Clippings 6.1.2 released!

This is another update to Clippings 6.1 that fixes a major issue with backup reminder notifications, and comes with other improvements. It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• Automatic checking for updates to the Sync Clippings Helper application, if Sync Clippings is turned on
• Improvements to German translation (thanks to Crowdin translator AlexanderS)
• Bug fix: First-time backup notification not appearing (issue #251). Users upgrading from version 6.1.1 will see the first-time backup notification appearing a few minutes after the upgrade to 6.1.2, as it has been more than a week (7 days) after version 6.1 was released
• Other minor fixes

 Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

Other known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Additional add-on permissions requested when upgrading Clippings from version 6.0.x

Users who are upgrading Clippings from version 6.0.x may notice a popup appearing in Firefox, asking you to confirm additional permissions being requested by the new version of Clippings. It may look something like this:

The add-on permissions popup that appears when upgrading Clippings.

Clippings 6.1 contains many new features that require asking for additional permissions at the time of the upgrade.  The new permissions are:

• Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox: This permission is needed for the new Sync Clippings feature, which would need to be turned on from Clippings preferences if you want to use it. If you won't be turning on Sync Clippings, then this permission is not applicable.
• Display notifications to you: This is needed for the new backup reminder feature.

You can learn more about the permissions that Clippings is requesting when it is being added to Firefox, and the reasons why they are needed, in this page on the AE Creations website.

Clippings 6.1.1 released!

This update to Clippings 6.1, which was released just yesterday, contains a few bug fixes as well as a fix for cosmetic issues on Firefox 64. It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• Bug fix: Issues with backup reminder settings in extension preferences and first-time backup dialog (issue #247)
• Bug fix: After turning off Sync Clippings, the old Synced Clippings folder incorrectly retains its special icon (issue #244).  NOTE: This bug fix will be visible on Firefox 64 and newer.
• Bug fix: Message box alert icons missing in Firefox 64 (issue #234)

For a full list of all the new features and improvements in Clippings 6.1, see the previous blog post.

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

Other known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Clippings 6.1 released!

Version 6.1 of Clippings, a WebExtension for Mozilla Firefox, adds some much-needed improvements and brings back a few missing features from legacy versions of Clippings. It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• The keyboard paste shortcut key prefix (default keys ALT+SHIFT+Y or Command+Shift+Y) can now be changed. On Windows and Linux, it can be set to ALT + SHIFT + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma). On macOS, it can be set to Command + Shift + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma).
• Clippings Manager now saves the ordering of clippings and folders; they can be reordered by drag and drop in the Clippings Manager tree list. The clippings and folders will also appear in the Clippings browser context menu in the same order.
• Synchronize your clippings between Firefox and Thunderbird, or other Firefox instances, with the new Sync Clippings feature. Sync Clippings lets you synchronize a subset of your clippings so that they appear in both applications. This feature is currently in beta.
• Backup reminder notifications. When this feature is turned on, a notification will appear, reminding you to back up your clippings. Click on the notification to backup your clippings through Clippings Manager. You can choose to be reminded to back up your clippings every day, or every 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 or 30 days; the default setting is 7 days.
• You can now export your clippings to CSV format. This can be done from Clippings Manager (click Tools → Export).

Supported languages: English (United States), French, German, Greek, Polish, Spanish.

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

Other known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the beta testers for their help in finding bugs, troubleshooting issues and providing feedback!

Also, a big "thank you" to the translators at Crowdin for updating the French and German localization of Clippings.  If you want to help translate Clippings into another world language, go to the Crowdin project page for Clippings.

Clippings 6.1 release candidate 1 released!

The official release of Clippings 6.1 is almost here!  Testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest can get their hands on it now by trying out the release candidate.  Barring any last-minute showstopper bugs, this may become the official release version.

Read on to learn what's new in Clippings 6.1, and how to obtain the release candidate.

