!

You can get the latest beta release from the Check Links page on the AE Creations website, where instructions on how to install into Thunderbird are provided. Please note that it's not yet available on the Add-ons for Thunderbird website.

Check Links is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer.

Report a Bug

An up-to-date list of known issues can be found in the Check Links project on GitHub.

If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.

Help and Support

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

Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1 beta 2 released!

This is the second beta release of the next version of Clippings for Thunderbird. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and while this beta is the most stable yet, testers should expect to run into the inevitable bug.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1, and how to get it!

What's New

• New placeholders for the subject line, message sender and recipients: $[SUBJECT], $[FROM], $[FROM_NAME], $[FROM_EMAIL], $[TO], $[TO_NAME], $[TO_EMAIL], $[CC], $[CC_NAME] and $[CC_EMAIL]. Add them to your clippings in Clippings Manager by using the Placeholder Toolbar
• New option to paste an HTML-formatted clipping into an HTML message as plain text
• Brought back the option to show the Paste As dialog when pasting an HTML-formatted clipping, a feature that existed prior to Clippings 6.0
• The Paste Options dialog, which lets you choose between normal or quoted text whenever a clipping is pasted into the message composer, has been replaced with a new toggle option in the compose toolbar button context menu, titled "Paste As Quoted Text"
• Improvements to undo in Clippings Manager. Also, you can now reverse the last undo ("undo undo") by pressing Ctrl+Y on Windows, ⇧⌘Z on macOS, and Ctrl+Shift+Z on Linux. The F2 keyboard shortcut is still supported
• Eliminated the confirmation dialog that appeared when reloading the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager
• Clippings will now display an error message if the Sync Clippings data size exceeds the limit of 1 megabyte
•  Fixed in 7.1b2  The Clippings Manager keyboard shortcut list is missing the new alternative shortcut key for Undo Undo 

Compatibility

Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1 is compatible with Thunderbird 140, currently available in the Beta Release channel. It is not compatible with Thunderbird 128.x.

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 for Thunderbird 7.1 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-tb-7.1b2.xpi, then right-click on it and select Save Link As, then choose a folder location on your system (for example, the Downloads folder). Then follow these step-by-step instructions from the Mozilla Support website to install Clippings in Thunderbird.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on.  

Help and Support

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

Help Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI strings that have been added for this release. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Clippings!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Clippings and make it better for yourself and hundreds of thousands of users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that will be linked in the About dialog.

Clippings 7.1 beta 2 released!

This is the second beta release of the next version of Clippings, the extension for Firefox from AE Creations that saves frequently-entered text for later pasting into web page forms. It's being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and while this beta is the most stable yet, testers should expect to run into the inevitable bug.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Clippings 7.1, and how to get it!

What's New

• New option to paste an HTML-formatted clipping into a rich text editor as plain text
• Brought back the option to show the Paste As dialog when pasting an HTML-formatted clipping, a feature that existed prior to Clippings 6.0
• The height of the preview pane in Clippings Sidebar can now be adjusted
• Improvements to undo in Clippings Manager. Also, you can now reverse the last undo ("undo undo") by pressing Ctrl+Y on Windows, ⇧⌘Z on macOS, and Ctrl+Shift+Z on Linux. The F2 keyboard shortcut is still supported
• Eliminated the confirmation dialog that appeared when reloading the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar
• Clippings will now display an error message if the Sync Clippings data size exceeds the limit of 1 megabyte
•  Fixed in 7.1b2  Double-pasting of clipping if pressing the Enter key to choose the paste option in Paste As dialog (issue #547)
•  Fixed in 7.1b2  The height of the preview pane in Clippings Sidebar isn't adjusted if a message bar appears (issue #543) 

Things You Should Know About

• The version number of this beta release will appear as 7.0.99.2 in Add-ons Manager. 
• Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
• While Clippings works on the vast majority of web sites, some are now preventing pasting into text boxes. If pasting doesn't work, copy the clipping from Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar by right-clicking on it and selecting Copy Clipping Text. You can then paste the clipping into the web page by selecting Paste from the browser context menu. 

Compatibility

Clippings 7.1 is compatible with Firefox 140 and newer. Firefox 140 is currently available in the Beta Release channel and as Developer Edition.

How to Get It

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

To install this beta release, head over to the Clippings 7.1 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-7.1b2.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on.  

Help and Support

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

Help Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI strings that have been added for this release. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Clippings!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Clippings and make it better for yourself and hundreds of thousands of users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that will be linked in the About dialog.

Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1 beta 1 released!

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

Read on to learn more about what's new in Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1, and how to get it!

What's New

• New placeholders for the subject line, message sender and recipients: $[SUBJECT], $[FROM], $[FROM_NAME], $[FROM_EMAIL], $[TO], $[TO_NAME], $[TO_EMAIL], $[CC], $[CC_NAME] and $[CC_EMAIL]. Add them to your clippings in Clippings Manager by using the Placeholder Toolbar
• New option to paste an HTML-formatted clipping into an HTML message as plain text
• Brought back the option to show the Paste As dialog when pasting an HTML-formatted clipping, a feature that existed prior to Clippings 6.0
• The Paste Options dialog, which lets you choose between normal or quoted text whenever a clipping is pasted into the message composer, has been replaced with a new toggle option in the compose toolbar button context menu, titled "Paste As Quoted Text"
• Improvements to undo in Clippings Manager. Also, you can now reverse the last undo ("undo undo") by pressing Ctrl+Y on Windows, ⇧⌘Z on macOS, and Ctrl+Shift+Z on Linux. The F2 keyboard shortcut is still supported
• Eliminated the confirmation dialog that appeared when reloading the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager
• Clippings will now display an error message if the Sync Clippings data size exceeds the limit of 1 megabyte 

Compatibility

Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1 is compatible with Thunderbird 140, currently available in the Beta Release channel. It is not compatible with Thunderbird 128.x.

