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.
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
- Keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+Y
Mozilla's "Pick of the Month" for May 2015.
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
- Keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+Y
Mozilla's "Pick of the Month" for May 2015.
Rated 4.1 by 58 reviewers
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Required permissions:
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox
 - Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
 - Display notifications to you
 
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 - Version
 - 4.3.0
 - Size
 - 34.6 kB
 - Last updated
 - 4 years ago (18 Sep 2021)
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