extension ExtPose

Save Text to File

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mkepenkbhepjelljcfiooignmpfgochi-

Description from extension meta

Save highlighted text to a file on your computer.

Image from store Save Text to File
Description from store Save text from a web page to a file anywhere on your computer. Highlight 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. 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, page title in file - Optional directory selection dialog on save Full install instructions: https://github.com/bobbyrne01/save-text-to-file-chrome/blob/master/doc/installation.md Please donate to support development: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/bobbyrne01 Open source: Released under GNU GPL v3 license .. https://github.com/bobbyrne01/save-text-to-file-chrome

Latest reviews

  • (2023-03-30) Andy Dalrymple: Potentially good and really want I need to append clipped text to a file, but the host app (involved to install) crashed frequently. In the end, it took more time to use during a session than copy-paste to a notepad. Also needs hotkey.
  • (2023-03-10) Perfect and thanks.
  • (2023-03-02) gbzorro: Very complicated for non-tech heads. Set up includes having to fill out gobs of things like this (partial list) ... ========================= Filename component order: Filename custom text: save-text-to-file-- Add date or epoch to filename: Prefix filename with page title: Filename component separator: =================== If you're a tech head though, you may like it. But I wouldn't know, cuz as a non-tech head, I couldn't figure it out.
  • (2022-10-25) Robson Pereira de Freitas Junior: i can't save files with site name, although I changed the options
  • (2022-08-19) C D: Very easy to handle. No open notepad, copy, paste, save necessary. Even not the host application how it first looked like
  • (2022-05-26) My Mate Reddit: The only thing missing is a KEYBOARD SHORTCUT, then it would be perfect. Thank you for making this, I am using it to extract text from the web to use in Text-To-Speech.
  • (2022-03-09) 黄学华: counterpart not found on microsoft store, can you port this to edge browser?thank you!!!
  • (2022-02-16) Pieter Jansen: Awkward to setup and fails to work. Nice idea badly executed
  • (2021-09-02) Faiz Sheikh: Very useful and simple to use extension. Can it also include the image url as well in the text file? I saved an article from web but it did not saved the image path.
  • (2021-08-10) VaporeonVortex: Fast, efficient, does exactly what I want it to do. Quick and easy way to save any text as a txt file with 1 click.
  • (2021-05-22) Mikhail Butymov: The Best Of The Best! Лучшее расширение, выделяешь текст, правой кнопкой сохраняет в текстовый файл!
  • (2021-01-03) 司马子长: not sure why but incompatible with some kind of extensions which casues the file name to be wrong, and difficulte to find out which.
  • (2020-04-10) Robin Hood: I usually don't give 5 stars, but this one earns it. Good job .
  • (2019-08-25) Skill seizer: worked but this is waste " for every each selection it create separate files"
  • (2019-06-18) Jonah Wong: Lovely extension. Custom directory support would be nice.
  • (2019-05-07) Nils Lindemann: Very good. Especially i like that i can manually set the file name in the save dialog and that there is an option to include the source url at the top of the text file.
  • (2019-02-18) Max Rempel: Doesn't work at all
  • (2019-01-05) Arthur Godiva: I wish it had the option to just save the url with an empty note and nothing but the url as the note contents.
  • (2018-11-09) bbon edia: everything in one paragraph only. can not save paragraph format
  • (2018-08-26) 장해주: Not working. Always 'Failed - Network error'.
  • (2018-08-18) قديم الغوص: افضل اضافة بتاريخ قوقل
  • (2018-02-01) Davvero comodo, una brillante realizzazione, va bene, complimenti e grazie a bobbyrne. Ciao.

