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The New Web Clipper Take 2 + Firefox Add-on Update

Product updates | By Andrew Sinkov
 

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We’ve received a ton of useful, and loud, feedback since launching the new web clipper bookmarklet. In response, we just added two much-requested features: full web page clipping and longer “Remember Me” sessions.

Don’t forget, the web clipper bookmarklet works on various platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and in numerous browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome).

Also, there’s a big update to the Firefox add-on for Mac. More on that below.

Clipping the full page

Clipping the full page is super simple:

  • Click on the bookmarklet without selecting anything
  • Check the “Clip full page” checkbox
  • Click Save

Whoa, you say, that’s one more click than it used to be! Not so fast: we’ll remember your choice for next time, so you only need to check that box once. If you want to create a Quicknote, simply uncheck that box, add some text to the note, and click Save. Best of both worlds, etc.

Please be aware that clipping the full page grabs all the text and images, but not necessarily the formatting. If you want to capture a page with formatting, we suggest using the Clip to PDF function available in the Safari Clipper for Mac.

We will remember you

Gone are the days of constantly logging into the web clipper. Now, when you click “Remember me,” Evernote will keep you logged in for about a week, unless you explicitly log out. This functionality is at the mercy of your browser cookie/security settings. So, if your browser doesn’t allow Evernote to do its thing, you may still have to log in every time.

Firefox Clipper update for Mac users

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Today, Mac users get a big Firefox Clipper update. You will see the change only if you have the desktop version of Evernote installed.

Now, clipped web content is sent directly to Evernote on your desktop, instead of first going to your web account. This makes clipping significantly faster, as it doesn’t show you a popup or ask you to sign in. In the application Clipping preferences you can choose whether to have the new note come to the front for quick tagging and editing. It’s up to you. If you prefer the old functionality, simply install the Clip to Evernote bookmarklet into you FF link bar.

We will have a more comprehensive clipping blog post very soon, which will describe the various web and desktop clipping options available in Evernote.

Get the latest

  • Install the latest Firefox Clipper
  • Drag or add the “Clip to Evernote” button below into your browser’s link bar. Designed for: IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and others. In Internet Explorer, you will need to right-Click the “Clip to Evernote” Button below and select “Add to Favorites”. More info »Clip to Evernote
  • Michelle

    So, as of today, using Firefox 3, the web clipper is still crashing my browser. Consistently. Because I’m still running Tiger on my Mac, I don’t have the desktop client. Is that why I’m running into this issue? I love the clipper and miss using it!

  • http://www.hypercrit.net Michael Becker

    Absolutely nothing happens when I click on the clipper button in Firefox on Mac. This is true on my work Mac and my personal Mac. It’s like the FF plugin just stopped working.

  • http://www.21stsoft.com Michael

    This is such a cool feature! I will surely try this very soon!!

  • http://www.freeuniquearticles.com Steve Article

    seems like its working now on firefox 3.. will post update soon.

  • http://www.lasventions.com J. Biddle

    Neat article.

  • david

    I am having the same problem with the evernote web clipping plugin. I’m using firefox and have a mac 10.5.7 and using firefox 3.0.10 and it crashes firefox everytime I try to use it. Any update on fixing this problem?

  • http://www.eenmanierom.nl/ Patrick Mackaaij

    The webclipper did not work with Internet Explorer 8. This can be fixed by changing an option via Tools>Internet Options>Security, Custom level. Set “Enable XSS filter” to “Disabled” and restart Internet Explorer 8.

  • Angela

    Bump. Another request for keyboard shortcut for both “clicking on toolbar button” clipping, as well as “shift+clicking on toolbar button” clipping as pdf! Pretty please with sugar on top.

    PS: even w/o kb shortcut, this is great!

    • derrickey

      I do agree with this – a shortcut for clipping article in browser (i’musing chrome atm)
      saves time there for me!
      thanks!

  • Matt

    I agree with some of the comments above.

    Evernote 2 was definitely superior to evernote 3where privacy is a concern. I also don’t want notes of a confidential nature posted all over the web.

    Please bring back the earlier edition: It was such a great product.

    • Andrew Sinkov

      @Matt You can create Local notebooks in Evernote that are not synchronized with the web.

  • blade97

    Sorry, but I don’t like the Evernote 3.0. I like the ability of creating and sorting categories with custom icons and the regular layout of the 2.0 version. The only things that I like about 3.0 is the ability to import pdfs and some of the new tools that you added. However, it is a disappointment to see that you require a online account to even use and limit the amount of upload bandwith. I give the program 5 out of 10. Please combine 2.0 and 3.0. For now I am sticking with my 2.0 version.

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