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 for Thunderbird 7.1 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-tb-7.1b1.xpi, then right-click on it and select Save Link As, then choose a folder location on your system (for example, the Downloads folder). 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, 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. 

Help Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI strings that have been added for this release. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Clippings!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Clippings and make it better for yourself and hundreds of thousands of users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that will be linked in the About dialog.

Clippings 7.1 beta 1 released!

This is the first beta release of the next version of Clippings, the extension for Firefox from AE Creations that saves frequently-entered text for later pasting into web page forms. It's being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Clippings 7.1, and how to get it!

What's New

• New option to paste an HTML-formatted clipping into a rich text editor as plain text
• Brought back the option to show the Paste As dialog when pasting an HTML-formatted clipping, a feature that existed prior to Clippings 6.0
• The height of the preview pane in Clippings Sidebar can now be adjusted
• Improvements to undo in Clippings Manager. Also, you can now reverse the last undo ("undo undo") by pressing Ctrl+Y on Windows, ⇧⌘Z on macOS, and Ctrl+Shift+Z on Linux. The F2 keyboard shortcut is still supported
• Eliminated the confirmation dialog that appeared when reloading the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar
• Clippings will now display an error message if the Sync Clippings data size exceeds the limit of 1 megabyte

Things You Should Know About

• The version number of this beta release will appear as 7.0.99.1 in Add-ons Manager. 
• Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
• While Clippings works on the vast majority of web sites, some are now preventing pasting into text boxes. If pasting doesn't work, copy the clipping from Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar by right-clicking on it and selecting Copy Clipping Text. You can then paste the clipping into the web page by selecting Paste from the browser context menu. 

Compatibility

Clippings 7.1 is compatible with Firefox 140 and newer. Firefox 140 is currently available in the Beta Release channel and as Developer Edition.

Thunderbird users take note: Clippings for Thunderbird 7.1 is also coming soon! Check back soon for news on a beta release.

How to Get It

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

To install this beta release, head over to the Clippings 7.1 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-7.1b1.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

Help and Support

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

Help Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI strings that have been added for this release. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Clippings!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Clippings and make it better for yourself and hundreds of thousands of users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that will be linked in the About dialog.

Panic Button 5.1 beta 1 released!

This is a beta release of the next version of Panic Button, the Firefox extension from AE Creations that hides your browser windows from curious eyes with a click of a button. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Panic Button 5.1, and how to get it!

What's New

• If the Panic Button action is set to Hide and Replace, tab groups will be recreated when browser windows and tabs are restored
  

Things You Should Know About

• Panic Button 5.1 requires Firefox 139 or newer. 
  
• The version number of this beta release will appear as 5.0.99.1 in Add-ons Manager.
  
• 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 5.1 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to panicbutton-5.1b1.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 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.

Help Wanted!

Translators are needed to update the UI strings that have been added for this release. If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help, get started by joining the Crowdin project for Panic Button!

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the development of Panic Button and make it better for yourself and thousands of users around the world. Contributors will have their efforts recognized and credited on this blog in the official release post, and listed in the credits page that will be linked in the About dialog.

Clippings 7.0.4 beta 1 released!

A beta release of an upcoming update for Clippings, the Firefox extension from AE Creations that lets you save frequently-entered text for later pasting into web page forms, is now available for testers and early adopters. Read on to learn more about what's new and how to get it!

What's New

• Bug fix: Pasting a clipping, using keyboard paste or from the context menu, sometimes doesn't work on the first try (issue #534)
• Bug fix: Error sometimes occurs in the New Clipping dialog when Sync Clippings is turned on (issue #535)

Things You Should Know About

• The version number of this beta release will appear as 7.0.3.99 in Add-ons Manager.

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 7.0.4 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-7.0.4b1.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

Clippings 7.0.4 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, 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.

Read Next 1.5 beta 3 released!

A third beta release of the next version of Read Next is now available to early adopters and enthusiasts craving the latest and greatest! Although this beta release is fairly stable, users should expect to run into the occasional bug.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Read Next 1.5, and how to get it!

What's New

• Links can now be renamed. To rename a link, right-click in the reading list sidebar and then select Rename in the context menu
• Improvements to navigation and scrolling of the reading list using the keyboard
• New links are now highlighted in the sidebar when they're added
• When showing only unread links in the reading list, links will now be automatically shown or hidden as their unread status changes when clicked or navigating to them in the browser

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Read Next 1.5 beta 3 page on GitHub. Look for the link to readnext-1.5b3.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

If you've installed Read Next 1.5 beta releases 1 or 2, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on.

Read Next 1.5 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, 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.

Read Next 1.5 beta 2 released!

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

Read on to learn more about what's new in Read Next 1.5, and how to get it!

What's New

• Links can now be renamed. To rename a link, right-click in the reading list sidebar and then select Rename in the context menu
• Improvements to navigation and scrolling of the reading list using the keyboard
• New links are now highlighted in the sidebar when they're added
• When showing only unread links in the reading list, links will now be automatically shown or hidden as their unread status changes when clicked or navigating to them in the browser
•  New in 1.5b2  Links on a page can now be added to the reading list, by right-clicking and then selecting Add to Read Next in the browser context menu
  

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Read Next 1.5 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to readnext-1.5b2.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on.

Read Next 1.5 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, 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.