What's New

• The keyboard paste shortcut key prefix (default keys ALT+SHIFT+Y or Command+Shift+Y) can now be changed. On Windows and Linux, it can be set to ALT + SHIFT + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma). On macOS, it can be set to Command + Shift + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma).
• Clippings Manager now saves the ordering of clippings and folders; they can be reordered by drag and drop in the Clippings Manager tree list. The clippings and folders will also appear in the Clippings browser context menu in the same order.
• Synchronize your clippings between Firefox and Thunderbird, or other Firefox instances, with the new Sync Clippings feature. Sync Clippings lets you synchronize a subset of your clippings so that they appear in both applications.
• Backup reminder notifications. When this feature is turned on, a notification will appear, reminding you to back up your clippings. Click on the notification to backup your clippings through Clippings Manager. You can choose to be reminded to back up your clippings every day, or every 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 or 30 days; the default setting is 7 days.
• You can now export your clippings to CSV format. This can be done from Clippings Manager (click Tools → Export).

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

How To Get It

Before upgrading Clippings to the release candidate, it is strongly recommended that you backup your clippings first. This can be done from Clippings Manager.

To install this release candidate, head over to the Clippings 6.1 release candidate 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1rc1.xpi, then click on it to install.

If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; watch this blog for news on an official 1.0 release of the helper app, which is coming soon.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

Clippings 6.1 beta 5 released!

Another beta release of Clippings 6.1 is now available, which fixes a few more bugs and adds some minor improvements. It is being made available for testing, and although it is in the most stable beta-quality state yet, expect to encounter a few minor bugs.

This is expected to be the last beta release as work progresses closer to the official, and much-anticipated, 6.1 release.

What's New

The following is a list of what's new and fixed since 6.1 beta 4.  Please see the Clippings 6.1 beta 2 blog post for a full list of all the new features coming in version 6.1.  For a list of bug fixes and new features since, refer to the past blog posts for 6.1 beta 3 and beta 4.

• You can now undo the drag and drop reordering of clippings and folders in the Clippings Manager tree list (issue #211)
• The Synced Clippings folder now appears as the first item by default, to make it easier to locate (issue #240). You can move it by dragging and dropping in the Clippings Manager tree to reposition it, but it cannot be moved to a subfolder.  NOTE: This feature is only available to users upgrading to 6.1b5 from 6.0.x, or to new users installing Clippings 6.1; current beta users upgrading to beta 5 will continue to see the Synced Clippings folders appearing elsewhere in the list.
• Experimental feature: Drag and drop text into the tree list in Clippings Manager to create a new clipping
• Bug fix: Synced Clippings folder deleted after restoring from backup (issue #232)
• Bug fix: Unwanted expanding of a folder in the Clippings Manager tree when moving a clipping or folder using drag and drop
• Other minor fixes

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue doesn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

How to Get It

IMPORTANT! If you are 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 6.1 beta 5 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1b5.xpi, then click on it to install.

If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.  The current release of the Sync Clippings Helper is 1.0 beta 3; an official 1.0 release of the helper app will be announced on this blog as it becomes available, and all beta users will have to upgrade to it.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

Clippings 6.1 beta 4 released!

Following the release of Clippings 6.1 beta 3 earlier this week, another beta is now available, which fixes a leftover bug that was unresolved in beta 3.

As is the case with the previous beta releases, it is being made available for testing, and although it is in a fairly stable beta-quality state, expect to encounter the inevitable bugs.

What's New

See the blog post for Clippings 6.1 beta 2 for a full list of all the new features and improvements in version 6.1. Below is a list of changes since the beta 3 release:

• Bug fix: Duplicated menu items appearing on Clippings menu on startup (issue #236)

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• If Sync Clippings is turned on and a backup is restored in Clippings Manager, the Sync Clippings folder is deleted (issue #232). Workaround: open the Clippings preferences page, then turn off Sync Clippings and turn it back on.
• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue shouldn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

How to Get It

IMPORTANT! If you are already using Clippings and want to try the beta release, back up your clippings first before installing the 6.1 beta.

