Add-on Permissions

When adding Clippings to Firefox or Thunderbird, you may be asked if you want to grant permission for Clippings to perform certain operations.

This page explains the meaning of each requested permission, and why they are needed.

Applies to version 7.0 and newer, and to both Firefox and Thunderbird unless otherwise stated.

Access your data for all websites ( Firefox only)
This permission is necessary for Clippings to be able to create a new clipping from selected text on a web page, or from text in a web page textbox. Although this is listed as an optional permission, if it's revoked, then you won't be able to create a clipping from text on any website.
NOTE: Clippings will not work on the Firefox Add-ons website.
Access browser tabs ( Firefox only)
This permission is required so that Clippings can get the web address (URL) of the web page in a browser tab, so that it can save that along with a new clipping, if the option to save its source web page address was selected in the New Clipping dialog.
Read and modify your email messages as you compose and send them ( Thunderbird only)
This permission allows Clippings for Thunderbird to create a new clipping from selected text in the message composer, as well as paste a clipping into the message.
Download files and read and modify the browser's download history
Your clippings can be exported in a variety of file formats from Clippings Manager. This permission enables the ability to save the export files to your system by using the browser's download capabilities to create the export file.
Display notifications to you
If backup reminders are turned on from Clippings preferences, this permission allows the notifications to appear, reminding you to back up your clippings.

Optional Permissions

These permissions are optional and are not granted by default. When you use a feature for the first time that requires the permission, a popup will appear with instructions on how to grant Clippings the requested permission.

Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox/Thunderbird
If you're using the Sync Clippings feature, this permission enables Clippings to connect to the Sync Clippings Helper application so that it can synchronize the clippings that appear under the Synced Clippings folder to a sync file on your system.
Get data from the clipboard
This permission allows Clippings to create a new clipping from text on the clipboard.
Input data to the clipboard ( Firefox only)
Clipping text can be copied from Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar, but this permission needs to be granted for it to work.


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