Latest issues

  • (2023-03-30, v:2.2.1) Andy Dalrymple: SAVE TEXT TO FILE - host app frequently crashes
    Macbook Pro 2012-late macOS 10.15.7 Catalina Chrome 111.0.5563.146 w/o ext. Save To Text File 2.2.1 host app 0.2.0 Python 2.7.16 On specific texts, but not others, browser says trouble communicating with host application and to check console. Happens frequently enough that it is quicker using copy-paste, switching screens and using notepad to append. Defeats the purpose.
  • (2022-11-12, v:2.2.1) D B: site where the extension is not working
    https://dev.to/techlearners/what-is-json-and-why-do-you-need-it-21nd There is a definition of test serialization there... What in that page is preventing the extension to work. It does not seem to be a chrome protected page. I disabled ublock, popup blocker, and privacy protection.... not the problem. I wanted to extract only that paragraph (could try elsewhere on page, did not).
  • (2022-03-01, v:2.2.1) Efmajackson Rosario: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts
    On MacOS Catalina, the following repository doesn't seem to exist. How would I change the file extension to .md rather than .txt and have the filename only contain the custom text?
  • (2020-12-03, v:2.1.0) 司马子长: Is there any way to prioritize this extension against others?
    For example, when I have added 'download sorter' extension which sort txt file to a folder(for I could not install host by that .bat file!), then save text to file will not be able to name the text file correctly.
  • (2020-08-10, v:2.1.0) Ayyy Lmao: Host application
    I have followed the windows guide for installing the host application but it does not seem to be working. The only step I have not performed is "Open the Registry Editor application from the start menu and add the appropriate keys outlined for your system from Chrome" What exactly is this instructing me to do?
  • (2020-08-05, v:2.0.1) Rob S: Hardcoding text in file
    Wondering if there's a way to hardcode some text into a file? I have some static text that I include in every file so I was wondering if there was a way to have that text get appended into the file after it "pastes" in the selected text? Even if I just have to add a few lines to the .py file etc.?
  • (2020-07-08, v:2.0) Doug Motel: Can't get it to work
    I can't seem to get this to work, screencast: https://www.loom.com/share/f95e3c9b000f489e8e82a7787bd62300 Am I doing something wrong?
  • (2020-06-08, v:2.0) Alan Finlayson: Having issues with host application not being found.
    As title, but honestly I really love this app. I read there used to be an option to append to a single text file and not create new every time. Is this possibly going to come back as a feature?? Thanks
  • (2020-05-11, v:2.0) Chris Zuidema: Chrome extension links to Firefox github page
    When I go to options in Chrome: To enable all extension features, follow setup instructions outlined here. The word 'here' links to: https://github.com/bobbyrne01/save-text-to-file-firefox I believe it should link to: https://github.com/bobbyrne01/save-text-to-file-chrome
  • (2020-04-11, v:2.0) Maks Develov: Invalid name generation
    Great app! But there was a similar problem with the file name when saving, as described below, it saves 'c14c93b3-ad07-4d3e-a429-75a920484479.txt' in this form. This was already in my other extension and they answered that the problem is in Chrome, and indicated a link to this problem - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=892133. Maybe this will help you speed up the solution to the problem.
  • (2020-02-18, v:2.0) Shebly Seyrafi: Question
    Hi - I just downloaded your Save Text to File Chrome Extension. I want to save many different pieces of text to the SAME file, but each time I save text it's to a new file. Is there any way to save different pieces of text to the same file (with the new saved text below the prior saved text)? Thanks.
  • (2020-01-07, v:2.0) D B: some unique id save file name, not in my options
    74a01183-3a0f-4ac8-a84e-0aeeebc546c9.txt i have had this problem before, don't remember how it was solved.
  • (2019-09-29, v:2.0) Ewa Szabłowska: smooth work with text
    I would like to mention that it would be a great facilitation for writers if we could choose the option that allows the exported text to be always saved in one and the same document.
  • (2018-04-30, v:0.1) Geo M.: Save directory
    The saved text file will not change to a different location. It will not even ask for location most of the time.
  • (2018-02-18, v:0.1) Sergey Kalabin: Last downloaded file location option
    Hi! Your extension is very useful! Thanks a lot! But I would like to ask for one little modification) As i have to download a lot of files and put a description next to them in a text file, it would be a huge time saver if I could save that text file to the same directory where the last downloaded file was saved. Can you please add such an option? Thanks again!
  • (2017-12-25, v:0.1) Frank Kurka: Is source code available?
    Can the source code be made available for examination?
  • (2017-12-25, v:0.1) Frank Kurka: Why browser history?
    Why does this app need to access browser history?

Statistics

Installs
4,372 history
Category
Rating
3.9394 (33 votes)
Last update / version
2021-09-06 / 2.2.1
Listing languages
en

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