If you are a current beta tester with a previous 6.1 beta release installed, you must uninstall it first, then quit and restart Firefox, then install 6.1 beta 4. Make sure you back up your clippings first before uninstalling Clippings. It is not necessary to reinstall the Sync Clippings Helper, if the Sync Clippings feature is turned on.

To install this beta release, head over to the Clippings 6.1 beta 4 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1b4.xpi, then click on it to install.

If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

Clippings 6.1 beta 3 released!

Work on the next version of Clippings for Firefox Quantum is continuing along, and with that comes more improvements and bug fixes in this third beta release of Clippings 6.1. It is being made available for testing, and although it is in a fairly stable beta-quality state, expect to encounter the inevitable bugs.

What's New

See the blog post for Clippings 6.1 beta 2 for a full list of all the new features and improvements in version 6.1. Below is a list of changes since the beta 2 release:

• Added a Reload button next to the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager. The Synced Clippings folder can also be reloaded by right-clicking on it and selecting Reload from the context menu; this improvement makes the Reload action more visible.
• When turning off Sync Clippings, an option has been added to remove the Synced Clippings folder from the Clippings menu and Clippings Manager. (NOTE: The sync file will not be deleted.)
• More options for the frequency of the clippings backup reminder: choose to be reminded to back up your clippings every day, or every 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 or 30 days. The default setting is 7 days.
• Bug fix: Synced clippings and folders sometimes appearing randomly outside the Synced Clippings folder on the Clippings menu (issue #236)
• Bug fix: When turning off Sync Clippings, the confirmation dialog is unresponsive if Clippings Manager is open at the same time (issue #236)
• Added an "About Clippings" dialog, accessible from the Clippings preferences page

Sync Clippings Helper App 1.0 beta 3: Now Available

If you have been trying out the Sync Clippings feature, you must upgrade the Sync Clippings helper app to 1.0 beta 3 once you upgrade Clippings to 6.1 beta 3. To do this, uninstall the old version of Sync Clippings Helper, and then download and install the new version.

Information on how to upgrade the Sync Clippings helper can be found in the "How to Get It" section below.

Please note that after the upgrade to 1.0 beta 3 of the helper application, you will need to re-enter the sync file location in Sync Clippings settings in the Clippings preferences page.

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• If Sync Clippings is turned on and a backup is restored in Clippings Manager, the Sync Clippings folder is deleted (issue #232). Workaround: open the Clippings preferences page, then turn off Sync Clippings and turn it back on.
• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue shouldn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

How to Get It

IMPORTANT! If you are 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 6.1 beta 3 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1b3.xpi, then click on it to install.

If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to 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 currently available for Windows only.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

UPDATE - 13 November 2018: Additional notes added re: upgrading Sync Clippings Helper.

What to do if Clippings is disabled after upgrading to Thunderbird 60

Users who are upgrading to Thunderbird 60 (latest release 60.3.0 at the time of writing) will notice that Clippings is disabled after the upgrade, and updating Clippings from Add-ons Manager doesn't work.  If this happens to you, don't panic!

Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 is the latest version that is compatible with Thunderbird 60, and it is now available.  Because of changes to add-ons in Thunderbird 60, Clippings for Thunderbird will not automatically update, and you will need to download it from the AE Creations website.  Follow the step-by-step instructions given on the installation page for Clippings to upgrade.

Your existing clippings data will be preserved even after uninstalling the old version of Clippings, and it will be automatically migrated when installing the new version.

Learn more about what's new in Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6,  as well as important things you should know about it, in the release announcement blog post. If you have more questions, post them to the AE Creations Help and Support Forums on Google Groups.

Clippings 6.0.7 released!

