Sync Clippings Helper App

The Sync Clippings Helper application works quietly in the background to keep your synced clippings updated between Firefox and Thunderbird or other instances of those applications. This app needs to be installed if you want to use Sync Clippings.

Download

Windows

Download for Windows
(Intel 64-bit)

Version 2.0.1 (9.9 MiB)

Download for Windows
(Intel 32-bit)

Version 2.0.1 (8.9 MiB)

System Requirements: Windows 7 or newer.

Mac

Download for macOS
(Apple Silicon)

Version 2.0 (9.9 MiB)

Download for macOS (Intel)

Version 2.0 (10.6 MiB)

System Requirements: macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer.

Linux

Download setup shell script
(tar.gz archive)

Version 2.0 (5.1 KiB)

File signature

System Requirements: Python 3 and the Python Tkinter package (python3-tk).

Installing Sync Clippings Helper

Windows: Double-click on the downloaded setup program file to start Sync Clippings Helper Setup. On Windows, the Windows Defender SmartScreen dialog may appear when launching the setup program. Rest assured that it's perfectly safe to proceed with the installation. To allow the setup program to run, click More Info, then Run Anyway.

Mac: Double-click on the downloaded installer package to start the installation.

Linux: Extract the setup shell script from the tar.gz archive, then run it and follow the on-screen prompts. The setup shell script will check if Python 3 and the Python Tkinter (python3-tk) package are installed and will inform you if they aren't found.

What’s New

Version 2.0.1: - This version is for Windows only. Sync Clippings Helper 2.0 is the latest version for macOS and Linux.; - Bug fix: On Windows, Sync Clippings Helper isn't correctly initialized for Firefox and Thunderbird for all users on the same PC

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Version 2.0: - Supports sync data compression, allowing you to sync more of your clippings. The option to compress sync data is turned on by default in Clippings preferences; - Proper handling of read-only sync files. Creating or modifying a clipping or folder in the Synced Clippings folder is not permitted if the sync file is read-only; Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, macOS Apple Silicon, macOS Intel, Linux (file signature)
Version 1.2: - Available for macOS and Linux; - Supports the ability to browse for the sync folder location in the Clippings preferences page (requires Clippings for Firefox 6.4 or newer, or Clippings for Thunderbird 6.2 or newer); Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, macOS Apple Silicon, macOS Intel, Linux (file signature)
Version 1.1: - Compatible with Clippings for Thunderbird 6.0 and newer; Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit
Version 1.0: - First public release; Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit

Sync Clippings Helper is available under the Mozilla Public License (MPL), version 2.0.

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