Save Text To File
Save highlighted text to a file on your computer.
Save Text To File: A Firefox Add-on for Saving Web Text
'Save Text To File' is a Firefox add-on that provides a simple way of saving selected text from a web page to a specified directory on your computer. Users can opt to create a new file or append the selected text to an existing one. The add-on includes features such as adding a timestamp to the saved file and the option to include the current URL in the file.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 14
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- contextMenus
- downloads
- storage
- notifications
- activeTab
- nativeMessaging
Size: 35.43K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Add-on summary
Save text from a web page to a file anywhere on your computer.
Select text, right-click and select "Save Text to File".
Text will be saved to a new file or appended to an existing file, depending on selected options.
Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0GtPLSOAzo
Features:
- Specify any directory to save files on your computer
- Add date of timestamp to saved file name
- Various date formats to choose from
- Save current URL in file
- Optional directory selection dialog on save
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Simple and useful extension for saving text.
- Works perfectly for general use cases.
Cons
- Does not work on many sites, including addons.mozilla.org.
- Issues with appending text or saving multiple fragments into a single file.
- Problems with installation and configuration of the required host application.
Most mentioned
- Inability to save on certain websites.
- Difficulty appending text to the same file.
- Frustration with installation and setup process.
User reviews
by dimarik, 2024-10-01
version 2.7.1 would allow date and time stamps in line, like this on a .csv, in appending mode:
Date stamp: 30-09-2022,Time stamp: 22-45-01,https://URL.com,,text-saved
Can this be implemented on this new post-add-on apocalypse version?
I've tried {DD-MM-YYYY} in Template Text, but this didn't work.
Thanks for this useful extension.
by amo_nostalgic, 2024-05-30
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Save Text To File requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Save Text To File has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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