A minor update to Clippings 6 is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New

• Bug fix: Placeholder prompt sometimes fails to paste clipping (issue #233)
• Bug fix: In Clippings Manager, copied folder doesn't appear after copy (issue #231)
• Other minor fixes

Things You Should Know About

Clippings 6 is a WebExtension for Firefox 57 and newer. It is not compatible with Mozilla Thunderbird. Please see the instructions on the AE Creations website on how to get Clippings for Thunderbird.

There are several differences compared to previous versions of Clippings (version 5.5 and older):

• Due to WebExtensions being restricted from using any keyboard shortcuts that start with CTRL + ALT, the keyboard paste key has now changed - it is now ALT+SHIFT+Y (Cmd+Shift+Y on macOS). 
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.
• Clippings Manager can import the legacy Clippings RDF/XML datasource file format (*.rdf files) as well as the new Clippings 6 format; however, it can only export to Clippings 6 format. To exchange clippings from Clippings 6 with other users, they need to have Clippings 5.5 or newer installed.

Help and Support

Known issues with Clippings 6 are listed here.

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Clippings 6.1 beta 2 released!

This is the second beta release of a much-anticipated update to Clippings 6 for Firefox Quantum, which contains several bug fixes and improvements to the features introduced in beta 1. It is being made available for testing, and although it is in a fairly stable beta-quality state, expect to encounter the inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn what's new in Clippings 6.1 and how to get it.

What's New

• The keyboard paste shortcut key prefix (default keys ALT+SHIFT+Y or Command+Shift+Y) can now be changed. On Windows and Linux, it can be set to ALT + SHIFT + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma). On macOS, it can be set to Command + Shift + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma).
• Clippings Manager now saves the ordering of clippings and folders; they can be reordered by drag and drop in the Clippings Manager tree list. The clippings and folders will also appear in the Clippings browser context menu in the same order.
• Synchronize your clippings between Firefox and Thunderbird, or other Firefox instances, with the new Sync Clippings feature. Sync Clippings lets you synchronize a subset of your clippings so that they appear in both applications.
• Backup reminder notifications. When this feature is turned on, a notification will appear, reminding you to back up your clippings. Click on the notification to backup your clippings through Clippings Manager. The frequency of the notifications (daily, weekly, monthly or never) can be set in Clippings preferences, or when the backup reminder notification appears for the first time.
• You can now export your clippings to CSV (comma-separated values) format. This can be done from Clippings Manager (click Tools → Export).
•  6.1 beta 2  Added ability to reload the Sync Clippings folder in Clippings Manager, to update it with latest changes from other computers or applications with Clippings (issue #224)
•  6.1 beta 2  Clippings Manager will now automatically update when Sync Clippings is turned on or off from Clippings preferences (issue #218)
•  6.1 beta 2  Bug fix: Issues with moving/copying a folder containing clippings and subfolders into Synced Clippings folder (issue #226)
•  6.1 beta 2  Bug fix: Ordering of synced items isn't saved (issue #227)
•  6.1 beta 2  Bug fix: In Clippings Manager, copied folder doesn't appear after copy (issue #231)
•  6.1 beta 2  Bug fix: Placeholder prompt sometimes fails to paste clipping (issue #233)
•  6.1 beta 2  Bug fix: In Clippings Manager, disappearing clipping/folder after undoing move to folder (issue #209)

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to download and install the Sync Clippings Helper application. More information and download links can be found on the Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website. The Sync Clippings Helper app is currently available for Windows only.
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• If Sync Clippings is turned on and a backup is restored in Clippings Manager, the Sync Clippings folder is deleted (issue #232). Workaround: open the Clippings preferences page, then turn off Sync Clippings and turn it back on.
• The ordering of clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder won't be preserved if syncing between Firefox and Thunderbird. This issue shouldn't occur if syncing only between multiple instances of Firefox.

How To Get It

IMPORTANT! If you are 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 6.1 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1b2.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

Clippings 6.1 beta 1 released!

