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Save Text To File by Robert Byrne

Save highlighted text to a file on your computer.

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About this extension
Save text from a web page to a file anywhere on your computer.

After highlighting some text, right-click and select "Save Text to File".

Text will be saved to a new file or else appended to an existing file, depending on option selections.

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
- Keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+Y

Mozilla's "Pick of the Month" for May 2015.
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  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
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Version
4.2.0
Size
33.63 KB
Last updated
8 months ago (Aug 24, 2020)
License
GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0
Version History
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Release notes for 4.2.0
More file types added. Available extensions include:
* .txt
* .csv
* .md
* .data
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