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Save Text To File

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Saves selected text to a file in a directory (defaulting to the user's home directory).

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  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Mac  Firefox extension
  • Windows  Firefox extension
  • Linux  Firefox extension
  • Firefox
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  • Developed by

    Robert Byrne
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    4 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Save Text To File was added to AlternativeTo by Danilo_Venom on Mar 31, 2015 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022.

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TBayAreaPat
Jun 6, 2022
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Firefox addon.. Bunch-a-files to install.. awkward installation

What is Save Text To File?

Saves selected text to a file in a directory (defaulting to the user's home directory). After highlighting some text, right-click and select "Save Text to File". File names have the format "userPreference--<todaysDate>-<timestamp>.txt"

Features:

  • Add date to saved file name
  • Add time to saved file name
  • Add date to the beginning of saved text
  • Add time to the beginning of saved text
  • Add a line separator to the file before saved text
  • Various date formats to choose from
  • Save current URL in file
  • Text encoded using UTF-8 (Unicode) so all international characters can be stored correctly
  • Show/hide widget icon
  • Ability to either append text to existing file or create a new file
  • Optional preference confirmation panel triggered when Save Text to File is clicked
  • Option to save selected html text
  • Can edit text before saving

Localization: English (en-US), Chinese (zh-CN), French (fr), German (de), Japanese (ja), Polish (pl), Russian (ru) and Spanish (es-ES)