This is the first beta release of a much-anticipated update to Clippings 6 for Firefox Quantum. It is being made available for testing, and although it is in a fairly stable beta-quality state, expect to encounter the inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn what's new in Clippings 6.1 and how to get it.

What's New

• The keyboard paste shortcut key prefix (default keys ALT+SHIFT+Y or Command+Shift+Y) can now be changed. On Windows and Linux, it can be set to ALT + SHIFT + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma). On macOS, it can be set to Command + Shift + (A-Z, 0-9, period or comma).
• Clippings Manager now saves the ordering of clippings and folders; they can be reordered by drag and drop in the Clippings Manager tree list. The clippings and folders will also appear in the Clippings browser context menu in the same order.
• Synchronize your clippings between Firefox and Thunderbird, or other Firefox instances, with the new Sync Clippings feature. Sync Clippings lets you synchronize a subset of your clippings so that they appear in both applications.
• Backup reminder notifications. When this feature is turned on, a notification will appear, reminding you to back up your clippings. Click on the notification to backup your clippings through Clippings Manager. The frequency of the notifications (daily, weekly, monthly or never) can be set in Clippings preferences, or when the backup reminder notification appears for the first time
• You can now export your clippings to CSV format. This can be done from Clippings Manager (click Tools → Export).

Things You Should Know About

• Clippings 6.1 requires Firefox 60 or newer.
• If you want to use Sync Clippings, you'll need to download and install the Sync Clippings Helper application. More information and download links can be found on the Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website. The Sync Clippings Helper app is currently available for Windows only.
• The first-time backup reminder notification will appear approximately 5 minutes after installing Clippings; it has been set as such for beta testing purposes. In the official 6.1 release, the first-time backup reminder will appear 7 days after installing or upgrading to Clippings 6.1. 
• Clippings won't work in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive. Your clippings will not be accessible, and new clippings cannot be created.

Known Issues

• Copying or moving a folder containing clippings and subfolders into the Synced Clippings folder causes some of those items to disappear, and the copied/moved folder to appear twice in the Clippings menu (issue #226). Workaround: create a new, empty subfolder within the Synced Clippings folder, and then copy the items into it one at a time.
• The ordering of the clippings and folders in the Synced Clippings folder is not saved (issue #227).
• If Clippings Manager is open while Sync Clippings is turned on in the extension preferences page, the Synced Clippings folder doesn't appear right away (issue #218). Workaround: close and then reopen Clippings Manager.
• If Sync Clippings is turned on and a backup is restored in Clippings Manager, the Sync Clippings folder is deleted (issue #232). Workaround: open the Clippings preferences page, then turn off Sync Clippings and turn it back on.

How To Get It

IMPORTANT! If you are 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 6.1 beta 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-6.1b1.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

UPDATE - 7 September 2018: Added list of known issues.

Now available! Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6

Users of Thunderbird 60 can now rejoice: Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 has been released!

This new version of Clippings for Thunderbird is compatible with Thunderbird 60. Read on to learn what's new in Clippings 5.6, changes from previous releases, and how to get it.

What's New

• Compatible with Thunderbird 60
• You can paste a clipping using the Clippings 6 shortcut key prefix, ALT+SHIFT+Y (Command+Shift+Y on macOS), in addition to the traditional keys CTRL+ALT+V/Command+Option+V. 
• Added a setting in the Data Source tab of the Clippings preferences dialog for enabling Sync Clippings, a new feature under development

Things You Should Know About

Please be aware of the following, as there has been changes in Thunderbird 60 that has caused some existing features of Clippings to stop working.

• Rearranging clippings and folders in Clippings Manager by drag and drop in the clippings tree is no longer possible. Use the Move toolbar button to select a folder to move or copy to, or right-click and select the Cut, Copy and Paste menu options. To rearrange items within a folder, select the folder, click the Arrange toolbar button, then in the dialog that appears, you can use drag and drop to rearrange the items in the selected folder.
• It is no longer possible to drag selected text to the Clippings status bar icon to create a clipping from the selected text. Instead, copy the text to the clipboard and then select New From Clipboard from the status bar icon's context menu.
• To display the extension preferences dialog, open Clippings Manager, then select Tools → Options. The Clippings preferences dialog is not accessible from Add-ons Manager.
• If a shortcut key is assigned to a synced clipping, and the shortcut key assignment conflicts with another clipping, the synced clipping will lose its assigned key in favor of the other clipping.

Not Compatible With Thunderbird 52.x or Firefox ESR 52.x

Clippings 5.6 is compatible with Thunderbird 60. It is not compatible with Thunderbird 52.x, nor is it compatible with Firefox ESR 52.x.

If you are using those older versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, you should install Clippings 5.5.2, which is still available.

If you want Clippings for Firefox 57 or newer, you need to install Clippings 6, available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

How To Get It

New users: Clippings for Thunderbird is available from the AE Creations website. Go to the Install page for Clippings, and then follow the instructions on that page to add Clippings 5.6 to Thunderbird.

Current users of Clippings 5.5.2 or older: After upgrading to Thunderbird 60, your previous version of Clippings will be disabled -- it will not be automatically upgraded to the new release. You should uninstall the old version of Clippings, then go to the Install page for Clippings on the AE Creations website, and then follow the instructions on that page to add Clippings 5.6 to Thunderbird.

Your existing clippings data will be preserved even after uninstalling the old version of Clippings, and it will be automatically migrated when installing the new version.

Users of the previous 5.6 beta releases and the release candidate should be automatically upgraded to this official release, if automatic add-on updates are enabled.

Clippings for Thunderbird is not available from the Thunderbird Add-ons website.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 release candidate 1 released!

This is the final stage before the official release of Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6, the next version of Clippings that is compatible with Thunderbird 60. Barring any last-minute showstopper bugs, this may become the official release.

This release candidate is being made available for testing purposes, and it should be relatively stable compared to the previous beta releases. Read on to learn what's new in Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6, changes from previous releases, and how to get it.

What's New in Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6

• Compatible with Thunderbird 60
• You can paste a clipping using the Clippings 6 shortcut key prefix, ALT+SHIFT+Y (Command+Shift+Y on macOS), in addition to the traditional keys CTRL+ALT+V/Command+Option+V. 
• Added a setting in the Data Source tab of the Clippings preferences dialog for enabling Sync Clippings, a new feature under development

Things You Should Know About

Please be aware of the following, as there has been changes in Thunderbird 60 that has caused some existing features of Clippings to stop working.

• Rearranging clippings and folders in Clippings Manager by drag and drop in the clippings tree is no longer possible. Use the Move toolbar button to select a folder to move or copy to, or right-click and select the Cut, Copy and Paste menu options. To rearrange items within a folder, select the folder, click the Arrange toolbar button, then in the dialog that appears, you can use drag and drop to rearrange the items in the selected folder.
• It is no longer possible to drag selected text to the Clippings status bar icon to create a clipping from the selected text. Instead, copy the text to the clipboard and then select New From Clipboard from the status bar icon's context menu.
• To display the extension preferences dialog, open Clippings Manager, then select Tools -> Options. The Clippings preferences dialog is not accessible from Add-ons Manager.
• If a shortcut key is assigned to a synced clipping, and the shortcut key assignment conflicts with another clipping, the synced clipping will lose its assigned key in favor of the other clipping.

Not Compatible With Thunderbird 52.x or Firefox ESR 52.x

Clippings 5.6 is compatible with Thunderbird 60. It is not compatible with Thunderbird 52.x, nor is it compatible with Firefox ESR 52.x.

If you are using those older versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, you should install Clippings 5.5.2, which is still available.

How To Get It

Users having a previous beta release of Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 already installed should be automatically updated to 5.6 release candidate 1, if automatic add-on updates are enabled in Thunderbird.

For those who have not installed a beta release and want to try the release candidate, head over to the Clippings 5.6 release candidate 1 page on GitHub. Right-click on the link for clippings-tb-5.6rc1.xpi and select Save 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.

Once Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 is officially released, all beta and release candidate users will be automatically upgraded to the official release. Make sure that automatic add-on updates are turned on.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed 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.

Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 beta 4 released!

This is the fourth, and hopefully final, beta release of Clippings which is compatible with Thunderbird 60. It is being made available for testing, and although it is in a fairly stable beta-quality state, expect to encounter the inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn what's new in Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6, changes from previous releases, and how to get it.

What's New

• Compatible with Thunderbird 60
• You can paste a clipping using the Clippings 6 shortcut key prefix, ALT+SHIFT+Y (Command+Shift+Y on macOS), in addition to the traditional keys CTRL+ALT+V/Command+Option+V. 
• Added a setting in the Data Source tab of the Clippings preferences dialog for enabling Sync Clippings, a new feature under development
•  New in 5.6b4:  Bug fix: If Sync Clippings is turned on and Clippings Manager is open when changing the data source location in the extension preferences dialog, the Synced Clippings folder will appear to be empty (issue #13)
•  New in 5.6b4:  Other bug fixes and improvements 

Things You Should Know About

Please be aware of the following, as there has been changes in Thunderbird 60 that has caused some existing features of Clippings to stop working.

• Rearranging clippings and folders in Clippings Manager by drag and drop in the clippings tree is no longer possible. Use the Move toolbar button to select a folder to move or copy to, or right-click and select the Cut, Copy and Paste menu options. To rearrange items within a folder, select the folder, click the Arrange toolbar button, then in the dialog that appears, you can use drag and drop to rearrange the items in the selected folder.
• It is no longer possible to drag selected text to the Clippings status bar icon to create a clipping from the selected text. Instead, copy the text to the clipboard and then select New From Clipboard from the status bar icon's context menu.
• To display the extension preferences dialog, open Clippings Manager, then select Tools -> Options. The Clippings preferences dialog is not accessible from Add-ons Manager.
• If a shortcut key is assigned to a synced clipping, and the shortcut key assignment conflicts with another clipping, the synced clipping will lose its assigned key in favor of the other clipping.

Not Compatible With Thunderbird 52.x or Firefox ESR 52.x

Clippings 5.6 is compatible with Thunderbird 60. It is not compatible with Thunderbird 52.x, nor is it compatible with Firefox ESR 52.x.

If you are using those older versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, you should install Clippings 5.5.2, which is still available.

How To Get It

Users having a previous beta release of Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6 already installed should be automatically updated to 5.6 beta 4, if automatic add-on updates are enabled in Thunderbird.

For those who want to try a beta release of Clippings for the first time, head over to the Clippings 5.6 beta 4 page on GitHub. Right-click on the link for clippings-tb-5.6b4.xpi and select Save 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 directed 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.

Clippings compatibility with Thunderbird 60

Thunderbird 60 was released on 6 August 2018. The Mozilla Thunderbird Blog has more information on what's new in this release of the email client from Mozilla.

There have been many changes in Thunderbird 60 that makes Clippings 5.5.x, the latest stable release of Clippings for Thunderbird, incompatible with it. As a result, Clippings 5.5.x is not compatible with Thunderbird 60.

Clippings 6 is a WebExtension rewrite for Firefox Quantum. As such, it is not compatible with any version of Thunderbird.

Work is in progress on Clippings for Thunderbird version 5.6, which will be compatible with Thunderbird 60, but an official release date has not yet been determined.

Until then, Thunderbird users should stay with Thunderbird 52.x so that they can continue to use Clippings. Users who crave the latest and greatest Thunderbird release may want to consider trying out the latest beta release of Clippings for Thunderbird 5.6.